Eden | Senior 2013

I have been waiting for this session since last summer.  We waited for Eden to get her braces off, then we waited for the weather to get better, then we waited for my sister (her future sister-in-law) to find a wedding dress...

and here we are.

And the wait was worth it.  Here's Eden.

Masterful hair and makeup by Tara O'Bannon
Dresses accumulated from Etsy and Buffalo Exchange.  Contact me if you would like to rent one for prom!

xoxo Bec

Risk-taking and Cinderella

So I saw this little gem the other day on Pinterest:

 

(from here)

...and so we went for it.  Here's a little preview of my time with Eden yesterday.  We shot a couple weeks ago too...and I'm really excited about the whole collection.

More to come soon, my little pretties!
xoxo Bec

Tate

Almost exactly a year ago, this little guy set up shop here in this world, and hasn't looked back since.  My sister is his almost-aunt (wedding this summer, folks!), and so through that connection, I've been able to watch this little boy grow and grunt and cuddle his way into the hearts of his family and all those he meets.  I know God has a plan for every single life, but I know that I know that I KNOW that this boy will move mountains.  Watch and see.  God's faithfulness is in every part of this cuddle bug's story.

xoxo Bec

Jenny and Tye

Sometimes I get nervous when I hear of couples who move quickly from dating to engagement to marriage.  Speedy wasn't our style.  I don't think it's bad, it's just hard for me to wrap my mind around.  Of course, my understanding is certainly not the standard for differentiating between good and bad ideas.  I just love that a relationship that lives in the "dating" phase for a couple years provides plenty of time for natural adversity and struggle (inevitable.  it's just a matter of when), and there's no legal commitment to stay together.  It's a choice.

My sweet sister Jenny and her fiance Tye have had an even longer dating relationship than Jeff and I did, and I can see how the Lord has had His hand all over that.  They've seen each other through educational decisions, job changes, huge family changes on both sides, moves, and much more.  Times have been so, so good for these two, even if their circumstances haven't always been easy.  God must have been preparing them for something truly wonderful in their marriage, and I can't wait to be privy to their story.

If I've done half the job I'm supposed to, I'm pretty sure that love and goo will just ooze out of these photos at ya.  :)  Enjoy.

xoxo Bec

Baker

Okay, so every baby is a miracle, right?  Actually...by some definitions, no.  Which is a little distressing to admit.  BUT, stick with me.  If a miracle is supposed to be a surprise and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, then we should all be thankful for children who enter our lives in a non-miraculous manner.

I'm sure Megan and Austin would have, on one hand, much preferred that sweet Baker would have come about in a more natural or scientifically acceptable manner, but on the other hand...a little baby who comes despite the odds and strikes against him, but obviously through the divine gifting of the Lord...who could ask for more?

Meet Baker.  He is absolutely a dream.

 

xoxo Bec

Baby Fulcher

Super Bowl Sunday was absolutely super for me, as I was able to spend my early afternoon with this beautiful new family!  I normally have a firm rule against working on Sundays...but to make this happen...heck yeah.  I can be flexible.

These folks drove in from across the metroplex and graced our little household with their sweet presense.  I was so glad to see an Aggie friend and meet the two men in her life.  Enjoy!

xoxo Bec