~ The Beerwinkle Family ~

Meet the Beerwinkle family, yep, that's right Beerwinkle... Hehe, sorry this is my sister, brother-in-law and adorable niece and nephew. It's been nearly a year since we took their last family photos, so Jama, my sister, asked if we could get some more pictures! Her only thoughts were, "I don't want to go to John B's house." HeHe, well that's a good thing because they were like my little guinea pigs and we got to try out a couple new locations that I've been really wanting to shoot at!! Laiken Grace is 4 and Westin Kyle will be 2 in October, and Matt, well he's like the brother that I never had. I just can't believe how much the kiddos have grown since the first time I took pictures of L when she was only a few weeks old, her little "pop of attitude" in the first picture really grabs her personality. I didn't even have to ask her to pose, she just picked up on it like it was natural for her. My how time flies!!!

~ The Thomann Family ~

This beautiful family was such a joy to be around. Jess called me and asked if I would do her maternity pictures when she was pregnant with this precious bundle of joy, Lorelei!! I was so excited when I first met her, and I was even more thrilled when she called again to have family pictures done. Her husband, Chris, is active in our military (thank you for all that you do to protect our freedom), so we set up a time to get pictures done and edited in time for him to be able to see the finished product before he had to go back. Chris and Jess are so in love and you can see how truly blessed they feel with their smallest love, Lorelei! Thanks again for allowing me to be a part of this special time in your lives, I can't wait to get more as your family grows...

~ Momma's girl ~

Meet Keegan Paige, another one of the beautiful little girls that I've had the privelage of photographing this year!!! She was an absolute doll... Even though it took two days worth of shoots (with the rain/wind/and Miss Keegan herself not wanting to model the first day), I think it's safe to say that we got some pretty good ones! My mom, with Elegance by Norma, was the event planner/decorator/caterer for Leslie and her husband when they got married, so I was completely honored when Leslie called to set up a session. Keegan's daddy is a firefighter, so her photoshoot wasn't complete without getting a few of her with daddy's gear (coming soon). Thanks again Leslie and Scott for allowing me to be yet another part of y'alls special memories...

~ Like mother, like daughter ~

Ashley and I have known each other for almost 10 years now... We were dancing partners way back in our younger days. :) Her little girl, Presley, is such a cutie-pa-tootie and made me laugh during the whole shoot!!! Needless to say, I think she thought I had my camera glued to my eyes too much as she tried to mimic me in the first picture! What a stinker!! Although the wind was pretty kicked up during the whole shoot, we were able to get some pretty good shots of A and P... I guess that just goes to say, that even the West Texas wind can't stop a photographer from finding "hiding" spots from the wind!!! Thanks Ash for such a fun session, I can't wait until we get together again for more fun filled memories of you and your "mini me!"

~ Brotherly love ~

Oh my GOODNESS, these two little guys are just PRECIOUS!!! And their blue eyes just made me melt, here before too long, the ladies are going to have to be beaten off with a stick! :) Darla Heinrich, the beautiful mommy of these adorable little boys, was my science teacher in high school. When she messaged me to see if I would be interested in taking photos of her two little guys, at first I was a little scared because they're so young. But I was pleasantly surprised at how well behaved they both were. Michael turned 3 and Myles turned 1 in April... Michael, being the big brother that he is was absolutely in love with airplanes, trains, motorcycles, and any other thing that made LOUD noises, some of his faces that he made were PRICELESS!!! And Myles was such a sweet, sweet little guy. He reminded me so much of my little love. Both of their smiles warmed my heart and they don't act like brothers yet, or so they didn't at the photo shoot!!! Thanks Darla for allowing me to capture the personalities of your boys... I had a blast, and I can't wait to get more of them as they continue to grow!!!

~ The Henry Family ~

Meet Barry, Lauren, and the handsome Mr. Kaegan. Lauren and I went to high school together and she contacted me through Facebook to have some family pictures taken a couple months ago. Little did I know that I was going to fall head over heels in love with Kaegan the minute I saw him. He has the most beautiful blue eyes and his sweet smile warmed my heart so fast. He was such a good sport for his pictures. There are two sessions in this one post... the first pictures are from when Kaegan was about 8 months old (??? I'm horrible with remembering what I had for lunch yesterday, much less keeping up with dates months in the past hehe) and the second set, with his "smash the cake" photos were just after Kaegan's first birthday! I just can't say it enough, but he is such a handsome young gentleman. Barry and Lauren are so head over heels in love with him too, you can just see the joy in there eyes when they look at him... Okay, enough rambling... Hope to be getting more of this beautiful family in the near future!!!

~ Bailen Silva ~

What else can I say about Mr. Bailen Silva but... ADORABLE!!! Bailen is the grandson of some really good family friends of ours from San Antonio, TX. They were in Lubbock getting their youngest son moved out of his apartment to move back down South and Karen, Bailen's well... gran-, asked if we could get a few pictures of the cutie-pa-tootie! She doesn't have any recent photos of him, and what she does have are from when he was a "baby..." That just wasn't going to cut it with me, so needless to say, I was thrilled to get some pictures of Bailen. We tried out a new location that I've been wanting to take pictures of for awhile, and the little ham made it so much fun... Thanks Karen and Alex, now we just need to set up another date and time to get some more of him done...