It is always a bittersweet session when I do the final installment of a Little Gifts Newborn Club. Saturday, it was sweet Campbell’s turn for her “1 year” session. It’s so hard to believe that in a little more than a year, she has gone from this:

To this!

Sweet, sweet baby girl! Campbell shared this session with her very thoughtful big brother, Houston. I was so excited to see these two together. I have so enjoyed working with this wonderful family for the past four years. It is such a joy to share in these special memories. I hope you love what you see here, Bronwen and Alan. I adore your sweet children. Thank you for sharing them with me year after year! Enjoy! 🙂

It seems like it was just yesterday that I was at this family’s home to photograph little Tripp at just a few days old. And, now he is sitting and smiling, and bringing along the entire family for a photo session! I can’t believe how big this little guy is getting! So sweet and fun. We captured some of him for his 6 month portraits, but also included his big sister, Mary Kate, too. And, Mom and Dad got in on the fun as well. I am so pleased with how great these turned out. I am just in love with these little ones’ eyes. They are absolutely STUNNING! Wow!! And, no wonder, look how gorgeous their mom and dad are! Thank you so much “G” family for another great session. I hope you love what you see here…more heading your way soon. Enjoy! 🙂

I hate to repeat myself, but…hello!! Gorgeous eyes, y’all! 🙂

A crisp fall morning+3 energetic little boys=Loads of Fun!! I had such a ball running around with these three absolutely gorgeous little boys! Davidson and Harry, the two oldest brothers, and I go way back! We are old friends and have done many sessions together. This time they brought along their “new” little brother, Mr. Mac! This is by far my favorite session I’ve done with this family. We did the session on the campus of Rhodes College. It was a “full circle” type of moment for the mom as she went to Rhodes as a student and also had her Bridal Portraits done there as well. I love that! The boys were SO good! I was so very proud of them as it takes a lot of patience on each of their parts to get three little boys to be still enough for a photograph! But, we got more than just one. We ended up with so many cute ones of the 3 of them. I’m super excited to share them. “A” family, your boys are awesome and I just love them. Thank you for continuing to trust me with your family’s photographs year after year. Enjoy! 🙂

Wow! This family is SO beautiful and SO much fun! We met up this past Saturday morning on the ahh-mazing campus of Rhodes College, and enjoyed some of the most dazzling fall color we’ve seen in quite some time. Amy, the mom, did such a wonderful job in picking out clothing that stood out, yet beautifully complimented the colors of the season, and everything just came together to make for some beautiful photographs. I loved these children! So charming, funny, and just absolutely adorable in every aspect. They kept me smiling and laughing the entire time…just like we were old friends! “K” family, thank you so much for sharing your family with me. I hope you love your sneak peek! So many more to come! 🙂

Oh my, another precious little boy has arrived! I’ve been very busy lately, but haven’t photographed a newborn in several weeks. So, I was super excited to head over to capture 8-day-old Asher. It was a gorgeous fall day, and we took advantage of the lovely weather and captured several shots outdoors. I love going to a session when the family has ideas and thoughts of their own that they’d like to incorporate. I just think that having personal items to use makes the session so much more personal. Asher was the perfect little gentleman and I loved my time spent with this little treasure. 🙂 Enjoy!!

LOVED this idea of hollowing out a pumpkin! Perfect fall photo of a sweet little boy!

And, last but not least, Asher’s 4-month-old cousin, Fisher (also a 1:17 baby himself as a newborn) was at the house observing the excitement, so we couldn’t resist putting him into the basket with Asher for a “cousin photo”. Oh my word…Precious!!

Look at these two precious little sisters! They are long-time and faithful customers of mine, and even though I see them more often than not, I still cannot believe how big they are getting. We had ALOT of laughs yesterday, and I loved my time spent with them. Little Lexi just turned 2 years old, and the majority of the session was focused on her 2-yr-old pictures, but we did change toward the end and grabbed a few with big sister, Lacy. Thanks, as always for the fun morning little ones! 🙂

My favorite of the day! Just pure fun and love, right there! 🙂

when you have an idea, a thought, dare I say “a dream” and everything just happens just the way you imagine? I sure do! We moved into our home over three years ago. My great room is a big room with a two-story ceiling. So, to make anything appear like it is the appropriate size, you have to think BIG! So, I’ve been wishing, hoping and dreaming about this particular wall for quite a while…

It was B.O.R.I.N.G!! I had been wanting to do a “real” family photo session for quite some time and knew that this wall would be perfect for displaying those portraits. Our family’s favorite place to be is the beach. Now, I have done photo sessions in the past for my family where I was the photographer, and well, let’s just say it didn’t work out so well. Somehow, me sprinting across the sand to jump into a pre-designated spot after pushing the self-timer button on my camera on the tripod just didn’t really get me the results for which I was looking. And, I’m just like the rest of you. I kept putting it off for probably the same reasons that you do. I didn’t know what to wear…the pressure! I wanted to loose 50 pounds…yeah, right! I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend the money…yeah, I think that way, too! 🙂 But, I finally made up my mind that enough was enough! I needed to have photos for my children in which I was actually in the photos and not just behind the camera. So, I went on a mission and found the phenomenal Patsy Brown and fell in love with her work! We had a wonderful time back in June at our session with Patsy which took place at both the beach as well as Fort Pickens in Pensacola. If you missed my sneak peek on her blog, you can find it here! I cannot say enough wonderful things about the talent Miss Patsy has. She is AWESOME!! Love! You must go check her out next time you are heading to the beach!!

So, then, I did another thing that my customers do. I received the photos and saw the amazing blog…and…wait for it…did NOTHING with them!!! Crazy, I know! I again found myself to be overwhelmed with all the amazing options I had. But, I did have an idea. I knew I wanted my amazingly talented business partners over at Liv ‘n’ Lu Frames to help me with my little project. I took quite awhile deciding on what colors, styles, sizes, etc. that I wanted to use. However, leave it to Connie and Adam over at Liv ‘n’ Lu. They were amazing in helping me come up with a phenonmal look to complete the photos that Patsy had taken. I could not be more thrilled with the results. If your photos are still in your box, please contact Liv ‘n’ Lu Frames and let them create something amazing for you!

Finally, my room is complete! I just love looking up and seeing my family every day! 🙂

I’ve known both of these beautiful girls since they were moments old, and I love them as if they were my very own! These are the daughters of my best friend, Steffanie and her husband, Jason. Sarah is literally growing up before my very eyes, and is such a smart and beautiful little girl. And, Miss Ellie, is just a cutie! She practically lives at my house and is my little Isabella’s best buddy! I haven’t photographed them in almost two years. So, last week during Fall Break we took advantage of a beautiful day, dressed them up, and they came over for a quick shoot in my backyard. I am thrilled with our results, and Stef, hope you are, too! Your babies are so gorgeous! Enjoy! 🙂

Miss Sarah…

Miss Ellie Grace…

Love these girls!!

Saturday was absolutely an amazingly beautiful fall day here and the perfect opportunity to complete our last Mini Session of 2011! We started out early in the morning and went straight through until lunch! I was blessed enough to have my sweet mom along as my helper this time and so enjoyed working with her!! And, as always, our 1:17 families came dressed to impress, with smiles and happy attitudes, and knocked these sessions out of the park! I am thrilled with our results and happy to share the sneak peek! Hang on tight…lots of cuteness heading your way! Thanks for a wonderful day everyone! 🙂

Oh, joy! Take a look at these sweet babies! Meet 3-year-old twins Hollis and Anders and their sweet baby sister, little 10-month-old Neely. I haven’t seen the twins in a couple of years and had never met little Neely, so it was such fun seeing them “all grown up” and meeting their sweet new addition. Three little ones ages 3 and under can sometimes be challenging, but these three sweet ones came along with plenty of helpers and lots of smiles! We made it work and I am thrilled with our results. Sara, thank you for sharing your precious loves with me. I hope you enjoy this little sneak peek! 🙂

Sweet little Hollis…love her cutie-pie grin!And, the brother of the group, adorable Anders…

And, sweet baby girl Neely…