Jody & Bobby - MARRIED!! SNEAK PEEK

Wow. Jody and Bobby had such a fabulous (HOT) day! Al and I go back and forth on whether to shoot anymore weddings...if every wedding was as fun as Jody and Bobby's we'd sign up for a lot more. I cannot even begin to tell you how great all of their friends and family are. EVERY single person made us feel comfortable and welcome like a friend, not like a vendor. The day was just relaxed and light and nothing felt "artificial". There was real love and joy flowing for these two. They are just GOOD PEOPLE. One of my favorite couples EVER.

The wedding/receptions was held at Tivoli Too and it was such a beautiful venue (and all the staff that we encountered were just wonderful).





Jody's dress was GORGEOUS. I couldn't get over how beautiful she looked in it.


I love this image of sis helping Jody...mom taking pic.


I have this shot in original color, but I muted it for the blog post...I just liked the softness to it. Jody and Bobby are a couple of faith (Praise God!) so I intentionally left the angel in.


Big thanks to our friend Scotty who referred us. Scotty and I met on MySpace about four years ago (?) and yesterday was the first time we met! Ha! Crazy! He is wonderful, just like Jody and Bobby...good people surround themselves with good people.


I couldn't put my finger on it, but there was just something special about the relationship Jody had with her dad. I couldn't decide which image I liked better and they both make me smile, so I included both.




We headed down to the beach to get some last shots before we left.


Jody and Bobby (and friends and family), thank you for allowing us to share such a wonderful day with you. We wish you NOTHING BUT THE BEST!!!!

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"F" Family - SNEAK PEEK

We met such a beautiful family today. They are head over heels for their new baby girl and who wouldn't be...she's a doll!! Mom makes baby's bows and dressed her so cute! Made me want to go on a shopping spree for Riley Grace and just buy her girly-girly things! Dad is handsome and so friendly, Mom is nice and so very stylish (if I win the lottery, I'm hiring her to be my personal stylist!) and baby is so calm and gorgeous...it doesn't get much better!

This baby is pretty much perfect, so when she was just lounging on daddy's lap before the session even really started, I had to snap one with her little lip puckered to the side. I think it's adorable.


I love, love, love this one.


I think she looks like a little doll here.

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Splish Splash, I was taking a bath...

...more on Facebook.

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Happy 8 Months, Baby Girl!!

Dear Riley Grace,

I can't believe it's been 8 months!! You're going to be 1 before I know it! Mama's already trying to figure out what kind of theme I'm having for your birthday party. One option is Dr. Suess themed but then I think I want do some sort of pink theme since we didn't know what you were going to be and I didn't really get to "celebrate" or buy anything pink. We will see...

So let's see what's happened from month 7 to month 8. You've started crawling!! And Mama is about to have a heart attack. You start lifting yourself up on something and then you'll get so excited and rock back and forth and fall and then you either hit your mouth on something or your head. Most of the time you just whine for a second and then you start again. The other day you hit your mouth pretty hard on the laundry basket and let out a good cry for about 30 seconds. My heart breaks when you are in pain and I'm trying to figure out what is OK for you to play with and what isn't. I'm sure I'm going to go gray any time now.

Your top left tooth started to poke through your gums! Your right top tooth is just right under the gum. You have been doing so good with teething...if it bothers you that much, you don't show it. Sometimes we can tell that you don't feel good so we'll give you some baby Tylenol, but for the most part you just bite on what you have and just work your way through it. You are soooo good in so many ways that sometimes when I even consider having another baby, I think that I'm too spoiled with you. I don't know what I'd do with a baby that wasn't as good as you are. We've been so blessed with that but especially with you being so healthy. I thank God so many times for your health.

I've noticed your right ear is a little bigger than your left.

Your left eye opens soooo wide when you try to bite something. It's so funny!

You're talking a little bit more...at least making cute sounds. You get excited when you see "Moose A. Moose" on TV or "Kai-lan" and start talking to the TV. It's so funny. You also seem to like "Yo Gabba Gabba" which has got to be the craziest show on television. But it has helped Mama get a shower in and pick up sometimes, so I really can't complain.

You love having your hair brushed. You look up at me with the sweetest expression and kinda shut your eyes every now and then.

You've seemed to start cuddling or accepting kisses a lot more. It used to be on your own terms but now you're a little more open to the idea of them. :)

I still check on you every time I pass by your room, but I'm not as paranoid now about you breathing as I used to be in the beginning. Boy, am I glad those days are over!

You've started to eat anything we give you and don't really turn up your nose at anything anymore. I'm so glad. I don't think I could eat that "blueberry/oat/pear" concoction for breakfast! But I do say, "Yummy!" when I feed it to you and you either like it enough or you believe that it's yummy if I say it is. ;)

I still tell you everyday that "Mommy loves you, Daddy loves you and Jesus loves you!" You always smile when I say that. You also always smile when you sneeze and Mommy or Daddy says "God Bless You!" I think you think it's a game. :)

I'm sure there's a lot more that I'm probably missing, but these were the "big things". I love you so much, Riley Grace. I'm so excited to experience so many new things with you when you're a toddler, but I know I need to treasure this time right now because pretty soon you will not be a little baby anymore. It seems like it was just yesterday when we brought you home from the hospital. This seriously has been the fastest eight months of my entire life.

Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you....little Miss Riley Grace.
Mama

Your 8 month pic:


And some from today...a little blurry with you crawling, but oh well:


Here's that eye thing I was talking about:






And some of my favorites from the past month:

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Is there anything better...

than a beautiful


and kind


5 year old?


I'm sure there is, but she's pretty much up there with all of it. :)

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