here are a few pics from our celebration -may the force be with you 
as you can see- we will pretty much do anything for our little man! he rocks our world!!!
just a little sneak peak for mom- it is her birthday after all
happy birthday to the coolest elvis loving mommy i know- love you!
he’s such a sweet little bit of sunshine
i’m gearing up for the horse ranch mini sessions tomorrow. i just can’t wait to work with more beautiful families.
undoubtedly, there will be lots of fabulous images to share with you next week. so check back on the blog- or click SUBSCRIBE for email updates.
i love my job!
while we were in texas, i had the chance to photograph my sister in law -
or “sister in LOVE” as i like to call her – and her amazingly beautiful family.
we used a family quilt- made by our great grandmother, mama woods. the colors are so bold and beautiful on this piece, which i totally loved. but more importantly, i just really love the very nature of quilting. a quilt says so much don’t you think? it’s such a beautiful demonstration of the randomness and scattered pieces of our lives, many that we might not find beautiful – when they stand independently- but when merged together to form a uniform piece- they create harmony and true beauty. (that might possibly be the longest run on sentence ever!) anyway, such a symbolic demonstration of family- and how we are stitched together, coming from different places-
marked with our own history and story-uniquely crafted – merging together to form a lasting bond.
i’m so blessed by my husband’s family- i’m so grateful for each piece of our quilted journey- the lord has knit us together over these past 12 years of our marriage. a beautiful- colorful blanket of love.
so before i go and get any more sappy on you- how about a few pictures already….
isn’t my niece CRAZY CUTE!!! i’d like to pinch her checks- aunts get to do that from time to time- you know?
and lastly- some of my favorite ladies in the entire world!!!
i miss you already
it was such a sweet morning with these darling siblings
i’m finally getting caught up on client work. hip hip hooray!!!
my kids are back in school and we are getting into a groove. i’m sad to see summer end-it was a great one, but as usual, a little too short!
so darling!!!
just before i headed out of town i got to work with the sweetest (or is it most sweet?) couple.
anyway- they were so great to wait on their client gallery until i got back from my two week vaca to texas.
did i mention she has some crazy amazing hair? seriously epic hair! you’d think i turned on a wind machine for this shot…
i LOVED shooting at church street station! we had a beautiful night!!!
and lastly- my fav, from lake eola park (a true icon to orlando)
just a quick note to say: “yes i know i’ve droped off bloggin world.” we have been in texas for the last two weeks- catching up on some much needed time with our extended families.
on another note, if you are a blog subscriber or checked out the blog at any point last week, you may have noticed some random pics on the blog. it appears that a hacker got into my blog, and deleted about 50 post 
annoying and frustrating. but the blog is back to normal now, thanks to my high tech assistant, i mean husband.
and we are back in town and getting into a groove again.
check out this little beauty
oh sweet lovie dovie
isn’t he the most darling little thing?! here is a little sneak peak for mom and dad
and a little drumb roll for my favorites {i just loved so many, but for the moment, i think these two are my favorites}
on a side note: i’ll be heading to texas (houston area) for the next few weeks.
if you are interested in booking a photo shoot email me at melodydowdy@yahoo.com
{and special thanks to debbie from grant bly house for being so gracious and letting us crash her amazing late 1800′s porch this morning!}
this family is so special to me. they were one of my very first clients a couple of years ago, down in winter park.
they believed in me and my rocky talent from the beginning- they have given me a million referrals over the past couple of years
(even when i wasn’t all that great). and for that, i’m so very grateful.
i photograph them twice a year, and each time i see them. their kids get cuter and cuter… if that is even possible!
they are the sweetest!
i’m so excited about the matilda jane madness that is coming to deland!
i’ll be hosting a matilda jane truck show!!! monday morning october 4th (drop in) between 10-1pm
spend $150 in clothes and get a FREE matilda jane mini session photo shoot plus…
1 free 5×7 and 3 digital files with copyrights!!! sounds too good to be true right?
so mark your calendars – you don’t want to miss this!!!
by MelodyDowdy
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