This session was special to me.  Catie was born two days after my little brother.  I remember when she was born, because her older sister is a friend of mine.  Then years later, I took Catie’s engagement photos with her then Fiance (now husband and baby daddy), Chad.  And now, there’s a very good chance that Catie’s baby will be born two days after *my* baby – and she chose me to take her maternity photos. :)

Catie and I headed out into a new yellow flower field last week.  We encountered these gross spiky thorny weeds that stick up in your pants and down in your shoes, and are just completely awful.  And bugs.  Yep, there were bugs.  Then the part where Catie almost fainted.  Um, twice.  Followed by me literally not being able to get out of bed the next day because of severe back pain.  See, this is what happens when two preggies in their third trimester go venturing out in a field taking pictures.

Thank you, Catie, for choosing me to photograph you and your perfect belly.  I feel like things have come full circle and it’s so awesome to watch you become a mother.  I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

It was worth every thorn.

Happy Mother’s Day.

I don’t share a ton of family photos on here, but I couldn’t pass these up.  These make my heart happy.  This is them being them. <3

They were racing and I said “If you’re the fastest swimmer, smile for the camera….!”

Obviously Claire is the fastest swimmer.

Five times in a row she kept saying “One more time??? PLEASEEEEEEEEE?????”

And of course there was always “one more time”.

After literally months of trying to find the perfect date, the perfect weather and the perfect location – we finally managed to complete the first Yellow Flower session of the year.  And it couldn’t have been with a better family!  These three sweeties were just a dream come true.  I was nervous about how I’d do physically, chasing three kids around now that I’m wildly pregnant and experiencing some pretty painful hips, ligaments, and all the other wonders of being in my third trimester.  But an amazing thing happened, there was no chasing involved!  There were smiles, flower picking, rock collecting, laughter, and just a jolly good time.

Thank you Tiffany and Alex for showing up with such darling children. Enjoy your sneak peek.  :)

Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Siri’s 3rd Birthday Party.  What a blast!!!  The decor, the crowd, the entertainment, the sweet birthday girl – everything was just perfect.  A huge thanks to Radhika for choosing me to photograph this amazing event.  You sure know how to throw a party! ;)  Enjoy your sneak peek…

Are these decorations gorgeous or what?!

The proud parents with their birthday girl.

I couldn’t resist this sweet party guest in his hat… his brother had one too! Cuteness…

Her face when she first saw Tinkerbell walk in the door.  *OMG*

Birthday girl, her mom and some awesome fairies from Fairies & Dragons.

LOL… he wasn’t upset… this was his “mean face”. ;)

Craft time!

Face Painting!

Words can not describe such cuteness.

Party pooper. ;)

This is what happens when you make fun of the Birthday Girl’s mom.  Be warned.

What a big girl!  She blew them all out!

Towards the end of the party, Siri got the feeling that Tinkerbell would be leaving soon and she basically would NOT let go of her!

I haven’t had a chance to proof all of their sneak peek images quite yet. But I couldn’t go another second without sharing these two. There is something about mother/daughter sessions that make my heart so very happy. :)

More to come later this week.

Last night I headed out to my favorite location with two very sweet and adorable people.  Well, *three* actually.  Liz and Josh are expecting their baby girl in just a few months.  :)  The weather was great considering all the rain we’ve had… it was well over 80 degrees out, and the lighting was just perfect.  Also, I learned two things this session… 1. When one pregnant lady (*cough*, Liz) mentions she’s craving a Slurpee, the other pregnant lady (me) also begins craving a Slurpee.  2.  There are no 7-11′s in my neighborhood.

Liz and Josh, I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!  It was such a pleasure meeting you both. I hope to see you again some time to photograph your baby girl. ;)

Kyle came to me a few weeks ago asking for updated head shots.  That’s something I’d never done before, but I’ll try anything once!  I had a blast! Photographing an adult is like a mini vacation from chasing photographing toddlers.  Thanks again Kyle!  Hope to see you on the big screen! ;)

Not too long ago I had the opportunity to photograph this gorgeous family.  They are originally from a far away land known as Australia.  ;)  Their girls were just so much fun.  One is a little older than my daughter, and one a little younger… so I felt right at home.  They were silly and sweet and just an absolute joy to photograph.  Kate is a photographer herself, which made me nervous when she first booked (lol!), but my nerves were quickly calmed when I met her.  So down to earth and fun, and incredibly helpful in getting the girls to relax and have fun with the session.

Thank you so much, Kate and Damien, for choosing me to photograph your amazing family.  I feel so blessed to have clients like you.  :)

Um… since when does it rain EVERY DAY in October?!?!?  Poor Meegan’s family session was rained out the first time, and then we rescheduled and almost got rained out again!  Luckily, it stayed dry until we were on our way back to the car.  We made it by the skin of our teeth.  :)

Normally three year olds are not super fun to photograph.  As a mother of a three year old, I know all too well how they can have crazy toddler PMS and become “shy” at a moments notice, how they’ve learned how to smile in a really weird way so that they tuck their lips up into their mouth, and how they sometimes just refuse to participate in being a normal human being. This sweet boy defies all the odds though.  Ladies and gentlemen, I think I have stumbled upon the *perfect* three year old.  Sweet, adorable, loving, funny, and just a plain good time.  I wouldn’t mind if he taught Claire a few tricks. ;)

Thank you Meegan and Ryan for allowing me to have a glimpse of your amazing family.   You both must be incredible parents, and people, to have managed to raise such a sweet boy.  Enjoy your sneak peek!