.ashley.ryan.

This afternoon, we had a blast with little Miss Ashley Ryan!  She was so happy to be there and get her picture made. She's one of the happiest little ones ever... smiling on cue nearly everytime! Her parents, David and Julie, are the best.... offering me this practice session in the crazy Mississippi Heat!  Thanks guys.  With such a cute family, it was so hard to choose my favorites, but here are some from today. . . 

.ann.hardie.

I had the pleasure of meeting our new neighbor this morning....Miss Ann Hardie. This precious baby girl is ADORABLE to say the least. She did such a good job for me...I'm sure she let her mommy and daddy enjoy a nice relaxing afternoon because I'm sure I wore her out! =) Kevin and Emily, thanks for letting me photograph your new baby girl. I had a lot of fun and loved meeting the newest addition to our neighborhood. Here are a few of my favs from this morning....

.newlyweds.

Well, I would say Summer is officially here...at least Summer weather is here! We hung out in 90 degree temps yesterday afternoon with our friends, Mark and Kristen, for a fun bride and groom session. Even though it was super hot, they were troopers during the whole shoot - kudos especially to Mark for hanging in there and having a great attitude. Guys are usually a little challenging when it comes to photoshoots, but Mark was a lot of fun (as always) and Kristen looked gorgeous in her dress. They were our first bride and groom couple to shoot, so we really appreciate them giving us the opportunity to photograph them. Mark and Kristen, hopefully ya'll will like these...we're excited about them. You guys are such a cute couple - you are the perfect portfolio builders!

Last shot of the afternoon...."yay! we're finally finished!!!"

.bailey.

We got to hang out with little Bailey Cruz this morning. Her Nana promised me she was the sweetest baby girl in the world...I must say, I wasn't disappointed. This little girl has already experienced so much in her short 3 weeks on earth...trip to the beach, weekend camping trip, and now she has a photoshoot under her belt too! David and Nicole, thanks for letting us capture your sweet baby girl. Here are a few of our favs from this morning.

.first.family.

I had the pleasure of hanging out with the Tripoli family this afternoon. This family is special to me because they were my very first "official" clients! I've been watching little Ava grow up - I can't believe she's about to be a year old! They are the sweetest family - so loving of each other. Guys, thanks again for allowing me to photograph your beautiful family. As promised, here are a few of my favs from today. More to come soon!

.vaca.

Our family took a much needed break last week and headed down to Destin, FL for a little vaca. Our family has been coming to Destin every summer since I was about a year old! It's our second home! While Destin is no stranger to this family, it's only our second year to bring all the pups. We stay at a wonderful "pet friendly" condo...everyone is so friendly and also loves dogs! It really is a lot of fun to have the "whole" family on the trip. One of our newest traditions is having a little mini photoshoot on the beach. Our idea is to watch our family grow and change from year to year. Here are a few snaps....