just had to post a quick image from today’s amazing newborn session - will post more in the next day or 2!

The lovely hat is by peas&carrots, of course :)  More to come!

just a little of what i’ve been up to the last month or so…a hodgepodge of client images that I never got around to showcasing & a couple personals:

and a teeny sneak peek into the album I am designing for C for her bday….so excited to order this tonight! 35 pages of lil Charlotte-goodness

from  1 year - 2 years old…

{back cover}

a few of the inside spreads:

and the first page…can you believe how much she has changed in 1 year?  (this was taken last year on her bday)

now for a lil bit of news - i will be out of town Thursday evening - Saturday evening.  Any emails received during that time will be returned on Monday morning.  Matt & I are going to Chicago for a few days for a much needed time away.  Thanks for understanding, and have a great Fourth!

It love it when people come back into your lives in the most unexpected way.  The momma of this newborn was one of the OB nurses where I frequented when I was pregnant with our first.  I haven’t seen her in over 3 years now, but the minute I saw her again, I instantly recognized her.  It was a joy to photograph her 6 weeker - not a newborn anymore, but we were still able to get some gorgeous images of him. 

Enjoy your sneak peek, E!

their expressions crack me up!

and my favorite so far from the session!

Hope everyone’s having a great week! 

I had the privilege once again to  travel to the Children’s Hospital and capture a special baby there.  This precious little one is in open heart surgery as I write this.  Such a beautiful, sweet baby.  Here is a sneak peek for his parents from our time together the other day. 

A & J - Thank you for inviting me into your hospital room to be a part of your intimate moments with Peyton.  Seeing you two of you interact with him and each other was an indication of the amazing parents you already are.  I know today will be long, emotional, and full of anxiety.  I’ve been there.  Just know that we will be praying for you throughout the day, as I’m sure many others will be.  I hope these few images will help bring you a sense of peace today as your little man fights his battle.  Much love… 

Just had to post the latest birth announcement design I’m offering!  If you have a newborn session with me coming up, and are on the fence about whether or not you want annoucements…just do it!  :)  I guarentee you won’t find anything like this from the mass announcements websites ;)  Plus, the quality of the images & card itself are fantastic!  You really can’t beat press-printed announcements on art linen, with matching sticker seals.   Sigh.  If only I would have known this when Charlotte was born. 

I mean, c’mon - how could you NOT want something this cute for your lil one’s announcement? 

Thanks to sweet baby Natalie for being my model

a few more from my latest newborn session…plugging along here editing.  it’s been a little crazy around here lately, but i’m slowly but surely making progress.  i really can’t complain considering “work” involves looking at image after image of gorgeous babies :)  i know, it’s rough

reminder - the fall/holiday special runs out June 1st!  I’ve already filled some of the slots, so get your fall session booked while there’s still time left.  there will be no other fall sessions offered outside of the special.  newborns are the only exception

This is a newborn from 3 weeks ago… the parents have seen their full gallery now, so I can finally post some more of my favorites

Don’t you just love her name, by the way?  So perfectly sweet.

Remember this session?  Well, they had their little bambino a week and a half ago…and she is so precious!  I was so excited to see she had lots of dark blonde hair.  She was such a tiny little thing…only 6 1/2 # when I photographed her.  As much as I love chubby newborns, there’s something so sweet about a petite little newbie :)  Here’s a little peak for the new mom & dad.  Hope you 2 are getting more sleep than you were when I was there

This is my favorite shot from the whole session so far!  I could not believe how much she was smiling!  This was right after he kissed her nose…so sweet

I love finding things around the client’s house to use…so neat to think that someday she’ll look back on this and know that was in the house where she grew up

Whew!  That was a lot of favorites!  I’m off to take a quick nap while I can - other session images later!

This baby girl was the perfect model!  Curly, sleepy, and oh-so-sweet!  Just the way I like ‘em :)  She was 6 days old, which is my favorite age for newborn photos -for this very reason.  This sneak peek is for her parents, who I know are VERY excited to see these :)  Thanks you guys for sweating it out for me during our session!  For those of you without newborns, I ask the parents to keep the thermostat at a balmy 78 degrees -so we are always sweating, but the naked babies loooove it :)  It is definitely worth it!

fyi - i’m posting these smaller b/c well - i just felt like it

how cute is she? 

oh how i love my black velvet

this was right before she peed on my white fabric…but i did manage to keep the dad from getting peed or pooped on!   usually he is the one to always get hit

ok, i’ve gotta stop! 

I’m going to have a few small annoucements I’ll be making in the next few days, so keep an eye out for that.  I’ll also have another sneak peek early next week.  Have a great weekend!