The Last Days of Three...

This Mama and I go WAY back! We worked together at my very first job right out of high school when I was the ripe old age of 18!! These days we happen to share a best friend and I’m so happy that her sweet family is still in my life 15 years later! ;) We went out to document their family as it is now because it will be changing in just a short few months and let me tell you, Miss R was a BLAST! She was a posing fool for me and I was absolutely in heaven! Thank you so much for picking me to forever freeze your family at this time in photographs! I am honored!

The P family

The P family is new to Melibelle and oh my goodness, did we have a blast! Miss E and I hit it off right off the bat!! Around halfway through she was so gracious to share her accessories with me and I was rockin’ her bracelet and necklace! Mom was also so kind to let me take her brand spanking new love outside and brave it in the sticker burrs...let me tell you, it was so worth it! These are some of my all time favorite newborn portraits EVER! You have probably guessed that I loved my time with the P family..thank you for allowing me to document this special time for your family!

True Love

I don't even know where to start when describing the wonderful evening that I had at this wedding! I had absolutely the most fun! Everyone was so warm and welcoming and I felt like a member of the party and not in the least bit like I was working, which is such a treat for me! It helps a little bit that I knew some of the family… and three of them were my family! ;) John and Lois are the perfect picture of love! You could just feel so much love between them that seemed to rub off on everyone in the room! Please accept my heartfelt congratulations again, John & Lois! I have absolutely no doubt that you will have a blissfully wonderful happy marriage!










Had to sneak in one of my sweet niece! ;)

Some BFF love!!

I am sure that many of you have met my best friend Jeni, who is so wonderful to help me from time to time with Melibelle! I seriously could not ask for a better friend and I could not love her more!! This time around she’s on the other side of the camera with her sweet family for their yearly photos. They are always so kind to let me play and try new things with them and I’m forever grateful for it. These are by far my favorite photos I’ve ever taken of them…okay, so I say that every year, but I digress. I really mean it this time. Thank you Jeni for everything you do; I simply couldn’t make it without you!

twice as sweet!

At this point, it will come as no surprise that newborns tend to be my favorite subjects! When there are two newborns, I’m just in double heaven!!! That is exactly where I was for this session with these absolutely precious twin girls. One newborn session usually takes a while… so with double trouble, it was definitely a lengthy process! Mom and Dad, you were great while I tried to capture the fleeting tiny moments of your beautiful girls. Thank you for allowing me to do just that!

Mommy knitted this sweet yellow blanket while on bed rest! Makes this portrait so personal and special!

How do I get so lucky?

Is there any way that I could be more blessed than having this amazing career with these wonderful clients? I think not! I have been so fortunate as to photograph this sweet family twice!! You can see their last year's session blogged about here. I must say that nothing pleases me more than when families choose me to capture their life again and again! There is no bigger compliment! As always, I was honored to be a part of your fun family, Kristin! Although we had to work a little harder this year, I think it was completely worth it!!! Your beautiful babies were captured in their true sweet selves and I adore each photograph!!! :)

Beautiful brown eyed little man!

This adorable little man is a new friend to Melibelle and I'm SO happy he was referred by this sweet family. I had an absolutely wonderful time getting to know them and capturing their sweet family!



Some Mommy & Daddy loves!


One of my most fav family shots I've ever taken! Look at all those laughs!!!!!

A picture is worth a thousand words right?

If that is truly the case, these make up pictures should add up to a billion words! I'm so sorry that I have been out of the blog loop for awhile, but I hope you follow the Melibelle Facebook... I'm always uploading sneak peeks over there! :) Enjoy this little catch up! :)

First up my Niece!



Next up SR Zack



We had some fun in the bluebonnets!



Some newborn loves!



And back to another Sr!



And then some wedding loves... could this be more all over the map!?!?!?!




And back to yet ANOTHER Sr!!! :) and her sister and daddy!

i LOVE that she rocked her converse in this photograph... my kinda girl! :)


Some more newborn lovies!



Swift family are new friends to Melibelle and they were a blast!!



This e-session was a blast! IT's my cousin and her man... can't wait until the wedding. I won't be the photographer b/c I'm in it... and it's going to be a blast! :)



My amazingly talented step-daughters dance portraits for 2010!




And this sweet little man I've had the pleasure of photographing twice before... once in his mommy's belly and when he was a newborn! Now he's about to turn one!