two...

my two. life has been crazy the past few weeks with surgery and bouncing the kids around from grama to grama. mostly because there was no way i could take care of them until i had recovered a bit more and bo had to take care of me, right?! so glad to be back on my feet with my two favorite sidekicks! turns out they were not in the photo mood tonight, but i still got a few that i adore of my two.

xo,

mama

what i've been up to...

my poor blog. i have been totally slack. a lot going on, life, i guess. i have been shooting a bit here and there and wanted to share some recent work!

i went to high school and middle school with keith. we reconnected through facebook and he is getting married this weekend to a super sweet girl. they are adorable together and i had so much fun taking some engagement shots for them! can't wait for the wedding this weekend! congrats you two!

here are a few cuties i met up with!

and a couple who got married! i second shot for a friend and this was my favorite from the day! they were the sweetest couple and oh so in love!

hippie baby

i can't even begin to tell you how much i LOVE photographing newborns. it is my absolute favorite! this sweet little guy came and spent part of the morning with me the other day and he was just absolutely precious! i sort of wanted to keep him....

his parents were absolutely adorable, so totally my style and up for whatever! he wasn't very sleepy, but i managed to talk him into a little catnap for a few sleepy shots. so glad i did, i even caught a little dreamy smile...such a doll baby!

& that tie dye onesie...swoon!
there are so many more, but had to share a few faves so far!
xo,
a

brotherly love...

these two boys were so adorable and so much fun to photograph! they are both all boy and full of fiestiness {is that even a word?!} i went to high school with their mom and it was so fun to see her again after several years! She even brought along nanny to get in on the action! i think this session just oozes summer...i just love boys! my friend shelley also came along & i'm so glad she did! she is a pro at getting those smiles and giggles, silly girl!

bitty one...

i have been so blessed to make some photography friends that love to share and learn and grow together and from each other...photography friends can be very hard to come by, i'm not sure why...i recently met up with an awesome girl from my photography forum to chat and we got together again to get some sweet shots of an almost three week old baby girl.

she wasn't into sleeping at.all, but still got some pretty shots. isn't she a gorgeous baby?! i definitely don't have baby fever, but oh my, i loved getting some newborn snuggles tonight. i really don't know if there is anything more amazing than a new baby...and then seeing the love between the family, so awesome! thanks so much shelley for trusting me and sharing this beautiful girl, gorgeous field, and yummy light!

xo,

a

isn't she lovely?!

i mean seriously...to be 17 again!

i had so much fun shooting my niece's senior pictures last week! she is such a natural in front of the camera and made my job totally easy! she's gorgeous, has the cutest, style, and...well, is beyond beautiful!
had to get one with the boyfriend :) cute little couple!

i love this one...gorgeous, young girl...bright future ahead! enjoy your senior year, sweetheart! have a ball!

xo,

a

little darlings...

i had the pleasure of photographing one of my high school friend's daughters, niece & nephew last weekend. let me tell you, it was an absolute blast! these three were so sweet together and they were just oh-so well behaved! i had such a great time photographing them and it was so good to see cindy again after 2+ years!

{such a little sweetie!}

{2 gorgeous girls}
{one of my personal faves...}

{love this group shot}

thank you so much miss cindy for getting in touch with me! your family is so beautiful. you have done an amazing job!

xo,

a

fun couple

such a fun couple to spend an evening with! {can't you tell?!} these two are so sweet together and throw their dogs in the mix and you get a bunch of fun! {two of the most amazingly trained dogs i have ever seen...& super sweet!}.







thanks ya'll for hanging with me through the heat!
xo,
a

holy eyelashes, batman...

this girl is so gorgeous!
when her mama messaged me asking for some pics, i couldn't wait...i mean she is such a doll and a sweetheart-to-boot! had such a fun evening with ya'll, hope i captured your girl's sweet spirit just the way you hoped for!







she is beautiful...
xo,
a

thursday

i had a great experience last thursday morning! i got to meet up with jenna cole in arlington for a bit of a shadowing/mentoring session. i contacted her a while back asking if she would ever be interested in allowing me to shadow her and to my surprise she answered me back and she said she was! yay! so my good friend vickie {mama of this "country girl"} woke up extra early and got all dolled up to be our model. she is so gorgeous! i learned so much and had such a great time. jenna was amazing and i instantly felt like i had known her forever. she answered so many questions i had and i learned tons just by watching her shoot and her interaction with vickie! i think it's awesome when i find a new photography friend. anyway, here are a few of my shots:

sweet family

i got to meet up with the sweetest family this past weekend. they came out and braved the heat with me, and i think we got some great shots of them together...i mean, i can feel the love!

isn't their little one the absolute cutest?! he did so well and was such a happy little guy!

it was so wonderful to meet ya'll and i hope to see you again!!

xo,

amanda

creeper

yep, it's official...my nine month old son is now crawling....all.over.the.place! so long to life as we know it...i am now going to be chasing after two kids! it is so fun to watch him crawl around and be able to get to things he is interested in. he is most definitely curious and loves to follow around his big sister. he is continually trying to get into her toys, which she firmly tells him "no, you can't have that!" such a good big sister. i have told her why he can't play with her toys {most are too small}, and she will search through bins and bins trying to find one that is safe to give him, asking me to approve them one by one. so sweet that she loves to protect him and share with him {and boss him...it must be the woman in her!}

isn't he the cutest?

don't you just love little baby feet under cute baby hineys?

yep, photoshoots with this one are going to be a challenge now...he crawled away from me the entire 10 minutes...
super excited about the weekend. i have several shoots so will have lots to share with ya'll next week!
xo,
a