I’ve been looking forward to this shoot for a long time. I met Meagan when she called me for a job shadow – to give her a feel for me and my work I did a fun shoot for her and showed her how it all goes down. We had a great time, she loved her shoot and she assured me she would be back for senior photos. We had a great time exploring and chatting about volleyball, college, relationships, and photography.

Athletic. Funny. Beautiful. Interesting. Unique. Friendly. Adorable. Beautiful images, beautiful gal! Enjoy.

The images from these two sweet August boys just melt my heart! Both were amazing little angels for their first photoshoot. Enjoy.

Meet Leiton Dale, my newest nephew…so peaceful on his grandpa’s handmade bench

Meet Dawson James…so tiny he fit perfectly on his bookshelf

Effortless. Natural. Quiet. Confident. Strong. Talented. Sweet. Stylish. Beautiful. Melissa. Enjoy!

I wish they would sing and dance with reckless abandon forever! Carefree. Confident. Rockstars!

Yes! We rocked it didn’t we?!

Elia – 10 Months

See those fingers?  She can SNAP like a grownup!!

She gives the BEST stinkeye on the planet!  We get it all the time.

Lael – 4 and 3/4 as she likes to say

What an absolute treat it was to photograph Kate! I have known her since she was a tiny tot and I can see glimpses of that adorable little girl in many of the photos I took. Fast forward 16 years and what a beautiful and cool chick she has become!  I’m a lucky gal she chose me for her photos. Enjoy the sneaks…

Michael + Cristina, my cousin and his dear soon to be bride…what a delight to photograph, thank you for trusting me! May these photos always make you smile and may they always remind you to laugh together all the days of your life – a motto my hubby and I live by. We wish we could be with you to celebrate your big day. We can’t wait to have you home with us. LOVE YOU GUYS!  Enjoy.

A little insert from their invites…

My girls…Elia 7 months and Lael 4 1/2. The time flies too fast!  Enjoy their cuteness!

This winter beauty contacted me for a job shadow opportunity for her high school senior project and I felt like the best way for me to share my craft was to show by example so i offered Julie a fun March shoot. We encountered wind, deep snow and a bright overcast day, but the elements didn’t get us down in fact, they lead to lots of laughs along the way. Julie’s boho style coupled with her natural beauty was a joy to photograph. I had a great time sharing my experience, style and methods with her and hope that her glimpse of my world is inspiring. Enjoy!

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2010 was a BUSY year for me and blogging took a back burner to all the exciting shoots, family fun and the biggest news of the year – our ‘new’ baby girl – Elia Chelle!  Why it’s taken me 4+ months to introduce her can only be summed up by saying I’ve been soaking up all the delicious moments with my girls and my computer has been collecting dust most days. I knew going into baby number two that the time would fly by and I was determined to slow down to enjoy it all. Once again we have been blessed with a laid back, sweet, sweet baby and I couldn’t be more grateful. I am LOVING my time home with my girls and am looking forward to getting my photog wheels turning for the spring and summer season (available sessions are limited for this year so I can continue to enjoy these two beauties so if you are hoping to book with me catch me early to be sure you get in). I have some fun shoots on the horizon and a ton in the archives from last year and have my fingers crossed and big intentions of getting some blogging time fit in…

In the meantime below are a couple snapshots of the accordion style announcement we sent out and a couple recent candids of the girls from last week.

The November rain was a Godsend for me – all the warmth allowed me to shoot outside in the snow and Lael just had to have a shot of her new sis in her snow cave…

Enjoy my little lovies…

(far right of the second spread is the front panel of the card, the spread below is the inside and the rest of the bottom spread is the back – accordions are confusing).

Her baby blues are so sparkly…

Lael LOVES her little sis and we couldn’t have had an easier transition!  Elia gets no fewer than 50 kisses a day, they are so stinkin’ cute together!  Elia crosses her feet like this all the time.