Love this fam.  So thankful to have them as friends.   Here’s a sneak peek of their fabulousness…..

On my birthday this past year my bestie gave me the fun news that she was expecting.  I have been anxiously, not patiently, waiting for this sweet thing to arrive!  She was completely worth the wait.   So precious.  She warms my heart.  “Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good.” Ps. 135:3    Welcome Andee…

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching!  Dads…if you are still in search of the perfect gift for your wife…this is it!!!   What mom wouldn’t want a photography session of her family or children?!    Not only will she LOVE this idea…but it comes in pretty packaging too (which she will also LOVE!)  Easy-Peasy!

{photogs…Mini cards inspired by Corina Nielsen}

This senior is headed to Texas in the fall to become a Baylor Bear.   Mackenzie was fun to work with and is an amazing girl inside and out.    She works with some of the preschoolers at our church and she does a fabulous job with them!    I know they will miss her next year.    Here’s a few from our session last week….

This pretty senior was a lot of fun to work with last week…she has such a sweet spirit about her. Megan is a track star and is off to run at college next year.  I couldn’t decide between the color and b/w on this first image…what do you think??

I was thrilled to be able to take pics of this precious family again.  Their oldest was 6 months at their last session…why does time just fly by when kiddos are little?!?   Their newest little guy will leave you jealous…of his long, gorgeous eyelashes! (why is it that the boys always get the good ones?)   I love this first image, the capture of happiness that a momma can give her child.  Warms my heart.

I have fabulous new wall display templates that I can now use to show you what YOUR pics from your session will look like on a wall!   How great is that?!?!    Just let me know what images you want to use and I will design a grouping for your wall.  With these first two images I wanted to show how much impact Going BIG can have.  Which would you rather display above your sofa?….

I love the new Facebook timeline cover photo!  I would love to design one for you using images from your session…just ask!

I’m enjoying getting to do more senior sessions lately, a nice change of pace!  It was a GORGEOUS day to be in the city…especially after a week of rain.  Thunder fans were out before the game, families were playing in the park, …photogs were once again taking pics.  This guy had me cracking up the entire time!   Good luck to you next year, Colton!

I wanted to share some pictures I took of my sweet kiddos this fall.   We had a unseasonably warm day mid-November, so I took them out to a local field to see what I could get!   I’m so blessed to be their mom.    They constantly warm my heart and keep my cup full and overflowing with happiness….
I told the girls to give me a serious look and I got a ‘you-better-not-mess-with-me-and-my-sister’ look!  They crack me up!…Back in September my friend and photog,  Brittany Stover,  snapped some lovely images of my family.    I love that she sees my vision I have in my head!       Thankful for these…Which of our family pics would you vote to blow up big for our wall??  Below is our 2011 Christmas card.  I love how it turned out.  It’s a folded 4×5 accordion card printed on a watercolor paper.

Me and this momma go way back!  We met at Falls Creek when we were in junior high.  I love camp friends…you can pick up where you left off no matter how much time has gone in between visits.   It’s so fun to see her family grow.  We had a nice January day…hours before the arctic air blew in…

This week {I Heart Faces} is celebrating their 3rd year!   For their photo challenge this week they have the theme of ‘best face photo from 2011′.   I can’t help but smile when I see this image!  She is definitely one of the cutest faces I’ve had the opportunity to photograph in 2011….or ever!

I was smiling from ear to ear when these G O R G E O U S girls showed up for my Brag Book Magazine photo shoot!   I mean seriously….how fabulous are these girls?!!?!….  J Crew should be knocking on their door.   A big thanks to Loabi Boutique for providing the clothing.

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It was a cold morning and this sweet gal was a champ.   She was busy, busy…I guess that helped to keep her warm!   I also got a few of her handsome big brother.   Enjoy your sneak peeks!….

For those of you who visit my blog, you know I LOVE color!   However, some of these newborn pics looked so great in black & white.   This handsome guy was around 10 weeks old so we were able to get a lot of awake shots.   Isn’t he presh??!!….

Here is one of my favorite sassy girls and her sister.  She tells her mom that she likes me because I am funny!   SHE is the funny one, she cracks me up.

I love this family with my whole heart.  We’re “hot dog friends”.   We coined that term long before either of us had kiddos.   Meaning…we can get together for dinner and just have hot dogs, no need to impress!   I truly cherish their friendship and look forward to watching our families grow in the years to come.  I loved how these images turned out!   I think I might even hang one of their family pics in my own home.  Enjoy your preview ’B’ fam (…and let’s go look at lights soon!)

I had a great session with this fun, newly engaged couple! Andrew is a marine and just left last week to go back overseas, so I know Tyka is anxious to see these…

This little guy made his way into the world a little early…which suits his spunky personality!   He was so sweet.   I actually took his parent’s engagement pics a few years ago.   So fun to see their family grow!   …and our kiddos are actually cousins…somewhere, somehow down the line!  (I’m sure my hubby’s grandpa will fill me in at Thanksgiving on how that works!)   Here’s a few from our session…

This family was so sweet.    They reminded me of my own family and it gave me a glimpse of what my fam might resemble in a few years.    The kiddos seemed to really enjoy one another and they just had a fun chemistry together.    Aren’t they presh?….