The Skipper Children

Friday I met up with the sweet Skipper children for bluebonnet minis and birthday portraits.

It was a beautiful afternoon! So glad we got this in, it rained they next two days! Enjoy!











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A Princess Party

Today I got to spend the afternoon with a sweet little princess. Princess KallieAnn. What a special party it was! Lots of loved ones there to share her special day with her. Happy Birthday KallieAnn!

You are a beautiful Princess!

Harper in one!

Sunday evening I met up with sweet little Harper to take her 1st year birthday portraits. What a sweet heart! She is so happy and beautiful! A pretty, pretty, princess! Happy Birthday Harper!















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Ryan is Nine! Battleship Birthday

My Ryan turned 9 years old a few weeks ago!  He is way into Navy and all things Military.  He wanted to have a Navy party this year.  So...what better place to have it then the Battleship Texas!








We rented the awesome on board private (and air conditioned) Dreadnought room. It was a great room in the 2nd level deck. Super cool vintage Navy posters lined the room...a perfect party room! Each child got a navy sailor hat to wear. 





First up was a ship scavenger hunt where they learned all the history of the ship while exploring.








After touring the ship and the hunt we all made it back to the Dreadnought room for snacks and cake. I made a cute Battleship cake which was a hit. Very yummy too! :)






After recharging, it was back to playing on the ship. It was a bit over casted that day so not many tourist were there. We basically had the entire ship to ourselves! The played Navy war games. It was fun to watch. lol!










It was a great day. Ryan just loved it! Every little boys dream to have a real Battleship as their playground for the day! Happy Birthday Ryan!! We love you!



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Mr. Cole

Thurs. I met up with sweet little Cole to take his 3 year old portraits. It was super hot, but found some great cool spots to shoot. He is such a cutie! We got in some super cute pics. Enjoy!











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Fisher is turning Six!

I just love taking pictures of Mr. Fisher! He has so much personality! lol! He keeps me smiling the entire shoot. :) I can't believe he is turning six! He is growing up way to fast! lol! Thank you so much little buddy for such a fun evening. Happy Birthday Fisher!











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Michael is one!

Sunday afternoon I met up with sweet Michael for his 1st birthday portraits.  I can't believe a whole year has gone by!  Wow!  He was adorable as always and gave me some great smiles!  Happy Birthday little dude!













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Little Lucille

I met up with sweet adorable Lucille for her 2nd birthday shoot. Oh my! She is just stunning! She had fun tromping around the woods.  We got some awesome shots.  My goodness, those eyes!!!    Happy Birthday Little Lucille!!!










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The Armstrong Kids

I am so behind in blogging...so sorry! I met up with these cuties a little while ago for a fun Valentine shoot. They were all smiles and loved all the fun, silly props.











Then, someone is turning SIX! Yay!!








Thanks guys, it was fun!

Camden is turning 3!

Monday morning we snuck in little Miss Camden's shoot between rain storms. lol! It was perfect timing though! She was one happy little girl! Happy Birthday Camden!

















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The Dupaquier Family

The rain finally stopped Sunday evening to get in the Dupaquier's family session. I was a bit worried, but with a last minute change of location it turned out fantastic! We got lots of great shots in. Little Kaden was a doll! He is a little poser now that he is 3yrs! This family will be adding a little girl in January. I can't wait!   Thank you guys. Enjoy your sneaks!

Liam is One!

I met sweet little Liam this morning to take his one year portraits. It was a cool brisk Autumn morning...just perfect! We had fun walking around the park. He gave me some great smiles. :) Happy Birthday little dude. Enjoy your sneaks!













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Ryan is Eight! A Camping Party

My little Ryan turned Eight!  Eight!  Time is flying by!

He told me this year he wanted a "Real all boy camping party.  Non of that fu fu matching stuff"  lol!''

So we sat down and he told me all the stuff he wanted to do.  Just good ol' boy stuff.  :)



He did ok me on a camp shirt since that is actually what you get when you go to real camp.  lol!  So I made these cute invites and attached a "Camp Anderson" shirt  that I had made up along with a checklist of what to bring.  I delivered each boys invite to the home while they were at school.  I hear they were mighty excited to come home and find them.  :)




Campsite was our back yard.  The tent was up at check in.  The fire pit even had real wooden logs to sit on!




I gave out the Goody Bags first as each boy arrived since they would be needing it during camp.  I found these awesome real US Army Radio Pouches online and made them into backpacks.  I stuffed a water bottle, poncho, flashlight, glowstick necklace, parachord surival braclet & a fun army parachute guy.  They also got a bucket & net.   






As each boy arrived  they found their bag, signed the camp flag & started decorting their own hiking stick  (a 1/2in wooden dowel rod)  with sharpies, twine and wooden beads.


My sweet neighbor boy scout came over and gave the boys a lesson on reading a compass.  The boys filled up the water bottles and then they were off on a hike.  A trip to the to the pond to go exploring followed.  They found tadpoles,fish & frogs!








There was a 100% chance of rain that day.  lol!  Sure glad we had our ponchos! 





The boys made their way back to camp  for some yummy hamburgers & hotdogs followed by cake.  Then a dip in the swimming hole.








There was lots & lots of Army playing all night.  lol!  Boys will be boys!  The sporatic rain did not stop them one bit.





We settled down for campfire where we made some yummy s'mores.







The boys had fun taking turns telling stories and singing crazy songs around the fire.  haha!  It was so much fun!





About 11:30pm a Giant storm came though, so we moved inside to sleep.  My house had a lovely campsite oder the next morning.  haha!  It was well worth it though.  It was so much fun!  The kids had a great time at CAMP ANDERSON!

Happy birthday sweet Ryan!

The Schamberger Family

This morning I met up with the sweet Schamberger family. What a beautiful morning it was! Nice and cool. Finally! lol! Fall is on its way!

This sweet family is about grow by one! A new little miss will be here in November. Little Miss Eleanor can't wait! She will be a great big sister!

Thank you Schambergers. It was fun! Enjoy your sneaks!









I love these!







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A Family Reunion

This evening I met up with the sweetest family ever!  All 20 of them finally were able to come together for a wonderful family reunion.   There was a lot to celebrate...birthdays, an engagement,  & lots of family love!  All the grandchildren were there to take a special picture with their grandparents...what a wonderful memory for them! It was a beautiful night. A little hot, but we got in some great shots!  Thank you everyone!  It was fun!

Graham is one!

It seem like yesterday that I was taking little Graham's newborn picutres. Now he is one! Wow! He is so adorable. Nothing phases him - he is so happy!

We had a fun morning together and got in some great one year old shots. Enjoy! Happy Birthday Graham!













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Miss Presley

Sunday I got to hang out with little Miss Presley. She just turned 2yrs old! She is about to be a big sister too! I know she can't wait! We had a lovely evening hanging out and giggling. This girl loves all things Dora the Explorer! All I had to do was talk a little Dora with her and I got some awesome smiles! :) Thank you for such a great evening. Happy Birthday Presley!















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The Armstrong Kids

The darn rain made us reschedule this session two times! lol! We finally were able to meet up Tues though. It was great. We had fun running and jumping and eating candy hearts. lol! Mr. C is about to turn 5 here in a few days so we got in some special shots of just him too. :) Enjoy your sneaks! It was a blast!










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Miss Claire is One!

Sunday evening I met up with the precious Miss Claire. She just turned one! She did wonderful! she cracked her self up the entire time and kept mom and me laughing too! haha!   She is such a doll in all that pink!  Happy Birthday Miss Claire!

The Ritchie Girls

My last session of the year! I met up with the beautiful Ritchie girls for a session this week. They are so adorable! We had fun taking a hike through the woods on this session. :) We even managed to get all three looking at the same time! lol!




Then little Miss K is having a birthday soon...tea party style! We had to snap a few of this too! ADORABLE!!! Enjoy Ritchie family!! Merry Christmas!