Ariela Selah

Dear Ariela, Today you’re 4 YEARS OLD! I looked at you this morning before I woke you up with your birthday song and realized how much you’ve grown. You’re so LONG! And you’re so pretty. I think you look like your mama, but maybe I’m biased. 😉 You are much, much braver than I, though!…

Dear Ariela, Welcome to three- one of the best ages for sure. Really, though, you’ve seemed “three” for a while now! You are SUPER smart and talk NONSTOP about anything and everything. If you’re not talking, you’re singing. I just love hearing your voice. You still love playing with baby dolls are you’re very imaginative!…

Ariela is officially halfway through her terrific two’s. With my first kid, I made a big deal of it filled with cupcakes and a photo shoot and this and that. Poor Ariela spent her second-and-a-half birthday washing our car. Lol. She loves it though. She’s such an interesting little soul. She’s just so aware, and…

A portrait-a-week of my kids in 2020: The kids are back at school this week but we still found plenty of time for fun. The beach was gorgeous this past Sunday- one of those hot Texas days in the middle of winter where the sun just feels extra good. We have definitely been feeling beach…

The best part about these days is all the time I get to spend with my family. After a summer packed full of daily photo sessions and editing marathons, I can finally spend some stress-free quality time with my loves. It might be a little difficult to move around as much right now, but just…

I am officially two days past my due date! If I don’t have the baby today it will be the longest I’ve ever been pregnant. Today we took a drive up the road and visited Haena Point for the first time since they built the new parking lot and started requiring permits and stuff. It…

Happy due date to me! I have officially wrapped up all my sessions and am calling it maternity leave. Hopefully I’ll meet this little girl or boy any day now. People keep asking what I think it is but I’m not really certain. I had a dream early on that it was a little boy.…

I’m 38 weeks pregnant today and the reality of my impending labor is starting to become more apparent! I’m pretty nervous about having to go through the pain aspect of it all again, but I’m excited to meet the new addition to our family. I’ve been trying to shake the nerves by spending some quality…

Ariela is officially two. She loves the beach and sings songs all day long. Some of them she has learned and some she makes up all on her own. I’ve seriously never met a kid who sings so much. She loves her big brother and sister and always prefers having them nearby. Her favorite toys…

We were at The Jetties for our weekly free surfing lessons with SurfVive.Org when a huuuuuge storm crept up on us. The sky turned black and thunder roared. We quickly packed up and headed out, but not before capturing some fun pics!