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.

Chloe

 This beautiful baby girl is

Chloe.

She is one of the

newest people

in our world and

in my life.

It was such a joy

to photograph

her and her parents.

She was so

 pleasant and happy,
such a joy! 

It is hard to believe,

I know,

but 

she is even 

more precious

in person!

These are her

gorgeous

parents.

You can 

see why

baby Chloe

is so 

beautiful!

She found her favorite

resting place

and 

it wasn't

long before

she was

out like a light.

So precious...

awake or 

asleep.

Daddy's

strong 

arms

will

keep 

you safe,

little one.

Sweet dreams,

   Chloe!                                    

Many Blessings

to this

sweet,

new 

family

from 

Worlund Photography!

Sydney Paige

So finally this weekend

I was able 

to photograph

my cousin's

sweet baby girl.

This is Sydney.

She is two plus

and we enjoyed

 her bringing 

 her mommy

by our house.

 She loved our puppies.        

Charlie was very docile

and let her

pull his ears.

Chloe was a

little more frisky - 

she is just

a puppy.

Sydney was not 

so sure

about Chloe's kisses.

I am thankful

for many things

this season.

Today I am 

thankful

I was able

to capture the

laughter

and

beauty

of this 

sweet girl.

More Pics of E

This is my

most precious

niece...

E.

She is my 

favorite

right now...

because she is

the newest

little one

in our family.

This is my

sister-in-law.

She is a 

great mommy.

This is my

brother-in-law.

He is Dave's brother.

He is notorious

for aggravating

his nieces and nephews.

We love his two

little ones

(and their mommy)

too much to 

pay him back!

I mean, really,

could you ever

aggravate

this sweet face?

I think not!!!

It took

a while

for sleep 

to come.

When it did,

however,

there was

sweet peace.

She is

eight days old

in these

images.

Sweet, sweet

E!

Your Aunt Renae

loves you

very much!!

Our Newest Addition

This is the newest addition to

our family...

our extended family, 

that is.

She was born

Friday,

June 15, 2012

at 10:21 am.

She weighed

7 pounds

and measured 

18 inches long.

It has been quite some time

since we have had a

little one 

at our house.

Sweet Little Feet

Sweet Little Fingers

              This sweet girl has a big brother
                  you may have seen earlier
                           in my blog.
                     T was very excited
                   to see his little sister, E,
                   and we were and are
             very happy she arrived safely.

                 

        E is the eighth little

        girl in our family

        and the fourteenth

        grandchild.

        We now have a

        great grandchild

        and another one

        on the way.

        Our family is

        growing

        by leaps

        and bounds.

 I know it
will be awhile
(I pray it will be)
until mine
and Dave's family
grows more.

Grandchildren
will be
welcomed
but not hurried.

We are excited for all God has in store 

for each of four children.

We pray it includes 

four sweet mates,

grandchildren,

and four happy homes.

Someday maybe I will be 

posting pictures

of our own grandchildren here

...but not too soon.

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!