{Grateful: warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received}

alrite, so given that this is the month of thanksgiving...I have decided to challenge myself to be keenly aware of all the things I have to be grateful for. I feel like I am generally a thankful, happy person...but there are definitely days where I lose sight of all the blessings in my life.
So this month I am challenging myself to live out something I call the {The Art of being Grateful}, wish means everyday I am going to post atleast one thing that I am grateful for(and just try to be genuinely aware of it all day). Some days this will be easy as cake, other days when I'm overwhelmed or frusturated it will be much more difficult, but all the more necessary.
So, I would love for you to join me...just post once, twice, as many times as you want during the day about something you are grateful for...and if you ask me, that will be such a nice way to spend November. Being immensely grateful and hearing about the blessing of others!!! Hope you join me!! loves....

so let me start: I am so grateful for the obvious, my husband and my son...they bless me more than I can even begin to express.

so beachy...

aren't these guys gorgeous? they just define beachy to me, doesn't mommy just look like a California girl. anyhow, after one thwarted attempt and several reschedules we finally got their photos done before baby M came along. and it was such fun! they are such a sweet couple and so in love with each other...lots of compliments, sweet whispers, and "babe, you look hott" from the mister. so cute!! they are wonderful parents and their little girl is just as gorgeous :) (you'll see!)

entertaining angels.

I had the amazing honor of photographing this family and while I thought I was going to bless them, I left with much more than I gave. For the sake of their privacy, I will merely say that this family is going through a very difficult time and one of there friends contacted me to see if I would be willing to work with her to photograph their family and bless them with the gift of memories. I was so excited about the opportunity to serve through my photography and let's just say I learned a lot about being grateful that day. They are some of the nicest, sweetest people you will ever meet and the hope you feel around them is a blessing in itself. So...this day I was able to give a small gift, but the purpose and perspective that was given to me was priceless. Thank you guys for being the people that you are, you are such an inspiration...I hope you LOVE the photos! You are all absolutely glowing.

baby blue!

isn't this little guy so so handsome!!! he reminds me so much of my Mr. B! it was so fun to photography him and you may recognize his mommy as we did belly shots and really fun wedding dress photos awhile back!! he is bound to be photogenic with parents like his! thanks guys!

i have the best job!!

i get to capture sweet memories and great love! this family is a great example of that! can't you just feel the love...they just adore each other! it is my favorite when you go to photograph a family and they are just naturally tender and loving with each other (even in front of the camera)! aren't the kids too cute! and i also think that some of the shots of the parents are as romantic as any engagements shots I've ever done or seen...that's the way to do it!! thanks guys for a fun time and some amazing photos!!! p.s. sorry about the HUGE post, but I just couldn't help myself.

Little Miss C is 3m

So, if you follow my blog at all you will notice that we have gotten to watch Miss C from inside her mommy's tummy, as a itty bitty and now as a cutie pie 3m old...next up 6m (soon since I am late in posting this)! She is such a little silly pants just like her momma!! I have really enjoyed getting to know this family and I am so excited that we have more appointments to come!! Thanks girls!! P.S. Isn't her mommy a classic beauty...I think she looks like a J.Crew model (she will kill me when she sees this...but its true!)