{abby & kirsten: bffs}

 Part 2 of this week's photo session!  Kirsten came up to surprise me and hang out with Abby. They have been bffs since forever.  They were my campers at camp for years...(insert flashback music...🎶)

So many fun memories of them together!!

I asked them to tell me their earliest memories of each other...which brought a lot of laughs as they thought back to when they were both little.  :) So fun to listen to them reminisce. 

 Also, Kirsten has some great facial expressions...!  😄

Abby is like me in that she's not always exactly a huggy person... 😂

But when it's your best friend, you have to be ok with it sometimes. 😀

Oh my heart! 💜 I still see little them when I look at this picture. I was having to make myself not tear up when going through all these!  

Girls, you were so much fun when you were little...and you're a whole new kind of fun now! 

Kirsy, you are such a bright ray of sunshine and I most definitely needed some you in my life this week! You and Abby balance each other's personalities which makes the best combination. 😊  Thanks for the awesome conversations this week...I can't wait to see where you are a year from now...!! 😉😘

{abby: senior pics}

I'm not sure how much more my heart can take this week of little people growing up and graduating!!

 These two tiny girlies {my nieces} visited my dorm room when I was in college...the same college they both go to now - and Abby, the one next to me, graduates tomorrow!  😱  

She asked to come hang out with me for a couple days this week and requested some senior pictures. So Mel...here ya go...! 😉

Abby, I am so stinking proud of you. I love you absolutely to pieces. And I can't wait to see what God has in store for you.  My Africa room is always open - come see me anytime!  💜💜💜

There was another aspect to this week as well...and there will be a second post coming up shortly...!  😉

{{5.2.18}}

{reegan: senior pics}

Not at all sure how it is already time for senior pictures for this girl!! I have known Reegan since she was three years old when I taught her big sister in my third grade class.   After that year, I became close friends with their family and have gotten to watch Reegan grow into a beautiful young woman even though I don't see her family now nearly as much as I would like.

But life continues and no matter how much I would sometimes like to stop them, the little kids I used to take care of have a habit of growing up...so yesterday we met downtown in the beautiful (finally!) warm spring weather for a senior photo shoot.  Here is just a glimpse of some of my favs...

These stairs below were a recent project here in kville and are now so fun and colorful - so you know this was going to be one of our stops!

I realize the lighting on this one is a bit bright but I think it's super cute anyways. :) 

 Ok I love this because with her hair flipped back, I can see a glimpse of little reegan in this one. <3 

And then a couple classic Knoxville shots that everyone needs.  :) 

 Congratulations on graduating (in a couple weeks), Reegan! So proud of you and can't wait to see what God has in store for you! 

{{4.28.18}}

{tracey family: christmas}

New house and new baby called for new pictures! Shannon, your house is adorable and might be my favorite new location for photos...just sayin'... :D

Then of course there are the bajillion that were more like these two below...HA!

Yes, exactly! Hahaha! :D 

{{12.3.16}}