Day at the Beach

Every week, we do family date night with my mother-in-law, my sister-in-law, Carly, my brother-in-law, Luke, and their baby, Ruby. It's a grand event. It's mostly just food, talking, and great television. But, in the summer, when the television is not so great, and the weather is glorious, we let ourselves switch it up every now and then.

This week we switched it up by going to the Secret Beach. Now, I don't believe this is the beach's technical name, it is just what we have come to call if over the years. It's a real cute place, tucked away, and there's maybe 30 or 40 people there on a busy day--definitely our style.

So, we packed it up, and headed out. And I decided we need to capture some of these moments; such as Ruby, ultra-enthused to be in her carrier.

My fantastic mother-in-law. A girl couldn't ask for one better. I am so blessed!
Ruby loves her Granny (you can tell because she has her tongue out, she does that when she's happy).

The O'Dells. This is an accurate depiction of our time together.
And we'll wrap it up with one of my favorites.

Sweet Beauty

Here we are, 6 months later, and little Charlotte is as beautiful as ever!

We've chatted about Charlotte's family before when I did her newborn session, but I have to say it again, she has amazing parents! It's so fun to see your friends become parents.

So we ventured out to a field on an early Sunday morning. The sun was bright, but Charlotte was a trooper! And luckily, her momma had a few trips up her sleeve to keep her smiling!

This is one of her momma's sweet tricks--this Ah-Mazing vintage mirror. Charley seemed to like it, too. (She has good taste already!)
Joe and Amy weren't thrilled about being in the photos, but I snuck this one in while Amy was giving Charley a pep-talk. Motherhood looks good on you Am-dawg!

Ugh! That face!!!

Belly Preview :: Baby O'Dell

Here's a preview of my session with my sister-in-law Keri. Stay tuned...