They are truly such kind, lovely, and joy-filled people.  Matt and I have shared so many special, scandalous, and downright FUN times with Jesse and Annie.

(And that little man Sam is the perfect little collaborative nugget of his folks.)

We are proud to call them our best Boles family buddies!

BONUS:  vintage Matt/Jan/Jesse/Annie.

 Yeah, it was kind of a big deal.

(And it is.)

Greyson has done some serious growing since I saw him last…

OK, I’m playing favorites.  Elle and Greyson are just so much fun to be around!

Are they eager to deliver angelic, smiley faces pointed politely in my direction?  Nope!  But they sure do deliver a boatload of personality and cuteness just by doing their own thing.

Lashes.  Dang.This whole portrait session business was really not on Elle’s agenda for the day.  She humored us as best as she could, but come on…are we done YET?

Oh, if pictures could sing…   Elle, you sassy songstress you, keep working it.

(and check out Greyson at the top…have you ever seen a more dejected little man face?? )

♥

Look out, Amanda!  He’s going in!

Hot and handsome and happy.  Enough said.

OK, so we did get some angelic, smiley faces after all. Thanks, sweet girl.

Teamwork.

Elle is taking us out in true Elle fashion…and Greyson’s eating a stick.

Is it any wonder why I LOVE this family??

But seriously…is this not the cutest family ever??  The De La Rosas deserve every stinking superlative that I throw their way.

I had a fit over these kids.  Just look them!

Hannah, those curls!  Luke, those lashes!  

I can HEAR you saying “awwwwww!”

We may have done a bit of trick-or-treat practicing at that door.  Let me tell you, these two are ready.

Mushy stuff is always my favorite.

Hey folks, lighten up.

♥ Courtney and David ♥

Just darling.

It was awesome, De La Rosa family!  Thank you for sharing your evening with me.  Those giggle-box kids of yours are too precious.

Enjoy each other!

xo

And they’re lookin’ gooooood.Austin and Landon are brothers.  The cute kind.

The big brother sweetness is almost too much for me.  Austin, you’re the best.

Bryan and his boys.  Handsome, handsome,  and handsome!

Trisha is one seriously stylish mama.
Hello, beautiful.

So I’m a squishy rolly baby in a tie and a diaper…so what?

Yeah, we did.

It was so great to see my old friend, Bryan!  It had only been, oh, 13 years or so, and look what he’s gone and done since high school!  He married a lovely woman and made a couple of strapping young boys…well done, Bryan!

Hardy family, I was completely charmed by your sweetness.  Hope our paths cross again soon…maybe we won’t wait 13 years this time, hmm?

And now, Ryan is a sweet grown MAN with sleepy, ice-blue eyes, who pals around with the beautiful Tayla, his lovely bride-to-be.

There’s something about those Aggies…

So yeah, I mentioned that Ryan has these incredibly lovely eyes…do I even need to point out that Tayla effortlessly holds her own in the amazing-eye department?

What a perfect match.

Just joyous.  Keep it up, kids.

Hearts were not the only thing a-flutter.

(about knee-level)

There’s this tree…

Oh, you crazy kids.  It was such a treat to stomp around the ol’ Texas A&M campus with you.  I have to admit that it was charming in every way…much like the two of you.

 Ryan, old friend, what a lucky fellow you are  to have snagged such a fun, sassy, and gorgeous girl like Tayla.  And Tayla, Ryan is one of the good ones.  One of the GREAT ones.

Very best wishes to you both.  I look forward to cheering you on when it’s wedding day!  xo

Sam is one of my favorite people in the world.  He is a long-time, dear buddy of mine and is, in fact, responsible for the very existence of my little Boles family.  (see here)

So Sam is a pretty important guy in my life, and he has given me plenty of gut-busting chuckles over the years.  I could not have been more delighted when he introduced us to Shelby.  Not only is Shelby just plain stunning, but she proved she was fully capable of hanging with Sam’s silliness.  Folks, these two are a perfect match.  Wedding bells rang (ohhhh, good times, good times), and a house and a Dooley dog later, the Moore Family was in full effect.

heehee.

The winking dog.  Do I even have to tell you how ridiculously adorable this is??

And now, ladies and gentlemen, Sam and Shelby are having a BABY!!

(psst.  it’s a girl.) 

 Samuel Ledesma Moore.  Look what you DID.

Gorgeous, gorgeous lady.

Perfect.  You guys are just perfect.

Baby Girl Moore is so lucky to have such beautiful and hilarious parents.  But that doesn’t mean she’ll be funny-looking.  Not a chance.

Love you, my fun friends!  Can’t wait to meet her.

she’s about to have TWO!
A safe guess would be that she’s having two INCREDIBLY GOOD-LOOKING babies.Seriously?  Stunning.

“my pod has two peas”

Lindsay and Jerrod, I can’t WAIT for the great news.  Those babies are going to love it on the outside!

Just look at ‘em.They’re pretty perfect, huh?

One’s a scientist, one speaks German, and one is incredibly cute running around in a diaper.

(I’m not telling who’s who.)

You guessed it.  Otto’s a scientist. Yes!

Otto!  The face!

Lovely, lovely, lovely…

Some people “I Do”…but for Stacey and Jon, “A Deal’s A Deal”.

(badass)

Stacey, old friend, it was AWESOME seeing you and finally meeting your fantastic fun family.  Can’t wait to see you guys again.  Lots and lots of love!

Last time Blake appeared on this blog, she was sandwiched between her two cute brothers.

And now…she’s getting married!

It pretty much goes without saying that Blake and Josh are ridiculously good-looking.

And their sweet pup, Abbey, is not so bad herself.

Such a fun spot we found to take some pictures…until an ornery gentleman wearing coveralls and clutching a beer not-so-subtly informed us that he did not appreciate our presence.

Whoops!

Blake and Josh, trespassing looks good on you!

Happy wedding wishes to you, Blake and Josh.  I can’t wait to see pictures of your amazing Mexico adventure!

The incredible cuteness of the Alderson family, however, hasn’t changed one stinking bit.

Skeet and Lisha, you’ve done well.

Times three.

Boys will be…awesome.

No words.  Just warm fuzzies.

Such a perfect match.

It was great to see you again, friends!  I just love visiting with those fun kids of yours.  I think a dinner date on the patio of a Mexican restaurant is in order soon, don’t you??