Skyler!

This is my newest niece, Skyler Isabella and I'm so in love with her. If you remember last week's hospital photos and her bright eyes, not much has changed. She's still a super-alert little peanut and those beautiful eyes are open often, making sure she doesn't miss anything in her world. I simply adore this little nugget and am so happy I got to spend the night at the farm to snuggle her.

Her big "brother" loves her so much!

Sweet baby Skyler is finally here!

My sister and brother-in-law welcomed their first baby into the world on Father's Day and I got to get back for a quick visit to meet her in the hospital. I am SO in love with my newest niece! I think she looks so much like her Mama did as a baby and I wish I had a photo of newborn Hilary to put side-by-side with Skyler. She's sweet, snuggly, sneazy, squeaky and loves holding her Daddy's finger. I love you to pieces, Skyler Isabella.

My niece Avianna also got to meet Skyler and she was so excited to hold her cousin - she wouldn't give her up! I love the photo of Avi holding Skyler's feet, and Avi's "tattoos" on her knees. My heart is so full of love for all of my nieces and I just love being Auntie Coney!

My Sister is Almost a Mom!

I got to see my sister this weekend and had to take some quick photos of her before she has that baby girl, due in just a little over a week! The next time I see Hilary, she's going to be a mom and I'm so excited for her. She's one of the most beautiful people - inside and out- and she's going to be such a great mom. I can't wait to spoil another niece and get some more baby cuddles.

We used to play in these very woods behind our parents' house and it was the perfect setting for some maternity photos. The great flood of 2008 also brought an abundance of Wild Phlox to the creek and they've been rapidly multiplying ever since. Thanks, Mother Nature for a pretty backdrop and the quick dose of afternoon sunshine in between showers!