Month: July 2010

  • He’s keeping tradition going…

    with the leg lifts. Check out his newborn feet picture from his newborn shoot. It was so cute how he lifted his tiny newborn legs the first time and really humorous to see he’s still at it. He has to have some major stomach muscles.

    When his momma contacted me the first time regarding maternity pictures we didn’t know that we actually live in the same neighborhood (pretty close too), have the same type of dog, and their daughter will start kindergarten at the same school with Drew. It’s been great getting to know them a little bit. Their daughter will be a STAR. She is so full of spunk! During this shoot I did a few of her by herself and you should have seen the poses she was coming up with. We were laughing so hard! I think Drew would have a blast having her in class.

    Hope you enjoy the peek:)

  • Mr. L

    Ok, thanks to my niece for going and having a baby and making me feel OLD!!! They are in town visiting and I’m so glad we were able to sneak in a little photo session with her precious son. He is too adorable for words. HUGE, blue, blue, blue eyes and the cutest smile. He was so good for the pictures smiling just about the entire time. Hope you enjoy your sneak peek:)


    Loved these curls in the first pic and then the next picture is my wonderful sister and her husband who are missionaries in Chile.

  • Rainy Day Maternity Shoot

    Normally I would re-schedule a shoot when it rains but I had already driven about an hour to get there (stuck in afternoon traffic) and then with a maternity shoot you are already on a time constraint. It started raining shortly before I got to their home and I was praying that it would stop by the time I arrived or that it would let up at some point. Luckily, it did. We were able to get some shots out on their patio, on a balcony, inside and then finally the rain stopped long enough for a few outdoors. Thanks for being such troopers!! Hope you enjoy your peek:)

  • A Big Ol’ Smile…

    and gorgeous eyes, too. Poor little guy fell down hard enough to cry before I was even able to take the first picture. Luckily, he was able to get over it pretty quickly and then give lots of smiles. Hope you enjoy your peek:)

  • Engagement Pictures

    Super easy-going couple. Amazing location. Gorgeous evening light. If only the mosquitoes hadn’t tried to carry us away it would have been totally perfect. They’ve known each other a long time and it showed and made for some great posing. He likes to give her a hard time…in his own loving way and she playfully gave it back to him. I know they’ll have a great future together. Thanks for letting me be the one to capture your engagement pics! I had a blast:)

  • Newborn girl and her family

    I was pretty happy to see a newborn. It’s been awhile and I’m sure this means there are more on the way…because you know I have a theory that they come in waves. She was really sweet and sleepy and once you got her to sleep she was OUT. Gotta love that. It was great meeting you guys and I hope you enjoy your peek:)

  • Galveston Beach Pics

    ….with one of my favorite families. Lucky for me I’ve gotten to work with them several times a year and watch their girls grow and their personalities flourish. They’re beautiful and I love their serious faces as much as I do their smiles. Hoped you enjoyed your time at the beach:)

  • A super, super, super fun family

    Can you tell that they’re fun??? And that they enjoy being goofy and playing around together. I love that. Mom says that the kids do argue with each other but all I saw was a good time together. And they brought their 13-year-old dog. He was pretty chilled out for his short time in the limelight. I’m sure it’s pretty entertaining to the casual passerby when there’s a dog at a photo shoot because I will meow like a cat, bark like a dog, squeak like a squirrel (Ok, I don’t know how to imitate a squirrel, but I give it a good try) and most of the time it works. It must have worked because I have lots of pics of him looking:) I truly had a blast with you guys. It didn’t feel like work at all:) Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

    I love that mom likes the urban style, too.

    These guys have some gorgeous eyes!


    Ummmm, you would think that boys are a little sillier, but Miss L started this…

  • So Adorable

    I hadn’t seen this little guy since his newborn pictures. I took my first quick look and thought that he didn’t really look like his older sister like I thought he would. Well, it only took a couple of minutes to realize that he does look like her. And the more I was with him the more I saw it in his expressions and especially his eyes.

    Isn’t he completely adorable!! Here’s his look-alike sister. Hope you enjoy the peek:)

  • Chicken Soup for My Soul comes from….

    my job.

    This session was scheduled several months in advance when their family would all be together. The day before the session I found out that my mom’s heart was only working at 25% and she would need an internal defibrillator put in the very next day. This was the day that I was supposed to do their Galveston beach session. I knew that this day would start really early and I’d probably be tired and a little sad but I really, really hated to reschedule.

    I told Jocelyn what was going on and she was amazing. We could play it by ear. We didn’t have to do it. She totally understood. But the procedure for my mom went well and I told her I was game. And I’m so glad. We met up at the beach and had a great time. She and her entire family were so sweet and full of life and so much fun. I left there and on the drive home I kept thinking about how glad I was that I had gone. And how lucky I am to do what I love…as a job. And how awesome it is that I get to meet such wonderful people. And how when now, as I work on their pictures, a smile comes to my face as I remember the way that evening made me feel happy. I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peek and I also want to thank you for a great end to a long day.


    Runaway family member!