Family

I was looking through some of the pictures on my computer today and it hit me...I NEVER SHARED MY FAMILY PICS WITH YOU GUYS!!!! *face palm* So this post is not going to be my normal post, it's going to inclue A TON of pictures of MY FAMILY :-) and not any of my current WIP or finishes. (those will come very soon, I promise)
So, go grab you a cup of coffee, glass of tea, or whatever you like and sit back and enjoy these LOVELY pictures!!!!
Disclaimer: I am NOT getting paid to write this post or share these photos. I am writing this post because I WANT TO, the photographer doesn't even know I'm writing it, yet (just sent him an email a few min ago). ALL opinions and views ARE MY OWN based on MY EXPERIENCE with this photography company. All pictures were taken and edited by the wonderful people of Affection Photography. Please respect their hard work!!!!

Okay, now that that's out of the way, let's get to sharing!!!!

Keep in mind that these photos were taken in October of last year! (I know, I'm late in sharing! I hope you forgive me!!!)

I found this company through Facebook last year. I emailed back and forth with Sean a few times before we did the session. Let me tell you a little bit about his company. They are called Affection Photography you can find examples of their work on their website, just click here. Their facebook page can be found here. The photographers are Sean, his sister Sonya, and wife Ashley. Our session was photographed by Sean and Sonya. I'm always a little weary when meeting new people, but let me tell you, these are 2 of the most down to earth people I've EVER met! I just loved spending the day with them! They are both VERY easy to talk to and they make sure you get the pictures you want! From what I can see they do A LOT of weddings, family pics, engagement sessions, and KIDS!

They let me choose the location, which I'm soooo glad I picked this one! (Laurel Run Park in Church Hill, TN) The weather was PERFECT, the scenery EVEN BETTER! :-) I can't say enough good things about this company. Really! Okay, enough with the blabbing for a minute, let's look at some pictures!

That's me and my Hubby!

We hadn't had our pics taken in around 3 years...it was definitely time!

I am sooo happy with these pics!!!

Sean and Sonya made it fun for the kids! I don't know about you guys but my kids get pretty cranky during photo sessions, but not this one! They were laughing and playing and having a great time, THE WHOLE SESSION!!!!

I think that this was one of their favorite parts...throwing the leaves.....

AT US!!!!! I got hit right in the face with a big pile of leaves!! Then was COVERED in leaves, but....it made a good pic, don't you think?

This is Dakota, my step-son. He is now playing football so all that hair is GONE (finally!!!)!!!! He is 13, turning 14 in THREE days! They grow up so dang fast!

Look at those gorgeous eyes!!!!

Yes, he's a big boy! He's taller than ME!!!!!

This beauty is Miss Shyanne, my step-daughter, she is 8 and will be turning 9 in FOUR DAYS! Gosh, this child has grown!!!

She had hair almost down to hair bottom, but decided she wanted to cut it ALL OFF! Now it's barely past her shoulders! :-( She is still adorable, but dang I miss that hair!

Yep, she's gonna be a heart-breaker!

This stud is my baby boy, Gabryel, he is now 6! Gosh, time flies!!! He is the sweetest thing ever!

I could just eat him! He's so dang cute!! I'm gonna be fighting the girls off with a bat when he gets older!

Do you see what I mean? Man, I'm in trouble! :-)

This is our baby, Jordyn, who is now 5! She is a handful to say the least! She tries to act all innocent, but don't let her fool you! She's the meanest one!!! :p

I get asked a lot if her hair is naturally that curly, and YES it is!! And it's not too fun to take care of either! Talk about a "rats nest" in hair, she gets about 30 a day! LOL!

So pretty!!!!!

So, that is my family. Again, these WONDERFUL pictures were taken by the AMAZING photographers of Affection Photography. If you are anywhere near the "Tri-Cities" (Kingsport, Bristol, and Johnson City), TN I STRONGLY suggest booking a session with these guys! They are FANTASTIC, their prices are very affordable, and I promise you will have the BEST time with them! It won't even feel like a normal photography session! I will DEFINITELY be booking another session with them for this year! If you decided to check them out tell them Kelie sent you!!!! I promise promise promise you will NOT regret it!!!!

I hope you enjoyed "meeting" my family, I really enjoyed sharing these pictures with you!!!!

~Hope y'all are having a GREAT day!!!~

Some catching up...

Wow! I have been pretty BUSY over the past week. Not only did I get sick (YUCK!) and had to miss quite a bit of work but I have a few DEADLINES coming up REALLY FAST! As in, 2 days for a quilt, my Modernista Swap's deadline is the 29th, plus a special project's deadline is fast approaching! UGH! Where has the time went? Or the better question to ask myself....WHY DO YOU PROCRASTINATE????
   I really can't help waiting until the LAST minute to do something. (I'm mainly talking about the quilt) I don't know why, maybe it's the excitement of "Are you gonna make it?" "Can you REALLY do this, Kelie?" Well, I don't know if I'm going to make this one or not, but I'm definately gonna try!
   But anywho, I figured I'd let y'all see a little of what I've been up to. (Sorry for the IG pics but my camera is broke, not sure what's wrong with it either! YIKES!!!)

I finally got all the blocks finished for this quilt. I absolutely LOVE this line by Tula Pink! She's amazing!!!

I've got all the blocks sewn into rows and all the rows have at least 1 row attached to it, now I just have to stitch 3 more seams and the top is DONE! The back? Well, I haven't even started it yet, and honestly HAVE NO CLUE what I'm gonna do for it. I'm thinking scrappy! I have to go buy some more fabric (oh darn! :) ) to finish it, but I'm good with that! :) Then of course the whole basting, quilting and binding left. 2 days.....think I can do it? I sware I have the saying from The Little Engine That Could in my head "I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can" Then I think, "I better I better I better!" This is my first comissioned quilt and I don't want to screw things up!

Onto other projects....

I made this fun little star for my partner...which she said she likes it, I hope so. I still need to bind it though. My husband saw this and now of course wants an entire quilt made "JUST LIKE THIS" LOL, I doubt it! :)

I made my first fabric basket for my partner! I love the way this turned out too!!!

One of the potholders I made for her....

Here is another potholder, view of the front.

And the back view.
I think I've got this swap licked...other than binding that mini and I believe I may make her one more basket, and then it'll be on its way!!! I really hope she likes it and from the comments I've gotten from her on Flikr she does!

Here is my baby concentrating so hard!!! He's stitching up his first little project! I think it's suppost to be a sun?!?!? I love it!

Have I ever told you how much I love Fall in the mountains? Well if I haven't, let me just tell ya, I L-O-V-E it!!!!! It's so gorgeous!!! We went to the park the other day for some long over due family photos, I'm so excited to get them back because I know they are going to be FANTASTIC!!!!

The kids had a blast with the photographer. He was really amazing! I would highly suggest him and his sister to ANYONE who asks!!! In the pic above they are getting ready to throw some leaves at him, and from what he showed me, it's going to be an amazing photo!!!
Well, I'm off to bed, gotta work in a few hours!!!
~Hope y'all are having a great day!!!~

Vacation

I'm back from vacation! I'm happy to be home but not so happy to return to work tonight!!!! We had an amazing time though! The kids think we are the best parents ever now!!! :)
Just figured I'd share a few pics with you guys!
So bare with me...I'll just share a few!

This is where we stayed

On Ocean Blvd!

This was the view from our room....LOVE IT!

I think he was trying to bury himself....

That little head poking up right there is my FEARLESS son! He about gave me I'd say FIFTY heart attacks, he just LOVES the water!!!

Lazy River Riders....

They had a blast!

HAHA more proof that they love each other!!!

Cuteness!

We walked the beach nightly, this is the night they decided to try to bury my baby!

Boogie Board + my son + ocean =

CACKLING!

Jordyn's version of boogie boarding! Laying in the sand where the water will JUST BARELY get to her!

Shy even had fun on the boogie board! Dakota thought he was in heaven the whole trip!

I actually got a halfway decent pic of the 4 of them! (This is before any edits though!)

Last time on the beach.....

 

I did my first emboridery job ever! I like it!!!!
Sorry to bombard y'all with pics but we had such a great time I had to share it with y'all!!!!!!
~Hope y'all are having a great day!!!~