FOUR years ago I took Jake & Tara’s wedding photos – and NOW their baby girl isn’t so much of a baby anymore!!

She wasn’t so sure of me – just her momma!

FINALLY – some smiles!

Jake & Tara – thank you for making the drive down!

Big brothers – smooshy faces – giant kisses!!

Lynae – thank you SO much for bringing your family for your FIRST photo session! I hope to see you again soon!!

I LOVE when Kelly messages me about booking a mini session for the COUSINS!!

That guy on the right – he REALLY didn’t like me!!

And that littlThis year was a little more difficult!

She was REALLY not happy!

And that little guy – wanted NOTHING to do with me!!

Usually a mini session is the perfect amount of time – this year they were not having it!

BUT – I do LOVE real photos – and these will be GREAT to recreate when they’re older!

THANK YOU so much!!

LITTLE GIRL – this one won’t take anyone telling her she’s too little!

That last shot – it might be my FAVORITE shot in a LONG TIME!! SO MANY WORDS! SO MANY EMOTIONS!!

A mom & her son. A bond like no other!

Adrianne – THANK YOU for asking me to spend an hour in the life of YOU & YOUR FAMILY!!

I hope you LOVE your photos as much as I do!

TWO years ago I met Adrianne when I took photos of her NEW baby girl! How has it been TWO YEARS AGO!!

His hair – reminds me so much of Enoch!

OH MY HEART!! I LOVE THAT SHOT!!

LET THEM BE LITTLE!

OH SWEET GIRL!!

STAY TUNED for the rest of their session!!

I’ve been taking photos of Joy since she was a tween! TWEEN! I took her wedding photos and then the newborn photos of their baby girl – and then last year when she was ONE!

She messaged me in August and said she wanted to gift a newborn session to her friend – BEST GIFT EVER!!

I met with Kasey on a rainy Sunday afternoon – but the rain held off JUST enough for us!

THESE MOMENTS are my favorite!!

ELLA WHO?

I LOVE THAT SHOT!!

The weather managed to calm down just enough to get a few shots outside!

SO SWEET!!

Newborns are ALWAYS happiest in the arms of momma!!

Kasey – I hope you LOVE your photos! Joy – THANK YOU!! I hope to see you BOTH again soon!!

I’ve been taking Autumn’s photos for the past 6 or 7 years! Their engagement – wedding – babies – family – birthday parties – ALL THE THINGS!!

This year – we met at their newly acquired property – which is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

LOOK AT THAT FACE!!

OH MY HEART!!

BASEBALL BROTHERS!!

And soon – a little sister will make her debut!!

You know what my FAVORITE thing about that picture is? Autumn’s fingertips barely brushing her little boy’s head. THAT MOMENT.

That little glance. THAT MOMENT!

Reaching for his momma’s hand. THAT MOMENT!!

That little baby girl at the edge of the frame! AN HOUR IN THE LIFE OF YOU!!

ISN’T HE DARLING!!

This little guy – he’s gonna be a baseball player when he grows up!

I MEAN – SERIOUSLY! LOOK AT HIM!!

Autumn & Ryan – thank you SO MUCH for asking me into your lives year after year!! I can’t WAIT to see you as a family of FIVE!!

I’m not sure how I met Rachel – but we’ve been friends on FACEBOOK for a while!

Amanda submitted Rachel’s family for BEAUTIFUL – and she won!!

Rachel & Rich are on my WANTING list – a list of people who are trying & hoping & wishing & praying for a baby!

Their daughter – a NICU miracle – just turned TWO!

I had messaged with Rachel and mentioned that we COULD schedule in Sayre since my parents live that way – but then we decided on Mansfield. I didn’t check in with her before our session – which I normally do. I texted her that I was at wal*mart – where we decided to meet – by the GIANT yellow tractor-trailer. She couldn’t seem to find it. Was she at the right spot? Sayre wal*mart right?! NOPE! Mansfield wal*mart – AHHHH! This was SIX O CLOCK – sunset was very shortly after 7 – so we met in Troy – HOPING the light would last!!

WE MADE IT!! But this little peanut wasn’t REALLY in the mood for photos!

It’s a good thing that lifestyle photography is my specialty!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

Rachel & Rich – thank you SO MUCH! I LOVE meeting the little babies that so many of us have prayed for!

I hope you LOVE your photos!!

This little sweetie – she LOVES her baby brother!

EVERYONE loves the baby!

When she shushes him – he calms down. When she sings to him – he stops crying.

I LOVE THAT SHOT! Mom – my eye itches. BUT – I’m holding a baby – so … MOM TO THE RESCUE!

Those are the moments that would otherwise go unnoticed – easily forgotten. MY FAVORITE MOMENTS!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!! PERFECTION!

The little things!

The chicken things!

The tiny baby things.

ALL THE SWEET THINGS!

SARAH!! Thank you SO much for asking me to come photograph an hour in the life of your family!

I hope you love these images as much as I do!!

I met Sarah through the playgroup at the local YMCA & MOPS! She is a fellow geek & an amazing momma!

She asked me to come photograph her family after the arrival of their fourth child!

AN HOUR IN THE LIFE of their new family of SIX! YES YES!!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!!

BIG brother & littlest brother!

What life REALLY looks like as a momma of four kiddos! MULTI-TASKING CHAMPION!!

A VERY special delivery!!

Those brand new moments of life – when they fit in the crook of your arm like a missing puzzle piece!

This little life enters your world and you already forget what it was like before they were there – they must have ALWAYS been there.

Make sure to get a picture of THIS – fitting in the crook of your arm – because it doesn’t last for very long. They grow so very fast!!

That last shot – PERFECTION!!

ALL SNUGGLED UP in momma’s arms – the only place a newborn really wants to be!

I’ll show you the rest of their session tomorrow!!