Friendship is this month’s theme and I felt this photo was perfect. This is Adalyn’s newest cousin. I can’t wait to see them grow up together and become such good friends.
Now head on over to Danielle’s blog at Focus Heart Photography to continue the circle.
This weeks theme was weather. As you know I am located in the Pacific Northwest so most of our weather is rain. It is actually pouring down rain as I write this. But today I ventured out with some other lovely photographers to the tulip festival here in Mount Vernon. Rain can be beautiful and it’s especially beautiful on tulips!
Make sure to head on over to Liz’s blog to see what he weather looks like in her neck of the woods!
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Beautiful colors and love the raindrops on the tulips! I’d love to see the tulip fields at some point! Did you have fun? Bummer it rained while you were in the fields. Great to see your photos in the circle!!
Perfection. The colors, the droplets, the details… I love it all!
I go through phases where I really miss the weather in the Pacific Northwest. We had a beautiful day here last week, and I told my husband that it was like the best summer day in Portland. I don’t know how I can manage to get homesick for a place that I called home for such a short time.
How fun to have a group close by to go out with. Love the colors here and the rain drops just add another layer of uniqueness.
The colors & textures in these photographs are *beautiful* Melissa! I love tulips, & would LOVE to go to the tulip festival. Gorgeous!
My favorite things…raindrops and tulips!
Wow – these are beautiful Melissa. I love the colours and drops of rain. gorgeous. I also like your updated blog look:)
Lovely! Your macro shots always have me pining away for a macro lens!
Gorgeous image and perfect drops.
gorgeous!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
I love capturing the newness of babies shortly after they’re born. All their features are so delicate and soft, you can’t help but go “awe.” This little lady was just gorgeous, which is not surprising since her parents are stunning. I can’t wait to share more of her, she was such a sweetheart!
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Love all the sweet baby parts!! Such cute fuzzy hair! 
This month I approached this theme by documenting things that we did that brought us happiness. While some of these things we are able to do on a regular basis, this project really made me realize how blessed we are and how much fun we have!
Happiness is family nights!
Happiness is living where we live, it’s beautiful! My little lady loves that she has many places to explore and run.
Happiness is getting to play with Mommy’s makeup. (They grow up too fast!)
Happiness is tea parties with our teddy.
Lastly and most importantly, happiness is being a Mommy!
Now make sure to follow the circle to see some amazing other photographer’s view on happiness! Up next is Danielle at Danielle Hatcher Photography.
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Melissa what amazing photos! I love the teddy bear tea party and I cannot believe you got such great shots in a bowling alley with their lighting. Cannot wait to see next month.
Oh wow – these are just stunning! Love all your happiness photos. Your exposure and processing are brilliant. Great job!
Awww, these pictures are so lovely! The one with the daffodil fields is stunning! And those tea party ones are adorable!!
These are all so gorgeous, the last photo of you and your daughter is breathtaking, such beautiful work!
Beautiful moments!
Wow!! That daffodil field shot is amazing! And I love the teddy bear tea party. 
These are beautiful pictures! The last one is to die for!!!
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time now. I had envisioned it for Adalyn’s first birthday, outside with an amazing set up. Unfortunately the weather here in Washington has not been willing to let me create this vision. So I decided to do it inside instead and hopefully this summer I can get out and actually do what I had always hoped. But for now, I think every little girl needs to have a tea party with her stuff animals. Adalyn loved the china set I found for her at an antique store and she had loads of fun at the party.
Now head on over to Lisa Tarplee Photography to see what fun and creative idea she came up with for Make Believe.
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beautiful. what gorgeous light and I love the tea set! Just gorgeous!
I completely and totally love this! Maybe your bear and our bear can get together to play.
SOOOOOOO stinkin’ cute! Your lighting is perfect for this. Gives it just the right feeling to me. I also think Tifani is onto something. 
Adorable!! Way to make it work inside!! Love her little face of excitement in that second to last photo!!
Beautiful! Especially love the detail shots.
Melissa- these are adorable! I can just hear her chatting with bear… I agree, the light just sets the perfect tone!
LOVE THIS! love the light, the composition, the story, the editing. You rocked it girl!
I am in awe Melissa! The light is exquisite and I love how soft everything is. What a perfect capture of your little princess . Thank you for sharing!
It’s so beautiful! Love the story you tell through the images.
These are so fun! I love how light and airy they are, yet you still have all the great detail to make the photos precious.
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Sooooo sweet!
Aww! I think my heart just melted a little bit! Great job on the challenge!
Insanely adorable! My kids have lots of cousins and they all share a special bond – looks like these two do as well.
Melissa! This is so so so ridiculously precious. Cousins are your first best friends! I ought to know – I have 12 of them.
So sweet! (My babies had that same feetie pajama!)
Love this picture, seriously adorable!! Great job!
Awww! So sweet.
My kids all have cousins about the same age, and they really are great friends. Love it. 
What a sweet moment, beautiful and cousins do have such special relationships!
Awww, what a sweet moment you have captured! This is a lovely shot.