Shalane nominated Evelyn and her family AGAIN for my yearly BEAUTIFUL contest!

This year was THEIR year! They WON!

I met Evelyn first at MOPS and then again because our kids go to school together – so we see each other often enough! Her smile and positivity is absolutely INFECTIOUS! When they pulled up – their boys got out of the car and were really NOT very excited about the idea of family photos – they’ve NEVER had ANY taken professionally!

Aren’t they just ADORABLE! This MIGHT be my FAVORITE shot of the evening! SO SWEET!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots!

At the end of our session – the boys said – well – that wasn’t TOO bad!

That’s a WIN in my book! Evelyn – thank you SO much for meeting me!

And Shalane – thank YOU for submitting Evelyn and her family!

My friend Ericka is AWESOME! She’s a single momma and she LOVES LOVES LOVES her girls!

She asked if I could possibly watch her squishy baby – and the boys said YES! NOW! LET’S KEEP HER! FOREVER!

I mean – who says NO to that SWEET FACE!

She is quite possibly the happiest baby I’ve EVER MET! And I had two HAPPY babies!

That morning – Enoch got bit by a bug – next to his eye – almost IN his eye – and he looked like someone beat him up!

Fitzy was doing dishes for me while I was helping E hold his favorite little baby!

She will be my squishy. She is SO VERY SQUISHY!

He absolutely ADORES her! It makes me sad that he doesn’t have a little baby – but not sad enough to HAVE another little baby!

We FACETIME my sister often – almost everyday – especially when we have fat babies to show her!

LOOK AT THAT CHUBBY GOODNESS!!

I LOVE CHUBBY BABIES!!

After our little baby left – it rained and rained – and the boys JUMPED at the chance to play in it!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

His little eye – I was hoping it would get better – but it only got worse!

I ended up taking him to the doctor the next morning because his eye was swollen shut! She gave him a shot of antibiotic just in case his eye was infected! Poor guy – he was NOT happy about that! But by Sunday – the bite had gone down and he was back to normal by Tuesday morning! He looked in the mirror and said – my eye isn’t squished anymore! I CAN SEE!!

My friend Megan – she’s not only a dear friend – but an awesome photographer too!

Technically my competition in this small town – but that’s not how we work!

That’s my shot – I brought my camera along too – just to grab a few shots of the boys before she got there – but she was RIGHT BEHIND US!

But I did manage to get a few of this curly-headed sweet thing!

But Megan got a couple of ME getting a couple of E!

Those are my shots too!

So now – here’s Megan’s view of our quick time at the pool! We had been trying and trying to get together and make this work on a sunny evening – but she was busy when I was free and I was busy when she was free – and it didn’t work out too great – but we had a quick 15 minutes while the clouds parted and the rain stopped – and the sun disappeared – but we got what we could!

And next year – we will do a swimming session at the end of June instead of holding out hope and running into September!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

This brave guy – next year – he might not even need his puddle jumper!

He’s mastered swimming in the deep end!

You might think – seriously – family photos IN YOUR BATHING SUITS?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!

Yes. Yes. I am.

And this guy is a little crazy too!

My friend Mara got me the pizza floatie for my birthday – BEST PRESENT EVER!

And that BEAUTIFUL face!

Megan – thank you so much for being available LAST MINUTE! Thank you for the BEAUTIFUL pictures that adorn our walls!

And if you need a lifestyle session – doing what you love most as a family – email me! It’s what I LOVE to do!

I’ve done a wedding here before – and COULD NOT WAIT to see this weeping willow again!

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

SWOON!!

I LOVE that look she’s giving him!

If you have the BEST BFF – you’ll understand the connection in those pictures!

Sharing cookie recipes at a wedding! I LOVE IT!

So – you won’t see many pictures of ME at a wedding that I shoot!

But this one – I wanted to share. Her bustle was THREE different layers – and the best way to figure that out – just take a break and figure it out!

And while I know that I’m not the BEST wedding photographer in the world or our country or our state or our region – I am GOOD at what I do!

And you’re not just getting a wedding photographer when you book me – you’re getting a whatever-you-need-done girl!

You might recognize that sweet little family on the left – I photographed their wedding last August!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

This was a sweet twist on the garter-toss – since she IS about 15!

Mikaela & Kane – thank you SO much for asking me to spend the day with you!

I’ve said it before – but I’ll say it again – I love photographing the circle of life!

I took Mikaela’s senior pictures – I’ve known her for over 10 years – and now – her wedding pictures!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!

Have I mentioned that I LOVE getting ready pictures?!

OH MY HEART! SO SWEET!

It was a HOT August afternoon – and air-conditioning helped!

Isn’t she DARLING?!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

GORGEOUS!!

Kane’s mom asked me if I wanted to take pictures of her pinning on his corsage – I said – I don’t typically – but do YOU want them?! As a mother of boys – I am already planning the pictures that I want with them on their wedding day! And a dance.

OH MY! SO SWEET!!

Make sure to check in tomorrow – you’ll see the rest of this LOVELY day!

We spent the afternoon picking blueberries with GG!

And it’s been FOREVER since I’ve taken pictures of Jack – so we had a mini-mini photo session!

That G – she’s the ABSOLUTE BEST!

I didn’t intend on bringing my camera to the fair – but I was going straight home afterward – and couldn’t risk leaving it in the car!

I’m really happy that I HAD to bring it with me!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

THAT CRAZY ENOCH GUY!

G is the crowd favorite!

The boys love taking pictures of me – and I LOVE seeing how they see me!

Make sure to spend quality time with the people you love. Make sure to take pictures. Make sure YOU are in the pictures!

My brother and his wife were home visiting my parents in July – it didn’t work for ALL of us to get together – but I couldn’t resist taking pictures of the kids together!

Sammy and Jack came home too!

Fitzy and Rowyn are the only kiddos that got one-on-one time with Sammy – they ADORE her!

My brother and his daughter – BE STILL MY HEART!

That CURLY head of hair!!

We took a picture last year – in the same order – so now it’s going to have to be a tradition!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

I love when the cousins spend time together!

Stay tuned for pictures of our blueberry picking adventure and the TROY FAIR!

We spend SO MUCH time at the pool in the summer! We go to church with a very kind and generous man – who happens to open up his pool to us! And we go – A LOT! I got back from photographing Aszur and her family in their pool and was inspired to take my camera to document my boys swimming and having fun!

THE BEST BROTHERS!

This guy – he taught himself how to swim – in the DEEP END!

He is SO proud of himself!

Put a puddle jumper on this guy – and he’s JUST FEARLESS!

Make sure to come back and check out our FAMILY pictures at the pool! The bad thing about being a photographer is that you can’t photograph your OWN pictures with your OWN vision!