if you know me, i am always saying “i’m good, three is enough” when asked about kids/babies.. well, wow.. i had a huge hit of “oh my gosh – one more!?” when i saw mazie!  and then after looking through these images – my heart is just aching..  oh dear, if my husband reads this.. he so very much wants another babe..

maybe it’s just because mazie is too a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e.. perfect skin.. perfect little laid back disposition.. and – well, the girl loves to have her picture taken!!  this is mazie’s second appearance on the blog (here at a wee 6 days) – she is one of my “babe to tot” planners.. and i can’t wait to see how perfect-er she is at 6 months! (note the tiny bubble in the last picture)

I’ve had quite a few inquiries on my travel plans..  let me know if you’d like to reserve a spot…

as always.. all session fees are due at time of booking

Travel plans… so far..

April – 5-13 Florida.. Jacksonville area..

May – Augusta trip – unsure of the dates..

June 12 – 14… N. Myrtle Beach area..

June 20 – 25… Florida – it’s looking like Southern Florida.

July 10 – 12.. DC..

WHEW!!!!

don’t see your location on my list.. but still want me to come to you?  here’s the deal… find some friends.. with 4 booked sessions, you can each pay the normal session fee – there will be NO travel fees.

Those of you wanting sessions in October – I only have a 3 weekend sessions available.  My calender will close November 22nd this year.

i photographed this guy 6 months ago – a super fun one year session.. seen here.. he was not even walking … he had the sweetest little disposition and wonderful parents..  6 months later – he is running all over the place..  and so funny.. we had a fun session!

jamie – hope you enjoy the peek!

yeah.. he’s turning in to a little boy!

i’m just going to let these images speak for themselves right now.. working on a huge project with the awesome ladies (and their gorgeous families) from Root of Envy Salon downtown Bristol, VA .. you will see more soon..

working with you all was just – well, a dream… up for anything.. gorgeous models.. and of course, awesome hair.

oh how i wish i’d had more time with Addie – we would have some serious fun!!!  At 18 months, Addie is crazy cute, and full of independence, but mom can’t get too far away!  Her beautiful brown eyes…  and those chubby cheeks that will be gone oh.too.soon!  she’s a quick moving girl!!

enjoy the tiny peek, Stephanie!!

On St. Patrick’s day last year while the kids were napping, I was on the phone with dear friend, Melanie.  She informed me that a leprechaun visited her house and got in to a bunch of mischief.. well, when my kids woke from their nap, amazingly, a leprechaun had visited our house too.. too bad I was upstairs the whole time or surely I would have caught him and been rewarded with a pot of gold!!!

This year, Cooper was determined to catch Padrig O’Mally – I’m sure I’ve misspelled his name.  The kids made signs to “welcome” him.. Then Cooper devised a well thought out trap for him.   A cardboard box, with a lot of torn paper for a soft landing… the box was strategically placed near the front door with a line of shoes around so Padrig could not go around the box.. THEN to make it even easier to catch Padrig, Cooper fastened a ramp to the front.. Certain to catch a leprechaun!!!! and “how excited would you be mommy to have a POT OF GOLD today!?!?!”

I picked Cooper up from school and Padrig had already caused a lot of mischief in his classroom – “for a guy no larger than my thumb, he sure gets in to mischief!!”.. love that kid!!  well, we got the girls and headed home.

some of our findings..

“as you can see mom, he obviously has a green Swiss Army knife!!”

for those of you with mini sessions this weekend on Friday and Saturday..

In case I missed you in email, I wanted to send a quick note – It sure looks like it is going to be really chilly tomorrow and Saturday.. If indeed it is, we will be doing the mini session in my indoor studio – will be super cute!  So dress however you want – I will either have heat surrounding the kid(s) or we will be indoors.. I have gorgeous fabrics picked out for the backdrops.. Cute accents.. Just need to add some cute kids!  Please do not stress if your little one is uncooperative at first – they usually are not.. Just sit back and let me do my thing.  You will think I’m crazy, but it will make for some great images!

gosh.. i’m a bit behind on blogging my photography stuff!!  i’ll play a bit of a catch up for this post..

little baylee came over for a quick session – to capture her in her One-Year-Old cuteness..   I just love her – i had fun and was nearly out of a voice by the time she left.. she’s loud, i’m loud – it worked out well!!!

keep this type of session in mind if you don’t want a full on location session..  although I don’t discount the session fee, you can expect to spend much less on one of these studio sessions – just less variety in images, and a shorter time frame – usually 30mins to 1 hour – but longer if your little one needs it… and you don’t have to clean your home or think of an awesome location or worry about the weather…  Some of these were done inside with full backdrop and studio lights (because the sun REFUSED to peek out from the gray blanket that is covering) – and we wanted a certain look to the images.. and some of them were taken in my outdoor studio – which i sometimes heat -  it has fantastic natural light all day long… I also have some pretty nooks around my home that beg for photos to be taken – if the weather will warm!

I am booking well in to June and July now – with spots very hard to come by.. please.. please call if you think you may want a session..

so here is adorable baylee.. hopped up on yogurt snacks and with the cutest cheeks and funniest little personality – sweet and sour she is.. and i absolutely LOVED it!!

off to enjoy St. Patty’s with the family.. and drink a brew or two

had a busy weekend.. very bummed that the warm weather did not stick around – had big family plans for Sunday.. oh well, hopefully this weekend will be gorgeous for my brother’s wedding!!

last weekend Cooper had his very first piano recital.. His teacher is wonderful – we were just so proud of him – he did great!!!  Can’t believe he is big enough to do this!

So great to see him happy and confident again.. oh.. and goofy too!!  just as little boys should

sessions to blog.. deliveries to make.. much to do

I have a couple random spots still open for Spring mini sessions.. bring them in dressy Easter clothes or just “i’m so happy it’s not winter” clothes.. whatever you want.. just fun time capturing you little ones!!!