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!

Liz LOVES photography – and could not WAIT for her senior session!

These pictures are certainly making me miss warmer days!

ISN’T SHE GORGEOUS!

LOVE LOVE LOVE THOSE!!

OH MY WORD!!

Liz – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to take your senior pictures! YOU made my job easy!

Whatever you decide to do – DO IT WELL!

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!

I am SO HONORED to be YOUR photographer for all the things. For all the years!

I didn’t photograph Heather’s wedding – but I have been photographing them since their little-now-big *S* was nestled in her tummy!

This sweet girl – *J* – her eyes just sparkle!

Those tiny baby moments that are all too easy to forget! Those newborn days and nights are long and hard but fly by SO VERY QUICKLY!

Now this little sister is a BIG sister!

Focus is overrated! Sometimes – the blurry and grainy ones are my FAVORITE!

LOOK AT THAT LITTLE GUITAR! And those curls! And that smile!

Lifestyle sessions – my absolute FAVORITE sessions – look at all the little details – the seemingly unimportant moments.

Moments that you miss when you watch your children. That’s what I’m here for – to capture EVERY LITTLE THING!

ADORABLE!

OH MY HEART!!!!

Heather & Melvin – thank you SO VERY MUCH!

Your sessions are always some of my favorite ones!

You just – do what you do – and let me me follow you around with a camera – it’s the ABSOLUTE BEST!

THE SPEECHES!

Quay asked his little sister to be his best man! As we were finishing up their pictures – he assured me that he doesn’t really get emotional!

BUT – as you can see – it got emotional at that table real quick!

Bri asked her brother to be a bridesmaid AND to say a speech!

And her sister – a speech – but not just ANY speech! A RAP!

I LOVE THAT SHOT! SO SWEET!

I LOVE when a band plays at a wedding – and Devon Franks does NOT disappoint!

This was ALSO a first at a wedding! BEWARE OF RATTLESNAKES!

Quay and Bri – thank you SO much for asking me to spend the day with you!

A tree – for their future home!

I absolutely LOVE the candidness of those shots!

Not many brides ask for a picture with me – but when they do it reminds me that while they hired me because they LOVE what I see – they also hire me because of the connection they feel with me! Being a photographer is a humbling experience – sharing in intimate moments – there MUST be a connection! I always say – if you just need someone to take your wedding photos – I’m not your girl. But if you LOVE how I see you – if you love what I can bring to your day – then I’m certainly your girl!

Megan and Josh’s wedding was two years ago – and now they’re expecting a little girl!

SO GORGEOUS!

Quay’s daughter – the last time I saw her – she was just a toddler!

And because we all know I have a hard time picking just a handful of favorite images to showcase – I’ll post the rest of their day tomorrow!

I met Bri at her brother’s wedding two years ago! Their sister texted me asking if I had their wedding date open – and BAM! BOOKED!

Facebook and ONEWED and all the advertising are great referral tools – BUT THE BEST REFERRAL TOOL IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION!

SPEECHES ARE SERIOUS!

I experienced a FIRST at this wedding!

A HELICOPTER! They were trying to figure out what to use to protect their hair against the wind-whipping blades!

A first look in their favorite spot!

When there’s tree-cover – rain CANNOT dampen your day!

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

They left for the ceremony in a HELICOPTER!

Someone asked if I got pictures of the flight – but alas – I drove – joining in the helicopter would NOT have been a good idea for this girl!

It sprinkled and rained – but the show MUST GO ON!

She would respond I DO! He would respond YES! But never at the same time!

Stay tuned for their reception photos!

My cousin Vanessa has the sweetest little baby! She had some breastmilk that didn’t make it into the freezer in time and she wanted to have a milk-bath session with her baby! We couldn’t find a tub to put outside to fit both of them – but we did find a metal tub for *K*!

OH MY HEART!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!

The vision in my head was EXACTLY what I shot!

Vanessa is such a WONDERFUL momma to her little PUMPKIN!!

I don’t typically have my kids with me while I shoot a session – but since this was family – Fitzy was there – and wanted to take some pictures too!

He stood where I stood and shot those ones! He did such a GREAT job!

But those shots – and the next ones – those are all HIS eye!

Saying yes more – to things that I can say yes to. Yes – you can help paint the house. Yes – you can cook dinner. Yes – you can clean the bathroom. Yes – you can do laundry. Yes – you can take some pictures. The confidence on his face SHONE SO BRIGHT!

Empower your kids – they can do AMAZING things – when you say YES!

I’m sure you know by now that Missy is my bestest friend. And I happen to also be her photographer – and that’s how it started out – I was her photographer and she read my blog. And then Jared and I lost our first baby and they were going through a loss and then another – and we connected about that. And our great dane puppies. We had a puppy play-date long before we had kids to get together!

I’ve known her for 7 years! But we’ve only gotten REALLY close the last 4!

Missy is almost completely surrounded by BOYS! They have one girl pup – Bailey – but their other 5 family members – ALL BOYS!

Jager is Missy’s BABY – he’s an old baby – but he helped her heart heal after losing her babies – much like Schrute helped us heal after losing our first baby Enoch!

Missy wanted some pictures with him – because he’s certainly aging – and it’s hard to say goodbye to the puppy that helped you heal!

And then there’s this face. This crazy happy lovely face!

LOOK AT THOSE BLUE EYES!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

Their story is not my story to tell. BUT LET ME TELL YOU – it’s an AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL ONE!

And maybe someday – you’ll be able to read about it here!

Or on our marriage blog – the one that has taken a backseat in life – but someday! SOMEDAY!

I LOVE THOSE FACES!

And our yearly picture with the big brother carrying his little brother on his shoulders.

SERIOUSLY!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!

That moment – that was a candid moment. I turned around to check on them to see THIS! SO VERY SWEET!

MISSY – I LOVE YOU – you know that. BUT I JUST WANTED TO WRITE IT DOWN!

Thank you for your friendship and for asking me to create these memories for your family!

I’ve been taking pictures of Jason for SEVEN years – I think we figured out that it’s been SEVEN!

His mom is my BFF – she’s the best! He’s not too bad either!

Also – he HATES having his picture taken!

BUT – I don’t see why!

I LOVE those shots!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots too!

Jason – thanks for letting me get a few shots of you! And whatever you decide to do in life – DO IT WELL!