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!

Meet the Fabulous Kelsey Anderson

So picture this. I just walked in the door and I got an email from Kelsey asking me to take her pictures for her new blog. Little did I know she wanted me to meet her in 1 hour from then. I almost had a heart attack. lol! I loaded the kids back into the car and off I went. Talk about pressure. Let me not mention I was looking top notch with no make-up and my hair a mess. I at least put my contacts on for her.

So here is Miss Kelsey herself. You can find her work here Kelsey Anderson Photography!

I can't thank her enough for letting me take her pics and actually asking me to do so!

This might be my favorite pic from the morning! I don't recall what we were talking about but obviously it was funny! Wait a second, maybe she was laughing at the way I looked? Hmmmm......

Just being silly. Just being serious.

Last week I decided to mess around with more lighting techniques. We took some silly shots and some serious shots. The last photo I took that day was the winner. I do believe I am going to order the b&w image on canvas.

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!

Engaged!

Miss C contacted me before the holidays wanting to get some pictures of her beautiful family. We finally got a chance to meet up for some engagement shots last week. She and her beau were troopers and fun to work with. It was freezing cold outside that morning but we managed to work with the weather. Thankfully the sun came out and eventually warmed us up.

I really hope you enjoy your engagement pics C. It was a pleasure working with you!