Little *M* was NOT into me with my camera AT ALL! But we got some mega cute shots of her anyway – I’m sneaky like that!

I love Shannon and Terry – they are some of the nicest and giving people I’ve ever met!

*M* and her cousins LOVE story time!

LOVE LOVE LOVE that shot!

*C* LOVED Fitzy! She cuddled and kissed him all night!

Thank you SO much for the dinner and great company! We love you guys!

I truly really LOVE my clients! I love watching their families grow and capturing those moments!

Those kiddos are the SWEETEST!

Jenna is SO creative! She made the little snowkiddo outiftis!!

She also came up with the cop and robber idea for their cars! LOVE!

I cannot WAIT for our session next fall!!

I love seeing this family! It is so awesome to watch *E* grow!

*E* was not feeling well and was NOT about the camera at all! But – we got some smiles – thanks to daddy skipping and jumping behind me!

Nicole – thanks so much for asking me into your hearts and lives! I love you guys!

I love my .babies. families! I cannot believe that little *E* is already 3 months old!

PRECIOUS!

OH MY GOODNESS!!

I cannot wait to see you guys at our 6 month session! It will be here before you know it!

OH MY WORD! This family was so sweet to spend time with and photograph! Vaughn’s sister Miranda is a client and friend of mine and she referred them to me! When I walked up to their house – little *K* was already out the door to welcome me and show me around to all the photo spots! I asked her what it was like to have twin babies and she said – it’s great – but it’s a lot of hard work! The twins are only two weeks older than Fitzy!

Seriously – SO CUTE!

Thank you SO much for welcoming me into your homes and hearts! I cannot WAIT to watch your little ones grow!!

Happy Christmas 2011!

We spent last weekend at my parents house with my sister and her hubbie! Samm and Xavier got us a little video camera – perfect for Fitzy films! My parents got Fitzy a few shirts and pajamas – sticker books for down the road – a little golden book that he LOVES to read with my mom – stackable rings and a little plane – a purple dinosaur that teaches letters and colors and music!

He loved playing with the paper and banging on his books!

Yesterday we had Christmas with Jared’s parents – and took our gifts for Fitzy over too!

SO CUTE!

Grandma and Grandpa got him a winter jacket – a ball – a playmat – warm pajamas! And of course an ornament!

Great Grandma and Grandpa Clark left him some 4T clothes and hand puppets!

Jared and I got him the little laptop (that teaches Spanish and English) – a little toy cell phone – stackable cups – a monkey rattle – a stuffed Scentsy monkey – a spring-a-ling – a little book about learning parts of the body!

We also got him a little learning center that turns into a push cart for when he starts walking!

LOOK AT THOSE CUTE MONKEYS!

My parents give us money every year. Jared’s parents gave me a little ornament for the year – geeky sticky notes – a Star Trek case for my iPhone – trivia playing cards – and money to add to my “rainy day” fund! Jared got a book about Steve Jobs – trivia playing cards – and a blu ray player.

I am so happy to spend the day cuddling with my boys and enjoying mine and Jared’s Christmas present – our not so tiny little baby!

Christmas in my family is always a hard holiday – like it is for most people. My grandpa Trout passed away on Christmas day in 1990. I was 9 and don’t remember much about him but the mood on Christmas is just a little sadder. When my grandpa passed away – we didn’t know if he had accepted Jesus or not – making it even that much harder.

As Fitzy grows we want to focus on Jesus and His love at Christmas – not the presents and the hub bub that we get wrapped up in. Now don’t get me wrong – we will get him presents but HOPEFULLY not go crazy! We want him to give some of the toys he doesn’t play with anymore to kids who don’t have any! We want him to get excited about Operation Christmas Child and bake Jesus a birthday cake – to think of some gifts to give to Jesus on his own.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS! Thank You God for sending Your Son Jesus to the world – to Mary and Joseph in the form of a tiny sweet baby – a baby who needed to be changed and fed and rocked and kissed by his momma and dadda! A baby who grew up to be the best gift ever!

I leave you with my favorite Christmas song – by Relient K!

And with this Christmas wish is missed
The point I could convey
If only I could find the words to say to let You know how much You’ve touched my life
Because here is where You’re finding me, in the exact same place as New Year’s eve
And from a lack of my persistency
We’re less than half as close as I want to be

And the first time
That You opened Your eyes did You realize that You would be my Savior
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever

And so this Christmas I’ll compare the things I felt in prior years
To what this midnight made so clear
That You have come to meet me here

To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me
In the hope that what You did
That you were born so I might live
To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me

And I, I celebrate the day
That You were born to die
So I could one day pray for You to save my life

If you haven’t accepted God’s beautiful gift of His Son – today is the PERFECT day!

I love my .babies. clients! I get to see them through the whole first year! I cannot BELIEVE that little *L* is already THREE MONTHS OLD!

OH MY WORD!

Oh hey – how you doin’ – LOVE that one!!

I’m a sucker – I got those Santa diapers for Fitzy and thought – hey why not use them for my clients too!

OH MY HEART! He is ABSOLUTELY precious!

Thank you SO much for allowing me to watch your little man grow! It will be late February before we know it!

Today is Fitzy’s 7 month birthday!

Starting last night at 6 and ending at midnight tonight – I am running a special!

EMAIL me at dcbarden@gmail.com to schedule your session or SESSIONS for 2012 and get $50 off per session!

I will need your deposit of $100 in my mailbox by Saturday – December 10th!

In your EMAIL give me some dates that you would like to schedule – we MUST book the session today with a concrete date. Emails that are received tonight till midnight will be locked in as long as the deposit is received by December 10th!

In 2012 I will be taking sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays – you can check out my schedule to see what is open!

This special WILL NOT apply to mini-sessions if I decide to hold them or currently scheduled/booked appointments.

HAPPY SHOPPING!

And because a post from a photographer isn’t a post without a photo – check out my sweetness – happy 7 months my love!

“We rode into town the other day
Just me and my Daddy
He said I’d finally reached that age
And I could ride next to him on a horse
That of course was not quite as wide

We heard a crowd of people shouting
And so we stopped to find out why
And there was that man
That my dad said he loved
But today there was fear in his eyes

So I said “Daddy, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why is He dressed in that bright purple robe?
I’ll bet that crown hurts Him more than He shows
Daddy, please can’t you do something?
He looks as though He’s gonna cry
you said he was stronger than all of those guys
addy, please tell me why
Why does everyone want him to die?”

Later that day the sky grew cloudy
And Daddy said I should go inside
Somehow he knew things would get stormy
Boy was he right
But I could not keep from wondering
If there was something he had to hide

So after he left I had to find out
I was not afraid of getting lost
So I followed the crowds
To a hill where I knew men had been killed
And I heard a voice come from the cross

And it said, “Father, why are they screaming?
Why are the faces of some of them beaming?
Why are they casting their lots for My robe?
This crown of thorns hurts Me more than it shows
Father, please can’t You do something?
I know that You must hear My cry
I thought I could handle the cross of this size
Father, remind Me why
Why does everyone want Me to die?
When will I understand why?”

“My precious Son, I hear them screaming
I’m watching the face of the enemy beaming
But soon I will clothe You in robes of My own
Jesus, this hurts Me much more than You know
But this dark hour I must do nothing
Though I’ve heard Your unbearable cry
The power in Your blood destroys all of the lies
Soon You’ll see past their unmerciful eyes
Look there below, see the child
Trembling by her father’s side
Now I can tell You why
She is why You must die”

Nicole Nordeman sings this song – powerfully!

if you are lost today – YOU CAN FIND PEACE!

if you are wondering if you are worth it – YOU ARE!

Jesus died for YOU! You are that little girl trembling – afraid – lost – and God LOVES YOU!

I pray that this Good Friday would be YOUR Good Friday!

Laura contacted me about doing a session for her sister and their little cousins – as a Christmas present for her sister!

When I got to their house I realized that I knew the little cousins – I photographed them last year!!

SUCH A HANDSOME COWBOY!!

Laura – thanks again for setting up a session! Can’t wait to see you for our next one!!