Birthday Girl Shoot!

I love photographing your precious babies and children!!! One of my favorite shoots is the 1st birthday shoot!

This adorable little girl was especially fun to photograph! She was all smiles most of the time.... except when she tasted the cake!  LOL... she did NOT like it at all! Her mom told me that even on her actual birthday she still didn't get into it! How funny! She made some sour faces, but they still made for some great shots!  Hope you enjoy these as much as I did!

Oh, and HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY MISS B!!!!

Birthday Boy Shoot!

We had a blast together shooting these images for Baby Boy B's 1st birthday! I can't believe it's been a year already! It feels like I just did his newborn portrait session yesterday! Can't imagine how mom & dad feel! But they sure look happy, don't they! They are a precious family and I was so honored to be called on again to capture them during this special time! Here is the birthday boy and his big sister, adorable Miss M...

Don't you just want to squeeze them!!  Here they are with their just-as-precious Mom and Dad...

And here is the Birthday Boy ready to celebrate!!...

Right after this, we did his cake smash!  Check back soon to see those super fun shots!!!

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The Best Excuse Ever

Well, I am so excited to finally be able to introduce you to the reason I had to take so much time off from shooting and editing your portraits...


Meet our precious new baby boy... Baby S! He was born March 1 at 8:53 am, weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces and was 17.6 inches long.  He was still 4 weeks early, but is healthy as can be. We are struggling a little with jaundice. However, in light of the many other problems he could have had, we consider this quite the blessing! It was such a delight to shoot his newborn portraits! I have been away from my camera for far too long! And I have been anxiously awaiting his arrival, as well! So it was quite a momentous time for me. Hope you enjoy them too!

The many faces of Mr. S!!  <3

Had to have a picture of him next to something to compare his size
and show how tiny he his!  HIS BEAR IS BIGGER THAN HIM!!!

Now that this tough pregnancy is over (finally!) I am ready to begin booking sessions again! We should be all recovered and ready to shoot by the beginning of April, so I will start taking appointments for that time. It will be perfect! Easter Portraits! Spring Portraits! Spring Break Portraits... whatever occasion you wish! Call or email me today, as I will have limited times available until Baby S is a bit bigger :)


Thank you for your patience! I will be finishing the editing many of you have been waiting on over the course of the next two weeks. You will hear from me soon!


And then, I can't wait to spend time with you and your precious families again and take some more memorable portraits for you!

A Sad Birthday

Today is my due date. Or, it would have been my due date if I had carried to term. And it is hitting me harder than I thought it would.


This is an unexpected turn of events for me. I thought I had dealt with the pain, and received a beautiful gift of peace and assurance.  
Coping with miscarriage is never easy, but I believe I grew closer to my God and family through it. Then I thought I was done. Finished with the grief, at peace with the loss and ready to move on.

But the date June 19, 2010 loomed ahead, yet I was sure I would remain un-phased.


Now, here it is and I am feeling surprisingly shaky. I still know my baby Camryn is with God, waiting to be joined by the rest of us when our time comes. I know we will meet one day. I know it is not my fault. And I know there is nothing I could have done to prevent it. My head knows all of this. Still, my heart yearns for my baby.


I don't know why  I am writing about this. It is awful and painful and yucky. Still, I felt the need to share it with you. Maybe one day a hurting mother-to-have-been will stumble across it and find hope in the grief. It is a process, I am learning. One that we have to go through or we will never heal. It is OK to grieve.  Actually, it is healthier to grieve. But do so with hope.


Also, I really needed to acknowledge to the world that I have a baby in heaven, and that baby hasn't been forgotten. Though we miss having her here with us physically, the rest of the world has forgotten we had a 4th because they can't see her amongst our other children. But I always will. Especially on June 19th. So, today we will celebrate the brief time we got to share with her, and focus on the hope we have that we will meet her one day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Baby Camryn!!! We Love You 

and can't wait to meet you.

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