Henry is 2

I had the honor of photographing this little boy's parents engagement pictures. They were my very first shoot... EVER! When Henry was born they let me practice my newborn photography on him. I can't believe he is 2. He loves balloons, super heroes, and running very fast. Wow, those little legs can move.  His baby blues will melt any heart. He is a cool little kid and I love him. Happy birthday dude!

Just New...

This year has been a year of newness already. On December 28 we signed away our lives...err... bought a new house.

I L-O-V-E it!!! We finally have room to move around. The other house was starting to feel cramped. The kids now have their own rooms. The most important part is the boy has his own bathroom. Everyone is happy about that. Amazingly enough he now keeps it cleaner that the girls.

We had a party to celebrate and break in the new house.

With the new house comes a new studio. We added a room specifically for photography.

I have already tested it out and love the results of the awesome natural light. I have had two clients try it out.

The best part of the house will be the yard. I don't have pictures yet because the snow is preventing the grass from growing. I can't wait for spring. We have plans for a pergola and a fire pit. This should make for some pretty fun pictures.

The next new is my new camera. I finally upgraded to a full frame camera. I could NOT be happier.

So, I like new! This year is starting out right.

Blessings

I can't believe we are almost finished with 2012. My photography business is taking off and I couldn't be happier about that. The new house with my photography room/studio is almost finished. We only have a couple more weeks and we will be moving in.

Over Thanksgiving my parents came to visit. My sister and her family joined us the day after. We decided to do some family pictures down near the new house. Here are a few shots of my blessings.

Play Time

It is that time again... FOOTBALL TIME!!!

My son is about to begin his last season of flag football. Next year we will be doing full contact but I'm not ready to think about that. Today he and Jasmine worked on his throwing and catching skills. I realized that this boy has some awful facial expressions when catching the ball. We are going to have to work on this.

I have to throw in one of Jasmine's attempt to catch a ball her brother threw.

It was quite entertaining watching these two "practice" in the yard. My semester is going to be filled. Jasmine is doing soccer and running club. Jaden is playing football and violin. In between that we have church activities and school events. I'm exhausted already. 

Go over to check out Brook's blog.

Time to play catch up

So the summer is over and this has been a busy one. Some where between camps, swimming lessons, quick trip to DC, and teaching cpr/first-aid I managed to fit in some photo shoots.

This beautiful family was awesome to spend time with. They have welcomed their new baby sister into their family. She was such a doll. She slept through most of our shoot. I wish all babies were as easy going as she was. The parents of these kids have some future models on their hands. They are all beautiful.


Baptism

This shoot was a baptism for a sweet little angel. She did great. She rarely complained even though it was a busy day for such a little one. The baptism was followed by a fun reception at The River Course. Can I just say they had really yummy food?!?!

TWINS!!!

Yesterday I helped a friend and fellow photographer with shooting these beautiful twins. It was a fun challenge. They were sweet babies. Here are a couple from that shoot.

My View of the beauty of Motherhood

My friend has been waiting to fill her arms with this little boy. She finally got the chance to fly to his country and pick him up. It is amazing to see how much he has bonded and fit into this family as if he has always been there. I spent time with all 7 of them and this is one of my favorite shots. I was reminded of our own journey through adoption. Carrying a child in your belly is a wonderful and awesome experience but carrying a child in your heart is the most amazing thing a mom can ever do.

I encourage you to go check out my buddy from Click'n Moms, Brook. She has a beautiful view of motherhood.

Happiness is...

I'm a bit late on posting lately. Let's just say life has gotten a bit on the busy side.

I would normally say happiness is family... my God... but this week I have to say happiness is friends who are like family. One of my "extra adopted" children is getting married. We had a shower for her. Can I just say I had the best time. So happiness IS family. Here are a few pictures from that bit of happiness:

I have discovered how much photography makes me happy. I have some friends who chosen to make me their family photographer. This is such an honor to me. I get to watch their kids grow through the lens of my camera. Here are a couple of pictures of their little piece of happiness, Danielle.

Go check out Brooks view of happiness. Her happiness is adorable!