A growing girl...

I had the joy this weekend to see how much this little beauty has grown. I could not believe it was already time for her 6 month photo shoot! I am loving the fact that I get to help capture her first year. The weather held out beautifully for us. It was a little warm, but a little breeze and it was nice in the shade. Had we tried to do this later in the day, it would have been too windy. I love it when the weather works with me!

It was such a fun time. This precious little girl is so full of smiles, it makes my job pretty darn easy! Here is a little sneak preview. As always, i am keeping some of my favorites to myself :)

Look at those blue eyes!
These two are quite the pair. He has been a protective big brother since she was born. It is really sweet to see how they react to each other, especially as she grows up!

Like I said, this little girl is so full of smiles I couldn't stop taking pictures!

She is in the stage of everything in the mouth, there was no way to fight it. At least K & C can look back and remember what their daughter was like at 6 months!

Can't forget one of the mom and dad!

As always, K & C it was such a pleasure capturing your family. I can not believe how fast time is going! Before we know it, we will be doing her 9 month and 1 year pictures! I hope you enjoy these, there are plenty more :)

A sweet baby boy....

I had the great joy of heading over to our friends house on Friday to hang out with this little guy and his momma. I can not describe how much I love sessions like this. These friends mean so much to us (the last pregnancy session I did was these guys). Just being able to see him grow up will be a joy! :)

He was unsure of being the center of attention! He would fall asleep and be calm for a few minutes while I took pictures....then he would realize he didn't like it anymore. Even with that, we got some great pictures of him.
I LOVE pictures like this. I know with my kids, these are the ones I look back upon and see how much they have grown. One day she can look at her rings and his foot and be able to remember so clearly. It is SO easy to forget how little they are.

How could you not want to just hug, squeeze and love this little man!

Out of all the pictures I took, this is the only one with his eyes open. Gotta love a 3 1/2 week old.....seriously so much fun!

Love, love, love....

We of course forgot until we had him nice and settled in a position that there was another shirt to wear. Luckily, he was fairly cooperative. This is from his great-grandmother.

I had so much fun just spending time with this little guy and his momma. They bless me with friendship and the least I could do was head over for a little bit and get some pictures. He is going to have to get used to my camera, that is for sure! :)

P & N, I hope you like these. It was so much fun. I can not wait to watch him grow up!

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 :)