I am currently in Illinois visiting and doing some sessions (sessions I cannot wait to post about ), but I wanted to post a few more from this session last week first!!  

Before the session even started I captured this moment…look at her hair and eyes! 

Little Ty and Macey are just the cutest! We went up to their grandparents cabin (my dream home one day) to help set the tone for the session. This cabin is amazing….everything is designed to replicate an 1800’s cabin! Oh, and the children just love this place!  From the old dolls and hats, to the old school books and axes…this place is a dream come true for any child (and adult) to visit. We all played in the house, outside in the woods, walked the long gravel drive, and ended up in the creek at the end! Here are a few from the session…more to come!

She loved this old hat! 

And the necklace…she thought she could slip them over her head, but mom had to help out!

The Ty man reading a book in the bedroom….

Just being a boy….but of course, sister had to hang out too…:)

Photographing this family in Lake Lure was so much fun!!  Enjoy some more of the photos!

Look at the little guy on the left!!  Just being a kid….I love it!!

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we really enjoyed working with you. you did a great job engaging the kids and making the whole experience fun. i especially love the shots of the grandkids on the rock and my husband and 3 year old walking down the path! thanks again. -Rebekah

Family photography…what a grand idea! The couple on the very left were celebrating their 50th anniversary! Their 2 daughters, and their families, all met in Lake Lure, NC for a weekend with the family!  What a great anniversary gift! Here are a couple from the session!

We had a Hog Roast this past weekend with some great friends and family for Chris’s Birthday! It was so nice to get everyone together!  Chris got up around 4am to meet his friend, Scott, in our field to get the Hog cooking! While Scott and Chris hung out in the field all day, “men” came in and out to “see how the hog was doing” aka…man time! :) 

 You all may remember Melissa and Shawn from their wedding last month! They, along with her parents, came from over 4 hours away just to wish Chris a happy birthday! To think that we didn’t even know them 6 months ago…..Oh, and you can see the crowd of friends that came!  We are blessed!

All of the yummy sides everyone brought!  There were still 2 more tables covered in food!  Oh, and the HOG…..yummy!!

Lauren was the Senior Class of 2009. Is she not beautiful? She came up to the house the other night while I had my camera out, so of course, I had to snap a couple photos!

Hannah and Anna were so much fun to photograph. How do you tell them apart…their hair is parted different! They are twins (incase you couldn’t tell), and it was so great to see how they interact with each other. Seriously, when one laughed, the other laughed, which made me laugh! :) 

Well, this has been a great week for blackberry picking (minus all the chigger bits I have all over) and for our garden. I decided that this weekend, I had to prove it to myself that I “could can”! I have to admit, I have been very excited about our garden and canning this year….even though it totally intimidates me!!  My biggest worry? Following the recipe direction from my Ball Blue Book.  I am horrible at following recipes for some reason. I always feel that I don’t have to put as much sugar in this, or butter in that….that is how I am and it drive my husband CRAZY!!  However, he was very proud of my Blackberry Jam and it turned out perfect (if I do say so myself)!

And here are some of the veggies we picked from the garden this weekend. Holly Cow we have so many potatoes and still more potatoes to hoe out of the garden!! I had never planted potatoes before and we did it on a whim. Chris and I had some potatoes that were “wilty” in the pantry and we just cut them in 5 or 6 pieces, planted them, and bam…we have fresh potatoes!!

Here are some more of my favorite images from Jeremy and Carissa’s Engagement session in Morganton! Have a great day!

I love this photo! Is Carissa not stunning?

Again….STUNNING! :) 

These two are such a cute couple and you can just tell they are sooo in love!  Congrats on the Engagement!  More to come…..

I love how Carissa is looking at Jeremy!