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.

It is not hard to see that Deklon and Saniya are two of the coolest (and silliest) kids ever. Their mama, Candace, is a co-worker and great friend of mine. Her husband's name is Corey, too,(which can be really confusing at work) and they love their babies so well. Many of you may remember praying for Saniya last summer when she had to spend some time in the hospital after she was born. She is doing really well and makes us laugh all the time. She may be little but talk about a firecracker of a girl!

Our friends, Darin and Leah, have two really precious, really fun boys that I got the chance to photograph several weeks back. Having known the two of them before they married, we have really loved watching their family grow! Leah was great to put me in touch with several of her friends, too. We did a whirlwind weekend of sessions but I loved trying out some new places and getting to know so many neat families.

Jackson and Hayden


Abbey, Anna, and Mary Beth

Rachel, Anna, and Caitlin

The Turners

Hampton and Houston

Madalyn and Maryn are two of my favorite girls ever. Madalyn was in my class when she was only three and now she is about to be in second grade! Madalyn has such a sweet and tender spirit and Maryn is so full of life and joy. Their family has been a great encouragement to me and I love seeing how much they love their girls.

I loved taking engagement pictures of Adam and Jessica a couple of weeks ago. We had to get them done before Jessica left for Thailand for the summer! Adam is an incredible musician and has been playing with Corey's band for the last few months. We have loved getting to know them better as a couple and are looking forward to more of that in the future! I am excited about doing the pictures for their wedding in October. They love to laugh and could not be happier together.

Okay, this is my real first post! I've never done this before! I thought that I would set up a blog so that my friends and clients could have a place to see recent photo sessions. I hope that you'll be able to link to the slideshows as I finish them. I don't really know how to do this so I thought I'd start by posting this picture of Corey and me at the beach on our third anniversary. We went to Mexico Beach for the week and had a wonderful time. He was great about letting me take all these pictures even though I had to run back and forth to press the timer button every time!

my first post