My Beautiful Sophia

Sophia- what a doll! We did pictures for her mother's boutique website, MyBeautifulSophia.com

Her pictures came out really cute- how could they not??? She is adorable with such a cute personality. Check out the website- they have got some adorable clothes. My favorite collections are the Tea and the Elphantito. For 15% off- enter the code FRIENDS or sign up for the newsletter for a one-time 20% off.

Royal Duties...

Thought I would share a cute shot of Lily helping wash the car in her princess dress last week. Cannot wait for that warm weather to be here!!!

Baby Nora

Introducing my new cousin, Nora Madeline Cutler. She is such a sweet doll! Nora is a very exciting addition to our family. Her grandparents, Mop and Pop, are so smitten with her that they cannot stand it! (PS- check them out in the camping chairs watching our photoshoot) Nora was very in tune with her Mommy's and Daddy's voice, turning and looking at them with such curiosity. And you know that Daddy is comfortable when he is holding you with a sweet smile on his face when you are crying. So here she is in her newly made nursery in her late Great Grammy's house that she will now call home.

Porcelain Hailey...

Porcelain Hailey...

This 11 week old cutie has the most beautiful skin! I told her mom that I had a hard time making any of her proofs b/w bc her skin tone looked so great in color. Usually, I prefer b/w and have to opposite problem. Hailey was such a sweet model- with the sweetest, content faces. We tried to get a smile, but she was just too laid back! She was a trooper, worn out by the time we were finished. Hope to see more of Hailey in the future...

PS- She had the coolest, well made bedding and curtains that her aunt made for her. (Not in any of these pics) I hear she is starting up her own business, so I will keep tabs on that!! Really neat stuff!

Avery "Reese"...

Here she is- Kelley and Jeff's little cutie!! (Kelley's maternity pics are a previous post) Oh my, she is a doll. Scott and I could not get over how tiny she seemed, especially in comparison to our 9 lbs 6 oz Morgan ( I know- huge for me!) Anyways, any baby, especially a 7 pounder looks tiny to us now. Reese was a doll baby, sleeping in her Mommy and Daddy's arms until I was ready for a change- something "nakeder" and cozier. So we moved into Kelley and Jeff's beautiful bedroom and took off her clothes. She did really well being naked for awhile, but the pacifier had to make an appearance. Enjoy-

New Options...

I am adding a few new options to your print ordering. I am adding prints with a built in border- color or black or white. Also, I am adding "Creations," a group of images on one print. I do not have prices ready yet, so just let me know if you are interested!

Bella and her mom came to my house to finish up a shoot that we had started before Xmas. We had done their card shot and tried some stuff indoors, but bc of low light, I decided to reshoot. These turned out adorable! They really captured energetic, wonderfully talkative Bella! The little 2 yr old is going to be a big sis to a girl baby in March. Joy is such a beautiful mother and I just love taking pictures of them- enjoy...

PS- I am headed to Kelley and Jeff's house today to take pictures of their tiny Reese! Stay tuned.

A Fun Maternity Session...

I had a blast with this couple. Mom to be is actually an old sorrority sister from college. We kept running into eachother out and about and she called me to photograph she and her husband and her baby boy belly. Allison had her grandmother make her great "toga" dress and it looked great. I will have to rig my own toga for future mommies. I thought these were neatest maternity shots I have done so far in the studio- and of course it helps to have fabulous models! I got an email from Allison after she saw her pictures telling me that she loved them and was proud of them. That, along with a joke about how she wanted her old arms back, made me smile. I am proud to have captured that moment for them. Believe me, I remember not feeling so cute. But I am glad to have pictures to help me remember those moments and know that I was cuter than I felt like!

Portraits by Lily!!!!

Lily wanted to shoot a few pics of Morgan and I. She would not stop- and I am glad. Although I had to crop them, they turned out awesome! She did not show much pride when viewing them, but I am proud enough for the both of us.

Lily and Morgan

A little catch up with the kids- Lily is 3 1/2 and she never fails to crack us up! Once you can penetrate through her sensitive, shy layer- she will not stop talking! About Disney, princesses, her family and friends.... Her new phrase is, "You guys have to change your minds!" She has been such a sweet, protective big sis. She loves her brother so much; you can just see it in her eyes everytime she looks at him. I could not ask for a better big sister!

Morgan, now 9 months :(, is an amazing little boy. I cannot help but smile when looking at him. I have found myself constantly bragging about how well he plays by himself and goes down to sleep so easy! He is just a ray of sunshine, always smiling. He nows loves music and "dances" like Stevie Wonder, shaking and swaying his head from side to side! He and Lily like to have a dance off in the car when I have the music up- adorable!

So here are some sweet personality shots of our beautiful babies-

Libby

Here is my best friend, Kelley's little one. Libby is 16 monthes old and right now, has a hot pink cast!! This is my favorite picture of her, along with a sweet moment with her mommy---

More belly!!

Here is a good friend that I have known since middle school. Kelley and Jeff are expecting their first girl, Reese, in about 6 (??) weeks. They are so excited and amazed that they will soon have a tiny baby girl! All these maternity photos are bringing back so many memories....

I put the wrong pic of Mary Beth up- so I just will add this one!!!

Mary Beth Wilkie

Such a pretty little girl! This baby stayed awake and happy for the longest time. She is such a doll. We got some great shots of this bright eyed, 2 week old- enjoy-

Jessie- pregnant with our Mystery girl!!

The kids and I traveled to Columbia this past weekend to visit our family. We spent some time at Jessie and Shaun's home. They are working so hard to renovate before their daughter comes in Feb.. They are keeping her name a secret and it really does hold some mystery to us!! Jessie looks amazing and I am so excited for her and Shaun- enjoy these- I think they came out beautiful.

Belly!!!

This is my friend Jenny Wilkie. She and her husband, Andy, are the proud parents of Mary Elizabeth (Mary Beth). I have not seen her yet, but as soon as I do, I will post. This is Jenny about a week before she gave birth. She was walking around 4 cm and 75 effaced at this point! I think she looked great!

The Lynn Family

Here is an update on Scott's best friend Alex's newly extended family. Alex, Violeta, Carla, Ethan and baby Davis.

Here are a few families I did before Christmas.

Black background

I have been working on the white lately, but I got some really cute stuff with the black. Here is Lily and Morgan and one of Lily's best friends, Morgan, and her sister, Emma.

The Kids!!

I have been working really hard in the studio. I have lots to post, if I can get to it. We had a great holiday- VERY busy. We started off in Disney with Scott's mom and dad and brother and sister along with all the kids. We missed Scott's other brother, Chris, and his wife, Kristin. Chris is in the Navy and is currently sailing somewhere on the Gulf. I have a hard time keeping up with where he is! We came home from FL a couple days bf Xmas to my mom and dad. It was great having them here for the holidays. The kids loved having them and I know we were very sad when they left. So, anyways, a new year- lots to do! I am really trying to push my photography. I have 2 friends who just gave birth to girls and you better believe I will be pounding on their doors to take pics of them! I am trying to perfect my maternity and newborn shots- my favE!! Here are the most recent of the kids, Lily 3 1/2 and Morgan 8 mo..