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Ali and Ava…

May 15, 2013

Aren’t these sisters just absolutely adorable? I almost named this post Adorable Ali and Ava, but then I thought that might be a bit much! 🙂 But, seriously, aren’t they?? Loved working with these two cuties and their great Mom! Big sister Ali, has the best little smile and was always doing such a good job holding up and watching out for her little sister. So very sweet and kind-hearted! And, little Miss Ava is just precious. I loved her little two teeth that show when she smiles and her big ol’ grin was to die for. Such a fun morning with beautiful little ladies. Doesn’t get much sweeter than that! Thanks for sharing your girls with me. Enjoy your sneak peek!

Big sister, Ali!

Precious little sister, Ava!

Sister love…

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Meredith is TWO!

May 13, 2013

The last time that I remember seeing Miss Meredith, it was a beautiful beginning of summer day and she was only just a few days old. I remember pulling up to her house,and seeing this beautiful patch of ivy and blue hydrangeas and knew we needed to do a newborn shot there. This was our result then, two years ago:

And, this next one is Meredith in some beautiful green grass on a beautiful spring day two years later! It is soo much fun for me to see these babies grow. Meredith’s mom and dad both told me that she isn’t a big “smiler” so, of course, I made it my personal mission to make sure we got a few! But, I also loved her BIG beautiful eyes, so expressive and gorgeous especially on the more serious shots. We had a wonderful morning together, and I am so grateful to this sweet family for continuing to share their family with me and allow me to capture memories for them. Happy 2nd Birthday to you, Meredith! 🙂

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Jennifer, Lee, Lacy, and Lexi…

April 19, 2013

Precious!! I love this session sooo much. The golden sunlight, sweet sisters and fun parents, perfect clothing choices, field grass and wildflowers….makes a photographer’s heart swell with happiness! Thanks so much to this wonderful family, whom I love so much, for continuing to allow me to photograph your family and capture memories of you since our little Lexi was a tiny baby. Hard to believe how big the girls are getting! I think this might be the first session I’ve done without little Lexi in pigtails? They are gorgeous and growing into sweet young ladies! I hope you love your sneak peek. Lots more to come! Enjoy!

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Welcome, Andrea!

April 18, 2013

Gorgeous, gorgeous girls!! Welcome, sweet little Andrea Dawn! This is the 2nd little girl in this family I have been privileged to photograph. What a joy! I can hardly believe how big and beautiful big sister, Norah Grace, has become. She was SOOO proud of her new little sister, and just so very sweet to her. I loved that the whole family was in on this session, mom/dad, big sis, Grandma and even Great-Grandma! There was a cousin there, too! This is one very loved little girl. So thankful she is here and safe! Thank you for sharing your daughter with me. It was so much fun spending time with all of you again. Hope you love this little peek….lots more to come! Enjoy! Congratulations! 🙂 I am in L.O.V.E. with this photo!!! 🙂

And this one, too…what a little doll baby! Go Hogs, right Drew? 🙂 Oh, what a gorgeous open -eyed shot of this lil one. LOVE!!

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Shelby, Patrick and Gibson…

April 18, 2013

LOVE this family! Such an awesome bunch. This is Ashleigh, one of the funniest people on the planet and cake-maker extraordinaire of BadAsh Bakery! Truly a talented lady! And, her handsome and quietly charming hubby Patrick….just a cool dude! Ashleigh also brought along her simply GORGEOUS Momma, Renee. This lovely lady doesn’t look a day over 35…pass some of those beautiful genes over my way, please! How do you do it? 🙂 And, of course, the stars of the show: Shelby-the posing queen, Patrick-with his cool vibe stare, and little man Gibson-who just kept us all on our toes the whole time….but, who can resist those big brown eyes and a scruffy Ewok lovey? Surely, not me! I had so much fun capturing y’all with my camera. I hope you like what you see here. More to come! Enjoy…and thanks for being so awesome. Love you guys!! 🙂

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Welcome, Caroline!

April 18, 2013

What a beautiful family! Welcome, to little Caroline Grace! She is simply beautiful. She was just a little angel for her session, and barely made a sound. Couldn’t have asked for a better little baby. Big sister Madison Claire, and brother Mac were too cute as well. I love the groupings we ended up with. Preciousness with mom and baby, big sis with Momma and baby, sister and baby, and brother with baby, too! Love it! Welcome, Caroline! God has richly blessed your sweet family with your arrival. What a joy to be asked to capture this special time. 🙂 Be still my heart! How gorgeous is this mother/daughter image? Lauren, you are just glowing! 🙂 Love this! She was trying to help calm her sister down. So sweet! And this…precious! Little Mac was checking out Caroline and I think she was checking him out as well. 🙂

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Count them…1-2-3-4 Smiles!!

April 18, 2013

The award for the most patient Mom of the week, goes out to my sweet friend, Ashley, the beautiful Momma of these four sweeties! Ashley, thanks so much for your patience in me getting these sneak peeks to you! With Memphis finally having decent weather this week, I’ve been slammed with sessions, both scheduled and rescheduled ones, and today is the first day I’ve had a moment to sit down and work on the blog. I was soo happy for Ashley that her precious kiddos did so good at our session. When you’ve got 4 children, you never know what you might get as far as moods go. But, this night, this sweethearts were all smiles, and we had a wonderful time enjoying the spring weather. They were especially enthralled with the trains at Oaklawn, and I love the look of their clothing colors against them. Thanks for your continued support of my business year-after-year, Ashley! I just LOVE watching your babies grow up right in front of my camera! Enjoy! 🙂

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Welcome, Murphy!!

April 13, 2013

OH MY WORD!! Loved this session so much. I’ve gotten to know this sweet family over the last few years as they are neighbors of my brother/sister-in-law down in Hernando, MS! I was privileged to be asked to capture some memories for them of Murphy’s first days at home with big sister, McKinna. She was a doll for her session and so very proud of her brother! Love her sweet grin, curls, and pink cowboy hat that we used for some quick shots just of her while brother was “having a snack”! Murphy could not have been any better either. The cowboy themed nursery and hat he wore were a first for me and I just LOVE them. What a precious family! So happy for you guys. Welcome, sweet Murphy…what a wonderful family God has blessed you with little guy! 🙂

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Spring 2013 Mini Sessions!!

April 10, 2013

FINALLY!!! SPRING IS HERE! Yes, I’m aware that all caps means that I am shouting, because I am! 🙂 After what seems to have been the endless winter and countless numbers of “spring” sessions rescheduled due to the winter-like conditions in Memphis this particular Spring, I’m in the mood for some happy shouting! So thrilled with the way these Mini Sessions turned out. The cold days have had one benefit…they’ve kept the daffodils around much longer than usual and I was thrilled to incorporate them into these sessions. The golden warmth of the Spring sun just shines in these happy faces. It was a perfect evening, and I so enjoyed playing in the warm evening with all my sweet little friends and their families. I hope you all love what you see so far! I had a hard time picking my sneak peeks, and that’s never a bad thing, right? Enjoy! 🙂

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Brianna is FOUR!

March 22, 2013

Now this is one very beautiful and brave little girl! 🙂 Sweet Brianna and her family drove all the way in from Jackson for her session with me this week in the daffodils. And, let me tell you…it was VERY cold. But it didn’t stop this pretty girl from smiling, laughing and dancing her way through the fields of flowers! This is why I love working with children. Their little hearts and joy for life just make it all so worthwhile! I’ve come to know and love Brianna all last year through her sister’s newborn club plan; but, this was her first time to have a session all by herself. And, she made the most of it! We got some wonderfully beautiful and sweet images of this lovely little lady! Happy 4th birthday, Brianna! Thanks for making my job so much fun! 🙂

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