Jen's Gorgeous Belly

I was so lucky to be able to photograph Jen and her almost 9 month little baby bump.  Could she be any more gorgeous?  Not only was Jen wonderful to photograph (mind rolling around in the grass on a hot day Jen?) but she brought me cupcakes.  I'm noticing a trend here:)  Thank you for being such a good sport Jen and for letting me help to mark this beautiful milestone for you.

Commercial Portraits for Two Lovely Ladies

Becky and Karin asked me to take some portraits of them for their business website (which will be up and running shortly-for now you can catch them in action here) and I happily obliged.  They were so great to work with (especially since they tag teamed watching my boys while I photographed them) and at the end of the day they brought me a chocolate chip muffin:)  The day was perfect for pictures so I was really happy with what we ended up with .  Can't wait to go and visit their shop!!

Tommy's 3 year pictures

Could he be any more handsome than in this vintage sailor outfit?  That little outfit is an actual antique that was lent by a family friend.  Considering the fact that he LOVES flags, it worked out quite appropriately:)  Thank you for being the best little 3 year old model ever for your first mini photo shoot:)

Baby Sammy

Sammy was my youngest little one to photograph yet and while it definitely had its challenges, there is nothing more special than getting to hold such a tiny little one and watching the interactions between Mommy and baby.  He is Erin and Sal's first born and is an absolute doll.  It brings back so many sweet memories of my little guys.  Thank you Erin for sharing your precious bundle with me:)

Sarah's 1st round of Senior Pictures

Thank you Sarah, for letting me practice new ideas with you. You were a great sport and I'm really happy with what we ended up with. I hope you like them as much as I do and I'm super excited about our "off the beaten path" photo shoot:)

Alana and Jack

This little Jack is about 3 months younger than my Jack, and he is just about the sweetest and cutest little guy ever (my Jack excluded:)).  He is so beautiful (just like his Mother) and I STRUGGLED to narrow down some of my favorites.  I started out with over 300 shots and narrowed it down to 68 to edit.  Then I had to narrow it down further so the picture collages wouldn't be too condensed.  Here are just a smattering of my favorite pictures of them and I will add the slide-show of all 68 of the edited ones.  Thank you, Alana, for sharing your beautiful little angel with me and for putting up with my almost 3 year old trying to man-handle the Elmo toy:)  I hope you like what we ended up with.  You guys were amazing!

Mother's Day Gift idea

Here is just an idea of r a budget friendly, personalized Mother's Day gift using your favorite pictures.  I just got some water spray bottles and printed out 2 portrait size pictures (personalized with each of their names) and taped them around the water bottle.  Then I filled it up with Mrs. Meyer's all purpose cleaner and water to make a counter top/anywhere cleaning spray.  I finished it off by giving all the Mom's their own all purpose cleaning concentrate to refill their "special" cleaning bottles when they get empty.  Here's to a happier way for Mom's to clean up:)

Something White pictures

Karin asked me to take some pictures for the store's website and I happily obliged so I could practice photographing inanimate objects.  It was pretty windy though, so they were just about as animated as most children:)  Hope you girls like them!

Bridesmaid dresses

Veils

Baby Gavin, Grace and Brady

Kim let me take pictures of her beautiful children and let me just say there is nothing more fun than photographing a red head with blue eyes.  Grace's colors just popped and I loved how the pictures came out.  Getting a newborn in a good position was a little more challenging, but luckily he is such a good little guy with a happy demeanor.  I have the fewest pictures of Brady, because an almost 4 year old boy rarely wants to sit still:)  But I still loved his beautiful hair and eyes.  Thank you Kim for letting me chase your kids around the house/yard instead of chatting with you over coffee:)