Gavin and Gabe: leave your own trail...

Things you need on a rainy day:

Giant furry dinosaur? Check.
Puzzle? Check.
Funny faces? Check.
New baby brother? Check.

Gavin, 3 1/2, is super-smart, really cute, and a very cool little dude. (He's a Jack Johnson fan!) Gabe, 3 weeks, is an adorable little chunk of sweetness.



The sweet Big Brother...





Uh-oh, here it comes!





While mom Lindsay was taking care of Gabe, I got some fun pictures of Gavin!



Love his tongue out...it helps the concentration, you know!



The many faces of Gavin...



OK, content again!



Chunky feet! :-)



I love this sweet picture of Mommy and Gabe...



Gabe's middle name is McNair, named after his dad's childhood friend McNair Bostick. From everything I 've heard and read, McNair was an amazing man who loved life, loved his family, and loved the world around him. He was killed in a tragic bicycle accident in 2006 at the age of 34.

May Gabe and Gavin carry on McNair's legacy: "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" --Ralph Waldo Emerson


(Thanks to the family for sharing this awesome photo of McNair at Mt. Fiji.)


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David and Maria--Worth the Wait!

My sweet clients Leith and Bryant couldn't wait to start a family when they got married several years ago. They both have a zillion nieces and nephews, and they were ready to add to the crew! As we all know, however, our time isn't always God's time. After quite a few tears, many prayers, but never giving up hope, God brought Leith and Bryant to Guatemala this summer, where they met their precious babies David and Maria. David is SO snuggly and out-going, wide-eyed and curious. Maria is a Mama's Girl, with adorable dimples and the most squish-able cheeks ever. No doubt, these babies were worth the wait!




Hello cuteness!











Miss Maria...





Giggle-time with Mommy...






Leith, happy to have her hands full!



The sweet family...I keep saying that, but these really are the sweetest people! I've loved getting to know them over the years....engagement, bridal, wedding, extended family pics...and now the baby pics!



Checking out the "bow-wow" in the yard...






Squishy face on the glass as I was leaving...



Maria's blankie says it all.



I think they already have...

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Ella Jane's Birthday!

5 years of dating, a 7-month engagement, less than 2 months of "trying," 1 pregnancy test, 9 months of anticipation, 1 week past her due date, 1 day before being induced.....today my close friends Robyn and Burton became parents....it is Ella Jane's birth-day!



Welcome to the world, sweet girl!



Ella Jane's proud Poppa...prepare to be spoiled! :-)





Robyn's sister and brother-in-law...



Aunt RaRa and Catherine Grace



All the cousins! Zach was one of my very first subjects when I started photography. :-)



Robyn's nieces were so excited to meet their baby cousin Ella Jane.



Congratulations Robyn and Burton! I'm so happy for you!



By the way, while we're talking numbers, mine and Robyn's friendship is 40+ years in the making: not only did she and I graduate from high school together, but our mothers also graduated from high school together!

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Twins are Twice as Nice!

Who says that less is more?? My good friends Fred and Jennifer recently welcomed twin boys into their lives. After being on bedrest (or "recliner-rest") for most of the summer, Jennifer managed to go almost full-term with the boys. Elliott and McCrea are so sweet and cute! We had their first photo session on their 1-week birthday, and lemme tell you--these brothers are good at taking turns...one would cry while the other was nice and quiet, and then they would switch roles. ;-) Seriously, it was a fun day and I was so happy to get to photograph the babies while they were still so little and "new." Newborns change from day-to-day, and I've never had a mom tell me they regretted doing portraits within the first week or two! Fred and Jennifer are so blessed with these healthy little boys, and I've been blessed by their friendship. They have been waiting anxiously for their family's blog-debut! So here goes...

Elliott is deep in thought...





LOVE this one!


Jennifer sings Barry Manilow tunes to calm them down. Apparently the twins are little tiny "fan-ilows."


If you read the blog, you know I'm a little obsessed with shoes. Well, I also love baby feet. These babies have teeny little tootsies, and I completely adore these next two shots.





More tiny toes...


Oh my goodness, I *heart* this photo!!



Big Brother (by 5 minutes) Elliott...


Little Brother McCrea...


Not a happy face, but sweet anyway!



"You lookin' at ME?"



"Ohh, woe is me..."



A couple of details from around the house...



Fred has family in Minnesota, and it only makes sense that they are already grooming the boys to be Twins fans!



And finally, a whole family of feeties. (I swear, my foot/shoe thing really isn't unhealthy. Really.) We decided that every time the boys have their portraits taken we will have to re-create this image to show how they've grown!




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