are you ready for some football?
8 weeks old and already ready for some Aggie football! 😉
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the Dominican
I had the privilege of going on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic last week. While much of my trip will be blogged about on my personal blog, here are some images of the DR that I will not forget.
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| the wall between poverty and paradise |
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| gardens adorned their homes |
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| a village girl from Chichigua, a Haitian batey (sugarcane village) |
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| trying to find shade |
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| Rachel |
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| a river that runs through, a place where cows and people bathe and clean dishes |
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| a village boy in Tamarindo |
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| peek a boo |
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| Tamarindo |
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| Dominican sunset |
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| Pancho Mateo |
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| evening sky |
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| carnival day at Makarios school |
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| face painting was a hit! |
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| soccer tournament final -many boys play without shoes |
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| laundry day |
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| a favorite game amongest the kids-a broken broom stick put into a handle off of a plastic milk carton. Keep the old tire rolling! |
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| we brought trophies for the soccer tournament winners! |
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| this is Darianny, the child we sponsor through Compassion! This was her first time at the beach! |
julie + johnny
I had the privilege of shooting my first wedding!! Can I just tell you what an amazing bride she was? She was super sick on her wedding day, and with grace and ease, her friends and family moved her ceremony to a friend’s house so she could be out of the heat. This couple has incredible support around them, and it was obvious to feel the love between everyone.
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| flower girl |
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| ring bearer |
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| bride with her son walking her down the aisle |
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| Her man will wipe her tears away |
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| husband and wife! |
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| momma’s boy |
After the ceremony, the bride felt well enough to move the celebration to a nearby park, where the rest of the party was getting started!!
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| first dance |
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| joy |
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| love |
The bride is a softball coach for the local high school! So I had to get a silly team shot!
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| Go Mustangs! |
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| bouquet toss! |
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| new beginnings… |
dimpled dude!
Seriously, how adorable is this dimpled dude who, no doubt, is dreaming? 🙂
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The little guy’s older brother knows how to tickle the ivories! So to pay tribute, obviously, we put baby inside the grand! 😉
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| And on the top too! |
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little “squirt”
At 8 days old, I took my nephew’s newborn portraits today and boy, he did not disappoint! 😉 Look at this cutie!!
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When the session started out, he had me worried. The “signs” were clear! 😉
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| such a little squirt!! 😉 |
Then we strapped a diaper on him, and I felt better! I think he appreciated it too! 😉
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| Angels fan! |
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| Aggie born and bred |
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| daddy’s boy |
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| in daddy’s hands |
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| brothers |
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The ONLY time rolls of back chub are cute!
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happy BIRTH day!
My nephew is here!! Enjoy some hospital shots from earlier today! I’m a proud auntie!!
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| proud big brother |
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| this day in history… |
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| proud daddy! |
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| love this picture because big brother slipped his hand in the picture unexpectedly and it is precious! |
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| big brother “holding” little brother! |
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| I’ve got my eye on you auntie! |
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| hello world! |
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| gotta love the wrinkly feet! |
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| I think they will be best buds! |
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| a mother’s love |
Congratulations to my little brother and his new family of FOUR!
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expecting Eli!
My second nephew is almost here, so I got to sneak in a few shots of my brother’s growing family yesterday evening! When I say, “sneak”, it’s because you have to be pretty tricky to capture my almost 3 year old nephew! Getting on daddy’s shoulders, and playing in water helped a lot! I’m so excited to meet baby Eli in the next week or two!! Love you guys!
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| who’s tummy is bigger? |
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tutus and choo choos
Yesterday evening, I took my daughters’ and two of their friends dance recital costume pictures! We ventured onto some old railroad tracks and it was so fun to watch them pose, as I told them they were doing a “fashion shoot!” Their cuteness was undeniable, but the color scheme-well, red and pink weren’t my first choices…
Enjoy these four tutus on a choo choo (track!) 😉
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color me happy!
Yesterday evening I got to take pictures of this very colorful family! Dressed in the rainbow colors, they were all smiles, and willing to pose any which way! So, if you can’t tell, we had some fun!
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| I made them get in the rainbow color order just because I couldn’t resist! |
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| these sisters can goof around, can you tell? |
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| the youngest sister…look how innocent! 😉 |
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beauty and the boots
Last time I posted about the gorgeous fifteen year old girl who was stunning in her portraits. Today, let me introduce you to the rest of her family. All of them were decked out in boots and beauty!
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| family love! |
Julie Paquette Photography 