Family Lake Vacation 2016

Well y’all I’m just a vacation behind, but I wanted to share a little bit of our trip with my husband’s side of the family! This year we went to lake Richland Chambers just outside of Dallas. I grew up close to the lake and have very fond memories of going out on the boat, tubing, wakeboarding, and fishing. The lake to me is a little home away from home. As I close my eyes I can still hear the sound of the water splashing against the side of the boat, and feel the wave of relaxation while floating in the water as the sun rays beam down to give a warm and gentle hug. I love being out on the lake! 🙂

The view from the house out to the lake was pretty perfect too. With all of the hustle and bustle that Houston brings the calming view could not have been any better!

Of course we also had a girl’s day, and Hannah gladly tagged along! We first took a stop to get our nails done….

…. and then walked around Corsicana to do a little shopping! It was the cutest little town with lots of little antique shops and an awesome restaurant with an old soda fountain!

Of course… Hannah took a little nap.

Hannah was pretty much done by the end of the girl’s day, but I have to give it to her, she did pretty well!

Of course as the evenings came I could not help but to see the AMAZING light that illuminated the water, so of course I picked up my camera and had a little photo sesh with the fam!

These two are getting married in April 2017!! Aren’t they just adorbs?!

I remember taking engagements for these two! EEK I love to see how their little family has grown with the addition of Maverick! (That’s their dog BTW) 😉

And of course this lovely lady! She’ll be coming back to Houston in December and we couldn’t be more excited!!

She’s gorgeous y’all!

And of course the dogs got to have a little fun too! What dog doesn’t do this when the sprinklers come on?! I mean, seriously?!

Needless to say we had a great time!

Until next time!

 

Hugs,

Lauren Holub

Baby Hudson

This sweet boy arrived in July 2016! He was the sweetest little guy. He is the youngest of three boys! I can only imagine how fun that will be getting to grow up with two older brothers! He is one lucky little guy. His brothers loved on him the entire time!! Enjoy just a little preview of our session!

 

Andres – One Year

One of the best things about my job is that I get to see my little babies grow up! I seriously cannot believe how fast this year has gone by! Andres is ONE! EEK! He is just as cute as can be! I love his little personality! Enjoy!

Hugs,

Lauren

Hadley – One Year

This sweet little lady came to see me not too long ago for her one year session! Isn’t she adorable?!! Loved her cute little smirks. 🙂

4th of July 2016

This is something a little new to me. As a photographer, I always get asked if I take a lot of photos of my family, and well, it was hard to answer that I really didn’t. So, I am challenging myself to take more photos of my family, and really capture the moments that I get to spend with them.

For my first personal post, what better way than to share a celebration!

THE FOURTH OF JULY!

We headed out to my husband’s grandmothers house, the Saturday before the 4th of July, to spend time with her. I truly cherish these moments because it brings to light a part of my husbands past that made him the man he is today. My husband’s grandmother lives in rural Texas, where there are about three stop lights in the whole town (side note…we get stuck at all three every time we visit…I might need to call them on that..). She lives in a small farmhouse that has history writing in it’s walls.

As we settled in, we took our baby girl out for walk to see the cows and to smell the fresh country air (had a hint of cow manure, but hey, that’s what makes it the country right?!).

Our dog Ranger felt right at home. 🙂

You can tell there are many stories to be told at this place. From the rusted machinery in the yard…

…and the well worn basketball goal….

…to the inside of the home where habits show wear and give history lessons of the past…

My husband’s grandmother is 91 years old, and will be 92 this year. She is probably one of the toughest, yet kind hearted souls I have ever met. She will tell it like it is, and pray a rosary for you if you disagree.

She cooks to show you how much she loves you, even when she has little.

Everything she makes is from scratch. These are crock pickles fresh from her garden. 🙂

Both my husband and our baby girl LOVES them!

Her home-made bread is the best I have ever had! I ashamedly asked her if she used a mixer. She kindly said, “nope, just use my hands.” I should have known! These are the foods that are made with love every day.

She loves our baby girl so much!

Of course, after we eat, the cook gets to rest while we clean the dishes!

Then we are off to watch some FOX and Mollie B Polka to wrap up the evening!

We finished up our day on the farm, by feeding Ranger some good and nutritious dirt. Hey, it’s from the farm, so it’s got to be good right?! I promise we fed him real food, please don’t call the animal humane society! 🙂

 

The next day we headed to my home town to celebrate my birthday, and the 4th of July! Our town has one of the oldest 4th of July parades in the state of Texas! I’ve heard somewhere that it could also be in the USA, but I’m not sure if that fact check is true, so I’ll just say Texas. Anywho… This was our baby girl’s first experience, and she LOVED it! Don’t mind the snotty nose… she’s teething (which, if you don’t have kids, makes their bodies do crazy things that you would never in your life think teething could be the culprit of… “Oh she’s fussy? Must be teething” … “Oh she’s got horrible stomach problems? Must be teething” … “Oh she’s got a weird rash and looks like she should be taken to the dr? Must be teething”. (The last one might be a little exaggerated, but you get my drift.)  😉

 

She became tired pretty quickly… :/

So… when you are tired what do you do?! PHOTOSHOOT! hehe I’m the best mom in the world, I know. 🙂  We headed out to the backyard to snap a couple with my mom, and then a few alone. Because, how cute was she?! I mean, come on.

Yeah… she’s a little sassy pants..

Yay for the 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July from my family to yours!! 🙂

 

Hugs,

Lauren Holub

David – One Year

Little Mr. David is already ONE! I still get so excited to do one year photos especially when I did their maternity photos at the same location!

He love bubbles, his daddy and mommy, singing the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and, who knew, store bought icing 😉. I loved getting to capture his joyful spirit!

Hugs,