Travis Dew Photography

I did not know this cute little family before our shoot.  By the time we said our good-bye’s…we had played the name game so hard we were all hugging due to our fast friendship by way of Kevin Bacon’s degrees of separation.  What a great afternoon with you and little Miss Priss.  Thank you.

Great big family…coming from all over…for a little Folly fun.  I love walking into a houseful of people – all enjoying each other.  Hope your vacation was fabulous.

Tommy and I first met this sweet couple while hosting a young couples’ group.  Everyone, except us, was pretty much baby-free at the time…back when the toothpaste cap and open kitchen cabinets were the height of marital strife.  Now, these two are trekking along nicely with three cuties in tow.  Thanks for having me along on a little play date…I enjoyed getting to know the different personalities.  (And, “T”…I made your teeth show!)

I attended a private baptism last week with a sweet little family…and couldn’t have been more impressed with the loud and clear message that was given by the priest.  A great reminder that it truly is the responsibility of family, friends, godparents and the church family…to help carry this child.  Fantastic!

I love hanging with families…who truly enjoy each other.  This sweet crew is so great to be around…no stress with love and laughter throughout.

I have two boys and a girl.  My sweet girl and I like to paint fingernails, cook in the kitchen and shop for bathing suits.  During our bedtime prayers last night, we thanked God for each other…the product-loving, sale-rack clearing, sweet-smelling allies of the house.  My boys…love to serve up a little Mama wrestling with a side of potty mouth.  Big time.  But what I know is…that’s their way of saying they love me…head lock and all.  This cute Mama is already getting it too.

This family’s Daddy is a doer…a ‘get it done’ kind of guy.  He’s sort of like Fred Sanford meets Ebay Genius…he is a master at finding classic…’things’. More importantly, he is pretty good at creating old-school fun…no water park, no video games…just a hose, two boys and two buckets of water.  Awesome.

This family called me by way of another great family…but my youngest caught me editing and said, “I know that kid…he’s the one that can whack the baseball!”  And then I remembered…we had marveled at his young talent a few weeks earlier at a neighbor’s baseball game.  Always a small world.  Thanks for having me over, I had a great morning with you guys – and so glad we got Brinkley included!

A great big family…almost all of them together for the weekend…and rain was not going to scare us away.  What a fun afternoon…with  personality all over the place!!  Enjoyed it!

Seriously, is there anything better…than a quiet morning at the beach…weather just right?  Thanks for having me out to Folly…and I love making the “back neck sugar” connection!