Young Samuel decided to take a nap on his way to the shoot...every person who is a parent is thinking "uh oh". Add in the brisk fall breeze and let's just say, Samuel wasn't my biggest fan at first. He eventually came out of the sleepy time funk and became a unstoppable ball of energy. He definitely kept me on my toes...but that age normally does :) Even though most of his shots were on the move...I think we got some cute ones!

Meet the George family! Jennifer contacted me to help them deliver some exciting news! I was honored to be selected for the task. This family was as darling as ever and those boys are going to be the best big brothers EVER! Little Hayden wanted to do everything his big brother did. He did an amazing job even though sometimes he “just couldn’t” smile for me lol. Sometimes that is big request for 3 year olds… I know I currently have one.  They were super patient with me and even braved the tall grass and bugs (Hunter was NOT a fan). After we got all the boring pictures out of the way we set them loose with the superhero capes I brought along. Those boys were cracking me up. There is a picture below that is definitely soft but I HAD to use it because little Hayden is doing his karate chops in the background. I can still hear his little karate “cha cha” sounds. I had so much fun at this session. Thanks guys for choosing me and good luck with the rest of your pregnancy! 

This sweet family braved the early hours of the morning to get the light of the sunrise in their images. Julie chose a location that was near and dear to her heart for this session. We headed out to the country to her great-grandmother’s old house. Julie thought it would be neat since she has so many great memories from childhood there and her daughter is named after her great-grandmother. Precious Opal is turning one. Opal had me on pins and needles as she precariously looked over the edge of the chair. She provided us with tons of smiles and a few early morning screams, lol, not mad screams, just screams to scream. Adults don’t you wish we could do that anytime we wanted to? Caleb was a great big brother and was amazingly patient. What a cute little guy!! 

This is my good friend Deena and her darling little family. I’ve been taking pictures of her since sweet Hailey was in her belly :)  We were discussing ideas for their session and Deena said, "I have lots of props at my house, not a great view, but lots of props!" I said, “Well, I’ll swing by your place first to look through them and then we’ll head to the park.” I got to her house and was in LOVE! Boy was she wrong! Everything was amazing, from the porch, to the grassy hill on the other side of the road! I’d like to say a GIANT thank you to Zac for pointing out there was poison ivy everywhere on that hill before I made them sit in it...that could have been VERY bad! I know what poison ivy looks like, but I don’t get it, so sometimes I forget to look YIKES! Their kitty kept photo bombing our session and Hailey did amazing for this being her 2nd session in 2 days. She even came up with some fun poses with her mom. The car in the photos belonged to Deena’s father who unexpectedly passed away recently. She LOVES that car and the memories attached to it. I loved that we were able to capture a piece of him in this family session <3