So, I am officially ON VACATION!  Yay!  I have been looking forward to this week for months now, knowing that the craziness of school, weddings, and everything in between will be coming next week!  I am going to soak up as much relaxation, sun, and sand as I can before we hit the ground running!  So far this week, we have already been to the beach for a full day, had Duck Donuts, gone out to dinner, had OUR family photos taken at the beach, and I finished my book!  Today’s agenda is tennis, the beach, and more relaxing. 🙂  I brought a new book and am planning to finish that before we leave.  My birthday is on Thursday and I am not sure how we will celebrate, but I am perfectly content just being at the beach on the day I turn 31!  Carter has enjoyed tennis the most as of now and Kaleigh has enjoyed the beach and the hot tub.  🙂  My favorite things so far have been coffee, my book, the maple bacon doughnut haha, and watching the kids ride the waves.

Below is another sneak peek from Phillip and Colleen’s wedding!  Stay tuned for more….their wedding will be on the blog this week! 🙂

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Last week’s goals:

Personal:

-pack and clean for our vacation

-catch up on laundry

-hair cuts for the kids

-shoe shopping for the kids

-plan our annual camping/apple picking trip

-sports meeting for middle school

-attend Legwarmer’s concert on Wednesday!

-leave for OBX vacation!

 

Photography Business goals:

-continue editing Phillip and Colleen’s wedding

-finish editing Kailee’s senior session

-blog the “J” Family and Kailee’s session

-prepare for and shoot a wedding on Saturday!

-plan dates for home school sessions and distribute information

-plan dates for mini sessions and announce!

-record expenses for August

 

This weeks agenda:

Personal:

-RELAX

 

Business:

-blog Phillip and Colleen’s wedding

-shoot a beach family session!

-blog Lisa’s bridals

 

YES, I am still working on vacation!  But I promise, its not taking more than 15-20 minutes of my time per day! 🙂

  

I had SUCH a fun time with Kailee and her aunt at her senior portrait session!  Kailee is a natural in front of the camera and she is every bit as gorgeous on the inside as she is outside!  I enjoyed getting to know her and hear about her plans for college, her interests, and what makes her unique!

So without further adieu, here is a little introduction from Kailee!

“I am 17 years old and am very much a music geek. I have always loved singing, but only discovered I actually could about five years ago which, when I was thirteen, led me to start playing guitar. Since college is right around the corner, I have had to think a lot about what I want to do with the rest of my life, and music is that. I will go off to college next fall and, right now, I plan to study to become a music teacher. After all, what better way is there to utilize my musical knowledge and skills than to pass them on?”

I hope you enjoy Kailee’s senior session at Maymont and the Carillon in Richmond!

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Senior Session at Maymont and The Carillon Richmond, VA Portrait Photographer

  
  • August 27, 2015 - 6:33 PM

    Cynthi - What a talented girl! I love her outfit choices, and the location is as beautiful as she is! Lovely!ReplyCancel

    • September 2, 2015 - 2:35 PM

      ashley - Thank you so much Cynthi! 🙂ReplyCancel

I LOVE this family!  I have been working with them since their two boys, Chase and Carter, were just days old!  I have loved watching them grow and change and this year’s session was great!  They both have such fun personalities and were so sweet and playful during our session!  Below are some favorites from our session! The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-PhotographerPIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (1)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (2)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (3)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (4)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (5)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (6)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (7)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (8)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (9)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (10)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (11)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (12)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (13)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (14)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (15)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (16)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (17)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (18)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (19)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (20)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (21)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (22)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (23)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (24)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (25)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (26)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (27)PIN IMAGE The-Carillon-Richmond-VA-Family-Session-Richmond-VA-Family-Photographer (28)PIN IMAGE

The Carillon Richmond, VA Family Photographer

  

A little recap from last week…..Kaleigh had a great time at girl scout camp evening shade this year!  I think this year is going to be a big year for her troop.  They are going into middle school so there will be a lot of changes and I just hope that they can all come together and be there for each other.

I definitely accomplished the “do something fun this weekend!”  This is the first time we have really done something as a family this summer!  Usually I am working weekends and during the week, by the time Jay gets home, that leaves little time to do anything!  SO, we woke up early Saturday morning, loaded the car, and headed to Williamsburg!  Our first stop was Water Country.…the kids and I have never been so it was a brand new adventure for us!  It was a perfect day–not too hot and the crowds werent *too* bad!  We were there a total of NINE hours and the kids would have stayed there longer if Jay and I hadnt been so tired!  Needless to say, they had a blast and I am so glad that we went!  After, we drove to our hotel, where, if you can believe it, the kids were STILL going strong!  Bouncing around, chasing each other….for anyone with kids who has stayed at a hotel before, you know what I am talking about!  Ahhh!  We got pizza and tried to settle them down….Jay and I were asleep within minutes after laying in the bed while the kids stayed up giggling until who knows what time!

The next morning we woke up, ate breakfast and headed to Go Ape!  This was a first for all of us and the kids had a really great time!  Kaleigh has always been a dare devil, but Carter really surprised me this weekend with how brave he was!  He went down on a few scary rides at Water Country and I thought for sure he would be too afraid to go across some of the obstacles at Go Ape, but he did it and never expressed being scared!  I was so proud of him!  The cutest thing was when he was going across the tight rope…he asked me, “Mom, can you sing some circus music for me?” Haha!!  And you can bet I did!  We did the junior tree top adventure because Carter didn’t meet the height requirements for the big one, but we all had a lot of fun!  Jay and I did each course twice and were content so we watched them go around a few more times.  🙂  We ended the day with Mexican before heading home to unpack and unwind!  It was a really fun weekend and the kids got along for the most part.  I am so happy we had this past weekend to do something like that.  I just wish we had been able to do it earlier in the summer!  Below are some photos from our weekend getaway!

 

Did you do something fun this weekend?  I would love to hear about it, please share in the comments! 🙂 2015-08-23_0001PIN IMAGE 2015-08-23_0002PIN IMAGE 2015-08-23_0003PIN IMAGE 2015-08-23_0004PIN IMAGE 2015-08-23_0006PIN IMAGE 2015-08-23_0005PIN IMAGE

And now for the goals!

Personal:

-Kaleigh has girl scout camp evening shade all week!

-lots of laundry

-do something fun this weekend–I have ZERO sessions/weddings this weekend!  Ahhhh!

 

Business:

-family session today

-senior session Tuesdsay

-send off packages to clients

-blog Leah and Dwayne’s wedding

-blog family session

-follow up emails

-edit Phillip and Colleen’s wedding

 

This week’s agenda

Personal:

-pack and clean for our vacation

-catch up on laundry

-hair cuts for the kids

-shoe shopping for the kids

-plan our annual camping/apple picking trip

-sports meeting for middle school

-attend Legwarmer’s concert on Wednesday!

-leave for OBX vacation!

 

And onto the photography business goals:

-continue editing Phillip and Colleen’s wedding

-finish editing Kailee’s senior session

-blog the “J” Family

-prepare for and shoot a wedding on Saturday!

-plan dates for home school sessions and distribute information

-plan dates for mini sessions and announce!

-record expenses for August

 

  

Kaylan and Mike were overjoyed to welcome Cora to their family on February 5, 2015 after 7 years together. In the short 6 months since entering the world, Cora has taught her Mom and Dad many things about themselves, life, love, and what it means to be a family.  Cora loves eating, sitting up playing with toys, snuggling, watching and/or being licked by her 2 dogs, bouncing like a maniac, and practicing her baby planks(I got a chance to see her in action doing this and she is a pro haha!)  She enjoys smiling at Daddy, being held by Mommy, dressing cute (which isn’t hard because she’d look adorable in a burlap sack), and wearing over-sized headbands.  I enjoyed working with this sweet family and getting to know them!  Below are some favorites from our session! 🙂

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