Summer Fun...

back from a little summer fun along the coastline...

even one of the 'grannies' joined us :)

very COLD waters and HOT smores in the evening... yum!!!

...(not so)ready for a very full JULY, but must keep swimmin' (like Dory in Nemo)
I've got some very FUN sessions lined up for this month!!!

what's up with the weather around here??? it's JUNE! and we haven't used our pool at all this month!!! it's too cold with the wind! not that i love unbearable heat... but i dislike paying to heat the pool in June slightly more!
the wind is even attempting to kill my sessions... these poor things were so cold in the shade so we had to work with the sunshine... but they are fantastic little girls and have such a silly side that i think we did okay ;)

thought i'd also include a peek at some very pink and very cute invitations that i finished up this month. one set is for a baptism and one set is for a First birthday...

i also wanted to mention that there will be limited sessions for the Fall season. If you are interested in having a Session or a Holiday Session please email/contact me now so that i may add you to the Fall list. i will begin scheduling Fall Sessions from that list in late July.

i hope to hear from you! thanks for stopping by ♥

True Blessings...

i ♥ shooting these little ones!!! they are so sweet and fun! i mean just LOOK at those hats!!!
these little ones are about to celebrate their 1st birthday... a definite reason to celebrate since they arrived a whopping three months early!!! and look at them now!!!



we took a ton of birthday photos... enough to
tire the little ones out...
and then kept right on shooting :)

*sigh* so sweet ;)

GREATs... and Grands!

okay, yes... all my sessions are fun! I meet the cutest kids!!! and the families I meet are wonderful and i often make great new friends...
but this session touched my ♥... see the last photo posted here and you'll see why!





this little man is getting a lesson from his GREAT Grandpa... and it just made me miss my grandparents all the more! and the lessons they passed on to my cousins and myself are priceless and will never be forgotten :)

whew!!!

it's been a BUSY month... and we are only half way through! end of softball, end of school... birthdays to celebrate...
this little girl turned 8! and we had to party like Rock Stars just for her... which we did!
We gave her a surprise party and she was truly shocked! All her little friends and wonderful family came through for her... thank you everyone♥



AND... today i'm launching my new website... a little more difficult than i had hoped for, but i got it done... make sure you go take a look! www.starraltered.com ♥

he's on the move...

this little one was FAST!!! but so cute and sweet!

... and here he is taking off on me again! :) ♥

too much...

caffine that is... but i put it to good use! so here are some caffine charged engagement photos to share...