Say Hello To The New Me!

You have no idea how happy I am to be posting this! My new blog is finally up! It still needs some adjustments but it is good enough for me start blogging again! Come on over and take a look @ the new name, logo, and page! Did I mention how happy I am?

Click HERE to see the new me!

I {heart} faces ~ Week 8 "Hands On" Fun

I found out yesterday that one of my favorite photographers is being a guest judge this week for I {heart} faces! I had to enter the challenge once I got the news. I feel like I am going to be sick knowing that the fabulous Becky Earl will be looking @ my picture. EEEK! Becky, if you are reading this, you are my hero!

Ok, I am now done with making a fool out of myself....

Here is my entry for this weeks photo challenge. I love this photo, it melts my heart seeing the little girl giving the flower to her mommy.

My Little Angel

Wow! What a busy week it has been for our family. I had to put the blog on hold for a bit. We had a fabulous Valentine's Day weekend. My husband decided to kidnap us and treat us to a little but much needed vaca.
In the next few days I will blog another rockin' OCF session and a squishy newborn! I really need to stay away from these babies. They are making my baby fever go crazy.
For now, here are a few from a little V-day session I did w/ my baby boy.

Totally rockin' his "Mommy" tattoo!




Self portrait time....


My little angel.




My favs from our mini vaca.

My baby boy

We are just weeks away from his first birthday! I am getting so excited! I tried to take his cake smash pics and it was a failure. Maybe next week. For now I am happy with these.

Tattoos, Baby Belly, and Las Vegas

The title says it all! I knew once I met N & R what style photography session we were going to have. I didn't want to go traditional for their maternity pics so we incorporated some OCF work. Man was this fun! They totally played the part with their look. What was really neat, I found out that they dabble in photography too. I didn't find that out until the session was over. Thankfully so, I would have been nervous during the shoot!
I really hope you enjoy your pics N & R! I seriously can't thank you enough for letting me try this technique with your pictures. You guys totally rock!

Just a reminder....

Sometimes you have just one of those days. Well today was "that day" for me. I have 3 sick kids @ home, laundry to fold, a husband that is away, and dinner to be made ( thank you Spaghetti O's! Oh, how I lurve you...). After the chaos settled down, I realized how lucky I am. It took a simple thing as bathing the kids for me to put things in perspective. I just watched them as they gave me a life's lesson w/o even knowing it. I love my babies!

There will be days that nothing seems to go your way.


Sometimes all you need is a little hug.


Always remember to smile.


It is ok to have a bad hair day. It happens to the best of us.


Laughter truly is the best medicine.


Most importantly...Don't forget to just to relax. Tomorrow will be a better day!

Yummy Newborn!

Last week I had my first newborn shoot! I was so excited and when I was done, I had a mad case of baby fever! Little E had the most kissable lips! He was so yummy too boot!
I had a blast meeting mom, dad, and the Grandparents. The fam was so nice and made me feel right at home! I really hope you and your family enjoy the pics of baby E. Congrats on such a sweet baby boy! I can't thank you enough for giving me this opportunity to photograph your new baby!
Here are a few of my favs from the day.

Look at those lips!








My favorite from the day!

All About the Belly

I think everything about an expecting mother is beautiful. The gorgeous glow, the perfect round belly, how she exudes happiness. I love it all! Last week, I got the pleasure to meet this wonderful couple. We focused on mom's beautiful belly for this session. Seriously, I wish I as pregnant again. I was getting "bump envy".
S & R, I am so excited for you becoming parents for the first time! I know you are excited about meeting your little guy and so am I! I had a great time getting to know you and working with you. I can't wait to meet up again for our outdoor session! Enjoy your pics!

The gorgeous mommy and daddy to be!

Cake Smash!

I swear it was yesterday I was taking mom's maternity photos and now this baby girl is 1! This was my first cake smash and it was hilarious! I can't wait to do this for my little man's first birthday which is right around the corner!
Happy Birthday baby Arissa! It was so much fun taking your pictures while you dug into your cake!

A keepsake for mom and dad!