Our fall has gotten off to an adventurous start as we road-tripped to the East Coast and had a blast exploring and making memories. Our drive through the Smoky Mountains during that trip satisfied our love of leaf-peeping so we decided not to do our annual drive down Oklahoma's Talimena Scenic Byway. Instead, we took our little redhead up to the beautiful University of Oklahoma campus where the trees were vibrant, the weather was perfect and the "cheese"s were abundant!
Colorado and the Rocky Mountains are a somewhat close destination for Oklahoma travelers looking to escape for a few days, so the landscape probably isn't new to you. It wasn't new to us, but to our 2-year-old visiting for the first time, it was a whole other world.
Y'all know how much we love the hills, forests, rivers and wineries of southeastern Oklahoma. I've lost count of how many times we've been — we even spent our babymoon there in 2015 — and lots of fun activities have popped up in recent years, so we keep going back for more.
Y'all know I love any excuse to take photos, right? Especially of my chunky monkey! Snow fell yesterday for the first time in nearly two years, so it was the perfect time to dust off my camera and let Bryson experience his first snow!
Last winter, two ice storms came close to hitting us, but no snow fell. Bryson didn't quite know what to think of it, but he had fun stomping around in it! It was super cold, so we didn't stay out long.
Wow! We've had a busy and productive fall season here in Moore, America! Between holidays, work projects and spending quality time with our little ginger, I haven't written a blog post or shared pictures in quite some time. Winter arrives in less than a week, so I better get on it!
Another holiday is right around the corner, and that means another reason for PICTURES! Woo hoo!
Bryson is growing so fast – 23.6 pounds at 8 months old – and I love, love, love photographing his precious little face! The only problem is he is not so much a fan. He will laugh and grin until he sees you pull out the camera. Then, it's nothing but a straight face...all while we stand behind the camera jumping around like imbeciles and making wacky noises, LOL.
Cousin Mason wasn't feeling well when I had the backdrop set up, but we did get some good outdoor shots of him (toward the bottom). He is so much fun and has WAY better things to do than sit still long enough for a picture, haha! He is on the move and it's getting hard to keep up! We can already tell the differences in Mason's and Bryson's personalities...Bryson's going to have to work hard to keep up with him once he is on the move!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and was able to spend it with those you hold dear! This was Bryson's first Christmas, and it did not disappoint (not that we thought it would). He made out like a bandit with toys and clothes! Wow! Thanks to everyone who helped make his first Christmas a memorable one...for his parents, at least. ;)
Well, another month has gone by, and our Bryson is growing quickly!
He's up to 16.4 pounds and almost 26 inches long (which is around the 95th percentile in each category). He is a pro at holding up his head, LOVES to smile and giggle, and he has found the screeching part of his voice, haha. Thankfully, he doesn't use it very often and is — 99% of the time — a perfect little angel, hehe. :)
Since I've been back to work, I haven't had as much time to snap pictures of him, but below are a few I was able to get when he turned 3 months old on Sept. 3.
Another month has passed, and our Bryson is now 2 months old!
He is now smiling and beginning to interact with us, and he LOVES to be outside (particularly on our back patio). He and I eat breakfast out there every morning – before it gets too hot or humid – and he so enjoys it. :)
I think it's safe to say I have the cutest nephew EVER.
He's about to turn the big O-N-E (I can't even believe it), and in attempting to get a good photo for his party invite, we ended up getting all of these vivacious, fun, bright-eyed shots.
Being at home all day with a (mostly) sleeping baby puts the creative side of my mind to work. While photographing my sweet Bryson (he's already over 5 weeks old!), I have begun searching Pinterest and finding cute photography ideas for him and my 10-month-old nephew. I also have several friends who are having girls and have expressed interest in letting me play around with photographing them, so you'll slso see sequins, lace and a little pink. :)
I have gathered quite the collection of backdrops and set-ups and thought I would share them.
I had some fun with my trusty DSLR and prime lens this afternoon and decided to get some pictures of Bryson and Mason's first July Fourth! Of course, they had to have matching outfits. :) We tried to get them to take a photo together, but they decided it was not going to happen tonight...maybe another time. Anywho, scroll down for some more precious photos of our cuddly Bryson and our sweet nephew, Mason!
I'm a wife, mother, designer, dreamer and am always planning our family's next fun getaway. My little family and I live in Oklahoma, where we work hard, play harder and enjoy the blessed life we live.
