Weekend with the kiddos!

Vanessa had an engagement session in NY this past weekend, so I watched the kiddos while her and her husband took a little mini-vacation for the weekend.  One of the many blessings from my job is that we work out of Vanessa's home, so I've grown really close to her family over the years.  When I first started working with Vanessa, Memo was only 2 years old...now he's 4 1/2!!  And of course, now we have little Sol!!  Crazy...  I have loved becoming a part of their family...  Not too many things can top Memo's hugs and kisses, or Sol's cute smile and infectious laugh...

Two kids can sure be a handful, but Mika (my dog) and I had fun with Memo and Sol this weekend, and I think they had fun, too.  :)  

I was surprised the kids got such a kick out of Mika...so I tried to snag a few pics of them playing at the house.

Mika's ONE trick is "Drop it"...she'll drop her toy so you can throw it...  Well, Memo said "Drop it" about 100 times this weekend, but Mika just wouldn't listen to him... poor Memo...  here he is telling her to "drop it"...

Don't worry...even though Mika wouldn't drop her toy, Memo would just yank it out of her mouth so he could throw it.  :)

Sol LOVED chasing Mika around the house...

We went to the new Dinosaur exhibit at the Zilker Botanical Gardens on Saturday.  Here's Memo looking super-cute with the Dinosaur map.

Playing in the front yard...

I love these kids!!!!

PORTRAIT EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

GUESS WHAT? We are doing a portrait marathon on October 18^th at the Zilker Botanical Gardens. If you were thinking of getting some photos of the kiddos done for Christmas this is the perfect time! Vanessa and I are offering 20 Mini Portrait Sessions. These 30-minute sessions will be $125. Sessions will start at 9a.m. and go throughout the day. Send us an email if you'd like to sign up and we will send you our available time slots. We look forward to seeing you! Feel free to tell all your family and friends!

My email: b@photographybyvanessa.com
Vanessa: v@photographybyvanessa.com

Laura&Alex!

I traveled to San Antonio this past weekend for Laura&Alex's wedding. It was nice to get a little change of scenery, and Laura&Alex picked the perfect place for their intimate ceremony - Crumpet's Restaurant & Bakery. It was a beautiful day...Laura looked amazing, Alex looked very handsome, and they were surrounded by their closest family and friends. Thank you for having me along for such a special day!

Melody&Luis!

I had the pleasure of photographing Melody&Luis' wedding this past weekend. These two are such a great couple, and you could tell they were so happy to be getting married. They had a sweet ceremony, and a beautiful reception at the Austin Club downtown. You could feel the love and support they had from all of their friends and family... What a great evening! Mel&Lu - I hope you're having a WONDERFUL time in St. Lucia!!! And special thanks to Jen Gilmore for bringing us together. :)

You can check out Melody's bridals here, and Melody&Luis' engagement session here.

Melody and her dad had such a cute father/daughter dance!