SERIOUSLY – she’s such a doll baby!!

ANGELA!! Thank you for asking me to capture your sweet girls!! I hope to see you again soon!!

Angela asked me about taking pictures of her daughter & granddaughter – hopefully for CHRISTMAS!!

Thankfully we had a mild-ish day and were able to schedule a session!

WAIT WAIT!! You’re going to take pictures of ME!?

SHE IS SUCH A DARLING LITTLE SWEETIE!!

STAY TUNED for the rest of their session!!

Courtney’s mom asked me to take pictures of their WHOLE family over Thanksgiving! She saw the pictures of Courtney & Dave and decided she NEEDED some of her own!

Courtney & Dave – he said – didn’t we JUST do this!?

And the baby! When you’re the ONLY baby in the family – you get ALL the attention!

THE WHOLE FAMILY!!

JUST THE GUYS!!

JUST THE GIRLS!!

Babies have MAGICAL powers – especially when it comes to grandparents!!

ADORABLE!!

DARLING!!

Laurie – THANK YOU so much for asking me to capture your family this year!! I hope to see you all again!!

When Krissy told me that Gus wanted to PROPOSE during a photo session – I KNEW I had to come back to Mansfield over Thanksgiving to photograph it!!

She was CERTAINLY surprised!!

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT!!

SHE SAID YES!!

MY FAVORITE!!!

Gus needed time to get her grandmother’s diamond into a ring setting – ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

Gus & Emily – I am SO excited for you BOTH!

Gus – you get EXTRA points for scheduling a photo session DURING your proposal!

THANK YOU AGAIN!!

Krissy messaged me in the beginning of November hoping I might be able to photograph her daughter and her boyfriend over Thanksgiving!

I knew I would be at my parents – but I also knew I HAD to come back to Mansfield for this session!!

It was COLD. It was RAINY. But – do you see those smiles!? It didn’t matter!!

We went in their barn for a little break from the rain!

GORGEOUS!!

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Emily & her sister – Grace. When I came into their lives – they were kiddos – LITTLE kiddos! Emily & her momma!!

SO ROMANTIC!!

Stay tuned TOMORROW for the REST of their session!!

It’s rare that my sister AND her hubby get to come home – so we grabbed a few shots of their little family!!

Jack Jack – I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! Samm & Xavier – I love you guys too!!

I met with Janine & her family the Saturday after Thanksgiving – on another chilly day!

Thankfully D’Vine Winery was willing to let us use their barn for our session!!

We kept the kiddos in the warm car until the VERY last minute!!

ADORABLE!!

I ADORE those last few shots!

Janine – it was GREAT meeting with your BEAUTIFUL family!!

I hope to see you all again!!

THE WHOLE FAMILY!!

SISTERS!! Turns out – my brother & sister graduated with TWO of these sisters!!

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!!

Some candid shots of you & your adorable son playing the piano!? YES PLEASE!!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!! I hope his momma does too!!

A lollipop ALWAYS brings out the best!!

She’s got something that he VERY much would like to have!!

THANK YOU for asking me into your hearts and home!! I hope you LOVE your photos!!

I hope to see you all again!!

Thanksgiving was FULL of family sessions! Did you know that I LOVE extended family sessions!?

The Friday after Thanksgiving – I met with the *B* family!

It was a RATHER cold morning – so we opted to stay indoors!

OH NO!! A CHUBBY BABY!! I had to remind myself that OTHER people were in the room and needed to be photographed too!!

ADORABLE!!

OH MY HEART!! Isn’t she DARLING!!

OH MY!! I LOVE THAT SHOT!!

I CAN’T EVEN STAND IT!! SO CUTE!!

SO MUCH FUN!!

Such a sweet little family!!

AUNT LIFE IS THE BEST LIFE!!

THAT SHOT – SO MUCH EMOTION!!

Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of their session!!

We didn’t think my brother would make it home for the holidays this year – but he did! His wife stayed in Ohio and worked but he brought the kiddos out for Thanksgiving!

On Wednesday night – Thanksgiving Eve – Jared & Fitzy were in Cleveland for a BASKETBALL game!! They stayed at the Westin and had a GREAT time!

BUT – my controlling momma heart was kind of FREAKING OUT a little!! I wasn’t able to really breathe until they pulled in the driveway! WHEW!!

They got in a little after 2 on Thanksgiving and grabbed a plate of food and then opened Christmas presents!!

COUSINS!!!

Enoch 5 – Fitzgerald (who is asking to change his name to just Fitzy) 7 – Rowyn 7 (soon to be 8) – Jack 3 (so close to 4) – Judah 6 – QUITE THE CREW!

That’s only the 23rd gun to add to their collection!!

Rowyn wants to be an ARTIST!! BRING ON THE PAINTS & CANVAS!!

Judah – have you been noticing his faces!! They are the best!

Jack calls me Daniel – and Samm loves it! It IS pretty adorable!

SO MUCH CHRISTMAS!!

My sister is OBSESSED with the poop emoji – so my dad got her a special gift – PASS THE POOP!!

And every year we have to line the kiddos up and get the NEW picture – they are growing TOO FAST!!

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving with our families!!