Maternity photos--round 3

Right around when I hit my 34 week mark of this pregnancy, 2 great things happened--

1.  My parents officially rolled into town as the newest Arizona residents!!!

2.  They brought my sister Sydney with them to help out for a week. :)

It was a very exciting time!! I'll write more about all that on my next post.  While Syd was here, she took some maternity photos for me.  I feel so lucky to have such a talented little sister--she really has an eye for capturing beauty in each frame.  I loved them so much, and decided to post up quite a few on here to share and remember!  (I posted pretty much all of these on Facebook a couple weeks ago, so it's nothing new or exciting for most readers.) But here they are!

Earlier in the day of the photo session, I went out shopping with my parents and Syd.  We walked by this pretty wall outside of Pottery Barn and took a few impromptu shots, just the kids and I.  I think they actually turned out pretty nice :)

We kind of rushed through the session because we only had about 20 minutes of good light left in the day when we got together.  Plus it was blazing hot outside, so we started by doing some shots inside my parents new house.

Then we just settled for a solid background in some good lighting for the rest.

I love this one so much!

I can't believe how old he is.  Seriously, where did the time go??!

She dove right in for those belly kisses, no prompting necessary. 

I'm starting to feel a little heartsick for my Mia girl.  As exciting as our new addition will be, a part of me aches to think that she won't be the baby anymore!!

It was really important to him that he got to hold both my hand and Mia's foot.

I'm so glad to have this man by my side.

He couldn't help himself.

Favorite picture

When the kids and Wes ran out of photo-steam, Syd and I went and took some individuals as the sun was setting.  The light was fantastic!! My belly is huge, but I know I'll look back on these someday and be grateful to remember what I looked like with this little blessing growing inside of me.  

Sydney--Thank you so much for helping me capture this special time in my life. Next time you take our family pictures, we'll be a family of 5!!!! 

A few friends from Utah

Most of our time in Utah was spent with family, but I did squeeze in a little time with some close friends while we were there.

I met up with Sarah and Jessica one night at my favorite place in Utah--Thanksgiving Point.  We ate at the little restaurant there, and then got dessert and spent the night talking and laughing until they kicked us out at closing time. :) 

Waiting for them to show up, with my giant belly in tow.

We went a little picture crazy :) It's been a long time since we were all together!!!

I finally got to meet Sarah's new baby boy Ezra! (and somehow failed to get a decent picture with him.. all I've got to show for it is this one of him screaming in his carseat...)

I really love these 2 beauties. 

I'm so grateful to have these amazing women in my life. We all live in different states, but the friendship stays the same :)

I also got to see my cousin Jerai one afternoon.  She was in town for a couple days doing doctor appointments with sweet Brewer.  I finally got to hold that little guy.

Between my pregnancy hormones, and Brewer's unique life story.. I cried like a baby when I held him the first time. :/

Oh Jerai, I really love you. :)

I also got to spend some time with my bestie Cheronne! Between doing her hair one night, and then an afternoon together with the kids, I feel like we were able to catch up a little bit.

....Mia was pretty charmed by Brayden...

We met up at one of my favorite old spots, the Kangaroo Zoo.  The kids ran wild til they were pouring sweat.  It was great.

I love you Cheronne!

I wish I could've seen even more of my great friends while I was in town.  It was a wonderful vacation!! :)