Bethaney called me several weeks ago about scheduling a family session.  Due in September, she wanted to document this oh-so exciting time in her family’s life but was not a big fan of the whole “maternity, daddy kissing the belly” type shots.  at that point i was like phew…me either!

the morning of the shoot i woke up and checked the weather in Bristol…60% chance of rain.  crud.  it had taken us a while to figure out a time that worked for everyone already.  rescheduling was not looking promising.  so with the the craziness of southern summer rain, we decided to go ahead and give it a shot.  when i arrived the sun was shining.  big fluffy white clouds.  just lovely.  though we knew the rain could start at any minute, so we got down to business.  so i did.  i sit down and start chatting with sweet little Brody…who by the way, has named his new brother “Lou” (short for Luigi, you know, Mario’s brother).  and well, i sat right down in goose poop.  boy do i know how to make a good first impression.

we explored a few different spots around the park.  and while the rain held off…the humidity did not.  dude, it was muggy.  like sweaty hot.  and let me tell you, sweaty bangs are not pretty.  and then i look at Bethaney, with her cute as pie belly, and she is fine.  picture perfect and totally game for the next place we trekked to.

thank you Bethaney and Denton for enduring the July heat and letting me hang out for a while.  you have the loveliest little family and i am sure that Lou will be a perfect addition…