A sweet baby bump...

I LOVE taking maternity pictures....they are probably my favorite pictures to take. There is something about impending motherhood that captures my heart. This beautiful couple is no exception to that feeling. I was SO happy when I got the chance to spend some time with these dear friends of mine. It is always fun to hang out with them. I have known him for over 11 years (yikes) now. He is the godfather to our son, was in our wedding, and is a part of our family. Even though I have not known her for as long, she means just as much to me. I am loving the chance to get to know her and hang out. I can not wait to meet their son.

Thanks for letting me capture this moment in time for you. Before you know it, you will be holding your little man in your arms and starting the crazy adventure of parenthood! Hope you enjoy these few favorites of mine. There are a ton more I love, but have to keep some a surprise!

I know it will be a great shoot when the very first shot I take turns out great.

The thing I love about this one is the fact that I have a picture from our wedding with him having the same look on his face. There is also something about the way he is supporting her with his knee. I know I take a deeper meaning sometimes, but isn't parenthood about support? Supporting each other...supporting the child...teaching your child to support others?

I truly can not thank you guys enough for having me be a part of this afternoon. It was so nice to share in a little bit of this adventure with you. You are a part of my family....we can not wait to meet little man! :)

A precious 3 month old...

I have the joy over the next 9 months to capture this little girl growing! I was so excited last November to see her as a newborn, and here she is already at 3 months old! I am AMAZED at babies and how quick they grow and change. Luckily we planned on being indoors, since it was WINDY, rainy and cold. We will try for an outdoor shoot at 6 months.

L family (and friends), I hope you enjoy these. I just started working on them, but could not resist these ones. There are of course more and some fun editing....but I like to hold some surprises for when you get your disk! Enjoy....

I loved that we got this bear for her to take a picture with. Her big brother gave it to her and we have some images from her newborn shoot with it. Hopefully we can take pictures of her with the same special bear for each shoot and see how she grows! Plus, I love the fact that it looks like she is hugging the bear with her arm :)
We were trying to capture similar images to her big brother's early pictures. She was not too sure of this one, but we got it!

The amazing duo...

There is something special about a mother and daughter....

This is one of my absolute favorite images. I can not wait to play with it during editing! What a beautiful little girl!

A little girl has a way of wrapping herself around her daddy's heart like nothing else can!

Smiles for mommy!

There is something so sweet capturing a little one "talking". The way they coo and "talk" changes so quickly. It is almost hard to remember this face as they get older. I just love it!



Thank you L family for letting me be a part of the growth of this precious girl. I can not wait to see what she is doing in 3 months. You have a very special family! Hope you enjoyed the sneak peeks :)

A Valentine Project

It has been awhile since I have picked up my camera for anything other than quick shots of the kids. It felt like about time to do something creative. Hubby and I do not usually exchange big gifts for Valentine's Day. I saw an article in the paper last Sunday with this idea....so I figured why not give it a try. I found some verses and poems which said something to me and am going to blow one of these up for Hubby. I like that it is personal...yet inexpensive!

This last one is my favorite. This is one of the readings from our wedding....

It feels good to get my camera back in my hands. Hopefully there will be more images coming soon!

Wonderful Grandkids....

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the afternoon with these kids again this year. I met this family last year and we did the big group pictures. This year, the kids got to have all the attention! :)

It was a really fun time at the park with these guys. It was neat for me to see how much they have grown in a year. It was a very popular spot for pictures on this particular afternoon, but we still had plenty of choices for places to take pictures.

I hope you like these, as always there are plenty more I am keeping as a surprise!

Enjoy...

Sisters...

This little one was barely sitting up on her own last year, and now she is a full of energy toddler! It was so much fun chasing her around and capturing her smile...

We had to grab a picture of the grandparents with the grandkids!

It was such a fun afternoon with this family. I can't wait to let them see the rest of the pictures!

A family that is family to me...

I was honored to have this family ask me to take their pictures. I have known them now for almost 11 years. They have treated me like family and have become family to me. I don't recall a time when I had more fun during a photo session. All of this family mean so much to me. Thank you for welcoming me all these years ago....and continuing to do so to this day! :)

Here are some of my favorites. There are seriously too many to count on my camera and computer, but these stood out to me. I think we got every conceivable picture combination this group could do! Thanks for climbing all over the hay and being a great peanut gallery!

Enjoy!

The entire clan :)
4 generations of this family. That is pretty impressive in my book to get everyone together for this one.

The grandkids. Poor little man was in dire need of a nap, but he was such a trooper through the session. A few meltdowns, but that makes him even cuter :) I might be biased though!

Brothers...

The grown children are worthy of pictures too :)

The siblings...

I truly can not thank this family enough for asking me to hang out for the afternoon. It was such a joy chasing the kids around, wearing different headbands, laughing, laughing and more laughing! I hope you enjoy these. I am keeping plenty of surprises when you get your disks :)

A great time with this family...

I had another great session this past weekend! I have known this family for close to 6 years and have been taking their family pictures for at least 3 years now! :) It has been so much fun over the years seeing the kids grow. We were slightly sidelined for this session since it was COLD, windy and rainy. That changed the plan from a park to their home. It turned out great for all of us! The kids got to play, feel comfortable and take a cookie break when needed :)

I hope you guys like these. Once again, this is just a small portion of what we captured....

It has taken me time, but I am almost 100% with telling these two guys apart. Their personalities have changed so much over the past year. I just love how they shine through in these two pictures...

They were so happy to take a picture together! I loved it :)

Protective big sister...

She has an infectious smile...how can you not be happy when she is around!

The whole family, Daisy the dog even wanted to join in!

Can't forget about mom and dad...

A sweet daddy/daughter moment

I love this one of my friend with her kids.

I truly hope you guys enjoy this little sneak peek! I had such a great morning with you all. It was a pleasure as always :)

A wonderful family...

I had the pleasure this past weekend to meet this wonderful family. It was a perfect morning to be outside taking pictures. I was amazed at how many other people had the same idea this same morning. Luckily, the park was large and we could get all the shots we wanted! Once again, this is just a small selection of some of my favorite shots. There are quite a few more, but I like my surprises!

The "T" family, I do hope you like these. It was such a pleasure meeting you this past weekend. Enjoy! :)

I just love getting a mother and daughter in a picture together....

same with a father and son!

These two were not quite sure what to make of me at first. I can be a little goofy to get a smile out of people. Once they figured out I was okay goofy, we were good to go! :)

I hope you enjoy this little preview!