Good Friend

This is my good friend Lindy and her family. Lindy is a fellow photographer, check out her AMAZING work here. We did a trade of sorts, she took my family photos and I took her family's pics - well worth the trade! Hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine LJP. I thoroughly enjoy working with you, you have amazing talent!

Check out her baby's eyes - you could just swim in them they are so deep and gorgeous!



"So big!!"

Happy Birthday Baby!

Are they still babies when they turn the Big One or are they a toddler now? Well if you ask moms that question one year olds are undeniably babies. This sweet smiley boy was so friendly! When I arrived to the session I bent down on my knees to say hello and he walked right over to me, didn't even bat an eye at this stranger who was carrying this big large clunky black thing that made noises every so often. He walked to me in his I'm-just-learning-to-walk way, leaned on my knees and reached up to my face. I was hooked. Who wouldn't be?!?
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And oh my favorite - CAKE SMASH SESSIONS!!! That and a bare baby's butt and you've got the makings of images that even the grumpiest geezer can't help but smile. Look at those cheeks!! Both sets of them!!

Happy first birthday Jakson!

Marshall

Another growing boy - my good little buddy Marshall. Marshall has soulful eyes, he's been around in another lifetime so he knows how a growing toddler like himself should have fun. He's not about to let anyone get in his way, he doesn't hold back when he knows what he wants. I love how his mom just lets him go... and go and go and go. She let's him fulfill his urge to take off and explore, to be the boy that he is. Yet she's always right there to bring him back when he needs it, like good mom's do.

Growing Boy

Wow I'm behind on blogging, and this is absolutely the last sweet boy I should be slacking on!! This session was in OCTOBER!!
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You may remember sweet Aidan, he's two years old now! I've been photographing Aidan since he was 4 months old and his mama trustingly allowed him to be my first newborn model. Some of you have heard this story before, but for me it's one worth telling again, I feel so lucky to have been a part of Aidan's life. Aidan is truly the happiest toddler I have EVER seen in my life, he just radiates joy, his whole face smiles, and it's all contagious. And he runs, runs, runs.... during the session he didn't stick around long, he had another agenda! The first image posted, below, really sums up the experience of the whole hour - but I think he had fun! Just looking at the images from the session make me smile :)

Family

I know I've titled posts of family photo sessions "Family" before, but somehow this seems different. The word "Family" feels like it has special meaning for these sisters and their sweet mama. These ladies lost The Man in their lives a few years ago, their father/husband, yet their sense of family doesn't appear to have been broken. The special quilt that they are sharing in the photos is one that was hand made by their mother of their father's flannel shirts. What a precious memorial.
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The closeness of these women is something that you can not only see, but feel. I felt drawn to their camaraderie, the wisdom from their years of growing up together, and to the bonds that they've created through the joys and tribulations of life. I only have two daughters, but I hope that as they grow up and old together they feel the same type of love and connection with each other and with me. Thank you H family for letting me document this moment of your lives.

Friends & Neighbors

Thought I'd catch some fun in the leaves! These are my girls with their 2 BFF neighbors. The are more like sisters, though, with the amount of arguing they do! They always kiss and make up quickly, no hurt feelings linger for any time at all.

Mmmm.....

I needed to mess around with some indoor lighting and backdrops, so of course I grabbed one of my most available models! Usually she doesn't sit still for photo shoots but this time she sat still long after I turned off the camera :) - why do you think she did that!?!? Let's just say she was BUZZING around the house after this whoppin hot chocolate!