A sampling of all the beautiful moms-to-be I met a few weeks ago. Some of them have since become mamas, so be on the lookout for their baby pics soon.  [Even cooler, for some of those that haven't popped yet, I just *might* get to be there to photograph the birth.]

And, check out this cutie patootie I got to work with as well.  He was the first winner of the Mix 94.7 Baby of the Month Contest:

He got to mow the lawn with his daddy yesterday.  He was SO excited and as he was telling me about his adventures, I tried to soak it all in as best as I could…the sun-kissed cheeks, the giddiness of his voice, the smell of sunscreen and freshly cut grass, the sweaty boy head, and most of all, his eyes that were sparkling as he spoke. He simply fascinates me.

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P.S.S. or is it P.P.S?  What the heck does it mean, anyway?  Flipping through more pics from this session and I just had to share this one:

Spending this Mother’s Day hanging out with my brood and couldn’t be happier.  Came inside to grab a Fresca, and now I’m heading back out. Hope all of you Mommies (and those who are practically Mommies) have an amazing day today!

Oh, and this–well, this had me in tears (both happy and wistful) this morning (from my middle child):

(Yes, that’s “Sexy Back” the song by JTL…my boys LOVE that song.)

This is Ray. Ray is working on something really cool for Pinkle Toes. Ray rocks.

With a smile like that at only a few weeks old, mom and dad are in big trouble. ;-0

1. I bought art. True, custom artwork, created just for my 3 little ones by the extremely talented Erika Jessop. She took my vision and translated it into these three, beautiful canvas panels.  By my request, she took quotes that I pulled from my personal journal and edged the canvases with them.  Little notes to each of my children. I love them. I love her.  She’s phenomenal and I’m so lucky to get to work with her so much.  One day, maybe we’ll actually meet in person, huh, E?

2. My voice is back. Mostly. Now I’m just plain ol’ sick.

3. This is now my wardrobe.  I’m not kidding.  I feel like I pretty much bought everything they have. The fabrics are so great…especially for me, especially for my job, especially for Texas.  They feel good.  They wear well.  But mostly I just love how I can dress like I do yoga and surf on the weekends but I’ve never done yoga or surfed in my life. ;-)

4. Thanks to this, I’m now a member of this. I’m very happy to be part of this group.

5. My middle child is obsessed with X-men lately. Okay, I’m going to share something kinda silly here: he was actually named after the character Wolverine…Logan. (I’ll bet he’s glad we didn’t go with “Wolverine.”)  Anyway, we were watching the first movie the other day and he told me that he saw “Mestinct.” He meant “Mystique.”  But then he follows it up with, “Hey mom, that’s what happened to all the dinosaurs.  They’re all ‘Mestinct.’”

6. This is what the back of my van looks like right now. I wish I could say I was heading out to some exotic vacation for Mother’s Day tomorrow.  Nope.  I’ve got a newborn session in the morning. I always love the look on dad’s face when I start hauling in all of my “luggage” for a session.  Like, “So, uh…how long are you gonna be here?”

7. I spent most of the week helping my beautiful kid sister find an apartment here in Austin.  I’m so flippin’ excited!!!  This will be the first time we’ve lived in the same city in over a decade!!!

8. Just ‘cuz she’s cute. She wanted me to tell you all “Happy Mother’s Day” and “thbbbppppppptttt!”

I’ve been meaning to come back to these two for a while now.  Loved the outfits mom had picked out for them.  They reminded me of little vintage dolls.

(I don’t normally do pets, but I couldn’t resist her…she was so sweet.)

Their little giggly faces just make me smile every time!

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It’s no secret that I love, love, love pregnancy portraits, so needless to say, I was flying high at the Bump Mini Maternity Sessions at Baby Coco this weekend.  Really, it was a blast!  I’d never done mini sessions like this before and I have to admit I was very nervous going into them, but then this parade of beautiful, confident, glowing pregnant mamas walks in and instantly I was like, “Wow. My job rocks!”

Can you believe this mama? I was a little unsure about the duck at first, but when she pulled out that bright bikini, I knew we had to use him.  And you gotta love that lush greenery, too!  We were oohing and ahhing over the shots in the store and everyone agreed: it looked like we were in some exotic rain forest in Costa Rica!

To all the beautiful (and I mean BEAUTIFUL) mamas that came out to play this weekend: Thank you! And thank you to those that drove into Austin just for the event. I can’t wait to get your images to you and I hope you have an awesome Mother’s Day.  Who knows…perhaps some of you will join the club just in time. ;-)