Maternity Photos

About a month before my due date, we did a maternity photo shoot with my wonderfully talented sis-in-law, Kristin.  As always, she did an amazing job!  She also took some individual shots of Gavin for his 3-year photo shoot.  These are some of my favorites.

Two Year Photo Shoot

Gavin had his 2-year photos taken with my amazingly talented sister-in-law, Kristin. You can check out her website here. It was such a fun day because she did the shoot at her house and Gavin got to enjoy some quality time with cousins, whom he adores! Here are some of my favorites from the shoot. (Click on the pictures to enlarge them.)

18 Month Pics

Well, my last update wasn't quite as productive as planned. I only got midway through October, so I am now about two-and-a-half months behind! I am going to continue to try to get caught up this week.

Gavin had his 18-month pics taken at JCPenney's near the beginning of October. They all came out so cute! He is so incredibly adorable and continues to be the sunshine in our lives! Here are a few of my favorites!

One Year Photo Shoot

For Gavin's one-year photo shoot, we paid a visit to my very talented sister-in-law (and professional photographer), Kristin. She did a quick little photo shoot for us at a park near her house. (Check out her website by clicking here.) Here are just a few of my faves:

9 Month Photo Shoot

I finally got to pick up Gavin's 9 month pictures from JCPenney's and, naturally, they were absolutely adorable! He wasn't in a particularly good mood that day, so it was tough to get a smile, but even with a serious look, he is just too darn cute!!

Here are a few of my favorites:

6 Month Photo Shoot (and a rough 2009)

We finally got Gavin's 6 month pictures from JCPenney's. We are so pleased! He looks absolutely adorable! I'm excited to use my new Photoshop Elements software to play around with them. But here are a few of my favorites for now.

With Halloween quickly approaching, we purchased Gavin's very first costume. Of course I had to try it on him and he looked so cute!

Our little monkey

"I love my Aunt Evie!"

On another note - this has not really been the 2009 I was hoping for. Although it started off with the best experience of my life with Gavin's birth, it also included the worst experience of my life with my mom's passing. First, losing my mom makes all these special moments with Gavin bittersweet, because I just wish she was here to experience them with me. September 29 would have been my parents' 30-year anniversary, so my sisters and I went to dinner with my dad. Here is a picture of Gavin enjoying his fingers at the restaurant:

Another reason 2009 is not turning out as I had hoped, is because Matt's grandpa was recently diagnosed with cancer. We just returned home from visiting him in the hospital. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers because we want him home soon! Matt's brother and his wife were also there visiting Papaw with their two beautiful daughters. It was nice to get our first pictures of the three little ones together. They are just too cute!

The whole gang (minus Matt who was taking the picture) from left to right: Papaw, Gavin, me, Adia, Patty (Matt's mom), Mamaw, Kristin, Madison, Jonathan (Matt's brother)

Gavin and Papaw

Adorable babies!