Those Sweet Baby Girls...

I am taking a short break from working on this lovely Memorial Day. Scott has started his first shift at the station today! Then he will off for 2 days before heading back to work. Seriously- how great is that??! What an awesome weekend we have had! Our bestest friends all came to visit us! My bff and her fam came and our friends Troy and Nikki and their kids came- including our sweet godson! Always have to brag on that bc he is just the cutest!! So, we had great friends, a little pool time and a party at some other awesome friends' home with their whole fam. We celebrated Scott joining the brotherhood of the fire dept with an amazing homemade cake complete with the fire logo and lots of great company! We LOVE our hospitable, southern friends that are staright off of Long Island! We call them the most southern catholic northeners ever! Love you Bravys!!!
I am still behind on everything. I was getting up early and trying to work with my cup of coffee bf one of the 6 kids in the house woke. The best of intentions, right?? Anyways, I did get some done, but today is the day. It is sooo strange having the kids home ALL the time. I am very excited to be getting my new laptop on June 4th. I will be working at the pool- outside and maybe even the park. I went ahead and bit the bullet. What I need on a laptop is pretty darn expensive- kinda freaking out. You do what you have to do- right???
SOOO- here is that beautiful, sweet baby girl. We had such a fun shoot. I did the majority outside. It was pretty windy, but she did so well. Here are a few. I have to get back to editing...

LOVE the lips!

Mom looks amazing and big sister is doing great!

Of course, I have more shoots to share soon- keep checking back!

WHOA...

May was the craziest month ever! You people kept me busy! (Thank you!!) I am slowing June down and looking forward to it. Here are 2 overdue peeks:)
First off, I had my session with Jake. We did his sis's pics last year and now it is his turn. Mom is the owner of My Beautiful Sophia- an online clothing boutique. Her link is on the right side of the page under Friends. Check her out! Jake is such a handsome guy- spitting image of his mom and dad. He is doing so well in his karate and enjoys it so much. We decided to do a little "Kung Foo Fighting" for a storyboard of Jake. This is not the final product, but a great way to showcase a few-

And here is GQ Jake-

Hope you guys love them!!
I got to meet some new friends, Franklin and William. Yes, 6 mo old twin boys! They were so adorable and mom and babysitter and I had a ball! We are cracking up so bad over this off the wall pic-

Really??? A peace sign??? The wind blew so hard and he gave us the pose. Too cute! Here a few more of the boys-



I am going to post some pics of one of my newborn's coffee table books- I keep forgetting. We did a custom cover with her birth announcement template and it rocked!! I LOVE the custom covers- I am sold. Will post soon...

Something CUTE....

I know there are so many of you waiting on peeks and anxiously awaiting galleries! I am in my office, window open, music blaring and caffeine pumping through my veins!! last night, Scott and I went to a get together with his recruit class (Paulding county fire) and had such a great time. These guys are so close- I had no idea. They have spent 3 months training together and have built such a bond. It will be bittersweet to have them get their station assignments and be split up. If you live in Paulding- these guys will be taking great care of you!! Congrats!!
The kids are literally BEGGING to go to the pool every 5 minutes! It opened yesterday and I am desperately trying to figure out where I can get the dough to buy a laptop bc I have a feeling these children will not let me work this summer knowing that the pool is calling their names! Scott is about to take them and I will join when I need a break- won;t see me doing anything other than dipping my toes in. Way too cold!!
I have had many babies born this spring and tons of sweet, adorable children to photograph. How awesome is my job???!! My goals this summer is to take less shoots a week, get a new blog that will function a little more like a website, spiff up my marketing design, and revamp my packaging. That is something on my mind all the time. I res use alot to stuff that the lab ships to me with. I am really trying my best to reuse and recycle. I am sure in the grand scheme of things, I am a wasteful person, but BABY STEPS is my philosophy. I am so excited for the day I hand you a beautiful package of pics that is low cost and Green:)
So, in the creative side of my brain, I am trying to think of some cute, easy products for you. I am in a spring frame of mind and color is calling me:) I put this Storyboard together for a client-

Isn't it precious? How cute would it be with a white frame? Totally thinking of changing the color and making one of my kids...

Also, here is another image from my maternity shoot. I cannot wait to meet their little guy!!
These 2 are such the models:)

Updating the Boys...

Here are some individuals of the fun brothers that I previously posted:


Cannot wait to dive in the rest of their images!
And here is a peek of an awesome maternity I did-

She looks good- huh? Well, her little guy is about cooked and ready to come out in a couple of weeks! You would never know:)

How Can You Resist These Faces???

I had so much fun with each of these spunky girls! Here is 2 yr old, Nora, whom I have been photographing since she was 3 mo old! We went to a chicken farm and she even said- yee-hah for us!!



K- I can see the emails from the inspired moms coming in now!! Those boots!....
And meet Ashley. A spectacular (did I say spunky?) 3 yr old. We broke a few rules to get these shots, but you do what you have to do- right? What a doll...



We had a houseFULL this weekend and Lily had her Irish Dancing recital tonight. Very busy weekend. Things went well. I snuck off and worked when I could, but tomorrow will def be a computer day until my shoot. Good night!

Those Boys...

My little guy is 4 now. While he still feels like a baby to me, he will be headed to the elementary school next year for Pre-K! Morgan brings adventure, sweet smiles and awesome snuggles to my day. He has opened my eyes to the world of BOYS...

Here is precious Colby, kicking around Grant Park, while mom, auntie and I are trying anything and everything to keep his attention and grab some of those precious smiles!! I think this is fitting-


And now a peek of some "big boy" brothers I had the pleasure of hanging with. I was very excited to have some brothers that I could capture the playfulness of that brotherhood. These 2 were perfect. And although we got our playful shots, we did manage to do some more traditional. But, for now, here is a peek of my fave-


More peeks to come! I am about to work really hard on some galleries and get ready for the loads of company that will heading in starting tomorrow!!

What a FABULOUS Weekend...

Last night was full of good company and fun and today is filled with cleaning and throwing out so much junk. We have all the windows open and my mothers day wish is fulfilled- for Scott and I to gut this house:) Now, whether it gets finished is up in the air, but so far, so good! I am also going to make time to work really hard on the 3 galleries that are on my to-do list. These, too, may not get totally complete, but I am going to try my darnedest. I also have no shoots until tomorrow evening, so I will have Monday. So, do what I am doing- take the time to enjoy this weekend- I have to admit, I am feeling like a different person! I am sure that I will feel much better next week, for my house will be semi-decluttered!
Now, how about some pics for some very sweet babes??
First off, meet Baxter. Little guy was born early and spent 18 days in the hospital. He loves to hold his breath, but other than that - he is very healthy! Luckily, the hospital trains you in CPR and all sorts of things bf parents can take them home along with monitors for him. I had a blast with these guys!! Enjoy-



Next is my little babydoll, Estella. She graced the top of my blog during the winter- you will prob recognize the hair!
She was a little out of sorts for our shoot, come to find out she was coming down with an ear infection. If I had a dollar for how often that happens... But, she was so precious and we did some adorable shots-



Thanks guys!!
Well, we are off to Home Depot for phase 2 of the MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND! Pine straw and weed killer!!! I am sooo excited!!

Wonderful Twins...

I had the chance to play with 2 adorable little friends. Mom and Dad were pretty cool themselves:) Thanks for waiting patiently on your images. I am trying to do good on my galleries and Morgan has been home sick this week with fever and croup:( I called my sitter today and begged her to take him for a bit, since he finally has no fever! Now, if we can get rid of the extra whining we have... LOL! Enjoy your peeks!

Tyler...

What a doll!! I had such a great time with this sweet, beautiful family-

Family...

My friend, Courtney, had her brother and his family come from Montana. Her mother got us all together for a fun shoot! Here are the individuals of the BEAUTIFUL children and a sweet one of the them together. Had so much fun, guys!!






Aren't they precious?? Sister had all boys and brother had all girls, including twins. Here is the last shot of the day...