MariGracyn

As I said in my last post... I'm a little behind on blogging sessions.  So, today I'm going to share my favorites of my favorite 4 year old!  I've had the joy of knowing MariGracyn for almost 3 years, and have been honored to photograph her 4 times.  I adore this family, and I love having this sweet child in front of my camera!  I loved this session.  Beside the fact that she is so cute, and happy... she had the cuuutest dress!  The colors just pop perfectly :) Hope you enjoy!

I couldn't help adding this one, just for fun :) I told her mom, "This is when you know the session is finished :)"

Lovely Little Girls

Right before we left for vacation my husband's brother and his wife gave birth to their second beautiful baby girl.  We quickly planned a trip to visit them so I could capture her while she was still tiny.  Newborns are my absolute favorite age to photograph!!!  She and her older sister were so much fun!  I love these little blonde curls- I'm sure the new baby will have her own sweet curls before we know it :) Thank you guys for letting me photograph your sweet little one!

9 months old

I mentioned last week that I would be catching up on some sessions I haven't had a chance to blog, and today I'm excited to finally share this little man's 9 month session.  You can see his 6 month session here and see how much he's grown!  I love this age (I know I say that with every age) he was crawling and pulling up, and I can't wait until his next session- he'll be WALKING!!! :)  We took a minute to grab a few family shots as well.  Here are my favorites!

He was still very stingy with his smiles, but those big blue eyes are just precious!

We ended our session with Oreos and milk :) He thought I was pretty great by the end of the session! Mom and Dad??? not so much :)
Thank you two for letting me make a mess of your little guy!!!

52 on Friday: Week 20

Week : Family

I couldn't have planned our theme for this week any better. :) Kim and I didn't know it last November when we set the themes for the year, but my family is on vacation this week.  I am so blessed- my husband booked my dream vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina.  Unfortunately it has rained nearly every day.  We got here on Sunday, and Monday was beautiful... since then... rain... rain... rain... I'm hopeful for the rest of our days, but the forecast looks grim.  :(  I had planned on taking some family portraits on the beach, but will have to settle for a snapshot from when we climbed Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.  Yes- we climbed the 248 steps to the top- and had a breathtaking view of the island coast.  I've inlcuded a couple of snapshots from my phone- just for fun :) and a sunrise shot from one of the  pretty mornings that I got up early before the rain started.  I hope you all have a great weekend, and that we ALL have beautiful weather!

To see everyone elses family themed posts click here and start with Annessa!

52 on Friday: Week 15

Week 15: Showers

It's April, and April showers bring May flowers, right?  Well, this week April's shower will be bringing an April Baby!!! My husband's brother and his wife are expecting a little girl any day now.  And, we celebrated with them last weekend- showering them with gifts and love.  We had such a great time getting together with family, and seeing Lana about to pop :) I can't wait to meet baby Olivia!!!

Conner, on the other hand... wanted to know if there was going to be a "bath tub" there, so the baby could take a "shower".  And once the party started, he could hardly wait until he could have a cupcake.  Look at this face... I think this about sums up how all men feel at showers :)

Don't forget to stop by Mark's blog to see what he came up with for Showers!

And for my Mother-in-Law who says I take pictures but nobody ever gets to see them... (okay... so she's right, I'm the worst.  My pictures get put on my computer and nothing gets done with them :-/) Here are some pics of the rest of the day :) 

A HUGE thank you to my Mom-in-law who put this shower together.  She seriously knows how to throw a party.  She did a ton of work, and it sure paid off- it looked fantastic and everyone had a great time. 

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

2011 Fall Mini-Sessions

To kick off Thanksgiving week, here are my fall mini-sessions.  I was thrilled when so many families that I have photographed in the past called to book a mini-session.  I love getting to see them again, see how the kids have grown :), and get to catch up a bit.  I told my husband that editing these pictures was emotional for me, because I care so much for so many of these people!  I am so blessed when I get to photograph friends.  I love to capture the little moments of my friends loving their families.  I hope you all take some time this week to love on your family and remember all that we have to be thankful for.  Have a blessed holiday!!!

The apples ended up not only being a great prop, but a great way to get smiles from the kids... if you let me take 4 more pictures I'll let you pick an apple... :)

Mason was SO fascinated by our bumble bee visitor!!!



Monday, Monday...

So, today has not at all gone the way I needed it to.  I have about 3400 images to weed through from this weekend's sessions, I need to finish Halloween costumes... and we have a puppy that is refusing to relieve herself outside.  So, that makes for a crazy morning... and I've yet to get to those things listed above! But, I've been meaning to blog these images from a session a few weeks ago.  I shared some of these on Facebook, but there were several others I wanted to post here. :) We had a great time meeting together to get some family pictures of this beautiful family.  This little guy has the most beautiful blue eyes!  I got to see him again on Saturday for a mini-session (so I'm sure they'll be more of his sweet face on here soon!) I hope you all have had a better morning

than mine was, and enjoy your trick-or-treating tonight!!!