A Sister's Love~

Hey everyone!

A lot has happened in the past couple weeks, sorry it took so long to get a post going with pics. I am trying to figure out the camera I just bought. I jumped ship to Canon, but I will always be a Nikon girl at heart.

The past couple of days, I have been contemplating my girls and their nuances. Its amazing how these little people came into my life and turned it upside down. Amazing how I had a part in creating a little girl with hazel eyes and another one with the eye color undetermined. I am so blessed and in awe that I decided to write a little bit about it.

My girls are the best part about me. They are everything I wanted to be but am not. It is so interesting to watch them interact and watch their little personalities blossom.
Kaylee entertains herself, no friends needed. She is the type of kid that loves to pretend and create different worlds of her own making. Many times I will catch her playing 3 or 4 different characters and having so much fun doing it. Her innocence undoes me, but her knowledge makes me scratch my head in wonder. Some things, a six year old should not care about but she does. Kaylee is a planner. She wants to know when, why and how. If you dont have answers to her questions, she will ask until you come up with one. She's my little pit bull, she keeps me on my toes~

Miss Kennedy Adele is the baby of the family. 7 months old now, but you wouldn't know it. Missy runs things and is demanding to a T. I think she will give her sister a run for her money. Her laugh is infectious and beautiful. Her smile takes up her entire face and now her teeth have come through, she's looking older everyday. Kennedy is a momma's girl, always turning her head to look for me. This baby is special. I cant wait to see her personality come through. Kaylee pretty much gives her what she wants and all she has to do is grunt. I swear those two have some secret language because Kaylee always seems to know what her little sister needs. Kennedy is so enamored of Kaylee. Whenever Kennedy hears Kaylee's voice, she gets so excited, she starts to bounce in the arms of whoever is holding her. We call Kennedy "the wiggle worm".

I am so excited to see the relationship between Kaylee and Kennedy grow stronger. They are sisters. They are family. I pray that Clinton and I teach them that there is no stronger bond than that with family. When everyone else fails, as sisters, they will be there to pick one another up.

These girls will do great things someday, and I hope I am around to see them have families and children of their own. Its a long way off, but its never to early to dream.

Blessings,

The Schmidt Family,
Clint, Alicia, Kaylee + Kennedy~

Moving forward~

Hi everyone! Thank you for taking time out of your day to read my blog posts every week. I am glad to share my progress and life journey with you all. Speaking of progress, I went ahead and create a website for my business that I am trying to get up and running. I don't know if I mentioned in the previous posts, but I have my business named trademarked by the state of Arizona, so I am the proud business owner of the name Adele Bella Photography. The website is pretty generic in terms of creativity, but I have to save my money to purchase a ProPhoto site. The website for now is
www.adelebellaphotography.yolasite.com. If you are interested, pop on over and take a look. This website gives potential clients and referrals a chance to contact me other than having to pull up my blog. This is just a temporary website and the permanent site will be coming in the spring so stay tuned!

Something Borrowed. Something Blue.

New Beginnings.

Saturday, I had the honor of taking photos at a bridal shower for a beautiful young woman named Michelle. Her friends and family organized the event and it was absolutely beautiful. Out on the patio as soon as I walked out to where the shower was being held, were photos of she and her fiancé.  I had never met Michelle or her fiancé before that day, but I could see the love they had for one another in every photo displayed at the shower.

I was so inspired by their obvious adoration and love her friends and family displayed. The time, effort and love it took to put together something like was admirable. The bridal party did such a wonderful job and they were a fun group to boot! There is nothing like good friends to share your life with.

Below is a few photos of Michelle, her friends and family. 

Congratulations to Michelle and her fiance, may they have a long and happy marriage!

Remember, always kiss goodnight~

Ahheeemmm! Your Attention Please~

Strength. Faith. Courage.

Stepping out in faith is never easy. It takes courage, strength and belief in your own abilities to succeed.

As most of you know, I am a photography fiend. It really started when I was a little girl and saved all of my chore money for a polaroid camera. It has grown into such a passion that I feel the need to share it with others, to give them memories like I give myself by taking beautiful photos of my girls. 

I officially own the trade name Adele Bella Photography per the state of Arizona. I finally received my certificate in the mail this week. Now I have finished my logo and business cards. Finally I received my first set of CD's and CD sleeves with my logo. I am extremely excited! I am on my way to hopefully and God willing a successful photography business someday. Baby steps, I tell myself.

Anyhoo...I just wanted to share with you where I am at so far in the process of starting my business. 

Thank you for those of you that allow me to practice on you and thank you all for your support and love in the start up of Adele Bella Photography~

Mommy's Little Baby~

Resilient. Unassuming. Trusting.
Miss Kennedy has been sick for the past few weeks. First that stomach virus that went around, now as of today, she has a sinus infection. Her grandma was kind enough to take her because I had to be at work. Children are resilient, unassuming, and trusting. My baby girl has no clue whats going on with her little body, No way to communicate with me to tell me whats wrong. And let me tell ya, thats the worst part for a momma! Through it all Kennedy is still smiling, laughing and playing. I am so glad she didn't come down with something more serious. But for tonight, I am going to hold her, rock her and talk sweetly in her ear, because she's my little baby.

{A Family Affair}

Loyalty. Trust. Acceptance.

I had the honor of meeting the wonderful Padilla family on Sunday.  Jessica, Jesse, and little Miss DJ, and I spent the afternoon taking pictures and getting to know one another. Jessica aka Momma Bear, was a great sport! I am pretty new to photography but she had a lot of patience and for that I am appreciative. Jesse, 10 years old, enjoys break dancing and being silly after he gets comfortable with you. He is so adorable, momma, you better get a baseball bat when he gets older..JK:) And what is there to say about Miss DJ?  She stole the show with her sassy divaness! I absolutely loved her! She made me laugh and smile the entire time. 

I am grateful this wonderful family gave me the chance to invade their lives for a few moments.

There is nothing like family. No one accepts you, loves you, and cares about you like your family does. 

Capturing Childhood

Innocence. Childhood. Joy.

Saturday I did a photo shoot with my daughter Kaylee. I think it is really important to capture her childhood because it is so fleeting. Yes, I am a Mamarazzi. I take photos all the time of both my girls. Kennedy won't ever be five months again, Kaylee won't ever be six years old again. 

It was pretty cold yesterday, so I knew I had to take the pictures quickly because Miss Bri is a true Arizona girl. 70 degrees is freezing cold to her. I got her hair and make up done so she would feel like a princess. Kaylee did a phenomenal job of charming the stylist. I was so proud of her. Oh and when Stacy (the stylist) pulled out the make up (all pinks of course), Miss Kaylee was in seventh heaven.

So after it was all done, we went home, got her dressed and headed out. Because it was so cold, I decided not to venture too far from our house. I had a feeling this would be a short photo shoot, but I was determined to get some good shots in. 

About 15 minutes into the shoot, in true Kaylee fashion, she goes "Can't we go some place warmer? Its freezing". I knew that was the end of it and decided to call it quits. I think I got a couple of good ones and I hope you all agree. 

Appreciate those moments with your babies because they won't be babies forever:-)

Enjoy!