Random pictures…Happy Monday!

Below, all were taken with my point and shoot camera

On Friday, I posted pictures of my ‘Early Bird’ Bristol… well, this girl? She is our Night Owl Kennedy loves to stay up late, and this is how she looked Saturday night (books to read on her right, the books she was finished with are on her left):

She’d had a big day with Mimi and just couldn’t hold her eyes open any longer!

She sits in a patch of sunlight and drinks her chocolate milk while her Sisters sleep. This morning, I grabbed my camera to capture it. The light, the night gown, the little feet, the pink sippy cup, the blond hair – still messy from sleep… I love the feel of these images…

(she moved to the couch after I snapped the first few…)

Thanks for looking

The main focus for this shoot was to capture Ivory at 3 months old…

Isn’t she precious?!

She had been happy all morning, then I showed up and she let us know that she just wasn’t feeling it. So while she was getting bounced, fed, changed and all the other things that make babies happy, I snapped a few of Easton, her big brother. (You can see him HERE in one of my all-time favorite shoots).

Ivory really didn’t want her picture taken at the time, even though Easton offered her a flower he picked (his idea – he really is a good brother!)

Kissy lips…love!

a favorite from that day…

also love these two, and couldn’t decide if I liked it better in black and white, or sepia…

Ivory was born on the same day as my baby, Tenley. We are friends, so that was kinda a big deal – and a surprise since Ivory was about 3 weeks early! I see some shared birthday parties in our future

There is something special about the pictures I capture of my girls on our bed… the light in there is good in the afternoon, so that is where I do Tenley’s weekly pictures lately. And sometimes Kennedy and Bristol decide they want to get in front of my camera too (seeing how they are not always willing, I jump at this chance!) They climb up and just act silly and we talk - that is how I capture these expressions and moments that are simple and real. I love it.

This is a new favorite of mine

I adore this. This is Bristol thinking…

Often she will be sitting there talking to me, then the next thing I know I have a view of her feet! (she flops down on her back and thinks it is hysterical)

My big girl and my baby girl…

Happy Monday!

My brothers girlfriend (Kristen) and her friend (Sarah) had a Tea Party in honor of their long-time friend Kristen getting married (follow all that?!) It was absolutely gorgeous. The setting was my parents patio, and the weather, details, food and just general gorgeousness had me clicking away

Pictured on right; the bride with her Mom and Sister…

Kristen and Sarah, you two did an amazing job, thanks for giving me the opportunity to capture it

Someone once told me that a Mothers heart expands with each child. God made it possible.

Along came Bristol Bee and I found that they were right. Not that I was ever afraid I wouldn’t love her, oh I knew I would, but Kennedy was my first. The one that I first got to experience that Mothers Love for. And I wondered, how do you feel this way again? This much love for another little person? It is amazing. And now that I have three sweet (well, sweet most of the time!) little girls, I know without a doubt, it’s true. Your heart just expands.

With Tenley I have realized that not only do we have plenty of love to go around and room in our hearts, I have also found that we still get excited about the little things. “Oh look! She just smiled!” “Stu come here! She is laughing!!” “Oohhh, look! She found her toes!” Translation: I am just as much the over-excited-look-what-my-kid-just-did-Mom when she does something new as I was with Kennedy and Bristol. Being #3 just means she has more cheers and “oohhhhhs”.

Thanks for looking, Happy Monday!

that make me smile…

Have a beautiful weekend!

I was feeling it. Everywhere I looked, inspiration. I wanted to feel the weight of my camera in my hands, hear the sound of the shutter click. I wanted to create, like, right then. And so I sent a quick text to my cousin Jillian, I think it said something like this…

Me: Hey! Wanna model for me?
Her: Sure! When?
Me: Tonight?!?
Her: I’ll be there!

Seriously. She rocks. She was in class when she got my text, after classes she ran home grabbed a her stuff and she was ready! I asked her to bring a few specific things that I knew she had. She somehow understood my vision and brought along all the right stuff that worked perfect for our little last minute shoot

Jillie - seriously, thank you!

Um, Hello Gorgeous!

Outfit and location change…

Jillian loves to read, we’ve said for a long time now we were going to get some pictures and include her favorite books and magazines….finally, we made it happen!

Thanks for looking.

I looked out the window to see her sitting on the driveway next to her bike, baby doll in arms, in her own little world of pretend. I grabbed my camera to capture the moment. I wanted to freeze it and save it, because these moments? They are fleeting.

Bristol Bee was doing her thing… I love capturing her sweetness these days – she is at an ‘easier’ age/phase to capture right now

Out came the princess dress; Kennedy actually asked me to take her picture in this dress. While I’d love to have pictures in regular clothes, doing it her way made her happy. And so we rolled with it. (and now we have a picture of the dress she often wears over her clothes!)

Leap Frog is a favorite game these days, and this time the baby doll was included…

Daddy came home while we were outside, and I love these next two shots!

Happy Monday!

Newborns are a special subject to photograph. They require a different kind of approach, and often, a lot of work for just a few shots! I have seriously considered not doing newborn shoots in the past, for several reasons. But I am glad I have kept at it and hope maybe I can continue to find my own way in this area of photography…

Meanwhile, my latest newborn subject, sweet little Baine….

Love these two shots; one of his big sisters (he has two) came over and snapped a few pictures with her Moms phone….and I just love everything about it!

Daddy is a golfer so we pulled his clubs out of the garage for a few shots

Carol, thanks for asking me to do these for you!