Sweethearts on the Hill

I fell deeply in love with the little man in this picture... Here we are now, and I still can't get enough of him! Happy 4th Birthday my little Chuckles…  I could just eat you up!

Clouds come floating into my life ,    N o longer to carry rain or usher a storm,   B ut to add c o l o r     to my sunset sky (this photo is courtesy of my darling Sam Hatcher (5)) ~Rabindranath Tagore

Following the chaos that took place in the gym, all the kids headed upstairs to indulge in some much needed S.U.G.A.R!!!  Charlie wanted a Spiderman Cake this year for his birthday  (Go Licensed Characters! WooHoo!)  So, here it is in all its glory! (Since shooting in fluorescent lighting can prove to be a bit of a color challenge for a newbie photographer, I decided to change all my cake pictures to black and white ~)  Here is the birthday boy patiently awaiting his birthday cake Sam was extra supportive of his baby brother today Mark… always the little gentleman   Rachel worn out from all the festivities Make a wish buddy!!   Love love love capturing shots of all those sweet frosting faces!    Happy 4th Birthday My Sweet Angel!  Hope you had the most  special day ever!

This has been a long awaited event in the heart of my dear Charlie. This was the first year he really  took notice of Sam's birthday and all the events that surrounded it. So on a weekly basis since September 2nd, Charlie has asked "Mommy, when is it gonna be my birfday?"   Well, the festivities have  finally  begun! Charlie chose to have his 4th Birthday party at "Big Gym" (it is actually called Tatarus, but has been given the name "Big Gym" by the Hatcher family to distinguish it from its younger brother "The Little Gym")  It turned out to be a really fun day… Charlie and his 14 closest friends rocked it out on the trampolines, foam pits, swinging ropes, and the tower of terror… Here is Charlie taking his first giant leap! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah ~ A successful landing, indeed! Charlie and Cate, the little rebels, breaking the "1 kiddo on the trampoline at a time" law     Mark and Luke - Charlie and Sam's super ...

I didn't think it was possible for me to love photography any more… but with family photo shoots like I had this past weekend with Wes and Melanie and their gorgeous little boys, I simply can't get enough of it!   I really did love my time at the UT Gardens with this sweet family. I could chase these little peanuts around all day long snapping shots of their beautiful faces. On top of that, their mommy and daddy making for some gorgeous couples photography!   I'll refrain from commenting too much here… Hope you enjoy seeing the pictures as much as I enjoyed capturing them! Thank you Wes and Melanie for allowing me to be a part of this moment in your lives ~