I was so excited to meet Eleanor. We have alot of connections and it was my first time to meet this little one. To simplify the connection, I guess the easiest way to say it is that she is the niece of my college roommate! Eleanor came to the session all decked out in an adorable little smocked outfit that her talented Mommy made just for the session. She was looking great! Eleanor’s biggest smiles that night came for her Daddy. How is it that every little girl loves her Daddy? 🙂 I know I sure do love mine. Eleanor, you did a great job at your first session and made some beautiful portraits for your wonderful parents! Thanks for a great night! 🙂

Sweet little Jackson had a birthday last week and he is a big ONE year old now! I met up with Jackson and his mom for the 2nd installment of his baby plan, Little Gifts Newborn Club, at Memorial Park. It was a hot day and he was teething and not feeling too hot; but, he found plenty of smiles to share…especially for his Mommy! You could tell how much this little boy loved his momma! We ended up with so many great shots that will be perfect to mark this big milestone in his life. Happy Birthday to you, Jackson! 🙂

Houston is a big brother! One of my former Little Gifts Newborn Club members now has an adorable little baby sister. Meet Miss Campbell…beautiful, peaceful, and a great balance of pink to her brother’s blue! I love working with this family and am so very honored to be asked to document another exciting milestone for their family with the birth of Campbell. We met at Campbell’s home on Saturday and made the most of a warm, summer day by shooting some outside. It made for some gorgeous shots. However, before Campbell had her moment in the spotlight, we had to give Houston a chance to share in the limelight,too!

Now, for the lady of the day…beautiful Campbell! Welcome, baby girl! You are loved by a wonderful family and we are all glad you are here! 🙂 This first photograph is special because it is almost exactly like her big brother’s newborn portrait on this very same bed a couple of years ago…eyes open, fist in front of mouth and everything! How fun!

If you’ve ever wondered why it is so important to have photographs taken of your children, here’s the perfect example. It’s because they can go from this teeny, tiny bundle of cuteness:

To a funny, active and so much bigger bundle of cuteness like this:

Cohen is one of our Little Gifts Newborn Club babies and has the hippest, coolest parents ever! My poor kids, I’ll never be as fab and stylish as Cohen’s mom and dad…love them! Now, to be fair, Cohen is a little older than a year and is about 18 months old. But what a difference a year can make! We had such fun playing at My Big Backyard at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday. It was pure joy to watch Cohen discover his surroundings and try to capture a little bit of who he is at this point in life. Ashley and Clark, it’s been an awesome year! I have so very much enjoyed watching your little man grow. Congrats for doing so well with such a wonderful little dude! 🙂

For Lauren’s senior portraits, we met up at the Botanic Gardens last week on one of those evenings that looks like it will pour down rain any second.You know those summer showers…one minute the sun is out and the next the clouds come out of nowhere. We decided to go ahead with the session as planned and I am so glad we did. We had to work quickly as it was getting darker by the minute; but, Lauren worked it and we scored some amazing shots in such a short period of time. I loved working with someone this age and enjoyed not having to sing “If you are happy and you know it!”  🙂 Even though, I’m pretty sure Lauren she would’ve politely laughed at me because she’s just that way…awesome! If any of you out there reading know a senior who’d be interested in a session, please send them my way! It was such a blast!

“I want to capture her sweetness and her loving and fun spirit. Lauren has always just been a joy from birth.  She is such a sweetheart, she loves to laugh and has an infectious laugh.” I love these words! These words were answered by Lauren’s mom on a questionnaire from me. Aren’t those just lovely words to hear from the mother of a teenage daughter? I must say that I agree after meeting her! Lauren you are a sweetheart, and such a trooper! Hope you enjoy these…so many more to choose from. Hope your senior year is amazing and filled with fun memories!

Meet Mary Kate! Sweet girl…she did so good at her photo session! You never would’ve known she had five of us staring at her and jumping up and down and acting a fool! We had such fun last week at a gorgeous backyard in Germantown of a family friend. It had so many little areas that were just perfect for photographs. I love her smile! And her little crinkled nose when she giggles. And have you ever seen such sparkle in a little girl’s eyes before? Just stunning! I so enjoyed hanging with all you ladies last week and working together to capture some beautiful photographs of a beautiful little girl and a few with her beautiful momma, too! Thanks so much and I hope you enjoy your little sneak peek. Lots more great ones to come!

And these eyes! And this little grin! Oh my! I met up with Chase and his awesome parents last week at a location that I had not shot at all this spring. I was super excited to get back to a place I love to photograph and loved working with this adorable family. Chase is beyond adorable. He just sat there in all that baby cuteness and smiled as we entertained him. Chase is, in my opinion, at the perfect “photograph-able” age (is that a word?!). He is sitting up very comfortably on his own but not yet crawling or walking. 🙂 I loved seeing how much Chase’s Mommy and Daddy loved him…so endearing. Chase, besides being just too precious, you are very blessed to have such a wonderful Mommy and Daddy who love you so much. I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peek…I had a hard time choosing just a few! Enjoy!

Last week was a very busy one for me; but, I loved it all! I started out the week shooting some One Year photos for sweet little Tatum. And…lucky for me, big brother Eli came along for some shoots, too. These are such beautiful children and so sweet. It was really, really hot that night and the bugs were out in full force going after these two…my opinion is that they are just so sweet that the bugs just couldn’t resist! Happy Birthday to you, Miss Tatum!! Aren’t you the lucky one to have this handsome guy around for the rest of your life looking out for you and sharing life together! 😉

Okay, it is “officially official”. I have a new favorite age to photograph…FOUR!! I don’t know why, but I am just having such fun with four-year-olds these days. There is just a magic about them. Take little Grace, for example. We had a ball dressing up in fun outfit changes, posing “like a model”, and pulling out those genuine smiles that are starting to get lost in the forced “cheese” smiles. Grace is such a sweet girl and I had so much fun working with her. Isn’t she just gorgeous? Had such a hard time just picking a few to showcase here! 🙂

What do you get when you try to photograph three amazingly cute little brothers? Did I mention that for just one week (due to birthdays) these brothers are ages 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years? Well what you usually get, to be honest, is whole lot of this:

However, {and might I glad that I am so happy for the “howevers” in life!!} if you add in a Momma and a Daddy with lots of patience, cool dance moves, and a bag full of tricks for smile-makers as well as a photographer is works real quick…you end up with some real “keepers”! Happy Birthday to all of you precious boys: Gage, Cooper, and Chance! Ya’ll are awesome!!

And my personal favorite of the night….