our new[ish] family toy

this is what i have to look forward to in addition to the graduation festivities this weekend...

it has been said...

...that any picture i take will be lost forever. that was true until i started this blog. & then i got delayed 20 hours on my lone trip home. & now you will be overloaded with updates.

this time last year, we were celebrating birthdays and graduations galore with some pit stops in between. as soon as i get to az (or should i say IF i ever get to az), i can't wait to celebrate more belated birthdays and graduations galore.

jessica cherise

my baby seester is graduating from high school next week. if you know me at all, then you have probably heard a thousand times that she is my best friend. but you may not know that she is also my fashion role model, my cuddle-buddy and then some, and just all around someone i deeply admire and look up to. although we are alike in many ways, some of the ways she inspires me is her meekness in spirit, her courage for standing firm in her beliefs, and her love for the lord and our family. while i was home in march, ryan and i had the privilege of snapping some senior pictures for her. she is seriously the most stunning girl i've ever known and she's got a rockin heart to boot.

 on a side note, this was my first chance to shoot alongside of my hubby, who can now add another thing to his neverending list of talents: photography. check him out.

 

 

 

townies

one week later... the vanilla & chocolate // his & hers set of 7D townies. we couldn't be more thrilled. neutral colors were probably a good choice afterall since apparently we dress in rainbows. please note: while snapping these photos on our front porch, the cicadas were humming so loud it literally hurt our ears and we each got about 15 mosquito bites. but at least the sun was out! oh tennessee.





year 23

ryan and i have been saving up for bikes since, well, it seems like forever. we thought my birthday would be a good occasion to finally make that happen. but who were we kidding? we're the most indecisive people ever. so instead we decided to think about it another week. we ate the most delicious local/organic dinner at flyte and then ryan let me snap a bazillion photos of us with the tripod. we have to take more pictures than the usual couple because i always find a way to unfold my hands at the last minute and leave one crippled-looking hand awkwardly ruining a good picture.

r&k

we absolutely loved going to ryan and kailyn's gorgeous wedding. they are such dear friends to us. we can't blame them for moving to irvine but we so wish we could have friends like them here in tn.

Maui Day 8

we ended our time in maui right with one last beach session, a couples massage in an outdoor hut overlooking the ocean, and our all-time favorite meal of the week at mama's fish house. this was definitely not a vacation where you feel ready to be going home at the end. we're still working out the details for moving there permanently.