The Uribe Family

Happy 4th of July! What better blog post to have on this Independence Day than that of a family who is serving our country. The Uribe Family made time during their vacation in Tennessee to have family photos done! We met up at AK Bissell Park in Oak Ridge and once I saw them all decked out in their red, white and blue I knew it was going to be a special session.

Little Emma is simply adorable and was so cute in her patriotic dress and red cowboy boots. I loved watching her interact with her parents, especially her Daddy. Her Daddy was dressed in his uniform and some of the images we captured of the two of them seriously melts my heart every time I look at them!

Alicia and Emma thank-you for the sacrifice you make daily so that Ryan can protect our country. Thank-you Ryan for your service!

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The Chapman Family

Each summer since Memories & Blessings Photography began I have had the priviledge of photographing the Chapman family. I am so honored they have chosen me to be a small part of their life. I say it all the time but one of my favorite things about my job is that I get to watch all the kids grow. Bradley and Carter have grown so much since we first started. In fact, Carter was a newborn when I first did the Chapman's photos in 2010. He is such a big boy now and running everywhere! Bradley is just as sweet as ever and I do believe he is getting more handsome with age!

We met at the Chapman's home in Lenoir City and walked to a beautiful location they we were able to use for the photos. A big field, an old fence and barn and the sun gently beginning to set made for beautiful photos! Thank-you Brice and Kelly for giving me the opportunity to capture God's blessings in your life!

Here is the family back in 2010 ...

Here they are today!

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The Belcher Family

I had the awesome opportunity to meet up with the Belcher and Duncan families at Lenoir City Park and do some family photos. I love photographing all types of sessions, but I especially love when I get to photoraph a large family unit. Within the first moments of meeting the familes I knew who the center of the family was ... the grandson, Zach. He is one extremely loved young man. It was so nice to meet a family where there seemed not to be "in-laws", they were just all family.

Zach shares some precious memories with his grandparents and I had the priviledge of documenting some of thos memories during our session. For example, the torn dollar bill.

When Zach was just a toddler he tore one of his Grandpa Duncan's dollar bills. Since that day, Zach and his Grandfather each carry one half of the dollar in their wallets. As Grandpa Duncan was reliving this memory with me I asked him what he would've done if it was a one hundred dollar bill and he laughed and said he would've ran and found some tape! This family was full of laughs and I loved that I got to go down memory lane with them for awhile.

Here are a few of my favorites from the Belcher/Duncan family session.

Zach gave his grandmother's the rings they are wearing when he was much smaller.

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Twice Blessed

"We prayed for a miracle and God gave us two!" If you visit the White family's home that quote will greet you as you enter their newest additions' nursery. Korey and Myranda, along with big sister Kylee, welcomed Khloee Allyson and Kinzlee Inez into their family on Monday, June 11th. The two precious baby girls' middle names were chosen to honor their parents' grandmothers. I had the honor of knowing Korey's grandmother, Mrs. Inez, and I know she would've just loved these two little angels to pieces.

Myranda and I talked at her maternity session (which can be seen here) that we would need to make sure the girls had different colored hairbows or different outfits on so I could tell them a part. Well, there was no need for that! Kinzlee has a head full of dark hair and her older sister Khloee has lighter and not as much hair. Both of them however, are equally beautiful! Kylee is a wonderful big sister and helped so much during our session. She did so awesome holding them and kissing each of them so gently!

Thank-you Korey and Myranda for allowing me to capture these sweet memories for your family. I hope that I get to see much more of those sweet babies and watch them grow!

Here are several of my favorites from their session. Don't forget to leave a comment on this blog post - 20 comments and Myranda will get a free 5x7 photo of her choice. Also, make sure to watch for their video, featuring a sweet song by JJ Heller, on the Memories & Blessings Facebook page!

Khloee Allyson

Kinzlee Inez