Spectacular at 17~Rubel Photography~Casual Lifestyle Photography

Sweet at 16

Spectacular at 17

Better slow it down while you’re heading to 18, or I won’t be able to stand it.

My days are so full of life.

Lovely life.

I really am blessed.

I always wanted girls. (sorry boys)

I have 2 female cousins, younger than me.

Anna and April.

I fell in love with them at first sight and started daydreaming of my hopes of having 2 sweet little girls like them, one day.

Maybe the Lord took notice of my tender dreams.

Maybe He put the desire there to begin with.

I’m just thankful He listened.

Here we are rounding the corner from 2011, to 2012.

I’m kinda sad, she’s really happy.

She turned 17 a few weeks ago.

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In Tennessee, we still have really pretty days in December.
We waited for one of them and went downtown to the Bicentennial Mall, near the Farmer’s Market.

Pretty place.

My mom, her Grandma, came with us.
Sweet memories.

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Happy girl!

love this one

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where are my tissues…snif

We had a few issues with the wind from time to time, so it was “fun” grabbing photos between gusts.

I still see that sweet baby face in that teenager smile.

You know I had to take a “jumping” shot.

fun~~~

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so cool. love this one too

really nice

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Magnolias and Evergreens are your friends.
These tress were in a cluster, so I placed her a little behind, where the sun was sun-spotting through…beautiful

She’s still standing in front of the Magnolias, we just moved a little, so the sun was shinning through the leaves. so pretty.

I love this one.

Well, as her mother, I love a lot of them.

As the photographer, I love a lot of them.

How do I deal with my girls growing up?

I enjoy every day.

I try to spend as much time as I can with them, so hopefully, I’ll have very little regrets…I said hopefully.

I love them, I teach them, I discipline them, I listen to them, I watch them.

I try to see and bring out the best in them.

I pray for them all the time.

I read the Word to them and let them read it to me.

I don’t sweat the small stuff, most things will work themselves out as they go through their different seasons.

I laugh more than I cry. seriously.

I exercise and try to eat healthy, so I can keep up with them. I can’t fit into their clothes, I’m bigger boned…really. I am.

One more really important thing.

I love their father.

and my super-duper secret weapon…

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chocolate.

I love you Hallie as deep as the oceans, and as wide and vast as the deserts.

My love is eternal.

I’m just grateful that He choose us to be mother and daughter.

I’m a better person because of you!

smooch!

“Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.” Lamentations 5:19