Smiley

This little girl's smile just melts my heart. I hadn't seen this one either since her newborn session, and she was really adorable then and got even more beautiful in the past year. It's so neat to see them grow up. What a happy girl!









I love this last one!

The gift that keeps on giving

This nice family received a gift certificate from some friends to have their pictures taken by yours truly, plus some prints. I can't think of anything I would enjoy more as a mom (if I didn't already have enough pictures of my own kiddos to make wallpaper for my home!). They have so much to be thankful for, these two beautiful boys and great friends to name a few!

And then there were 4

I had the opportunity to photograph this little guy when he was newly born. I was so excited when they contacted me to tell me this time they had a girl. They are such a fun crew always making me laugh. This time as we were packing up to go to the park after we were done with little miss, I said I hoped I had remembered all of my stuff from inside their house. Dad told me if I left anything he was going to sell it on eBay, and I could buy it back on there :) So if you see any of my props on eBay just let me know!

How quickly these chicken legs will turn into chunky thighs!









They are doomed! She is absolutely adorable even when she cries!







I can't believe how much he looks like his mom in this one. I kept asking who they thought he looks like (since I hadn't seen him since he was a newborn), but now it seems so obvious :)

Such a treat

I've shot a couple of one year olds lately that I hadn't seen since their newborn sessions, and the anticipation of seeing them at one year really excites me! It is so neat to see what they have grown into--they nearly always look completely different than I imagine. This cutie turned into the spitting image of his dad and is very loved by his mommy and daddy (and my camera)!

Mommy/daughter day

I've lost track of how many times I've photographed this family (always a pleasure!), but this time mom wanted to do something different and set up a little something for just her and her daughter. Rumor has it she has been checking the blog for a little teaser since the day we shot these, and hopefully she'll be pleased with these :)

In my Easter dress

I don't know how many people I've told about how adorable this little girl was when she looked at me in my t-shirt and jeans (with holes in the knees) and asked me, "Is that your Easter dress?" As it turns out, she was in hers, and she thought I must be in mine also. I told her mine was at home, and then after a bunch more questions including where did I get it, she told me I should go home and get it and wear it back there. I would've, except I drove 45 minutes to get there. :) Maybe next time.



You can see how motherly she is already by the way she's shushing the baby in the picture on the right above. She was also a talented dancer, as she showed me so many times! :)















Just have to post this last one, as their mom said, "that's the real life photo". I'm not sure if I could've gotten more different expressions if I tried.