oh my goodness..how is it Thursday already? where do the days go y’all?! i’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again…it is SO true what people say about time speeding up when you have kids! it’s unreal!
well, i hope you all are doing great. i am so stoked to share this session on the blog today…
for those of you that don’t know, i have a little brother. and he is awesome sauce, as my hubby would say. but, really, he is one of my favorite people in the entire world. we have some of the best, most deep conversations about life and love and God. and yet he can also make me laugh harder than anyone else can! usually to the point of tears…and chest pain. i love this guy. i remember him running around the house naked when he was 2, my mom begging him to put on some clothes when people would come to the door. i remember dressing him up in one of my dresses and putting makeup on him. he even let me take pictures. what a fool…hehe. (those will come back to haunt you one day, buddy!). i remember his adorable little lisp as he sang Mary Rice Hopkins’ songs. i remember him walking up on stage at church, in the middle of worship, with his little plastic green guitar and rocking out with the band. i remember him waking me up when he had bad dreams. i even remember wiping his butt. i have so many amazing memories of all 3 of us growing up, so it’s a little weird to me that he’s now a man. i miss spending more time with him, but i know that’s just part of growing up. and now he’s experienced one of the best (and hardest!) parts of growing up…falling in love.
he met Tiera on the set of one of his shows. they played boyfriend and girlfriend in this particular episode. but it wasn’t until a year later that he actually asked her out! their story is hilarious, but i’ll save it for another time. last month, the two of them came to hang out with us and stay the night. it was such a blast! we asked them if we could do a little photo shoot with them in the morning before they headed back to LA, and they were totally game. here are a few of my faves (although it was almost impossible to narrow them down!)…
you guys rock! i love you! muah!
xo
jess
OMG!!! JESS!!! These are amazing! So full of love but laughter as well!!! Soooo Matt and Tiera! I love how, in some pics, he is serious and she is being goofy and then it switches! I love the snowball in the face pic!!! Ohhhhh I wish I could have seen what happened after that moment! And then the very last pic, after the snowball, they are so very serious. Tiera looks like she is doing a photo shoot for a magazine, totally in character in that pic! Matt too! They are so very comfortable and at ease in front of the camera, geez….I wonder why! 😉 What a fun time you all must have had! Love is a crazy thing! So wonderful that they are so happy! Matt has grown into an amazing man! As all 3 of you Angel kids have grown right before my eyes and each and everyone of you are so precious to me and I am proud of you all!! I miss you all being little but so excited for this chapter in your lives, love, marriage, babies! Great pics! I love them! And I love you!
Steph
Oh how much fun! Great pictures and Jess all the funny things you mentioned about Matt I so can invision……. been there and done that, that is the perk of being your next door neighbors for so long…… yes I remember a naked little Matt T.M.I. I remember holding him in the hospital the day he was born and thinking “This one is going to be special” or totally spoiled with two sisters! hehehe I have not had a chance to meet Tiera as yet but they do make such a beautiful couple….. here’s hoping!!!!! As always…….. you and I assume youe hubby?? did a FANTASTIC job on the photo shoot! Love ya
Wonderful pictures, Jess. How can I order several?
Love,
Grandma
@Stephanie & @Melanie thank you so much for the sweet comments! Love you both tons! see you soon!
Great pictures, Jess… OMG, Matt is an adult :/
@Sarah yes he is! crazy huh?!
You and Stephen never cease to amaze me, girl! Once aain, you truly have captured them as they are, at least that is what I get from looking at it as I don’t know them. You guys are amazing that you can bring to life these pictures capturing TRUE and REAL moments. Love it, and love you two!
Beautiful couple too!