the walkup family

the walkup family. my second family at the holiday wrap-up and i have to admit, this family is one of my favorite families on earth.

i mean, how can you not smile at this?


thanks walkup's for a fun session.

the garr family

the garr family. the first family during the holiday wrap-up and the family of my lovely assistant.

true, this was one of the most craziest shoots of the day but aren't these two cute??





thank you mrs. garr for helping me all day and for letting me take a sneek peek into your ever moving and ever smiling family. you guys are awesome!

john

i have always heard through various photographers that senior boys are the most difficult to photograph. that it is difficult to make them smile...



...it is difficult to make them pose [gasp! even with the family dog, ginger!]



well, that must not be true for the senior boys i have encountered and especially NOT true of john. he was so much fun and such a delight to photograph.



thank you john for letting me capture this time in your life. you are a dashing young man and i wish all the luck in the world.

the pfeuffer family

recently, i had the privilege of taking yet another set of photos for the pfeuffer family.

baby 'p' has literally grown up right before my eyes and my camera lens from maternity photos to newborn photos and now here he is at one year...







and even though, baby 'p' did not fully love our first photo session, he pulled around for round two which made the whole family happy...



and don't worry, mom and dad, i didn't forget about you either...



thank you pfeuffer family for your friendship and for having the faith in me to supply your home with lovely photographs.

holiday wrap-up

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fall

new shoes

parker

remember this baby, that was 2 months early, that i took photos of a year ago....



well, i took his photos again recently...



i cannot even tell you what a joy it is to see my friends and their little one doing so well. when i took this photo, i felt so much happiness for them... [and well, a bit of jealousy that i DO NOT have a good recent family photo but that is a different post!]



i mean, look at this little model....



even his little feet are adorable...



thank you bruce and ann for allowing me the opportunity to photograph your adorable family.



*to see the complete photo shoot click here.*

j.w.

j.w. is my newest friend but i can already tell she will be one of my dearest. we both have a great love and obsession for scrapbooking and for all things handmade.



j.w. is a great mom, an awesome cook, and a devout christian with a servant's heart.



so, when i got this new backdrop, i knew she would be the perfect person to call and be my model.



i am so glad i did.


thank you j.w. for being such a ray of creative sunshine in my life. your great!

tonya and danny

8-8-08 the lucky day for the lucky couple...



however, the wedding did not start off so lucky with a flower mishap



but once that was taken care of the boys were jumping up and down with joy...



and the girls congratulated the groom



here are some more photos from tonya and danny's special day...

the wedding


the adorable ring bearer


the gazebo






at the park by the church


after the wedding in a rainfall of bubbles


going into the reception


the cake


their storyboard


thank you tonya and danny for letting me not only photograph your special day but for making me feel like part of the wedding party. it was very nice to meet the two of you and i hope you have a long and happy marriage.

andrew and lisa

a month or so ago, i got the honor to meet this adorable engaged couple.



right off the bat, i could tell we would all get along perfectly.



thanks andrew and lisa for letting me be a part of this special time in your lives.

she's having a baby...

no. not me. my best friend, bb, that's who! and guess who got to take her pregnancy photographs?



[hint: if you guessed me then you would be correct!]

here are a few of my favorites from the shoot...



i love this photograph of doug and bb. each holding their stuffed animals they purchased for the baby with such love and anticipation. i just know they will make wonderful parents. can't you tell by just looking at them?





i will not lie, this photo of bb makes me a bit teary-eyed. to me it makes me think of her praying over her baby. holding it safe. being protective. already giving all her love to her child. i just love it and when i think of my friend, bb, as a mommy this photo will always flash in my mind's eye.



and do you know the best part of the photo shoot with bb was? scrapbooking on her belly!



yep. i wanted to include the baby's name in the maternity shoot and i usually do that using cooper's letter blocks. however, cooper is missing quite a few of the letters so we came up with the idea of using rub-ons around bb's belly button. ummmm can i say how awesome that was! to top it all off we used a paper source paper flower to accent the photo as well.

just as excited i am about the photographs, i am even more excited for bb and this part of her life. i know her and doug will be wonderful parents and i am so happy GOD has blessed them with this little miracle.

congratulations again to my scrappin' buddy and soon-to-be mommy!