Meet the lovely Jill Simmons. She is the talented artist of The Letter Box Shop.  She specializes in calligraphy and letter art and does custom invitations and personal stationary. Her work is gorgeous and I was honored to get to not only capture the beauty in her creations, but also photographer her and her students in her recent Beginner Brush Calligraphy!  Jill is a natural teacher. She taught High School and Middle School English for six years before decided to stay home with her two lovely children! Jill has two classes coming up on October 12th! She is teaching Beginner Brush Calligraphy from 10-11:30 am and Pumpkin Lettering from 6-7:30pm! Both classes come with a workbook, brush calligraphy pens, and instruction. For more information and to register, www.theletterboxshop.com/workshops .

I love being a part of telling families' stories.  I have been photographing this lovely family for a couple years and I'm so blessed to get to do that! It is so fun to see other people's children grow and to see their family grow in love! Ty turned three so we got to celebrate that as well!   Ty loves firetrucks so we had some fun props to tie in that theme with his photos!  We had a lot of fun and he did so great!

Ladies & Gentlemen! I'm proud in introduce Solomon Davis!  Solomon is a very talented young man! Solomon plays many instruments including the guitar and clarinet. You know what's really cool? When you're in the middle of a photo session and you get to enjoy some beautiful guitar music. I said, "Alright Solomon, I would like to to just play a little bit on your guitar now and don't worry so much about me." And that's exactly what he did without hesitation. You are easy to photograph Mr. Davis. Solomon is also an incredible actor! I've seen him perform in a few community theater productions and he does a wonderful job! Solomon has a story for each guitar and it was interesting to get to learn a little of Solomon's story as well. It will be exciting to see where Solomon goes next on his adventure!

My baby girl is three! How did this happen? And we are already two weeks into August!? How did that happen. Needless to say, time is flying by at an alarming speed.  The past few years I was really good about getting photos of E before her birthday, but not so much this year. Oh, well, it was better this way! We had fun playing in the rain!  I love how E loves and seeks adventure on somethings, but still reserves to safety. It's such a sweet mix. I can't wait to see what adventures we happen upon next! Even if they are a little wet!

Sometimes magic happens and your cousins visit when the Indian Blanket flowers bloom... Oh what fun to be a cousin, a friend who shares you blood and understands your family crazy like no one else. Most of the time, we don't get to see our cousins as much as we like, but we have so much fun when we are together!