Back at it....JULY

Hmm...I ended on June as a good friend recently informed me...so this recap might as well start this chapter/catch up with July.  I am vowing to write each night this week...and ending Friday with December and My heartfelt hope everyone had a great holiday season and Happy New Year.  I'll make sure Friday's post also includes my resolutions, exciting news..., and future plans for Shelley Lynn Photography for 2013 :)

The nice thing about talking about JULY...is it makes us all think of warmer fun weather in the middle of the cold winter.  The 4th of July might be one of my favorite holidays..its HOT, hotter every year I think, I dress my girls in outfits that make their butts look like firecrackers, and we get to spend a ton of fun at the parade, rides, and celebrate the U.S.A.  We have a ton of fun at Franklin Fest as you can tell below...

Miss Independent wasn't having her Big Sister holding her back!

Somebody loved strutting her stuff down HWY 36

Our crew all ready for candy!

Me and My Ladies

Best TOY ever for a hot day.  A cooler full of ice!

ahhh my messy messy little monkey

The look on Dom's face kills me!!

Mommy has a new prop!!  Making sure this baby bed is safe for everyone or two for that matter.  My ladies still have fun climbing in this from time to time.  I love the second picture showing how much Morgan loves her baby sister...and Sydney's expression is typical Sydney.

Miss {P) the rockstar hit the studio with lots of smiles for me and ready to have a blast!  We pulled out the microphone after adding some BLING and away she went.  {P} is always a bright light in the room and recently graced the cover of a Kohl's ad...I'm sure you can see why...................

One of my favorite picture from this set!

Isn't that the best grin EVER?!

Little {I} and her family come to celebrate turning 6 Months Young!  Dressed to the hilt this little girl had a fun time and has quite the favorite tune to put her in a great mood.  Grandma, Mommy & Daddy all sang and played in the background, can you say LOVE :).  She is surrounded by it and it shows through her smile.  I can't wait to see her 1 year outfit(s)!!

Look at those little teeth!

The {L} Family Generation
Don't you just love seeing pictures of whole families and the bond between generations??  Seeing the stages of life right before your eyes and the traits passed down.  The love and expansion of family is the greatest gift we can all ask for and receive.  This family had 4 generations present with 90 years between them!!

Tinkerbell Morgan!  One afternoon while Miss Sydney slept we decided it would be super fun to put sparkles on and we ran around the yard and my set :)  Our fairy dust could make us leap higher than ever.

Sweet Newness {A}

Ahh itty bitties...they are so sweet they take your breath away with the wonder.  This little guy was so content, he just didn't feel very sleepy!  He was very very snuggly and sweet though and I could have cuddled him forever :).

{Good Friends} {First Birthday for Augie} with a few {Cows}  We spent an awesome afternoon hanging with my great college friend Autumn and her cute boys at her family farmland.  She told me about the gorgeous wheat and I couldn't have been more in love with a backdrop!!  We had a blast eating candy with the kids and posing them :).  Playdate photoshoots are the best ever.  Miss Autumn made me a fabulous flag birthday banner and we got down to business with Augie...who is such a little HAM!!  Then for a bit of fun we headed off to see and feed the baby cows...note to self...DO NOT dress your children in WHITE shorts to head out to farmland.  enough said.

My city girl in the country :)

Working on her poses..

MOOOO.

It's ME...AUGIE...I'm so BIG and 1!

Who likes being a prince...this GUY.

Fritz is such a great big brother...and while he celebrated his 3 year birthday pretty close to Augie, he was cool with sharing the spotlight :)

{Mr. N} This little guy LOVED having his shirt off!!  He smiled and giggled and showed how great being 6 months old truly is.  

BEST SMILE!!

Get your LEMONADE!!  I love making memories with the girls and with our neighbors. I grew up with a group of kids that I knew forever on my block and its crazy how you start to remember your own childhood more and more.  No matter how much technology is out there....or cool games...or JumpZones...nothing beats hanging out on the street yelling at passing cars for a quarter.  This was such a fun time, we went to the end of the block to entice more traffic.  The sweetest part was the fact that the kids raised the money for Children's Hospital and had some really generous customers!  We raised over $75 for the Briggs and Al's Run.  

This about wraps up July...yup that's all...lol.  I should note that Lenny participated in his beginners training throughout the month with Daddy and did a great job.  He now knows how to sit, stay, down, front, watch me and more...but only performs when he chooses.

Lots of great shoots in July and fun family time.  I regret that I can only recap a month a night.  TRUST me, I am understanding the value of keeping up on my BLOG...and you may just find that it is part of my 2013 updates.......not resolutions...as I tried that last year.

Have a great Tuesday and hope you have time to check out the blog each day....at least it will occupy a good deal of your time to read it all the way through!  HA!