Author Archives: mel

a family i love a lot :: arlington, tx :: family portraits

You have seen this family on my blog many times in the past. And there’s a reason for that. They have become some of my closest friends, and I RACE over to their house any time they want need new pictures (or any time a cup of tea is being offered, for that matter!). Their...

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a new home!

Well, we did it. We have officially moved! Let me tell you, it was a loooooong time in coming. At the end of October, Rich and I unpacked in a new city just outside of San Antonio, Texas. That’s right. We aren’t actually in the city. We’re country folk now.If I’m lucky, every now and...

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baby ilyas :: one week

Last week I went to meet sweet baby Ilyas. And he is absolutely perfect in. every. way. When I first got there I threw my camera aside, snatched him up, and just breathed him in. Words cannot describe the sweetness of a new baby. And this particular little man is especially sweet. I eventually surrendered...

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the ali family

I’ve had this lovely family on the blog backburner for a while now! Due to some significant issues I encountered while trying to upload images to any server, they’ve been waiting ever so patiently in a desktop folder on my trusty Mac. For a while “trusty” wasn’t one of the many names I was calling...

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kaine

I love the one where it looks like he’s sneezing.

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