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Tomball Family Portraits: The Dowell Siblings

When Dylan and I were preparing to leave Sully for TEN days over Christmas, I was beside myself with worry and panic and tears. I had absolutely no idea how I could leave my child for that long. I’m sorry, but he is… My child. :) BUT! In came the Dowell family. To the rescue!! We’ve known the Dowell’s for about a year now. They’re the family who bred and raised Sully (formerly known by them as Lil’Ben) until he was about two months old. And they’re the family who welcomed him back home with open arms when he needed a place to stay. I CANNOT tell you what a load off my mind this was!! This shoot of the Dowell siblings was a by-product of our insane thankfulness for everything they’ve done for us! So THANK YOU, DOWELL’S!! We hope you enjoy. :) XOXO!!

Jessica, the eldest, is a GORGE senior in high school who’s a boss at anything math-related. She dreams of being a coordinator for a modeling agency one day.
This is Kelly, the youngest. She’ll kick your butt in a swim meet any day of the week. She’s a middle-schooler. And her face is FLAW-LESS.
Meet Treavor! He’s the middle-child. (Middles, represent!) He’s about to be a senior. He hunts duck. And he’s in the process of getting his pilot’s license!!
Here’s the gang all together. Looking quite stylish, might I add…
The areas surrounding the Dowell’s beautiful home in Tomball were perfect for this super relaxed, fun shoot!
After walking to a nearby park, we hear grunts from a distance. We look up, and Sully’s parents, Bentley and Roxy are running at us FULL-SPEED. :)
Now tell me that Sully doesn’t look JUST like his daddy?!
Shot during a rare moment when the pups were sitting still. And how it makes me smile. :)

Happy Thursday, friends!!

February 2, 2012 - 1:50 PM

jae - oh.my.god. bulldogs are absolutely some of the most photographable dogs ever (my best friend was toppled by a few during her maternity shoot last summer…’twas awesome!). beautiful photos. and those dogs are stunnaaas.

Tidbit Tuesday #109

I feel so refreshed today! I’m sure sleeping in until 8:17AM has something to do with it. (My internal clock wakes me up at 8AM every day without fail.) And I bet my caprese salad breakfast of champions with a shot of water, Centrum and ungodly amounts of vitamin D has something to do with it as well. But mostly, I think it’s because yesterday was AWESOME. My birthday was spent cleaning – something that ordinarily sucks, but surprisingly DIDN’T yesterday BECAUSE it was my birthday – and baking!! Flowers and chocolate were delivered from my sweet man, followed by a fancy hors d’oeuvres party with my girls from church. OH. And cake. Puh-leeenty of cake!! Cake that I believe I’ll have to schedule a snack break for right. about. now… Ahh, that’s goood.

I have a confession. One of my current pastimes is stalking the Instagrams associated with various celebrities’ Twitter accounts. I have no idea why. I suppose I just find it fascinating that these people have actual, real lives. My most recent stalkings? Well.. They’re actually people I have no connection or loyalty to at all. *Cough cough* Say, Selena Gomez or Kourtney Kardashian? *Cough cough.* Which brings me to – I GET MY IPHONE ON SUNDAY!! And although I can’t promise my Instagrams will be as interesting as a celeb’s… You can bet anything that I’m ready to jump on that bandwagon! YAAHOOO!!!

You know how I can get slightly obsessive about things I love? Like eating quiche for two meals a day, every day, for two weeks? Or listening to a two-song playlist on repeat all day long? I have a similar obsession with my TV shows… Especially when they end after FIVE glorious seasons of entertaining me. This past Friday, Chuck – otherwise known as the best show on television – ended for good. And I cried. And I criied. And I criiied. And then I locked myself in the bathroom and forced myself to get a grip. I’m much, much better now. For those of you who were concerned… :)

Song of the Week: Our God by Chris Tomlin. The worship team at Kaleo played this song on Sunday morning and although I’d heard it before, it resonated with me in a whole new way. I’ve been hooked ever since, and am committed to going into my 24th year with these lyrics as my anthem. “Our God is greater. Our God is stronger. God, You are higher than ANY other. Our God is Healer. Awesome in power. Our God.” AMEN, Internet!! To listen to this keeper, go HERE!!

This Thursday I’ll be sharing a peek into a super sweet and casual shoot with Sully’s breeder’s family! More specifically – the Dowell siblings! But until then, enjoy this small taste of the fun. Meet: Sully’s REAL parents, chasing after us at top speed!! It’s not a groundbreaking picture. But it makes me smile! ;)

Happy Tuesday!!

January 31, 2012 - 11:18 PM

Kasey - I’m sad about Chuck too! :( Cute pic of the dogs!!

January 31, 2012 - 9:09 PM

Jae - Omg what adorable parents!! Love it!! Also hurray for the iPhone! Make sure you get a good case for it. It was the first thing I bought for mine & I don’t regret it one bit. It has saved my phone’s little glass life a ton of times.

January 31, 2012 - 6:15 PM

jessica - i just love the pic!!! it’s so fun! and i just love you!!! you’re so fun too!!!!

January 31, 2012 - 12:39 PM

Kathy B - Love the picture! Looks like they got loose from their sled, and kept on running. lol

Featured: Style Me Pretty Texas

Welp, it’s safe to say Style Me Pretty keeps tabs on my birthday. Because Danielle and Garrett’s detail-filled Oak Tree Manor wedding is being featured RIGHT now!! :) Huge thanks to Abby, Dawn, and the rest of the wonderful ladies at SMP. Check out the full post HERE and be sure to leave D & G some love!

Happy Monday!!

January 31, 2012 - 11:44 AM

jessica - yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! happy happy happy birthday with a skip and a jump and a smile all around!!!

January 30, 2012 - 3:53 PM

Kylee - Happy Birthday!!!

January 30, 2012 - 11:26 AM

Lauren Jolly - That’s so perfect! Happy birthday, Alyse!!

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