can't get enough...

...of Milo!

I am one proud auntie and it is such an honor to get the chance to capture so many different milestones in his precious life.

My sister and I set up a little casual photo session to capture his 6-month stage and I am so in love with what we were able to get.

I think that what I love most about doing photography sessions like this is that I can walk away with some images that really tell the stories of where children are at in life.

6 months old...

wanting to explore the WORLD with your mouth

textures (like sand) feeling oh so different between your fingers

learning to navigate balance with the trust of some loving hands


And of course, as usual, Journey finds herself in the frame right beside Milo.
She has some serious love for this little guy.

He is such a bundle of pure goodness and I love him so.

I giggle every time I look at this picture below:

For some reason it reminds me of school pictures~where he is sitting up tall and putting on a cheesy grin for the camera.
SO cute! ;)



*sigh*

Mama and Milo.
Dream come true.

newborn goodness.

last week i was lucky enough to meet and photograph this beautiful new being.

his name is Jayce and his mommy and I went to high school together.
i LOVED being able to see her again and spend a morning with her and her loves.
it is wonderful enough to spend some time with someone just born into the world...but it was extra special because he is Heather's and i have special memories with her.
i was so happy she asked me to photograph her family at such a tender time.

and he is all kinds of amazing.
he was so chill...and completely willing and forgiving of us interrupting that all day newborn sleep session.

and his big sister.
oh his big sister Maylee.

what a LOVE.

i was smitten the moment i saw that beautiful rich red hair.

it was so neat to observe a little bit of this time as a new family of four where everyone is sinking into a rhythm with each other.
i felt very honored to be there.

is he not so amazing?
both of them.

it was such a treat and i feel lucky to have captured this beautiful family in these moments.

i think there were some really sweet images we got.

thank you Heather for inviting me into your home at such a significant time in your family's life!
looking forward to showing you the rest!

so sweet.

this family was so incredibly lovely!

kristin got in touch with me a couple of weeks back and we set up an early saturday morning photo session for this sweet little 3 month old.

she is such a doll!

the weather was amazingly cool and i really enjoyed my time with this family...they are incredibly kind.

here are a few shots from the session that i am particularly loving right now:

thank you so much for a wonderful morning!

new beginnings.

i had the privilege a couple of weeks ago to photograph this beautiful couple.
tina is the sister of audra, who i took maternity photos of last year.
they are both such fun girls...and total beauties so it is always really fun to have sessions with them.
tina and brian just got engaged and asked me to do a session with them while brian was in town.
i met them at a fun little resort just as a monsoon storm was blowing in!
so lighting was a bit darker then i had imagined both inside and out of the resort...but we managed some fun captures!

tina's son tylar was in on the shoot and he was seriously one of the coolest kids ever.
so fun.

so, here are a few of the images that i wanted to share of our time together~

i really like this one with tina and brian in the foreground and tylar in the back...and those clouds overhead!

we did several wardrobe changes and a couple of them landed us inside for good because it had started raining by then.
so...it was a different dynamic for me to work with, using my flash.
but i really LOVE some of the things we got while inside.
i tried to use what light i could and then play with it.

kinda fun!
and i don't know why, but i am really lovin' them in black and white.

this last one is my favorite!


thanks tina, brian and tylar.
of course you were such fun to work with and i hope you are happy with what we captured.

congratulations again!
i am so excited for you!