My little brother is getting married to an incredible girl named Kelly. She has been a part of our family for as long as I can remember and we are all beside ourselves that they are going to be husband and wife. They came to town a couple of weeks ago and let me take their pictures which was so so fun for me. My favorite thing about Andy and Kelly is the way that they laugh together ALL THE TIME. I hope you'll be able to see how much they love each other through the pictures. I am so thankful for both of them.

It is summer in Alabama! And that can make for sweaty and cranky kids. I expected my session with Avery to be a difficult one since it was so hot outside but the opposite turned out to be true. It was still a million degrees but Avery was an incredibly sweet and agreeable subject. No matter how hot she got, she kept on smiling. And couldn't you just eat her up? She is SO cute!

We got home this afternoon from a wonderful trip to L.A. for Corey's job. He had to be in meetings a lot but I got to explore some fun parts of the city. The weather was gorgeous and a nice break from the Alabama humidity! We are getting better and better about flying and really enjoy traveling. We are so grateful to have had this opportunity. Here are a few of our favorite pictures...

a view from the spot we ate lunch, paradise cove...

corey doing his baywatch scene from the lifeguard stand...

corey's incredibly generous boss took us to eat at an awesome restaurant in malibu called geoffrey's. here is a view of the parking lot if it gives any clue to what kind of place it is! i thought the food was wonderful and loved how it sits right on the ocean. i just knew we were going to see famous people there and as soon as we sat down, brad garrett (who played Robert, the brother, on Everybody Loves Raymond) was seated two tables away from us with his two kiddos. i wish that i was cooler than this but i am a total freak for famous people and thought that it was SO COOL. it was totally the kind of place where they kick you out for taking pictures of famous people since it's such a local hangout so one of the guys in our group took a discreet one from the tabletop. i'll try to post it soon.

a classic california scene...

an incredible organic farmer's market in santa monica...
sunset in the mountains...we were late to the company's catered dinner in order to catch this sunset but it was worth it. i can say that since there was plenty of food left.