valentine’s

I have such a WONDERFUL husband, in case you were wondering. :-) We were both off work yesterday & got to spend the whole day together going to some of our favorite places in Austin. It was such a fun, restful day.

We started the day at La Pâtisserie:

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Then we wandered over to my fave Austin coffee joint, Vintage Heart Coffee, and then onward to explore the streets of Austin:

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We grabbed lunch at The steeping room:

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At home, Matt made me a delicious dinner:

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To finish the evening off, we got Matt’s fave… donuts!

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We don’t normally make a huge deal about Valentine’s Day, but it was nice to celebrate our love for each other and to spend the day in our city, doing things we love together. :-) I have such a wonderful husband who lavishly shows his love for me, and I feel so humbled and undeserving of such a sweet, caring man.

The Sterner Family

Last weekend we had the pleasure of photographing the Sterner Family. We love them to death & are so glad to be related to them! They were in Texas visiting us for the Christmas Holiday & we were super excited when they wanted to do another family photo session. You might remember seeing them on the blog a little while back (The Sterners). Here is a small preview from their very fun and very cold session:

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A Happy Christmas Card!

Christmas is one of our favorite times of year. We love September through December, it is full of so much love & family & fun. We decided to do a photo Christmas cards this year, which is a first for us. Last year I hand made “collage” style cards & the year before we didn’t even do Christmas cards.

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We think they turned out pretty cool! We spent a good amount of time designing different cards on different sites and decided we liked the grey chevron on Snapfish.

We thought we’d also give you a small peek into our Christmas home. I had a couple friends over to help decorate early on in December, and man was it fun! I think a new tradition may have begun.

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Vanessa & Jessica

A couple weeks ago we had the pleasure of photographing these beautiful, fun, spunky sisters. I don’t think I have seen so many fun faces & so much style wrapped up in a single session before. It was a ton of fun to trek around Austin with these ladies, & I can’t wait to show you this little preview!

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The Yellitz Family

We had a fabulous time photographing the Yellitz family last Saturday. Let me just tell you, we had FUN! They were adventurous & oh so stylish. Michele worked hard to put together outfits for everyone, & to plan fun props & ideas; & man did it pay off! I love working with families that are up for trying pretty much anything, it adds a lot of fun & creativity to the session & it helps everyone feel more relaxed. Enjoy a small preview:

Happy Thanksgiving friends!

 

I wanted to wish all my wonderful friends, family & blog readers a Happy Thanksgiving! Its such a wonderful holiday to celebrate all that we’ve been blessed with & to come together to enjoy a delicious meal that is made with love. I am so thankful for all the people that GOD has brought into my life over the last year. He has stretched me & taught me so much through the people I call friends & I am excited for all the new people he will bring in my life next! I am so grateful for my sweet, caring husband who is a humble example of real love, every day. I hope that you all have a joyous holiday, full of love & fun.