I LOVE sessions with Cindy and her family!

I LOVE watching who they are and what they do!

Fitzy and this little guy go to school together – he’s such a fun kiddo!

MY FAVORITE SESSIONS!!

OH MY HEART!! This guy and his little sister – PERFECTION!

BLACK & WHITE will ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE!

It was STILL windy!!

And that little tot lost a shoe – but but some miraculous miracle – it was found!!

Momma – I picked these flowers for you – because they’re pretty – like you momma.

I can’t tell you how many times he did this during our session!

That little girl – I WILL get a smile out of her – I WILL – SOMEDAY!

A daughter – a sweet daughter – I LOVE that relationship!

I LOVE THAT CRINKLED NOSE!

OH MY WORD! I absolutely LOVE THAT SHOT! SO MUCH SO – that I gave you a glance in black & white AND color!!

Such a sweet moment – the ones I LOVE the most!

Getting a tween boy to smile it ALMOST impossible! ALMOST!!

Cindy & Scott – THANK YOU – thank you for trusting my vision and stepping in front of my camera again and again!

Thank you for showing us the heart of Jesus through your family!

Jillian and her family met me for a quick mini-session – on a VERY windy afternoon!

Again with those sweet baby eyes and black & white photos – some of my favorite things!

This guy – Jillian’s son – he reminds me SO VERY MUCH of that Fitzy guy of mine!

ADORABLE!

Their little brother – the three best friends that anyone could have!

Aren’t they such a BEAUTIFUL family?!

Jillian – thank you SO MUCH! I can’t WAIT to see you all again!!

Amanda and her family – I just LOVE them!

Isn’t he ADORABLE!

And this little girl – she is HILARIOUS and so very sweet! She is always SO VERY HAPPY to see me!!

THOSE BABY BLUES!!

THAT SWEET FACE!

Amanda – thank you so much – I LOVE that you’ll be part of my schedule for years to come!

Heather and her family – I LOVE seeing them every year!

We went back to the same spot we did last year – BECAUSE IT’S GORGEOUS!

Isn’t he so sweet! This guy – I remember his hair when he was a baby – it was LUXURIOUS!

Heather – thank you SO MUCH! I love our treks!

AND – I LOVE getting your gorgeous Christmas cards with these photos on them!

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Little *A* turned ONE! ONE! Again – WAY TOO FAST!

And that momma – Joy – I’ve watched her grow up – and it went WAY TOO FAST!

OH MY HEART! THAT SUN! THAT FACE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

THAT LAST SHOT! ADORE!!

Joy – thank you thank you THANK YOU! I am so honored to capture your family and your life!

I LOVE photographing Autumn and her growing family every year!

And I LOVE LOVE LOVE a moody black & white!

A YEAR – A WHOLE YEAR – it goes so very fast! It seems like I was JUST taking his newborn photos!

And really – let’s be totally honest here – THIS is how sessions typically go!

Which is why I LOVE lifestyle sessions – because THIS is real life!

Again – really real life! And what does it come down to? He wanted what he wanted when he couldn’t have it!

Which is really the issue with ALL OF US! We want what WE want when we can’t have it.

OH MY HEART! ADORABLE!

AHHHHH!!!

Those sweet brothers – BEST FRIENDS!

Autumn – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to photograph your family year after year!

We painted some pumpkins while Sam and Jack were home!

And the sunrise – cus – you know – my littlest needs the bare minimum amount of sleep ANY human does to survive.

5 AM. EVERY SINGLE DAY. Doesn’t matter what we do to change that.

Keep him up later – still 5 AM AND a really really hard day the next day.

Tire him out more – this kid is non-stop from 5 AM to 7 PM – doesn’t matter.

And if ONE MORE PERSON says – God must have given you the non-sleepers because He knew you would handle it with such grace and beauty.

NO. NO GRACE AND BEAUTY HERE. CRYING. LOTS OF TEARS. AND CRYING. AND EXHAUSTION.

This guy – with his FRESH haircut! And his cows – his FAVORITE cows!

Have I mentioned how much I ADORE seeing families year after year after year?!

And baby after baby after baby?!

I met this family when this sweet girl was just a tot!

*D* – THE BIGGEST SISTER!

I LOVE THAT ONE!

This guy – he’s got FOUR sisters! And that sweetie on the right – I met her when she was brand new!

OH MY HEART!!

SWOON! BABIES and SISTERS and BLACK & WHITE!

LOOK AT THAT SMILE!

Their newest baby sister! Isn’t she ADORABLE!

A dad and his son – LOVE LOVE LOVE that shot on the left!

Lifestyle sessions – MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!

The light – the composition – DIVINE!

MY FAVORITE!!

The wind – the dandelions – the fields – the top of the world! Country living – at its finest!

Ben is a farmer – those weathered hands with that new pink baby – THE BEST!

On top of the world!

Karla – thank you for having me back – year after year! I am so honored to document your family!

OH MY HEART!!

LOOK AT THOSE FACES!

AND THIS GIRL! SHE’S SO SWEET!

Do you know my friend Sierra? If you don’t – you should!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT LAST SHOT! Basically what her life looks like – being the baby and all!

That picture on top – might be my FAVORITE PICTURE EVER! I do realize that I say that – QUITE OFTEN!

But seriously – I love that her beautiful smiling face is in focus in the corner – and her life is just happening around her!

WAIT – those might be FAVORITE! I just ADORE those shots!

Sierra – you are kind and gentle. Thoughtful and purposeful. You are strong and brave.

You are an inspiration to everyone you meet!

I LOVE YOU!

I took Sadie’s senior pictures – a VERY long time ago – or so it seems!

I also took Forrest’s senior pictures – an almost equally long time ago!

And now – their baby boy!

Isn’t he a DOLL! I can’t believe it’s been a WHOLE year since I photographed him as a brand-new baby!

OH MY HEART!!

Sadie – thank you for asking me to photograph this little guy! You are a FABULOUS MOMMA!