The Wonders of the Spiderweb

A Lovely Lily

My Lil' Brother, Judah

Tonight's Sunset

Lots and Lots of Yellow Flowers!

If you love the color yellow, this post is for you!  For some reason the flowers we have blooming now are almost all yellow (which the exception of my lovely roses ;)!! 

We planted sunflowers a few years ago, and haven't planted any since, but every year we get beautiful sunflowers!  We think that the birds who eat the seeds must spill some on the ground where they wait to germinate until the next year.  :)

 Lots of bright yellow! :)

The other yellow flowers around our home are from some wildflower seeds Mama "planted".  They're quite beautiful, too! :)

This next photo is probably one of my favorites:

I just love when the sun illuminates flowers and I liked how I got a little sun flare in the bottom right corner! :)

I hope you all are having a great summer!

Kimber :)

Hannah's 17th Birthday Portraits

My lovely sister, Hannah, turned 17 years old yesterday!!

Two days ago my cousins, Kaitlyn and Sarah, were over and Kaitlyn decided to straighten Hannah's hair.  (Not an easy task, if you've seen my sister's voluminous amounts of hair!! ;)

After over an hour of straightening, Kaitlyn and Lexi dressed and "beautified" Hannah. :)  Next, of course, came the pictures! :)

I have a slight obsession with Hannah's eyelashes...they are so long! :)

 So pretty!!

This is Hannah's genuine, all-natural smile. :)

The big bay window in our room made for some beautiful portraits! :) :)

We call this the "model look." ;)

It was lots of fun posing Hannah and laughing with her throughout our mini photo-shoot.  Kaitlyn and Lexi were great helps to me in holding up backgrounds and keeping Hannah laughing (which isn't hard to do :).

It was Kaitlyn's idea to put our green avocado plant behind Hannah for some of the pictures.  The plant added a nice, natural touch! ;)

Isn't she pretty?! :)

What's even better about Hannah is that she's even more gorgeous on the inside!!  She has a huge heart for the people around her and she loves Jesus Christ so much!  She daily demonstrates efficiency and kindness in our family and loves helping Daddy with anything he needs.  From the Master Chinese Chef in our family to the first person up every day, she quietly leads by example.

I will never, ever ask for a better older sister...because there is none to be found.  I love you Hannah and wish you a wonderful yet belated 17th birthday!

XO

Kimber :)

Fuzzy Dandelions

As I was trying to figure out what the below plants were called, I asked my sister, Hannah, and she said "Dandelions."  I was like "Dandelions??  Those yellow flowers?  This doesn't look like a dandelion?!"  

So she said "Why don't you look it up on Google?"  I followed her advice, and lo and behold, she was right!!! :) 

I thought dandelions were those slightly uninteresting, bright yellow flowers. 

Lesson of the day: dandelions have more than one form! :)

Personally I love this form much better than the yellow flower!  

Who doesn't like fluffy white things?! :)

Dandelions (in the form pictured) have always amazed me.  One of my favorite things to do when I was younger (and sometimes now ;) is to see if I can blow the little seeds off the plant. :)  Daddy, being a landscaper, always playfully calls out "No, no, no!" as I blow the seeds away.  (Dandelions are not the lawn care workers best friend! ;)

One last little note:  a website I just looked at said the yellow dandelion flower is the yellow composite flower and the white, fluffy balls are the dandelion's seed head.

Okay, the science lesson is over! :)  

Have a great night!

Kimber :)

2 Rose Photos!!!

An unfurling bud!

My rose plant is so pretty!  Right now I have 2 full-bloomed roses and so many more buds coming!  It's so exciting! :)

I just love being able to cut off a rose and put it in a vase on our table or give it to someone at church.  It's great! :)

The finished product!!

Our Raspberries are Coming In!!

 

The Blue Family

Last Saturday I had the privilege of photographing the Blue family!  They are such a fun, sweet family and for a few months I've wanted (secretly ;) to take pictures of them. Mr. and Mrs. Blue's love for each other is so sweet and inspiring, and the children are so happy!  Conclusion:  they're a gorgeous and just-plain-wonderful family! :)

See what I mean?  

(Miss Trinity (middle) wasn't too excited about pictures at first, but I've got some happy pictures coming up! :)

Kendall is the oldest child of the family.  She was very willing to go wherever I wanted her to go for pictures and has a beautiful smile!

Lovin' on Daddy...

Micah is the oldest boy and a little shy but very sweet too!

I think the below photo is one of the sweetest Father-Son pictures ever!  I just love how Micah has his hands around his Daddy's neck...you can just feel the love and trust emanating!

Trinity (the second girl) wasn't excited about standing for pictures...at first.  She warmed up as soon as she could go play, but I thought that even her "not so happy" faces were adorable!

 Kendall came over as we were attempting to get Trinity to smile, and helped us out a little bit!  I thought this series of photos were too cute not to post! :)

 Happy...

...and then not so happy...

Once we were finished with "posed" pictures Trinity really warmed up and started smiling like crazy.  I have to admit, I think the 0-4 age range is one of my favorite ages to capture!!

 

I love the way Trinity walks.  She looks like a little princess:  hands held behind her back, walking slow and careful...it's absolutely adorable!

Now I'll introduce you to Miss Lily, the youngest member of the family, and such a cutie-pie!

Getting some love from Mama...so sweet!!

 

Isn't she precious??!!

 

At the beginning of the photo session, Mr. Blue said to Mrs. Blue, "Want me to pick you up like I did on our wedding day?"  Mrs. Blue was a little hesitant, so we didn't take the pictures then, but at the end of the session Mr. Blue offered again and Mrs. Blue agreed!  I was so happy!! 

Aren't they so sweet?!!!  I could go on and on about them!

Love, love!!

One last picture of this beautiful family, before I end:

Mr. and Mrs. Blue, the way you love on your children is so real and so beautiful.  Mrs. Blue, the way you respect and love your husband is just plain amazing.  Mr. Blue, the way you shepherd your family is a joy to watch.  You all are such a blessing to me and my family!
Thank you so much, Blue family, for letting me capture you guys!!

Love in Christ,
Kimber :)