Like with bluebonnets and holiday pics, we’ve done pumpkin patch pictures every year. It’s tradition. You have to do it. Sadly, this year, thanks to us being sick and the resulting schedule conflicts, I really did not think it was going to happen. Then, when we showed up at the pumpkin patch to find it FILLED with school kids on a field trip, I really thought it wasn’t going to happen. And when my middle child got bonked in the head with a pumpkin (???) and had total meltdown before I even snapped the first picture, I knew for sure it wasn’t going to happen. But it happened. And mama is very happy.

I sat down to edit this morning’s amazing session and found that I couldn’t stop. It’s finished. It was wonderful. Wish I could blog more, but I owe my kids a date.

To say the past #???? days have been miserable would be an understatement. More than 1/2 of our household was hit with the flu…and hard (including a 2 a.m. trip to the ER). I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever had the flu before, but I can tell you that next year, we will *all* be getting flu shots. My boys have finally recovered fully, but I still feel like I’ve been run over by a train…a couple of times. Oh, handy tid-bit: trash bags make great pillow protectors when you’ve run out of options ;-).

So, needless to say, I’m behind.  On everything. (You don’t even want to see the laundry pile at this house.)  If you’re waiting on an e-mail or phone call from me, I will start tackling that tomorrow.  THANK YOU to all of my clients for being so understanding and willing to reschedule our missed sessions.  I really appreciate that and it helps me not to fret so much.  And to the mother of this stunningly beautiful redhead above, I am almost done with her proofs and will send them your way very soon.  Thanks for waiting so patiently.

Back to collapse in bed. Again.

ETA:

1. I’m sure I’ve said this before, but my husband is definitely going to win "Husband/Father of the Year" this year. I love you bee bee and thanks for taking such wonderful care of all of us.

2. Also, I have THE best clients, photographer friends, and online friends in the world. Seriously. Thank you all so much for thinking of us. I know there are people out there with much worse troubles than ours, but you still took the time to send along notes of encouragement and that means the world. (That includes you, Lyndsay.)

About a year ago when her mama called me for the first time, I was giddy. Even over the phone, we just seemed to click. I was so bummed that I was booked and getting ready for maternity leave and couldn’t arrange a session for her.  :-( But not too long ago, she called again and lo and behold, this time, we were able to make it work. I was *thrilled* when she said that even though she’s got 3–yes, three–older boys at home, this session was going to be all about her baby girl. Giddy.

I’ve been sitting on this location for a while now. When I realized *this* would be the perfect place for her session…again, giddy.

Giddy.

When mom said she’d be up for some mother/daughter shots? Giddy.

Giddy.

When mom pulled out this AMAZING dress? Giddy.

Giddy. Giddy. Giddy.

But this? THIS? Immediately, when I saw this shot in my teeny, tiny preview screen on my camera, I was beyond giddy. I was jumping up and down, running over to mom, practically drooling over what I had just seen ECSTATIC!!!!  I don’t know why, but this last image just really spoke to me.

Looking for fairies at sunset…sigh. This session was such a joy!

This last shot was quite literally the last shot of the evening. Doesn’t it always happen this way?

It is sooooooooo lovely to see you!

(I’m going to take advantage of having a willing model for as long as I possibly can.)

Some of you may have seen this image I tweeted from the San Antonio Zoo the other day. It was taken with my iPhone and the quality is well, iPhone, but I LOVE this pic! I so wish I could blow it up and hang it in our house.

I’m out for a girls’ weekend with my mom, sis, and baby girl.  I’ll get back to messages, etc. when I return next week. Evidently, the boys have big plans while we’re away. I’m pretty sure those plans involve Kraft Mac ‘n Cheese and movies that feature robots and monsters.

Loved walking into this house for her newborn session. Mom has a great sense of style and the decor is so vintage and chic. When I saw those suitcases, I couldn’t WAIT to use them!

Thank you sooooo much, H, for a GREAT session and congrats on your new baby girl!

I am in complete denial that she’s going to be 1 year in a couple of months. I think it’s just too much for my little mommy heart to bear. I genuinely, truly, absolutely do not want her to grow up. This has been one of the best years of my life and I don’t want it to end. When will I come to grips with this?

…at pretty much all of their images tonight. (Totally dig "Supermom" up there!)

Dying to just edit ALL of pics from her session right NOW. Seriously. This is hard for me.