A beautiful old book :) :) {mt. pleasant, tx engagement and portrait photographer}

I've bloggged in the past about my love for hardcover books (if you've never read that post, please go read it because it's one of my favorites :D ). Well, this post is about one hardcover book that was recently given to me :D.

Monday morning our friends the Longs (who spent the weekend with us) headed back home. But before they left, they gave us some unexpected parting gifts: Mom a cute apron, Dad a few books, and me a necklace from Savannah and then, from Bro. Steve, this beautiful old copy of William Cowper's poems!!! 

The only poems I've read of his are ones that we sing in our hymn book :). So, I'm really looking forward to reading the rest :D.

And it's also beautifully illustrated!! I loooove this kind of old artwork :D.

I also love the old typeface :). It's just awesome :).

And of course the cover is a work of art.

Hooray for beautiful things and for the people that were gifted by God with the creativity to make them so we might appreciate and enjoy them :D.

With a smile,

{ Rachel Leigh }

Savannah and Sophia: portraits :D {mt. pleasant, tx portrait photographer}

This post is about two girls having fun on a warm January afternoon :D (that's Texas for ya ;) ).

Savannah Long (12) and Sophia Simpson (11) :D.

Savannah is from Springfield, Missouri. She and Sophia have been buds since she and her family first came to visit Texas 5 years ago :). 

Well, the Longs came to visit for the weekend and Sophia spent it with us too so she could have time with Savannah :D. 

They had so much fun together :D ; I love watching young friendships grow :).

When I told them to look up...

...they saw a bird's nest :D.

Watching them have fun like this took me back to my childhood...and it made me smile :).

May your week be filled with special fun memories that will always make you smile :D.

With a smile,

{ Rachel Leigh }

Reading :) {mt. pleasant, tx engagement and portrait photographer}

That's what I've been doing a lot lately :).

And this is the view I have from where I've been reading; I love it :). 

This is THE perfect spot in our house to sit and read in the winter. When the house is cold, the bright and shining sun warms me and lightens the pages :). 

If you're wondering what book is in my lap, it's The Hunger Games. After seeing the trailer for the movie adaptation (which looks awesome!!), and hearing everyone talk about how much they love the books, I decided to buy the trilogy and read them myself before the movie comes out March 23! It's really interesting so far :D.

And that's a little snippet of my life right now :). Hope fully there will be more exciting things on the blog in the weeks to come :).

With a smile,

{ Rachel Leigh }