A picture is worth a thousand words right?

If that is truly the case, these make up pictures should add up to a billion words! I'm so sorry that I have been out of the blog loop for awhile, but I hope you follow the Melibelle Facebook... I'm always uploading sneak peeks over there! :) Enjoy this little catch up! :)

First up my Niece!



Next up SR Zack



We had some fun in the bluebonnets!



Some newborn loves!



And back to another Sr!



And then some wedding loves... could this be more all over the map!?!?!?!




And back to yet ANOTHER Sr!!! :) and her sister and daddy!

i LOVE that she rocked her converse in this photograph... my kinda girl! :)


Some more newborn lovies!



Swift family are new friends to Melibelle and they were a blast!!



This e-session was a blast! IT's my cousin and her man... can't wait until the wedding. I won't be the photographer b/c I'm in it... and it's going to be a blast! :)



My amazingly talented step-daughters dance portraits for 2010!




And this sweet little man I've had the pleasure of photographing twice before... once in his mommy's belly and when he was a newborn! Now he's about to turn one!

Kismet

Where to begin with these two? I have known this blushing bride since we were in middle school! In high school she met the man of her dreams and they were absolutely head over heels for each other. You know, the crazy beautiful kind of love that makes you sick and jealous at the same time? They were that couple. They dated off and on through high school and I was just positive that they would marry and never part. Life happened (as it usually does at that age) and they drifted apart. About now you’re saying Melissa.. this seems like a weird blog post for an engaged couple! I’m right, aren’t I? Surprise! Fate intervened and brought these two crazy in love high school kids back together! And I have been so fortunate to be the one to document this sweet time in their love story! Their wedding is in 3 days and I can't wait!! :) Congrats you guys!

flowers and sweet sweet toddlers

This sweet girl came to Melibelle through a referral from one of my favorite little men, which is the HIGHEST compliment I can get from my clients & friends! Needless to say, I was honored to take Miss K's photos one sunny beautiful day at the arboretum. She was the bell of the ball so to speak... everyone that walked by had to stop and interact with her and gush about how sweet and cute she was. She was the most well behaved toddler going as far as Momma telling her to stand here and smile and she actually would!! She's under 2... it was crazy awesome!! :) And lucky for me, they asked me to take little bro's newborn pics, so I got to play with them again a few weeks after these photos where taken! :) I love my job! :)

yet another newborn!!

I was lucky enough to be a part of this special family before Miss K came into the picture! It's always a treat to see a family before and after a new baby and experience the dynamic change of bringing a wonderful new being into their everyday life! This family did not disappoint... they've changed and adapted to this lovely little girl in their life like she was always there. By simply being in their home for a few hours, you can just feel the family closeness and love and I count myself privileged to have been a part of this special time in their life!

This first photo describes perfectly the family love and adoration I'm referring to with this special family!


This momma was one of my favorite kind... daring! She let my creativity run wild and just went along for the ride!!




Everyone showing Miss K some loves!




Daddy is a police officer... I just HAD to do something with it! :)

The start of baby time with Melibelle!

Newborns are my favorite…and this is absolutely no exaggeration! I spend obscene amounts of time with them because I seem to have endless ideas running wild through my head for their shoots and I simply cannot control myself! I just adore taking pictures of these precious new little beings! This little man wasn’t as young as I typically prefer for a newborn shoot and therefore he was more awake and cognizant of his surroundings, but he is so adorably cute that I really didn’t care one bit!

And this little man is incredibly lucky to have two amazingly caring big sisters and a big brother...I can see a lot of trouble in their future!! :) He is one lucky little baby!! :)

Make-up's

Let's start with one of my favorite little men of all time! Mr. J is just so much stinking fun to be with! I told his mom that I don't know how she gets anything done all day because I'd just want to sit and play with him! He's funny and loving... he makes me giggle the whole time I'm with him! He stole my heart the first time I met him in 09'... we were at the Arboretum and he refused to hold either of his parents hands, but reached up to take my finger as we were walking! I was powerless to resist falling in love on the spot!! I was beyond thrilled to start off 2010 with him. We had a blast as usual!

These photographs will serve as his two year old photos, which is a very special tradition in his Daddy’s family. His grandmother made the outfit he is wearing in the first photo! Mr. J’s dad had his own two year old photos taken in that very outfit, so there was no choice but to do the same for sweet J. We had to follow up with a few Dallas Cowboy shots for Dad…I heard he is a big fan! :)

I had to share this last one to give you a window into the little guy at his best…playing and being silly! He must have done this about 100 times and I laughed literally every single time; he would poke his head out and then dissolve in laughter at himself. What a wonderful day with a precious boy!