It’s GAME DAY!!! And all is right in the world again.
Maybe not, but it is the first game of Mississippi State football for the 2016 season. And this house couldn’t be happier! We’ve got our cowbells ready, our maroon on, and we are ready to cheer the dawgs to victory.
My littles will be heading back to Mother’s Day Out (MDO) and preschool soon. Our little buddy, Brayden, who was in Avery’s class last year will be attending a different preschool this year. So we got together to take some back to school pictures, and let the kids play one more time before school starts back.
My girls were not into taking pictures. Little bit was sleepy, and the other one just wanted to play. So, these aren’t the best, but at least we got two!
It’s hard to believe, but our littlest love has turned ONE! That year went by waaaay too fast! A couple of days before her birthday I took her smash cake photos. Needless say it was first for me, and for her. And I couldn’t have asked for a better “first!”
Enjoy viewing a few of my favorites from her watermelon themed smash cake session.
Cake by Delicious Bakery
Banner by Abby Calhoun
Shirt by Ooe and Auti
Wade, Robin and Sammy (as Terry likes to call him) have been friends of ours going on two years now. We met them at church and are in small group together. Wade (and Robin) are actually the leaders of our small group. An all around sweet and compassionate family that we are proud to know.
We had a cookout at our home Memorial Day, and while the grill was going it was the perfect time to take some family pictures for them.
We’ve been holding a secret. A secret that when we were told, we almost fell out of our chairs.
Sweet Sammy doesn’t look too happy about the TWINS that are coming in December to make this family a party of five!!
We can’t wait to welcome their new additions after Thanksgiving this year.
Let’s be honest here. I take pictures of my girls each and every day. But, I’ve always hired other photographers to take the big moments of their lives — newborn, birthday, family, etc sessions. My husband, family, and friends have always asked why I don’t take them on big occasions myself? Well, I finally decided I’d take Lenley’s 1st birthday pictures and see how it goes. You know how your own children are your best and worst clients? So we will see how her smash cake session goes in the coming days.
I still love someone else taking our family pictures. So we will still try to have someone else take our family photo every year.
Here are some of the girls that I took Sunday afternoon. The ones of Lenley will be part of her first birthday pictures.
I met Laura through instagram when we were both pregnant with our littles. It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year ago, and now we both have our babies (almost toddlers) here with us.
She messaged me about doing a mommy & me session a few weeks ago, and we made it happen yesterday afternoon. It was HOT, I’m talking Alabama August HOT (it’s only June). However, that didn’t stop that sweet little man from giving me plenty of smiles.
Here are a few of my favorites from their session.
I loved captured these sweet moments for a lifetime of memories!
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