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I've been wanting a new blog for a long time now so when I decided I needed a new logo, I decided it was time to get a new blog too!! I'm so excited! So head on over to the new blog cuz I wont be updating this blog anymore. Here's the new site, enjoy!

www.melissafullmer.com/blog

Just Playing

I have been trying to get a lot of posed shots of my girls lately, I thought it would be fun to get some more candid ones. We were playing in the kitchen, eating, enjoying the sunshine, it was fun. I don't get many shots of Clara anymore these days because she seems to always look like a ragamuffin. That girl loves to play dress up but once she's done, some how she always just ends up in her underwear and I NEVER do her hair anymore so she's not included in these pictures. The last 2 of Kamryn were pretty funny. She is definitely turning more dramatic. I had put something out of her reach I didn't want her to have and she just falls to the ground and lays her head on the floor and cries. She's been doing that a lot lately, I don't know where she learned it from.





I have a bit of an obsession with her feet, mainly because they remind me of my own, short and stubby.

Bluebonnets

email me at melissa@melissafullmer.com if you would like to book your session. First come first serve. There are actually 5 sessions being booked and there are now 2 available.

Easter

We had a fantastic Easter with our family and I have the best family ever. Not only are they great cooks but they are so loving, supportive, and fun to be around. My kids love all their cousins and even though Clara and Kamryn are much younger than them, they try their best to include them. It's such a wonderful time of year, spring is my absolute favorite season and I'm loving all the beautiful colors and warmer weather... even though my allergies have been killing me. Here's a little bit of our fantastic Easter. My kids wanted to play more than pose so I turned my attention to my cousin's BEAUTIFUL flower arrangements, she's so talented.

I Tried

I was bound and determined to go out and get some great pictures for Kamryn's first birthday. I had so many ideas in my head, I had already decided where on the wall they were going to go, I was set. Kamryn just woke up from her nap, she was in pretty good spirits so I grabbed Robert and we set out to get her 1 year pictures. I dressed Clara up too just in case. Let's just say Kamryn is soooo over me. She hardly cracks a smile for me anymore unless she is being tickled, and that is really hard to do when you are trying to take pictures. I tried everything to get her to laugh, smile, something.... I got nothing. I quickly learned photographing other people's children seem to be easier since I'm new and my goofiness is new to them. I'm a has been to Kamryn and Clara. I determined to get some better pictures. She really isn't a fan of grass so next try I'm going to avoid it and maybe she'll be a bit more cooperative. I have a couple favorites but out of the 250 pictures I took, these were basically all I got.









"really mom?? you know I hate this stuff!"






Finally cracked a smile

Birthday

Kamryn's birthday was so much fun! I had fun coming up with a theme and coordinating everything with it. I wish I would have gotten a better picture of Kamryn in her shirt, it has a little owl on it too. I tried to do a lot of it myself to save a bit of money but I don't think it helped ;). It was a great party and I'll have some more pictures on our family blog in the next couple days.

Helping Hearts

I don't know if anyone ever wondered where the session for our winner for the Helping Hearts was, well here it is. We were waiting for the weather to get nicer so these little guys wouldn't be miserable in the cold. I love photographing these guys, I've done it several times and each time is always fun. Mom is a photographer too so she knows some tricks to bring and lucky she did or else we might not have gotten much from big brother. It might just be one of my favorite Las Colinas sessions yet.

Growing

It's been 2 and a half years since their last little baby and she has grown so much! She's now going to be a big sister. I was so happy to photograph their maternity session again, they are such a wonderful couple and I was able to capture Miss Abby for a whole year, from her still in her mommy's tummy to her first birthday. It was such a joy to get to see her again. She is the sweetest girl I've ever met and instantly became my friend. It is such a joy when the kids warm up to you so fast. And speaking of fast, I haven't photographed a 2 1/2 year old in quite a while, boy are they busy!! We had a lot of fun and she gave me the sweetest hugs and even let me kiss an owie. I can't wait to find out what you guys will be having next. Enjoy your preview.

grumpy

Kamryn's personality is night and day compared to Clara's personality so far. She's been driving me nuts lately, always wanting to be held, getting hurt feelings over the smallest things, hitting, biting, pulling hair.... it's no fun. So this post is dedicated to the top 10 things we love about Kamryn so I don't go completely crazy.

1. Your chubby little kissable lips
2. The way you say WOOOOW when you see something new
3. Your short lived snuggles
4. Your tickle spot under your chin.
5. How you instantly jump to daddy when he comes in the room
6. Your chushy little body
7. When someone says there gonna getcha you instantly come running to them
8. That you are my identical foot twin (we both have chubby, stubby toes)
9. That you still take 2 relatively longs naps
10. When you are in a good mood, you are so fun to watch and play with

I know there are more reasons but those 10 will do. I love her to pieces and we are all excited for her first birthday party this weekend, she'll be 1 on Tuesday. This was just an impromptu photo shoot while Clara was chalk drawing on the drive way. I plan on having her official 1 year session next week.

This is the face I get most days...


she is fully capable of standing up for a good minute and has even taken a few steps but when i want to get a picture of it, she wont. figures

Spring Snow

I know winter lasts longer up north, but when you arrive in Utah with 50 degree weather, beautiful blue skies, and a bright sun the last thing you would expect would be for it to snow the next day. Although my whole world is being turned upside down because it just snowed in Texas last weekend. Regardless of the weather, my cousin and her new hubby were beyond cute, so excited to be married and so in love. The weather hardly put a damper on their spirits. It was a fun experience to photograph at the beautiful Salt Lake Temple. It was my first wedding there and had it not been 35 degrees, wet, and snowing I would have been able to take pictures there all day. So maybe it was a good idea the weather was so crummy, they might not have made it to their reception :). I hope you love birds enjoy your preview, welcome to the family Josh!