Baby "J" is here!

Oh, what a beautiful family! Baby "J" made it into the world just before Christmas but he's still so tiny. He was a little camera shy at first, but once he fell asleep we got to take lots of fun pictures.

You would not believe what these three have been through..... They were building an addition to their home, planning to be back in before the baby - but you know how that goes. They were in a small apartment with their new baby until just last week when they moved back in. So, they are dealing with moving and boxes and organizing - all with a new baby. But, you would never know it - they were so relaxed and fun. And the addition to their home is fabulous - worth the wait!

Here's a few previews. AND, if you didn't see the maternity session, click HERE to see a couple of those pics too. :)

Post #101 - WOW!!

I just signed in to my blog and realized I have logged over 100 posts so far!! Whew - I can't believe it! Hopefully someone is out there reading all of this..... hee-hee.

Just thought I would share a picture from our SNOW DAY here in Atlanta yesterday. There was enough snow to build a snowman - and he is STILL standing today! My husband is from Buffalo, so he's a pretty good snowman builder (if there is such a thing). We had fun playing outside, although, poor Kylie was probably freezing in her sneakers and knit mittens - we don't really have any snow attire for her.



And this is definitely one of those moments you just hope you can catch with the camera. We came upstairs to get her from her nap and she had taken off her socks and put them on her hands as mittens. They do kinda look like her mittens - so maybe her hands were cold. :) And yes, we still let her have her passy's for sleeping - but only in the crib. We haven't been brave enough to take them away yet...... uggghhh. I think we are more attached to them than she is.

Another Baby in the Neighborhood!

We all make jokes that here in our little neighborhood we are populating the world - there are soooo many babies and toddlers. This little sweety is just about a month old and she LOVED having her picture taken. She didn't cry AT ALL - and we did all kinds of fun stuff with her. Mom and Dad seem to be handling everything so well - they were both so relaxed. These pictures made me think of my baby girl when she was so small - she's not a baby anymore! :(

Here's a few preview pics for mom & dad (and Grandma B too). Enjoy!



Ahhh, the sweet details of the tiny babies....




You should click on this one to see it a little bigger - so cute!


And a fun one! Mom let me put her in this cool red chair!

First Session of the Year

Well - my break is over. I officially had my first session of the year this past weekend - and it was nice to get back in the groove! I feel so lucky to meet so many wonderful people - including these three. We had a great time inside and out and little miss "B" was so much fun!

Here are a few previews for Mom & Dad. :)





Love the tongues sticking out! Click on it to see it bigger.

Aren't they a beautiful couple! :)

ART!!!

Well - I know it's been a while since my last post. I have really been enjoying some "time-off" from sessions and pictures. Although, I have been working very hard behind the scenes on my new pricing, welcome packet and even a NEW WEBSITE! More about that later though.

Anyone who is a parent can probably relate to this dilemma.......

What do you do with the Gingerbread House after Christmas??? My husband was appalled that I would consider throwing it away - but - won't it attract ants or something? I'm not going to let my daughter eat it because she gets CRAZY when she eats lots of sugar. So, this was the best I could come up with. I took a whole bunch of pictures to forever preserve Kylie's beautiful piece of art. :) Our friend and neighbor made these special houses and invited the kids over to decorate them. Keep in mind that every piece of candy was in my daughter's mouth before it made it to the house - otherwise I would probably eat it myself! Yummy!!! :)

You'll need to click on this to see the big version.

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Merry Christmas

Just thought I'd post a couple pictures of the James Family - courtesy of my sister in law! :) I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays!!!

Best Friends

Well, I have two more sessions to process and then I'm done!!! Well, almost. I just took some pictures for my good friend "V" today - I'm sure you'll recognize this little sweety since she's all over my website. I brought my daughter and we did some pictures together too - I think they are going to be the bestest of friends. :)



Don't you LOVE the shoes?? I need a pair!!

Soooooo sweet!!!

And, of course, my little ham. She didn't give me any smiles until I changed her out of the xmas dress I made her wear. I think she's going to be a Tom Boy!

My little ham...

So, I just got home from a charity Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament that my husband's work put on - it was a lot of fun. For those of you who might not know - I really enjoy playing Texas Hold 'Em Poker. I don't play online or anything - but I enjoy a monthly game with friends. If you've never played - you should try it - it's fun!

Anyway, I don't have time to actually get something constructive done between now and when my husband get's here (he's on his way) and I realized that I hadn't posted any pics of my cutie-pie lately sooooooo........

She did this herself - I asked her if she was ready to go bye-bye and this was how I found her by the door. I wonder if this is how I look to her when it's time to go???? And, credit goes to my Nikon Cool-Pix point and shoot camera for these first two pictures. My "big" camera wasn't ready.


She thinks her underwear is a hat???


And, mommy's favorite, hot pink cowboy boots! :) You can click on this one to see it bigger.

Gotta go.... he's home!! :)

It's all about the LEAVES!

As you can see below, baby "J" was really into the leaves during our session. It was sooo cute! Hey, at least he wasn't crying right? I've done many sessions with this family and they are also really good friends of mine. It's amazing to watch the kids grow up - right before my eyes (and my camera). You can see some past images by clicking here and here.

I always have fun with them..... :) Hopefully mom won't mind that I'm posting some really funny AND CUTE pictures of these two munchkins.

The fascinating leaves...

Big sister.....

PLEASE TAKE THIS HAT OFF!!!!!

I didn't even know you could do this with a santa hat!!! :)

And lastly - the sweetest picture. Big sister wanted to say a prayer with Daddy. Doesn't it melt your heart??? I added an old fashioned special effect - I think this would make a really nice canvas......

Three months old and soooo happy!

I just did pictures for another friend of mine that had her second child - another girl. I didn't even realize how much she was smiling until I browsed through the images when I got home. Such a happy baby! We had a great session - and even Maximus the dog joined us!

Here's some previews:










And, of course, big sister. It's amazing to see how much of a "big girl" she is becoming. I remember when she first started WALKING! It seems like just last month to me....


And let us not forget the love that started it all.....

TWINS plus one!

This was my second time photographing little miss "A" but my first time with all three kids. They were SO cute together. The brothers are just all "boy", horsing around and making faces and little sister just wants to do her own thing - or anything they are doing.

Mom and Dad are so relaxed and patient with them. The session went quick and we got some really cute shots - and funny ones too. The last picture below looks like big brothers are torturing little sister - but they are really just trying to keep her in the picture - which she wanted NO part of ! :)

You can click on this one to see it bigger...






Isn't he sweet?????


So funny!