a few things I am loving at this moment….

• Grace Unplugged. We got this movie from Redbox this weekend and LOVED it!
• Cheeseburger soup. My entire family loves this soup. And that is saying a lot since Bristol can be a tad bit picky Click here for the recipe
• The Travelers Gift. I actually read this book awhile back on my Kindle and loved it so much that I bought a paper copy just so I could highlight some favorite parts and keep nearby to read anytime… it’s just that good. It makes you think differently…and see differently. It is thought provoking and inspiring.
• my photo’s from a session Mallory did for me and my girls. I am in love. I hope to get a lot more of these up on the blog soon, but here is one for now

I am planning to blog a lot more this week. I need to clean out my folders, get these photo’s out there! Stay tuned for more…. And have a fabulous Monday!

I always look forward to seeing this family every year. They get in front of my camera, and just do their thing. I love it, I love them :)

Here are some favorite’s from our session back in the fall… (I couldn’t narrow these down any more!)

Anna’s sister, Amy, joined us this time

We went to a local pumpkin stand that felt just right for fall pictures…

Anna, thank you all SO much! XoXo

It’s Click of the Wild time again! Linden chose ‘love’ as our focus word. I happened to get my shot without consciously shooting for COTW. After I got the shot I thought about it and knew that it was exactly how I wanted to express ‘love’.

My brother and Sister-in-law had their baby girl (Isla Jane) 8 weeks before her due date. She was born just over 3 pounds and is doing wonderful. She is a little miracle and we are so proud of her…

The image that I chose is my brother sitting and watching his daughter sleep… the love of a father for his daughter. Brand new, teeny tiny baby girl…

“Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition, but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express.”
-Joseph Addison

Kennedy drew this sweet picture for her new baby cousin and the nurses hung it right on the side of her little bed. The fish picture seems to just fit the scene perfectly

Be sure to check out Click of the Wild to see the other images!

Around here snow days are rare. And when it does happen it is normally a light dusting and melts away quickly. Well, this winter we have had two good snowfalls and last week was a full four days of our grounds covered in white! Honestly, I like the snow but I can be over it quickly too. However, I try to enjoy every minute when we get it because it is so few and far between

Here are a few shots of our snow days last week…

We are lucky to have fabulous neighbors who come over with sleds!

On day three I was needing to get out of my house. When it snows our roads are a mess and mostly we stay at home. But Stuart got home from work and we all jumped in his truck and headed out for awhile… I love riding around in the snow, first, everything just looks beautiful. And you will likely see families walking down the roads and 4-wheelers fueling up at gas stations… it feels different, and good in a cozy-country kinda way.

This is what our roads were looking like on day three…

I looked back to see this; Kennedy all fixed up in her pink hat and shades!

Day four the sun came out and we all went outside and played with friends… it was perfect sledding weather!

This pictures sums up how Tenley felt about it by this time! haha

Happy Monday! Thanks for looking

I will skip over the how is my baby old enough to be in kindergarten?! and just get right to the cute pictures we took her first week. And of course I am just now getting around to sharing them. But, I say better late than never

Here she is, Kennedy Grace, all excited for kindergarten…

Happy Friday!

This brother/sister pair got in front of my camera back in the fall – Gini had fun, Jared just went along with us  Haha, I think he actually did have fun!

Love laughter

My favorite shot of Jared….

Jared plays football for Sun Valley, so we got some of him wearing his jersey…

A fav of Gini….

Thanks Sharon, for asking me to do these for ya!

I chose the focus for Click of the Wild this time around, and “this moment” is what I went with. I feel like “this moment” can be SO many things. Our days are full of moments, the ordinary the not-so-ordinary, the happy, the sad, the funny, the crazy, the quite. Anywhere, anytime, these moments happen.

Back in December I snapped these two pictures of Bristol, I feel like they show ‘this moment’ perfectly…

These are a few of the moments I captured in the last two weeks…

Kennedy climbed a tree last week for a better look at a birds nest…

After the snow we got last week, we came in and warmed up by the fire… and let our clothes dry out. The girls settled down here by themselves and I found myself smiling just watching them….

These two love to lay in Daddy’s chair together and watch TV…

Another post snow-playing shot…

And lastly, Kennedy and her baby doll. This was the first shot I took for this focus, and it’s the one I ended up using  I absolutely love the feeling of it.

Thank you for looking! Now, head over to Click of the Wild blog and see how the other girls captured “this moment”…

Travis and Laura jumped in front of my camera with their two precious little girls back in the fall… it was one of those fall days that felt more like summer. It was hot. But, they put on smiles and had fun anyway, it was a pleasure working with them

Something about this image I love…

and this one too… I love it

I love laughter!

A juice and paci break was needed…

Thanks for looking!

Thank you to all who entered for the chance to win a free photo session with me. I am sorry for any trouble that you might have had trying to leave a comment, I hope to get any and all kinks worked out on my blog soon

For those of you who let me know that you were having trouble commenting; thanks! I was able to open up comments for entry on Facebook and Instagram

And now, the WINNER of the FREE PHOTO SESSION is…… Carey Parks!

(chosen by Random.org)

Congrats Carey! You will be getting an email from me soon.

And now, a little sneak peek from my first session of 2014 – this sweet little girl was a great way to start off the new year!

Happy Monday!

When I arrived to do this family session, (early because I didn’t know where I was going exactly!) the sun was shining. But, all too soon, the rain started coming down. We ran to our cars and hurried to another location. Made a wrong turn on the way, and somehow managed to get to there before the rain! We only took a few pictures before the rain started coming down again. We ran for cover, and luckily, I was able to shoot some in the area that was covered… then when the rain let up we ran out for a few more minutes. Before it started again, this time harder… It was tough, trying to beat the rain, running for cover, waiting it out for a bit, and hoping for enough light to keep shooting. But, Devin, Hailey and Maddex were good sports and totally just went with it. Thanks ya’ll! We managed to get a whole bunch of great images, yay! Here are a few of my favorites…

I absolutely loved having this cute little guy in front of my camera – and the hat was a bonus!

Hailey wanted to shoot at the river behind their house, but Devin didn’t want to go back their because that is where he hunts. So he found this area for us on his way home one day, and I LOVED it!

Thanks for looking Oh, and if you haven’t done it already, scroll down a couple of posts to the GIVEAWAY post and enter to win a free photo session!