Come meet this sweet, roly-poly 4mo old cutie! He was a pretty laid back boy and for his age he did GREAT. Usually at this age it’s a bit of a challenge as they can’t really sit yet and their patience level isn’t quite as long. But we got a great variety and he loved the noises I made and I think he was in awe of the big black thing in front of my face  he was a trooper and it was great meeting you mom and dad! Can’t wait to see you gain this fall!

Hard to believe it has been one whole year since I took this little guys one year portaits. He wasn’t even walking then and of course for his two year session he was on the go. He was such an easy boy at his portraits this year that I had high hopes for this session and he proved me right. He did So good for his age. Two year olds can be (to say the least) a bit challenging to take pictures of. There is a LOT of chasing, making noises, distracting,etc. and he made a two year old session look like a cake walk. I got so many great shots but how could you not with a cutie like this? He has the most gorgeous eyes and I was so glad to be able to capture him again! Thank you guys for a wonderful evening and Aiden is a doll!!

wow its been awhile since I last blogged! I have SO many sessions to share,I’ve been so busy that my blog has gotten neglected a bit!

This beautiful expecting mom had contacted me some time ago about maternity portraits. They are new to this area and I love that they chose me to capture this special time in their lives!

Baby Emma is due on August 28th. When she told me that I thought “what are the chances of that??” my Emma was due on august 28th as well! (she was born a week earlier than that though). I can’t wait to capture their new arrival. I do admit I’m a bit jealous that I don’t have any wonderful newborn portraits of MY Emma so I may be a bit green with envy during the session wishing I’d had the same opportunity. I guess thats why I put so much importance on the newborn photos. I would absolutely give anything at this point to have great newborn images of my kids when they were brand new. I know it is something I would treasure for a lifetime and I’m so happy I’m able to give that gift to so many!

Anyway back to the belly…she was all belly without one stretch mark in site! Lucky lady! I’m guessing this babe may take after dad with lots of dark hair (or at least I hope,I’m partial to those babies with tons of hair,so cute!) anyway be watching the blog in early september for baby Emma debut,in the meantime you can enjoy her gorgeous mom!

I got to meet this beautiful, calm little girl at day 9.  She was such a good little model. Even though girls tend to be a bit more fiesty than boys I swear I’ve had my best sessions with them! She was only particular about not wanting to lay on the left side of her head,took a bit of work to keep her head there. She would let out a protest every once in awhile and then drop right back into a peaceful slumber. I loved it.

I have no doubt that in a couple short years or less you will find her running around half dressed, getting dirty and being a total tomboy on her family farm. Maybe even helping her dad out in their shop, that is if she is anything like my little girl growing up in the country  For now I wanted to capture everything sweet and girly about her…mom it was wonderful meeting you and welcoming me into your home (which is beautiful by the way!) ,your daughter  is just precious. Enjoy!

I made my trek out to Manhattan to see this adorable and petite little girl. She had the most gorgeous black hair and big eyes. She was born several weeks early and was still pretty tiny but oh-so-sweet! She definitely let me know each time I messed with her,she let out a loud protest and made me work for those poses. She LOVED to sleep with her mouth open too. I tried to get her to shut it for quite some time and she never would,it was too cute. Her daddy is getting shipped over to Kuwait the beginning of August so they wanted some images of the two of them together. She definitely takes after her daddy with those big eyes and dark hair. He says she is already high maintainence but I guarantee she already has him wrapped her finger

Mom and dad it was great meeting you. You both were so welcoming and Shelli your house is beautiful,love all the colors, especially the green  Good luck to both of you,she is a lucky little girl to have the both of you! Enjoy!

I loved meeting this petite, beautiful dark-haired little sweetie who was all of 4 days old.  When she slept she slept great when she was awake she was WIDE awake and made me work to get her back to sleep each time. In fact when I left she was chilling out in her boppy wide awake. What was funny was she was totally content when she was awake, I think she was trying to figure out what was going on.

This girl is destined to be girly..mom already has a huge collection of flowers and headbands for her…I think she is addicted to etsy like I am

Meet miss Chloe was was welcomed home by mom,dad and her adorable 4yr old brother,enjoy!

When mom contacted me for this session I knew we’d have a good time, especially when she told me she wanted some shot of her kids playing in the pool. So fun!

Our girls actually play together at Mops but I’ve never had a chance to really get to know her kids. Let me just say they were such well behaved kids, my (almost) 3yr old could take pointers!  Her youngest (9mos) was probably one of the cutest kid I’ve ever seen. With his blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes and HUGE smile I knew we’d have fun and plus mom picked out awesome clothes for the kids. I wish we would have had time to use all the outfits,she did a great job!!

mom thanks for welcoming me into your home and letting me get to know your kids,they were a joy even if they didn’t ‘let loose’  like we thought they might. lol  Enjoy!

This next image was one of my favorites from the evening,I even had to show mom my screen after I took it

That was this 1yr olds favorite words to say. Every time he heard a car or plane or happened to see a bird he would immediately put his finger up and say “whats that?” , it was so cute!

He was also one of my very first newborns (and spoiled me by sleepingi the entire 3hr session!) but this time he gave me a bit of a challenging time..I had to bring out all the stops and made so many noises ,jumped around and even thought having mom and dad flee the scene would help..but nope. He was determined to make me work for my money   We got some great images though and I FINALLY got smiles out of him once I started making truck noises..ohhhh the things us photographers have to do to elicit smiles! lol

mom and dad it was fun as usual and dad sorry that you had to send out the search crew for your wife since we decided to stay and chat afterwards just a bit too long (woops) ,next time I’ll make sure to keep my phone on my hip! lol

Enjoy!!

I knew this was going to be a gorgeous and fun session the minute we booked it. Chelsey is gorgeous and makes the perfect expecting mom! They have beautiful land with tall grass,trees and a pond and made the perfect backdrop for a summer maternity session.  I can’t wait to meet Avery as I’m sure he has some good genes being handed down to him  and as going to be super adorable! Maybe he will even arrive a couple days early and come on my birthday

Enjoy Chelsey,I had a wonderful evening and you were such a trooper through all the tall grass and clothing changes!

I’ ve been waiting for quite some time for this session. I knew 9mos ago that my friend Megan was expecting and I just couldn’t wait to meet her newest little man! He was a big one (over 9lbs) at birth and thankfully those big ones tend to do the best

It was a good (and hot) session,even little Remy started to work up a sweat! lol  He slept like a champ though! He was pretty good at pottying all over everything (and everyone) so got lots of cleaning up to do! (sorry dad!!)

I have to say I think the mess was worth it for these images !  Mom and dad congrats, Remy is a lucky little boy to have you guys as parents and I can’t wait to watch him grow!! enjoy! x0×0