how sweet it was to photograph baby kyle today and his big sister, ellie.

and what a trooper he was…being undressed, dressed, (and undressed again) and toted around for his first little ‘shoot.’

love his little harley shirt…

…and while he was gettin’ ready for his close-up, big sis took the opportunity to show me some moves…

…snack on a few marshmallows (which just so happened to double as great photo bribery)…

…and ‘woo’ me with her sweet smile…

sweet, sweet babies…

…enjoying the little things. ~k

…on documenting these last months. her second year book could seriously have about 200 pages because these days, there’s just so much to capture.

here’s a few of the many we’ve been working on these past couple months:

for a 2-pg. spread:

…and when do i have time to do these? it’s my thing. i don’t take naps, i don’t watch t.v., i don’t read much (sadly). when i have any moment to myself, my favorite thing to do is to get a cup of coffee and make something beautiful be it designing an album page or laying out a new photo wall (major one in the works right now…pictures to come, but i am chomping at the bit to finish this wall in our family room). anyway, i hate the feeling of being behind with pictures. consequently, i’m a bit obsessive-compulsive about keeping up with it.

i love to look back at these and can’t wait for her to look at them someday!

~enjoying the captured things. ~k

…when the ingredients just come together in the recipe for perfection. today was one of ’em.

i needed today. i needed my ‘cup’ filled with family and love and laughter and just being. it’s not that it was empty…it just wanted a free refill.

our little place…our sunday place. it welcomed us back with open arms after a (too) long hiatus.

and i took it all in…the high tide that made our chairs smoosh into the wet sand like sinking ships. the wood floor cubby drags her blanket around on, weaving in and out of tables making people smile. the dogs that dig holes in the cold sand and then lie in them to cool themselves off from the hot sun.

i forget how happy that place makes us.

thank you charlotte for going to our ‘beach church’ with us today. you rock.

my cup is full…with reserves to spare.

…enjoying the sun-kissed things. ~k