Archive for the ‘Memphis Botanic Gardens’ Category

Jack Garrett and Thomas

April 29, 2010

Sweet boys! Such busy little creatures but, oh my, how they can steal your heart. I know this from personal experience! Jack Garrett and Thomas are 15 month old twins and cute as they can be. They loved seeing all the new things at the Botanic Gardens last week and we had a great time exploring together. We found ducks and geese, flowers, water, and even a fun old hollowed out tree trunk that was the perfect “container” to keep two little boys from running in opposite directions. Thanks for sharing your boys with me. They are just adorable!

Lacy & Lexi

April 15, 2010

I love photographing sisters. Their relationship is such a unique opportunity to capture on film. I’ve photographed Miss Lacy before and was thrilled to be asked to capture some of her with new sis, Lexi. Such beautiful girls on a beautiful Spring day. So sad that it was my last day of shooting in the glorious tulips. I *heart* the tulips!! So sad we can’t have them year round. But, I assume, that I wouldn’t appreciate them so much if that was the case!

Don’t these ladies have the most amazing eyes? Ohh, their poor Daddy will be in trouble someday! 😉

Evan and Family…

April 15, 2010

Evan is such a cute little dude! He just brought a smile to my face with everything he did. Such fun to photograph a busy and happy little guy! Mom and Dad, we did good! Enjoy!

He loved looking at the birds and talking about animals. Such a smart kid! Captured a sweet moment with momma…

Loved that his Mom thought to bring the rainboots for a few shots while feeding the fish. Thanks, Evan, for such a fun day at “work”!

Pretty Princess!

April 13, 2010

It never fails. Talk about a princess to a little girl and she will light up! Walt Disney sure knew what he was doing…no doubt about it. I mention a princess to a little girl and it almost always gets me a smile. Last week I spent some time with some little princesses of my own. It was great to work with two little girls with whom I have worked with since they were tiny babies. Love, love, love having a relationship with my 1:17 kiddos and seeing them grow. Such a joy!

First up, sweet Mallory! Love this little one so much. She couldn’t be any sweeter. I first worked with Mallory years ago when she was about a year old. She is turning into such a beautiful little girl whose heart is as sweet as this beautiful face. We talked about soccer and Ariel, her favorite princess. Just what life should be all about at four years old. Just makes me want to hug her. 😉

Next up, Miss Isabella! Isabella was around 4 or 5 months old when I first photographed her. Last week, at the beginning of the session she actually gave me a little heart attack. I wasn’t sure we were going to break through the shy barrier she was putting up. But, we finally did and…wow! Love the personality that shows through in these photographs. As much as I love a great sitting and smiling photograph, my passion is capturing a child’s personality. Isabella has such a fun and loving spirit. Actually, I just want to hug her, too! 🙂

A big thanks to Mallory and Isabella’s mommies for sharing your princesses with me. I just love ’em!!

I am loving this! When I first started my business years ago, I had the joy of photographing this beautiful little girl’s momma for her senior portraits! What an honor and privilege to be asked to photograph her little girl’s one year old birthday pictures! I’ve come full circle with this one. Miss Izzy is a doll-baby and we had such a great time walking around the Botanic Gardens the other day. She has such a sweet smile and I really loved how she would hold up her little finger to show me that she was “1”! Hope you like the Sneak Peak, Molly! So many more to choose from. Izzy is adorable. 🙂

Last week I think I should’ve just brought a sleeping bag and camped out at the Botanic Gardens! I had the joy of photographing three very stylish families and using every last bit of the colors of spring in our portrait sessions. The colors this spring have been so beautiful and the clothing choices these families made were just the icing on the cake to balance them out and make the images pop!

The first family is one of our closest friends! The mom is crazy-talented in so many areas. Would you believe she sewed the dress on her daughter as well as fashioning the little outfit on the smallest brother out of a shirt her husband wore on their honeymoon? I know…amazing!  I call her “Martha”–ha, ha!  If I didn’t love her so much, I’d hate her! 🙂 Jen, you asked for “portraits of the kids loving on each other and having fun”. I think we definitely accomplished that! You have a beautiful family and we are so happy to have you in our lives!

I just adore this one! Makes my heart happy to see it!

Friday morning I photographed two families back to back. Each had a brother/sister pair! The first set was a little older which is always such fun for me. I love that my job is never that same day to day. Lily and Daniel were so much fun to hang with and had superb wardrobe selections. The entire family just smiled and had a good time during the session. That’s really what it is all about anyways. If you are able to relax and have fun at the portrait session, then we inevitably end up with images like these. Thanks, Lily and Daniel for starting off my Easter weekend with a smile!

And, this one, ahhh!! LOVE!! So sweet…

After Lily and Daniel, came another Lily and her big brother Michael. So precious. I loved working with this fun family. They were just gorgeous and a joy to be around. Again, Lily and Michael’s Mom did a fabulous job picking out her family’s clothing choices and they ROCKED it!

These last two make me catch my breath…simply beautiful children…inside and out! 🙂

New Life!

April 2, 2010

How appropriate that I get to make a post about New Life on Easter weekend! I had the joy of photographing my friend, Courtney, and her family for a maternity session. She is such an amazingly beautiful pregnant woman. This is the second baby that I will have the privilege of photographing for this sweet family. Big brother, Sam, recently completed his baby plan last summer. This time it is going to be a girl! It is such an honor to be asked to share in this special time…especially for the 2nd time around! Little sister will be particpating in the Little Gifts Newborn Club as well so beginning in June, you’ll see lots more images of this little one throughout the next year! I love the visual of new life in these photos. The emergence of spring trees and flowers is the perfect companion to the growing life inside this mom.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14

Honored and Happy!

March 31, 2010

Saturday morning I had the pleasure of photographing two of the most well-behaved little brothers I’ve had in a long time. I was beyond humbled when I learned that this family was going to drive all the way from Starkville, MS to have a session with me. Wow…pressure!! I shouldn’t have worrried though. This sweet family was so much fun. These boys kept us laughing the entire time and I loved watching their interactions with one another.

The day was perfect and God was showing off his handiwork at the Botanic Gardens. Everything was beyond breathtaking! I was doing a happy dance all the way home knowing that, hopefully, Beau and Buddy’s parents will think that these images were “worth the drive”! Thanks so much, guys, for driving all the way here for me! What an honor! Enjoy a little sneak peek of what’s to come!

Lorelei is One Year Old!

March 25, 2010

I was super excited yesterday to do my first spring photo session of the year! I met up with sweet Lorelei to capture some portraits for her One Year Old Birthday! I first “met” Lorelei, and her wonderful parents, at a maternity session last year. She was a part of of Little Gifts Newborn Club giving me the joy of seeing her grow from a tiny newborn to a very fast moving…high energy…smile that’ll melt your heart…beautiful one year old! Lorelei gives hugs like she does her smiles and I loved them! I have so enjoyed working with this family this past year. We spent much of our session yesterday chasing this little one…much like this! She sure was happy running around on her own though! 🙂

But, we persisted! We sang songs and clapped and were determined to capture a few of those smiles for Mom and Dad! And…it worked! Happy Birthday sweet girl!