Linden and Matt are expecting their first baby next month, so we got together for a baby bump shoot. Linden is a photographer herself and brought all kind of great props (most of which came out of her nursery). The chair has a little back story that is interesting… My sister Holly and I were driving down the road when I saw this chair (along with two others) sitting out beside the road. We turned around, and upon closer look I was ready to leave it. But Holly, being the fixer-upper that she is, insisted that it could be refinished and perfect for her nursery. She loved the shape and insisted that we load it up in the back of my car even though she already had a chair and ottoman sitting at home, waiting to be refinished. So, after stepping in a fire ant pile we managed to get it loaded up and headed on our way. We happened to be going to Linden and Matts house that night and told them about our find and Holly offered to let Linden have one of the chairs once she decided which one she was going to keep. She ended up keeping the first chair since it had an ottoman to go with it and passed this one on to Linden. Linden had it refinished and it seriously looks gorgeous now! Can’t believe we picked it up from off the side of the road….
So, without further ado, here is Linden, and her gorgeous chair!

Linden and I were in love with the light we had that day… we had to re-schedule due to rain, and now I am so glad we waited and got this yummy light!

Linden loves sun flare in pictures and had informed me that she wanted “lots of soft, gorgeous light”… I think we got it

 Linden and Matt, thank you for asking me to capture this very special time in your lives… Can’t wait to meet that sweet baby! XoXo

Things that are making me happy today:

• My house is clean after a full morning of picking up everything from discarded jackets, shoes, clothes, toys, dishes, and even my vacuum cleaner that was still hanging out in front of the closet just waiting to be used. It finally got used today, and put away afterwards
• A new swing set out in our backyard (Yay!) that I found on Craigslist last week for $30.00 (double yay!) It does need a some cleaning up and a few repairs, but it is useable, and we put it to use this morning
• It feels wonderful outside, I love fall!
• apparently I also love smiley faces today
• I have discovered a calendar that I want badly, it is called Life Planner by Erin Condren, and I am in LOVE! I love a good calendar, but this one is pricey, so I don’t see myself getting it unless I find a great coupon (keep me posted if any of you find a coupon please!) and just in case you feel like sending me a prize, I’ll take this one please   Of course I choose the one with the quote on the front, seeing how I love a good quote!
• These girlies, they make me happy. I love how Kennedy ‘helps’ Bristol and tries to teach her things… but, only minutes after this sweet moment, Bristol took Kennedy’s stickers, Kennedy yanked them back, then Bristol pulled her hair. Yep, it is sisterly love!

Kennedy and Bristol – with whistle from Bobbie Brown on Vimeo.

• And last but not least, I am happy to be working on a shoot today that I did over the weekend of this little cutie….

Gotta get back at it while the girls are asleep…. Happy Monday!

This sweet girl had just turned one year old when we did this shoot, and for her birthday had received this adorable outfit. Paired with some dress-up shoes and a cute little purse it was a perfect fit for her 1 year photo shoot

She is full of personality!

 Thanks Paulette for asking me to do these; I always love having your kids in front of my camera!
And thanks Courtney for letting us come use your playhouse, it was perfect!

Really? Already Thursday? Seriously, this week is flying by and I can’t seem to sit in front of my computer long enough to get a full blog post up! But, I have been working on this shoot this week:

Full post coming soon

And I have an adorable little one year old in a cute pink frilly outfit that I plan to share even sooner… but right now I am shooting again. So, have yourselves a wonderful Thursday!

I love how she gets the paper baggies we pack her daddy’s lunch in and draws him pictures on it…..

I colored with her this time… I heard that coloring is a stress reliever, I believe it.

Daddy is going to have a better lunch tomorrow for sure

Meanwhile, Sister Bear opened most of the kitchen drawers…

I love her laugh….

We bought little pumpkins today, and that made two little girls very happy…

Kennedy came out of her room all dressed up this afternoon….

she let Bristol wear her hat…

she totally rocked it, even if she did wear it backwards!

It was a good day, I hope yours was

I know I am late posting today’s post, not that I am on a strict schedule or anything, but I typically post on Monday mornings. It makes me cringe a little to see my stats go up on Mondays and not have anything new posted     However, as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I appreciate you hanging with me…. Seriously, thanks! I’ll get it together soon…maybe!

As of last Friday, Fall is  officially here

and I am excited about it. While I’ll miss bare feet, swimming pools, sunscreen, popsicles, long days, and all the other wonderful summer things… I am just as happy to welcome leg warmers, jeans, soups and chili, camp fires, fall candles, and of course the anticipation of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love it!

Over the weekend we went to one of my all-time favorite drive-ins for supper, South 21  My parents used to take us when we were little, they would put a table in the back of our van and all us kids would eat back there. And so, we did the same for our girls this weekend. We loaded up their little table, two chairs, and then let them in the back once we got there. They absolutely loved it!

 Stu and I loved it too, as we left he made the comment that it felt like a “successful night out” with them, and it was!

Happy Fall – now go light a good fall scented candle

And…. Happy Birthday Poppa! We love you!

Every once in awhile I like to publicly (well, as ‘public’ as this blog gets!) say a big Thank You. I feel that my photography is rewarding to me in many ways. I love the feeling that I get when I get ‘the shot’. Whether it be that I captured the light just right, the expression on my subjects face, the ‘moment’, whatever it may be, I love capturing it. And when I get feedback from you all, my friends, family and most of all, my clients, it makes that feeling just that much better.
So Thank YOU for your appreciation of my work, for your encouragement, for your kind words, for your telling me what it means to have ‘your’ moments captured. And of course, for having a good time in front of my camera I love it!

Every once in a while I receive what I like to call “good mail” …. and that really makes my day, thanks y’all!!

Happy Monday, and I’ll probably be back tomorrow with a few snapshots from our weekend…seems like this Monday is flying by so I’ll just try to get to those tomorrow

Mark and Dawn and their kids (Chase, Chadwyck, Morgan, Skylar, Bristol and Jett) love the beach. They have wanted to do a photo shoot there for years, and this year, we made it happen!
First we shot in the campground they always stay at, starting at a place they often go for ice cream…

Okay, I am going to keep it real here… as we moved towards the beach, I kept watching the sun. And as the sun sank further down in the sky, I got a sinking feeling myself. I do not often get to shoot at the beach, and I feel like the light is so different there. As the sun set I realized that I had  misjudged how much light we had left… and boy, was I scrambling! I tried not to let panic set in, but herding 8 people around trying to get what I wanted – with the light I wanted – was making me crazy! 
Mark, Dawn and all the kids were awesome (thanks guys!) but it was a lesson learned for me. I’ll be thinking of this next time I shoot at the beach for sure!

Dawn warned me that she does not always love how she looks in pictures (typical for a lot of people) but can I just say… Dawn, you look gorgeous!

 Thank you all for asking me to capture you at your ’2nd home’ and for being awesome while we did it

Things are kinda crazy ’round here….

Please excuse my tendency towards the ‘lazy’ side of blogging these days….

I’ll be back with a beach shoot later this week … so stay tuned and have a wonderful Monday!

Last year when I took pictures for this family Logan was just a little thing; now he is walking all over the place, has a great personality and loves throwing his baseball (which Chris and Jennifer brought along and I am so glad they did) Oh, and he is going to be a big brother in December – yay!!
We met in Monroe and wondered around snapping pictures… here are some of my favs

Chris and Jennifer, it is always a pleasure having you in front of my camera – thank you! And I am excited to meet baby #2 in December