H Family Reunion at Hyatt Lost Pines {Austin Family Photographer}

I was so looking forward to doing this family's reunion portraits at Hyatt Lost Pines Resort.  The 4 kids hired me as a gift to their parents.  What a sweet time to remember in these five families' lives.  Living 1,000 miles away from my families (boo), I know how fun it is when everyone gets together. 

Talk about beautiful... Hyatt Lost Pines Resort is amazing, and definitely on my "to do list" with my husband when ever we have someone in town that can watch our kiddos for a day/night so that we can sneak away.  What a fun getaway that would be!  And the perfect place for a family reunion.

These families were so sweet, funny, and great to work with.  And the 10 kiddos?  They pretty much melted my heart.  Don't get me wrong... they made me work for it, but that is what I love to do.  I'm so glad we were able to shoot our session the morning we did, because that same night, Austin got like 10-12 inches of rain and everything (including the river behind the stairs below) flooded big time.

Enjoy their sneak peeks. 

 This shot was at the very end... everyone was cooked.  I love how "real" it is.  :)

It's fun to see what comes of two people who fell in love.  For this couple, it was 4 kids and 10 grandkids!  

The R Family {Austin Family Photographer}

I first met this family at the super fun Stars and Stripes event that I worked / photographed on July 3rd.  They were so nice, and their sweet little K is just a doll!

It was a muggy summer morning in the ATX, but we enjoyed a fun mini-session.  Here is a sneak peek.

Iowa Mini-Sessions - 2013

I am so excited for the 3rd annual Iowa mini-sessions that I'm doing in a few weeks!  Spots are very limited and filling quickly.  It's the perfect time to get sweet family portraits to fill your frames at home and to get images for your family's holiday cards.  (Option 1 even includes a holiday card digital file that you can print as you like!)

See you soon, Iowa!  Can't wait for some portraits and a whole lot of rest and relaxation on the farm.  No traffic, no huge to do list... just lots of time hanging out, going on "animal adventures" (as my son calls them) on the golf cart, riding my beautiful horse, and doing a lot of star gazing.

Contact me for details and pricing info. at milesofsmilesphotography@yahoo.com.

4th of July Parade - 2013

I love the community that I live in, and feel so blessed to be a part of it.  It's sort of like my "small town" in a big city, which is great to have because I am still a small town girl at heart.  

This was my third year of photographing the community's 4th of July Parade.  As always, it was lots of fun!  It is fun giving back to a place that gives so much to my family.

Here are some images from the day.