Jason + Amara = Baby!

5:20 A.M. dawned dark and early.  I could've slept in another 25 minutes but I was so nervous I couldn't go back to sleep.  So, I got up and got ready for the day.  I grabbed the two lenses I was going to use and walked out to our gazebo with my sister, Hannah.  We were spending a few days at a beautiful house in Nags Head, NC and soon some friends from church were going to arrive for a sunrise maternity photo shoot (yep, they're that awesome!).  I was going to get to take my first ever maternity pictures (other than my Mama's)!  I was so nervous yet excited at the same time...I just wanted to get started so the butterflies would go away.  As we waited on the gazebo, with the wind blowing our hair around, the sun started to rise and paint vibrant colors on the sky.  Thank you, Lord! I murmured.  My prayer for a beautiful sunrise was answered! :)  A little while later, I saw the lights in the driveway and went out to meet my friends, Mr. and Mrs. Etheredge!  As soon as I got a hug from both of them, the nervousness started going away.  We walked to the gazebo and then I took Mrs. Amara down to the beach for some silhouette "baby belly" photos.  And we spent the rest of our time together laughing and smiling!   Here are some of their pictures!

 

To say that Mr. Jason and Mrs. Amara were hard to photograph would be a lie!  They made everything so easy for me (though I'm sure they noticed my nervousness! :) and were willing to do anything!  They were great!

 

The pier that was nearby allowed us to get some great pictures!  I love that light in the upper right corner of the pictures! :)

As we were walking back to our house, I noticed that the sun had finally made his appearance and so we did some more silhouette pictures! :)

Isn't the sunrise amazing?!  God is so good! :)

The ultrasound picture was completely their idea...I loved it! :)

 It took Mrs. Amara a good amount of effort to get her rings off for these pictures!  I'm grateful that she made the sacrifice, though, because I love taking pictures of rings! :) 

Aww!!

I have to throw a kissing picture in there! :)

Yep, they're fun! :)

I love this one...very much!

Aren't these little shoes adorable?!!  Once again, they were totally their idea to bring!

 Too cute!

The pretty Mama!

Oh, I love baby bellies! :)

L.O.V.E.

 Congratulations you two!  I cannot wait to meet little Grace Kathryn!  

Kimber :)

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,The fruit of the womb is a reward."

Psalm 127:3

Coming Soon to the Blog...My First EVER Maternity Session!!!

I'm really excited about these pictures and when I'm done editing them, I'll get to show them to you!  SO, get excited and please forgive my tardiness in posting.  I'm trying to work on this! :)

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 :)