I always knew what it FELT like to love my family,

Now I know what it LOOKS like.

-Author Unknown

When I look at these images, I smile. They make my heart happy.  This family opened up, relaxed and let me capture their love in a very honest way.   The session was over so quickly I found myself wondering on my drive home if I had ‘missed’ something.  Did I capture it all???  And when I opened the images on my computer, I saw the most beautiful love right there staring back at me.  Photographers know that feeling – the heart races a bit and you can’t wait to begin editing the images because you know you got “it”.

I have written about following my heart recently, and that is exactly what this session is to me… a session full of heart.  You will not see a carefully posed or stiffly positioned family.  I hope what you see is emotion, feeling… love.  Because I know that when I look back on the photos of my family, I want to  feel something.   I want to see and feel who we were and how we loved at that very moment in time…

And not only does this family have a whole lotta heart, they also have a lotta soul….

Thank you, Jacqui and Antonio.  I can’t even begin to tell you what a pleasure it was to meet you and photograph your beautiful family.  Your children are not only gorgeous but just so incredibly sweet. I hope you enjoy your photos and I will be in touch very soon….

This is the third time I have had the pleasure of photographing sweet Miss Josey.  She has grown so much!  We had so much fun looking for bunnies during the session and were lucky enough to see quite a few!  After almost every photo she would ask, “Where are da bunnies?” in the sweetest little voice. I swear she has an English accent! I could have listened to her chatter all day.  Such an adorable little girl.

We made time to capture some family moments… always a favorite of mine!

One of my favorites of the night….I took a similar shot last year when she was just two… her piggy tails have grown so much!   Take a peek at last year’s session here.

Thank you so much, Katy and Jess for bringing Josey to see me again! She is such a sweet little miss. I enjoyed bunny hunting with her so much!

to be this cute!   Little Elise had the biggest blue eyes I have ever seen and they just sparkled when she smiled. I absolutely love 1 year olds.  Just learning to walk, so curious, and full of smiles.

Thank you so much, Jenn and Marc for bringing your sweet little girl all this way to see me.  Your family is just adorable!

This was actually the 5th time I have had the pleasure of  photographing Miss Anna.   She was one of my very first newborn clients.  It’s such a privilege to watch these little ones grow up into smiling, singing toddlers and be able to capture their ever changing personalities.   Anna warmed up to me quickly and  was all smiles when she performed “I’m a Little Teapot”… so cute!

I think it is so important for mommies to be in photos with their children.  We are so often the ones behind the camera and miss out on being in those special photos.  I love the moments we captured between mommy and her baby girl.

Thank you Darcy and Troy for asking me to photograph your sweet Anna once again. She was such a joy and definitely embraced her inner model!

It was so nice to actually be able to get outside for a session this weekend! Rain forced us to reschedule it once but I think it was meant to be. We had a beautiful evening on Saturday!  This little guy was so full of smiles.  Two year olds always make me work a little harder because they are very seldom “still” but the payoff is so worth it!  Guess it’s a good excuse for skipping my workout on those days, right?

Thanks so much for sharing sweet Mason with me, Jenny and Brandon!

And just a quick scheduling note… I will be opening up my summer calendar for booking in the next few days.  I am getting caught up on rescheduled sessions and once that is done – we will start booking!  Please remember, space is limited and I do tend to fill up quickly.   So make sure to contact me early if you would like a session this summer.  Looking forward to seeing many of you soon!

While I know the rain brings lush green grass and flowers,  it has also left me with several canceled sessions.  Hopefully the weekend will bring blue skies for us and I’ll be able to post some new sessions soon.   I will begin scheduling my summer sessions very soon!

Here are a few of my little lady in her Easter dress.  Too bad it was so dreadfully cold the day we shot these.  She had to wear her little jacket to keep from freezing.  Come on spring!

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter spent with the ones you love.

Little Farah (oh how I love her name!) and her family braved some serious March winds for this session. What was forecasted to be a lovely afternoon, turned into a blustery day much more like November than late March.  I thought March was supposed to go out like a lamb!

This sweet little miss gave me some beautiful smiles despite the breeze.  She has such big beautiful eyes and I love how the wind caught her hair. 

All smiles on Mommy’s shoulder…

A little game of Peek-a-Boo…

Thank you for a fun session and for sharing sweet Farah with me.  She is such a little beauty! I will be in touch soon…

Yes, another post about song lyrics!  Lately, there have been some amazing songs that I really love and at the top of my playlist is “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum.    Not only is the song beautiful, but so is the video.  See and hear it HERE (after the Geico ad… which did make me laugh!)

Haven’t you ever had those moments when you wish you could go back to the sweeter time?  The simpler days of childhood. Barefoot in the grass, riding your bike on a warm summer day, your summertime crush… go back to American honey.

There’s a wild, wild whisper
Blowing in the wind
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothing’s sweeter than summer time
And American honey

My sweet girl, may you grow up slow and sweet – just like American honey.

The knit dress is from a pattern by Kyoko at Cotton and Cloud. Her patterns are gorgeous!

You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night

You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile

-from “Smile” by Uncle Kracker (yes, I just quoted a Kracker song)

Hear it

HERE

Every day, these beautiful little people make me smile.  I am one lucky momma.