day in the bluebonnets

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the chambliss family - austin baby photography

I think I have a new nickname for Mrs. Huston, "Referral Rachel". ha! Cheesy, but so true! Rachel was referred by Tiffany who then referred me to 5 of her friends. Who needs to spend money on marketing when you have incredible people like this? Thank you so much for all of your referrals!

The Chambliss' are neighbors with the Hustons. We decided early on that we would do our session at their house because we scheduled for November and because little J is so young. Well...good thing we did because we picked one of the rainiest days of the month. We did most of the session indoors and then we ventured out to the porch for a few more. Leslie, can't wait for the spring when J is sitting up and we can take him out in the bluebonnets!

*Side Note: Leslie and I were reminded of just how small this world is. We realized that we have two friends in common from two totally different places in our lives. She is friends with one of my dorm neighbors when I attended Baylor and she is also friends with my staff leader from when I was a Young Life leader in San Antonio. Small World!

Carly

the painters - austin family photography

These are The Painters...

Aren't they a cute bunch? We met at a park in Round Rock for their shoot and had a great time. The kiddos, Ca & Co are so cute. Ca is full of energy and loved "modeling" for the camera. Co was all smiles and very curios. All of this energy combined made for some great pictures!

Carly

the comers - austin family photography

Anyone remember the weekend of torrential downpour that we had a couple of weeks ago? Yes, well this session was right in the middle of it. Downtown was surrounded by huge gray/black storm clouds but we were determined and I prayed and we stayed dry! It actually made for some fabulous light so I can't complain.

Meet the Comers! They are an awesome family. I immediately felt at ease with them. J is due with their second in December (J, correct me if I'm wrong) so it made for a fun maternity/family shoot.

This is G. He is so precious with a personality to match!

I LOVE the way J is looking at M in this picture, so much love and pride written on her face.

FAVORITE!

Comers, can't wait for your next session and to meet your new addition!

Oh yeah, this is now my fave location! A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll...

Carly

tea time - san antonio kids photography

I, by nature, am not a very good verbal communicator of feelings, I have always been a writer. Even if my writing is not the most eloquent, I have always felt that I can express myself better via the written word rather than saying it out loud.

On Tuesday, I was able to spend my lunch hour with my two favorite little people, my nieces S & P. I know (to those who have seen us with them) it is more than apparent that we (Joe and I) are IN LOVE with them! When I think of how much they mean to me, I can only imagine what it will feel like to have my own children. My heart is completely FULL when I think of them and especially when I am able to spend time with them.

At lunch, P is sitting next to me at the table and out of nowhere, starts touching my face and hugging me while saying "Sweet Girl" which is one of my many names for her. Candice and I cracked up laughing to tears. It was so funny at the time and I hated to laugh because it was so special. It is definitely a moment I may never forget, that she understands and reciprocates the love that I have for her.

I felt that I should write about this because I know that this blog will serve as a "memory book, if you will, in future years and I hope that someday my nieces and my own children will be able to look back at stories and pictures and remember.

All that to say, a few weeks ago, mom and I created a memory with the girls while keeping them at her house one afternoon. We set up a tea party in the backyard and the girls had a blast eating their cookies and drinking their "tea" (milk). S doesn't quite drink out of a cup yet so she was just pouring the milk down her shirt and trying to drink the milk using only her mouth (no hands). Here are the pics....enjoy.

Look, no hands!

I love how she has her feet propped up on the table...

Playtime!

Carly

the ericksons-austin family photography

I can't stress enough how much I adore this family...you may remember them from here.

C is so photogenic, happy and energetic which is not surprising considering how great her parents are.

Our session was in honor of C's 1st birthday!

Here she is saying "I'm ONE!"

Favorite! I just love the color in this one. P did a great job of picking C's outfit! Isn't it adorable?

Checkin' out the peacocks...too bad we couldn't get them to flare up.

How cute is this bathing suit! C had a pool party so P wanted her to model her swimwear and "model it" she did.

Carly

the dyllas - san antonio family photography

The Dyllas live on beautiful piece of property just north of San Antonio which made an awesome backdrop for their family session.

Their little man, C, is full of energy...

and was happy to "pose" for me while he played on the trampoline.

Favorite!

Thanks Dyllas for being laid back and open to some of my "weird" ideas. The drainage pipe actually turned out really cool! It was worth the snake risk!

Carly