Birthday | Alice's 3rd Birthday

Alice is THREE!

This sweet ray of sunshine is finally three, and I just can’t believe believe it! Alice has the most infectious giggles, and was an expert ballerina twirling for the camera. I just couldn’t get through editing her gallery without smiling! She loves to have her nails painted all sorts of colors, and absolutely loves pink! We made sure to get all her portraits done before it was time to splash her toes in the water!

We had a joint birthday photo session with her sister, where we took her portraits and also captured some adorable sister shots. Be on the lookout for Alyssa’s 7th birthday portraits for those gems!

Enjoy Alice’s 3rd Birthday portraits!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Alice!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Cake Smash | Amelia's 1st Birthday

Amelia is the cutest little Angel!

Amelia’s Cake Smash was my last session of 2020! Even though I’ve know this family for many, many years, this was my first time meeting sweet Amelia! She wasn’t too keen on her cake (which is normal!), but big sister was! We still had fun capturing that sugary goodness, and capturing some sweet family photos before the icing mess! What a great way to end my 2020 sessions!

Enjoy these photos of Amelia’s 1st Birthday Cake Smash!

Happy 1st Birthday, Amelia!

Cheers,
Aubrey

30 Fun Facts about Aubrey

This week was my 30th Birthday!

In honor of turning the big 3-0, I wanted to share 30 Fun Facts about me! Some are purely factual, and others are silly; some are short, while others might require some explanation; but all are FUN!! Enjoy these fun facts (shared in no particular order)! Shoutout to my wonderful husband for snapping these photos for me on my birthday!!

1. My Mom and I share the same middle name: Jean!

2. I have a Master’s degree in Library Science! I absolutely loved my classes; I mean, I had one class all about storytelling! I’ve also worked in 3 different libraries!

3. My favorite literary genre is probably middle grade fiction; my most recent favorite was The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart about genius kids who save the world from being brainwashed!

4. My favorite book of the Bible is James; I am committed to memorizing the entire book, but have only learned the first chapter so far.

5. I went to Florida State University! I lived in Tallahassee for 6 years. Go Noles!!

6. I’ve broken both of my wrists from sports! My right wrist was broken in middle school from a rollerblading fall, and my left wrist was broken in college from a volleyball spike straight to the wrist.

7. I’ve been dyeing my hair for a few years now. It started out as black, then blonde ombré, to full blonde, to dark purple, and now pink!

8. I’ve traveled to 8 different countries! Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, & Scotland.

9. My favorite Marvel superhero is Thor, with Ant Man as a close second!

10. My favorite TV show of all time is Bones! My brother introduced it to me when I was in college. He told me that he thought I might like it, and he was right! Thanks, Bill!!

11. On road trips, I ALWAYS fall asleep if I’m not driving. I get carsick pretty easily, so I can’t do too much else. My husband is the exact opposite!

12. When we were first married and living in Tallahassee, we would drive home to visit every few months. I worked at the children’s library on campus, so one year I checked out the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone audiobook. Ever since then we listen to the Harry Potter audiobooks on EVERY road trip. They are so entertaining, and give the driver something to do to ease boredom. Jim Dale does THE BEST job of narrating! We still haven’t finished one full book, though, because we always jump around!

13. I am a “Christmas before Thanksgiving” person! I didn’t use to be, but ever since having kids, I try to start as early as possible! As soon as my birthday hits, I’m calling Home Depot every few days to see when their trees are ready for purchase!

14. My favorite Christmas song is “O Holy Night.”

15. My favorite Christmas tradition is watching Christmas movies (especially Hallmark ones)! The cheesier, the better! My favorite last year was about a Christmas ghost.

16. I am always FREEZING; the only exception was during my pregnancies.

17. My favorite color changes as I change; it used be orange, then yellow, and now it’s light pink/rose gold (can you tell?).

18. If I could only wear one outfit for the rest of my life it would be black leggings and a black, flowy workout top. I literally live in that outfit right now!

19. I hate wearing shoes. I love a cute pair, but I would rather be barefoot all. the. time!

20. I use a Bullet Journal that houses everything, from calendars and to-dos, to workouts and business stuff! I swear by mine, and even got my husband on-board! If you’re a visual person, you should definitely try it out for organizing your life!

21. I am currently homeschooling my Kindergartener! My Bachelors is in Elementary Education, so at least I’m putting it to some use.

22. I lead worship 2-3 times a month at my church! I’m not the best singer, but I love being able to use what talent I do have for the Lord.

23. My favorite type of food is Mexican food; I could eat tacos every. single. day. and never get tired of it (although my stomach might not appreciate that!).

24. I love doing yoga! It’s probably my favorite type of exercise; I use FitOn for my yoga practices, and they are SO good!

25. I shoot with Canon, just like my Dad! He was the “embarrassing Photo Dad” and now I’m the “embarrassing Photo Mom!”

26. My favorite place that I’ve traveled to so far is Scotland!! My husband and I went last December and it was a dream!! Blog post coming soon with some favorite photos!

27. One of my dreams is to live abroad. I’m not sure where, or when, this would happen, but I definitely want it to happen, even if it’s only for a short time!

28. I currently have 40,000 pictures on my phone!! Yikes!

29. I love Disney, but I would choose Universal over Disney any day!

30. I am an Enneagram 9, and my love language is Words of Affirmation!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Birthday | Joshua's 2nd Birthday

Joshua loves Dinos, Books, and the Beach!

We took Joshua’s 2nd Birthday Portraits at the beach, and he had a blast! Whether it was kicking up sand, dipping his toes in the water, or running up and down the beach chasing birds, he explored and played to his heart’s content! In between his bouts of play we were able to snap his formal portraits. That is always the goal of your session: to capture the magic, but to also let them be kids! I want to capture the smiles and joy, the childhood wonder. We even went to a second beach since we were all having such a fun time! Enjoy these photos from Joshua’s 2nd Birthday session!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Joshua!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Birthday | Caleb's 4th Birthday

Paw Patrol, Forts, and Legos galore!

Caleb is a spunky and energetic little firecracker! He’s a smarty pants whose favorite thing to do is build! Whether it’s with magnatiles, LEGOs, or the big Fort with his Daddy, this bug loves everything having to do with with building. Not only does he love building, but also destroying to build back up again!

He loves to be active and would spend all his time outside (especially if he’s building or dropping cars down ramps!). I can’t wait to see how much he will grow and learn this next year! In celebration of his big day, we took his portraits at the beach! Enjoy these sweet photos!

Happy 4th Birthday, Caleb!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Birthday | Mikayla's 10th Birthday

Mikayla’s nature is as sweet as the horses she rode!

I had the honor of documenting Mikayla’s 10th birthday celebration with some of her favorite things: her family, friends, and HORSES! She has been celebrating her birthday with horses for a few years now, and I think that is one of the coolest things! It was such a special way to mark her special day, and her love for them was evident in the confident and respectful way she interacted with them. Enjoy these photos of the birthday fun!

Happy 10th Birthday, Mikayla!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Cake Smash | Hailey's 1st Birthday

Hailey is the most glamorous and dainty little girly girl!

From her pink tutu to her lavish pearls, she is the epitome of what a girly girl should be! While she wasn’t really into EATING her smash cake, she definitely loved PLAYING with it! Her favorite thing to do was to get icing all over her hands and clap as hard as she could. Even with a few tears, she was a perfect angel during her session. I love when babies really dig into the cake, and she was no exception, getting icing in her hair and all over her cute little feet!

Hailey girl, I can’t believe you’re almost one! Your parents love and adore you, and you are so blessed to have such a wonderful Mom and Dad. I’m so glad I could celebrate your almost- birthday with you, and document your sugary fun!

Happy 1st Birthday, Hailey!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Birthday | Joshua's 1st Birthday

Their first year is the fastest and slowest year of your whole life.

I don’t know what it is about that first year of your baby’s life, whether it’s the long nights, lack of sleep, oodles of baby cuddles, or the innumerable feeding sessions, but it seems to both drag and fly by! It was no different with Joshua’s first year.

Joshua is a calm and loving little snuggle bug who is whip smart and so giggly! He waited until right before his birthday to finally start standing on his own and he is so proud! I can’t get enough of his sweet smile (with his 6 teeth!) and his chunky legs!

We went to the beach to document his first rotation around the sun, and it was perfect. Enjoy these photos of this sweetest little (now) toddler.

Happy 1st Birthday, Joshua!

Cheers,
Aubrey

Cake Smash & Splash | Joshua's 1st Birthday

IT HAS BECOME A MODERN TRADITION TO CELEBRATE A CHILD’S FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH A CAKE SMASH.

If you haven’t already heard of or seen this celebration, it’s as simple as it sounds: allow your one-year-old to celebrate by giving him/her their very own cake to “smash” and eat in the messiest way they can. Every baby is different when it comes to this treat. Some love it instantly, while others absolutely hate the taste/texture and end up crying. Joshua was right in the middle of these two reactions. This session can also include a “splash” portion at the end, which cleans the babe in a fun and adorable way! Anything for cute photos, amiright?

If you’re concerned that baby won’t like the sweetness of the cake, you can give him a taste test the night before. It doesn’t have to be very much, just enough to try so that when you do the“official” one, baby is already more familiar and may dive right in.

As you’ll see from the pictures, he was very sedate in his non-smashing of the cake, and the icing was clearly the favorite. We ended with the “splash” portion of the session, and he loved being able to get in a little more play! Arguably, he seemed to enjoy the splashing more than the smashing!

Without further ado, enjoy Joshua’s Smash and Splash. Happy (almost) 1st Birthday!

Happy almost Birthday, Joshua!

Cheers,
Aubrey