i can’t type much so this will be super short.  last night I hit my hand and sprained it!  seriously!!  i am in a lovely splint/brace thing and dealing with the pretty significant amount of pain that comes with this.  I’m really hoping to be out of the pain part by this weekend and able to return emails/edit as much as possible with splint up to my elbow.  Luckily, Brandy is coming up again this weekend to help anyway!

tom and  i had a FABULOUS week in St. Augustine while the kids – yes, all three of them – spent a week with their Grandma and Grandpa at Cousins week.. More about that in a post later this week.  Although I was technically on vacation – there is a lot brewing over here so I couldn’t technically be unplugged!  I was able to edit a couple of sessions (because I totally enjoy it!) and answered emails and booked a few sessions.  there are a few questions that have come in on our drive home that I will get to first thing on Tuesday.

only 5 sessions this week – one of them a fun engagement couple.. a couple of new tots I’ve not had the pleasure to meet and a family of 6!  I remember back about a year ago when I limited my sessions to 5 a month .. wow, how things have changed!!!  Brandy, my partner in crime will be joining me for a couple of the sessions!  other than that, back to normal this week… and then another vacation for us..  THEN back to business for the YEAR.. which, by the way, is incredibly busy.  If you would like a fall session, email/call!..

so back to it Tuesday!

here are a few of my pics from my camera last week.. tom’s camera went with us more and we have more pictures of us.. I’m scared to see them. Loved St. Augustine – it’s a really cool little place.  We stayed right on the bay at the Hilton Bayfront – lovely .. and so close to everything.  we walked everywhere.. stopped and ate a LOT.. and had a fabulous time.  and what did i feel like taking pictures of?..

doors and windows.. i’m so fun.

one of my favorite..

and this one.. i will be 35 this year.. i was thinking about that just as we saw this door.. and then i was like,  yeup.. i know!!!

and that’s it..

Quick little note.

This summer I’m working on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Monday and Fridays are reserved for my family.

Next week we will be on vacation!! But I will be doing a bit of work.

Hope you all are enjoying too!!

i mean really, when you get a mom ask you to photograph her four beautiful girls, isn’t a “rustic” farm exactly what comes to mind?  and when i say “rustic” let me give a clearer picture..  we have a dear friend, steve, who has an awesome old farm up in Abingdon..  we’ve been out there quite a few times and I’ve always wanted that perfect family to take out there – but it’s a true farm – goats, cows, donkeys and all the droppings that come with said animals.. so, when i mentioned the old farm idea to jennifer, the mom of these girls, and said, “the probability of someone stepping in poo is quite high”..  i thought, well, perhaps she will not be up for it.. but she was!  and the girls were FABULOUS.. i mean.. it was almost as if they were little paid models!  crazy well behaved – and didn’t complain of the smells – or the poo for that matter..  I had such a dream time with them..

here is one of delaney..  so confident and cool.. this image totally shows the “rustic-ness” – cow even in the back..

and sweet emerson..this little girl has a fun little sense of humor..  she found a jaw bone from some animal – and it had a wiggly tooth.. so we are certain it was a little kid animal and the animal tooth fairy would have to visit..

adorable little ellie..  who very much would like an orange donkey.. but not an orange talking donkey.. and not an orange cooking donkey because she wants to cook for him..  love 4 year old logic..

and gorgeous Avery.. crazy sweet and a gorgeous smile… which.. of course i won’t show!  I’m feeling not smiley with my peeks today.

okay.. i’ll put one happy colorful image of the girls together..

i had a blast with these girls, i sure hope they did too..

oh and in the end..  the ONLY one to step in cow poo was ME!

you may remember ella’s big brother, brayden from a few weeks ago.. he’s just awesome.. well, he is officially a big brother now.  little babe Ella is here and just so tiny and perfect… she was such a good little baby – so cute how that last little ounce of food will turn a newborns in to a little noodle baby .. and what is it about tiny baby smell that just about brings tears to your eyes.. well, maybe it’s just me!  Brother Brayden thinks she’s cool and all, but honestly would rather play with his cool batman stuff than chill with his little sister..  she’s a doll – and i have pictures to prove it!

still a bit tired from her busy first week..

isn’t .. she.. perfect?

yeah.. i totally have baby fever after this session

keegan’s mom carla contacted me like – um.. a year ago – or maybe even more.. she sent an email about maybe doing a session.  it just didn’t work out.. and then one day we passed in the hallway and she said, “are you nicholle goodnight?”.. yeup.. well, come to find out she spotted a PPA magazine in my car.. funny thing is, we must have passed each other 100 times!  By this point, Carla was pregnant with baby two!!  so pictures had to be taken.  Carla is a fellow photographer.. she has an amazing eye – and i thought it very cool that she would trust me to get some pictures of her growing family (and tummy)..

carla spotted a flower filled field (say that fast).. and we hoped they would still be there for our session!  we started out there and then moved downtown for some less “pretty” images.. it was soooo humid this night!  i was dying by the end, but they were up for ANYTHING!!!  LOVED it.. Keegan, very comfortable in front of the camera – and dear husband, Andy, oh.. just love husbands who are not only just along for the ride, but are enjoying the time too..  they are the cutest little family.. baby will be here later this summer!!!

a quick peek for the patient carla!!

here is mister keegan..

another.. i just love how much carla and andy absolutely adore him..

quick wardrobe change..  amazingly difficult to get twigs or flowers out of little boys hands!!!

and a final one..

hope you enjoy the peek.. !!  lots of beautiful images.. but that’s all you get right now!

a very quick peek for this little guy’s mom.  this is little jack – he is just about 6 months old and this was our third session (newbie and 3 months).. as you can see from the older posts, he never was a tiny babe..  he is a chunk – an incredibly happy chunk.

thank you to emily and keith for working with my schedule and letting me get some more pictures of your kiddos..

here are a couple of jack.. just jack..

i mean.. is he not just the chunkiest, happiest, cutest thing!!!  and the gummy toothy smile!!!

now.. this one.. i love this.. it feels like i was talking to him and he found something I said quite witty.. i can’t wait to see if this is something he does as he gets bigger..

they are all almost this happy..  he’s just awesome

lThis weekend we all needed a break and a bit of relaxing.. We left Friday afternoon for Tom’s Aunt and Uncle’s place in SC – on the lake.. Two days of good Southern Food – kids laughing and swimming and skiing..  On Sunday afternoon, we headed for Augusta to see dear friends and sneak in a little bit of work for me – can’t go with sessions for too long!   the girls headed out to see S&TC2 while the boys watched the kiddos..  i have nothing nice to say about the movie, so I will move on..  well, the part where Charlotte was drunk was cute..  we took the kids out for ice cream, a stop at Hammond’s Ferry to run off some energy.. and i ran in to some old friends and their cute little babe!!!  and then bed for the tired travelers.. Monday we hung out a bit and then had lunch at one of my favorite spots – the Pizza Joint where we were hit with a horrible rainstorm – crazy amounts of rain – I’m talking the kids had to change clothes in the restaurant.. we waded back to our car.. it was insane!!!  on the way home, we stopped for dinner with Brandy (dear friend/sister/business partner) and family….  and get this.. we sat down and at the table next to us was my new Sister In Law and her family!!!  is that not weird!?

back to work.. expecting a bunch of orders in on Friday..  new jewelry has arrive – images to follow shortly.. have a ton to edit from this weekend.. peeks to come.. and a lot going on this coming weekend!  love summer.. love busy!

and our Abby turns 5 tomorrow!!!