Little Miss B is turning ONE!!

I had so much fun today! This Little Lady is cute as a bug. I have known her Mommy for over 10 years, so needless to say I was rather excited when she asked me to take her daughter's first birthday portraits. She was so good and only cried once the entire time, and that was when she took a tumble off the stool. We had a blast playing with Easter eggs, singing songs, and smashing chocolate birthday cake. She was a bit hesitant as first, but once she figured out what it was all about she dug right in. She was scooping up cake by the handful and loving every minute of it!!!

J-I feel so honored that you asked me to take these photos for you. I can't wait to come back for the party this weekend and see the rest of your family. I love you Woman!!!

Happy Birthday Miss B!!!!

My Family

My son and step-daughter are growing up before my very eyes!!! It seems just like yesterday Jason and I got married and they were 3 and 4 years old. Simply can't believe they are 10 and 11 now. Kendall is all boy, very busy, active, and running circles around his mama. He is up to 5' tall now and wears a whopping size 8 1/2 men's shoe!! He's in the 4th grade in an all boy class and LOVES it. Danielle is in 5th grade and stays super busy riding horses with her mama and doing girl scouts. She is our "quiet child"....she takes after her daddy and likes to sit back and take it all in. She's getting so very tall and BEAUTIFUL!!! I feel so blessed that God has trusted me with raising these kids. Some days I want to pull my hair out, but mostly I just laugh and let it go, cherishing every single minute with them.

My inspiration...

So, this is a bit late, but....

Happy 15th Birthday, Holley!!!


Without a doubt, my oldest daughter inspires me to do bigger and better things with my life. She helps me see the little things that I too often overlook. She causes me to think long and hard before I make any sudden moves concerning my latest obsession. She is my firstborn, my baby girl, and the one who is content to cuddle with me under the covers at 8am on Sunday mornings. We share coffee and fight over the last bit of vanilla caramel coffee creamer. She sends me late night text messages from her best friend's house wanting an icing recipe. Cookies with icing at 10pm!?!?...only my daughter could think of that one. She wears mascara, lip gloss, big chunky jewelry, striped fuzzy socks, and softball cleats. She has an algebra book in one hand and her cell phone in the other. She is bubbly, gregarious, loud, smart, beautiful, endearing, vivacious, and most of all....my child. I am so proud to be her Mama. She is growing up faster than I could have ever imagined when I brought her home from the hospital 15 years ago. I am in love with the gorgeous young lady she has become. And, I treasure her lively spirit more than life itself. Thank the Lord for blessing me with such a fantastic child. I am blessed beyond words.

Baby Braxton-Sneak Peek

I have to offer an apology for not getting these photos on my blog sooner. So, I am sorry.

On a better note, I recently met with this sweet boy and his beautiful mommy for his two month session. And, let me tell ya, this baby stole my heart. He is so sweet and super cuddly!! It took us a full two hours to get this little fella to sleep, but once he was out we got some really great shots!!

Now, if that doesn't make you want another baby, nothing will. Precious!!

Shafer Family

I am a little late getting this posted, but these pictures are totally worth the wait. I had the pleasure of meeting with Troy and Julie (Troy has known my sweet husband for years) one Sunday for a family photo session. It was hot, humid, and sticky, but we managed to get some great shots despite the weather. I even got too close to the creek at one point (not remembering all the rain we had just days before) and silly me, with my Yellow Box flip flops on, went down in the mud. Yes, you read that right....I slipped in the mud. It was all over my pants, my hands, and ground into my wedding band. Oh well, at least I saved the camera!! I got up, cleaned myself off, and kept right on shooting. We had a few good laughs about it later.

I am thrilled with the way these pictures came out and I really hope Troy and Julie love them as much as I do. I had so much fun with you guys and I look forward to working with you in the future.

Okay, enough of my babbling....on to the pictures!!!!

















And, just for fun.... I love this!!!

Baby Jaiden Grace

This sweet girl was an absolute angel to photograph yesterday. You might remember her beautiful Mommy, Amber, from her maternity session not long ago. We didn't get all the shots we wanted because I was ill and we had to cut her session short. We had planned on meeting again for a re-shoot, but Little Miss Jaiden decided to surprise everyone and come a few weeks early!! Once I heard that Amber had given birth, I couldn't wait to meet this darling little peanut. We met for a brief time at Amber's home last week and again yesterday to capture a few shots of Baby Jaiden's "newness". I have to say this sweet girl has given me a serious case of baby fever!!



J is for Jaiden. Love this!! This little lady had so many cute things to wear it was hard to choose just a few for her pictures!!




Circle of Love.



Jaiden's Daddy was even cool enough to lay in the grass for over 20 minutes so I could get this shot!! Thank you, Kyle!!!




This is so sweet....as soon as we put her on these towels she immediately stuck her little bottom in the air!









See....I told her Jaiden's Mommy was gorgeous!!! She looks fantastic!!




Love, Love, Love this shot!!




This one positively melts my heart.




Kyle and Amber, thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to capture the beauty of your precious newborn daughter. They grow up so fast and change so much their first year. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do and I look forward to working with you in the future!!!