Papa Don and his future Mrs...

If you know me, you know Sarah- She's a sort of permanent fixture in my life, lol- My "college" friend, my pregnancy partner (I HAVE A HUSBAND, WE WERE PREGNANT AT THE SAME TIME), my 11pm phone call during the birth of Amelia, my cheerleading co-coach, my shopping til we literally drop partner (we once shopped for 9 hours straight), my phone tag amigo, the mother of my second child (aka the middle child) and the reason my car has MANY MANY more miles on it than it should. Oh, and also the reason my credit card has MANY MANY more miles on it that it should too, LOL- It's really not that funny, but ANYWAY....

I had the opportunity to do a short and sweet engagement shoot for her father whom my girls and I lovingly call Papa Don (I'm not really sure if he knows this or not, but he does now, HA!) on Saturday. He and Maria are taking the plunge June of next year, and I will be shooting their wedding as well! It's going to be a good ol' Italian wedding, and I'm very excited to be a small part in their day! These two spring chickens are very much in love, I could see it through my lens, clear as day! I just wish the sky would have been as clear!

Here are a few of my favorites from Saturday...Maria, you're going to be a beautiful bride!


























Looking forward to June and everything inbetween!

Lisa and Hayden

This munchkin might look a little familiar to you from a shoot I did about 2 months ago- Hayden had just turned a year old during that shoot and in no time at all she has already changed! I should know how fast kids grow up since my Daisy is about to be 2 years old in two weeks...God, where does the time go? She was just born! Wait...that was Amelia...ha!

Hayden came with an entourage of fun family members that were equally as friendly to my lens...her mom in particular! I love when a picture tells a story- When it seems to describe the way I feel about something, even when I'm not in the picture. The first picture below screams love to me, and makes me think of my growing little family and the way I feel about my little girls...protective, hopeful, and just plain proud.
















Lisa- I hope you see what I see when I look through my lens! You're a stunningly beautiful woman, and you're doing a fine job if I do say so myself! Thank you for letting me follow you around like the paparazzi all day at the park! I had a great time with your/our family!
































A few of the family members who tagged along:

Miss Natalie


















Justin







*Tara, I hope you know how lucky you are, because he suuuuuuure looks in love to me!














Tara (and a little bit more of Justin)


















A little of bit of Grandma (Sue), Tara, and myself with my itty bitty camera...can you find us?? Ha! (click on the picture below, you'll see what I mean!)









I had a great time everyone, looking forward to the next time!

My Amelia

Oh my Amelia, how sweet you are! I can't believe you are 6 months old already, mama loves you to pieces BABYDOLL!

The Hinojosa family

Ok...this very well may be the biggest sneak peek ever, but hey, I can't dwindle the the list down to only a handfull that I love!

Last weekend I attended a pig roast for a friend of mine from work- she said she had some family coming in from out of town and would like me to take family portraits while they are here. What she didn't tell me was that the entire family is BEAUTIFUL! Just look at all of the sisters, would ya? Stunning!

I'm told that there are a lot more of them, but they all couldn't be in attendance- I can honestly say that I felt completely at home with this family! Perhaps it's because the matriarch of the family's maiden name is Hooker, OR that they are part hispanic, WHATEVER! I'm telling you, the comfort level was high!

Thanks Hinojosa family for being so LOVELY to my lens :)