An Afternoon with the Anderson's {Kiawah Island}

I had the privledge of spending the afternoon with some of my favorite people on Monday.  I met Mary at my boys' little preschool 2 years ago.  Her daughter Lizzie was in their Mother's Morning Out class.  We then became closer friends through the gym, we worked out with in the same group.  Mary has been a great friend to me these past two years and I hope she keeps me laughing for many more!  Enjoy a peek at her two beautiful children...

Lizzie with her cousin Stephanie

Burnsville, NC Trip {The Cornelison Girls Unite}

I am fortunate so have a pretty large family with lots of cousins, both mom and dad's side.  The Cornelison cousins all live outside of SC, one in CA, one in NC, a few in VA, and lastly one in NYC.  Us girls have started a little tradition of getting together every couple of years at my father's mountain house in the Burnsville/Micaville area...about 45 minutes outside of Asheville.  It was also a great age/time for all the second cousins to spend time together and get to know one another.  Caeley was the little mommy of the group, Jameson and Dawson were the wild ones, and Charles...well he was the more serious and sometimes silly one.  And Charlotte was one of the big girls for the weekend.  I always love spending time with these girls and only hope it can be a longer trip next time.

The Crew

The Munchkins

And a Couple of Scenery Shots

Windy Edisto Afternoon {Abrams Family}

The Abrams contacted me about photographing their first family vacation to Edisto Beach.  Four children plus mom and dad made up this clan and it was quite an experience!  The children's ages are 8, 6, and 6 month old twin girls.  The boys, 8 & 6, enjoyed climbing the rocks, looking for shells, and getting wet...accidentally of course.  The girls were content with mom and dad...and thanks to their big brothers I was able to get some cute smiles!

Looking forward to seeing this family again in the fall!

Rothschild Family {Newborn Session}

Dana and I met close to a year ago through some mutual friends and the moment we met I felt like I'd known her for years!  She is a petite little spit fire that keeps you laughing every minute you're around her.  Sara and I had the pleasure of capturing her family's Hanukkah party in December and we were immediately welcomed with open arms.  The same holds true for this past Sunday when we were welcomed into their home to meet the newest addition, Simon.  He is a little over 4 weeks and was so calm and alert during most of the session.  Simon and his sister were such cuties to capture...

One of Gussy's favorite places to go in her grandparents gorgeous yard is in the backyard and on the swing.  While Simon needed some soothing Sara and I took this opportunity to snap some pics of this gorgeous blue eyed girl.  I converted a lot of these images to black and white, but REALLY like the color because of her beautiful eyes!

Mom probably won't approve of this picture, but Gussy was screaming to be silly after taking lots of formal pics inside...here is a little of her goofy side, "COOKIE BUG"!

Dana,  I hope you enjoyed your sneak peak...more to follow:)

All About Babies {I ♥ Faces}

This is a blog I've looked at weekly and always wanted to enter, but until this moment haven't.  Each week there is a different theme to enter photos in.  I always enjoy looking at the entries and seeing other photographers creativity...Hopefully this will become a habit and I can continually enter!  Here's the chosen photo...

If you'd like to see more cute babies, because I surely can't get enough, head over to I Heart Faces Photography, I ♥ FACES !

Spiders Have Arrived!

Mid Spring I can always count on the banana spiders to invade my shady areas and the porch.  If I want to walk through the yard I usually have to have a stick handy so I can relocate the spiders that have taken residence in our low hanging trees, our walkway, and even on my car.  It amazes me the places they are able to spin their webs!  They must eat well because through the season they go from being little to HUGE! 

A Visit Home {Family Portraits}

A dear friend from high school moved away several years ago to Washington with her husband who is in the Navy.  She is fortunate enough to come home about once a year to visit and if I'm lucky her twin makes the trip down from NJ for a few days.  On this particular visit I got lucky and was able to spend a couple of mornings with the both of them and little Miss Olivia.  The first morning was spent in Summerville at Azalea Park...thank you to Maegan Bell for pointing me in the right direction ...and the second was spent preparing food for Olivia's Baptism Luncheon...well watching Mrs. Causey mostly and enjoying several glasses of wine!  I walked away with a few of Mrs. Causey's recipes that I can't WAIT to try ;)

I love these girls (that includes you too Mrs. Causey)...and Chris your not so bad yourself!

The Rubino Family...+ one on the way :)

There are such a lovey couple...

Little Olivia was wiped out by the end!

Caroline's twin and my NJ Housewife...sorry Heather had to throw that in there!

Nothing but laughs when I'm around these girls!