Dawson Wade

This is my sweet, great nephew, 

Dawson Wade Higginbotham.

 I met him last week

when we went to 

Dauphin Island

for our vacation.

 His mom and big brother
came to see us at the beach
and I was able to babysit
while they played.

I was overjoyed to get to
capture these sweet images
while he slept.
 Isn't he an angel?

He favors my dad
in this photo. He also
favors my brother,
Barry, who would
have been thrilled
to know his grand
children if he had
lived.  Dawson
and his brother
Devin would have
loved their PawPaw
Barry, too!

I will forever love
babies...



sleeping,
awake, crying,
laughing. They
are the hope
that tomorrow
will come...and hopefully will be better than today.

Sweet Sydney

This is my cousin's little girl

Sydney Paige.

She is adorable!!

I don't get to see her very often

but when I do,

I try to always

have camera in hand!

Her Uncle Jake loves her!

So does her Aunt Cayla!

She is well loved

 but also teased...

it is the

Harper way.

My PawPaw Burnum

was a great teaser...

some of my

greatest memories

of him

include

silly sayings,

teasing words;

and his lovingly kidding us.

  

My Aunt Beth

is only two years

older than I am

so I grew up

with her teasing, too.

When I was young

(actuallly last week, too)

she loved to

aggravate those

around her 

by teasing.

Again,

she came by it

honestly

from being a

                                                           Harper.

Sydney has learned young

what it means to be loved well

and teased.

She is only one-fourth

Harper 

but she will

reap the 

"benefits"

for the rest of her life.

Most likely,

she will become

a teaser,

too!

                      A Day at 

            MawMaw's House

                          I was visiting with my grandmother for her birthday
                           and I was able to capture photos of my cousin's 
                           little boy.


                                                  At first, he was shy...             
                                 

                                         ...but then he warmed up to me.

                                  I talked to him about his pawpaw's tractor,

                                            his cousin, who he adores and
                                                who adores him, and

                                                very soon he was a posing pro!

                         

Next time he will be prepared when he sees me with my camera!

Thanks, Eli, for indulging your cousin's camera bug!