Our sweet baby girl, Vivian Grace, arrived Sunday morning at 3:37am. Delivered by Daddy here at home (not planned). 9 pounds, 6 ounces and 21.5 inches long. We are all so in love with her. God is good.
The time has come, baby Vivian is 2 weeks away from her arrival. We can’t wait to meet her! We can’t wait to see what a good big brother Vaughn is going to be! We can’t wait to be a family of 4! With that, I’m officially on maternity leave. Please check back often though, I’m sure I’ll be adding personal posts as often as I can. My time is filling fast with clients that have already booked shoots for the rest of 2012, so please contact me via email (bvthompson@aol.com) and check availability. Thanks for all your support. Wish me luck! :) Our maternity session was shot by my beautiful sister, Whitney. Love you. Thank you.
Emily and I met in a music class our kiddos were enrolled in and I knew instantly we’d be friends. This girl melted my heart a few months back when she remembered our 1 year “friendaversary.” Pure cuteness! She’s also a very strong Mama, one that I admire to the moon and back! Emily’s husband, Jake, just returned from Afghanistan and never once did she complain about him being gone (9+ months without your husband?! I couldn’t go that long without complaining!). Their daughter, Aylin, has all the boys in our group wrapped around her little finger, including my son. Yup, she’s that good (and at such a young age). There’s no denying why she has them wrapped around her finger… sweet demeanor + beauty… you can’t go wrong. Emily, Jake, and Aylin will be moving to their next military destination come summer and I’m already heartbroken. Enjoy their most recent shoot, I had a great time being their photographer. Jake, thank you for all that you do. It takes an amazing human being to serve our country and it’s quite the honor to call you our friend.
‘Tis the season for birthday parties! Bella’s Mom is a college friend (junior college) of mine… we lost contact for a few years and reconnected over a year ago. Such fun to have Kathryn back in my life, I missed her. Just a coincidence that our kiddos happen to be about the same age too. Happy birthday, beautiful! 
I have THE BEST Mommy friends a girl could ever ask for! A few weekends ago, 4 of my friends threw us a baby sprinkle (similar to a shower, just a little lighter since it’s #2) and we had a great time! Thank you Tracey, Emily, Dona, and Dawn! 
I’m in the last weeks of my pregnancy with Vivian and I’m doing my best to finish any loose ends I have while wrangling one crazy toddler (that I LOVE to pieces!). Keep checking back, I have great stuff to show you! The Gisler Family bid on a portrait session I donated to “Community First Counseling Center” a few months back and they won! I feel it’s so important to give back to my community and one way I do this, is through portrait session donations. The Gislers are such a sweet family, Hayden’s personality was cracking me up the whole time. She is one sassy little thing! 
Love… it’s a beautiful thing! Alissa and Dan will be tying the knot in early October and we can’t wait to celebrate with them! Having gone to school in Santa Barbara (Brooks Institute), I always enjoy the opportunity to spend the day up there. Add in a gorgeous couple and the afternoon couldn’t have been better. Love you two very much! 
The connection a mother and child share is immeasurable, as a mother I know this first hand. Mawson will be celebrating his 2nd birthday in a few weeks and the nursing bond he shares with his mother is still going strong. Above all else, Elise wanted me to capture the intimacy of their nursing relationship and the special place it holds in her heart. 
Loved yesterday’s session with the Mcilvaine Family! Looking forward to sharing more with you. 
If Ms. Hayden could verbalize her feelings (I mean really verbalize… other than telling me “no”), I think this image sums up the way she felt about their family shoot (running and grabbing her own shoes then putting them on). Not to worry, Mark and Heather, I caught some sweet moments (and it probably didn’t hurt that we buttered her up with ice cream). 
