Ruby Red.

I had a really fun shoot tonight with a beautiful red headed baby (whose middle name is Ruby) and her two adoring parents. I couldn't get enough of her bright blue eyes, her adorable little teeth which seem to be coming in all at once (poor baby!) and the way she would stick her tongue out at me every few seconds. Half of the photos I took tonight have her tongue sticking out!! Thank you guys for the opportunity to photograph your beautiful family!

A little Cutie.

I had the pleasure of meeting up with some of my favorite Indy photographers, Elaine Brenner, Loree Alayne, and Jessica Limeberry, on Tuesday for a just-for-fun photo shoot with our kids.

I brought Collin and Delaney along which I soon learned was a big mistake! Delaney's not walking too much yet so I had to hold her almost the whole time and Collin was soooo very not interested in posing for us. He was much more interested in exploring and chasing the other kids.

I did get a cute one of Little Miss M. while trying to balance in a squatting position with Delaney on my hip. Several seconds after this shot was taken I noticed that Collin had climbed up a huge ladder and was refusing to come down. Fantastic. Mom of the year award goes to me for watching my children so closely. Hey, no broken bones this time, thats good.

Luckily we girls have a fun lunch/shopping date tomorrow, sans kiddies. Yay!

Jacob and Lauren

Jacob and Lauren are the children of my good friend Diana who I met when I first moved here 3 summers ago. It is hard to believe that we have been in Indiana that long already. Jacob and my son Collin are the same age and then surprisingly Diana and I had our baby girls within a month of each other also. Diana is simply beautiful, inside and out and Im so lucky to have her as a friend.


Last night's session was a lot of fun and I could not believe how good Jacob was in front of the camera! Collin has about a 2 minute photo tolerance but Jacob was wonderful, a dream to photograph, such a good listener and good sport to put up with me for over an hour!


Lauren is absolutely adorable, a happy baby and so sweet. While my little girl is long and skinny, Lauren is a perfectly plump, the kind of baby you just want to squeeze and snuggle. Her daddy must agree because it seemed to me that he is totally in love with his new baby girl. Yep, Russ unabashedly busted out his Baby Bumble Bee song many times to get her to smile and she did, every time....a big beaming smile just for her Daddy.


Here is a sneak peek of your session, guys! I will have your full gallery up soon! Click on the images to see them a little larger.

While my passion lies in capturing little ones and all of their adorable expressions, I will include a family photo this time to prove that I actually do family sessions! At a wedding on Saturday I had to stop myself several times from following around the flower girls and ring bearers and focus my efforts on the bride and groom! Whoops!

A cutie from this weekend!

If you look closely you can see that this little guy lost his front tooth! It just makes him that much cuter!


He may be a rough and tumble boy with his truck here....

...but he does still need his lovey from time to time.

My cover child winner...Victoria!

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting little Miss Victoria. She is an only child and absolutely adored by her parents. Victoria has the most incredible spirit...a carefree zest for life and an ability to find pure joy in just being with people who care about her and discovering her little world... Seeing her joyfuly run around in her adorable little dresses on a warm summer evening made me give thanks for little girls and the wonderment of childhood.

This first one is my favorite of the evening.

The boys

My little buddy Leo arrived to our photography shoot a little grumpy and upset because he had to say goodbye to his grandparents before coming but it didn't take him long to warm up. I was able to distract him with questions about his favorite movie, Cars. He gets especially excited talking about all of the characters and his favorite scenes from the movie.



There are moments when Im looking at my own son, Collin, and I see glimpses of him at different ages. Sometimes sitting across from him at dinner I see a glimpse of him as a teenage boy. Some of his baby features are starting to fade and in their place, the sharper more angular features of an older boy.

Three is such a magical age, our babies are working so hard toward independence yet can't do without frequent cuddles from Mom while playing. I really like this one of Leo because you can see that some of his baby features are starting to fade as well. This one is going to be a heart breaker for sure. He almost looks like a little Matt Damon!



Leo brought along his baby brother Brendan too. I can't get enough of his little chub or his gorgeous blue eyes. Some babies you just want to pick up and take a big bite! That's Brendan!

Charlie

I had a wonderful time tonight meeting up with Charlie to play and get a few shots to commemorate his upcoming third birthday! We have had strong wind and rain clouds all weekend but we got lucky and the evening turned out to be a beautiful one. Charlie is so much fun, full of energy and he even had some great cuddles for me tonight! Charlie's mom, Adrianne, has become one of my good friends over the past two years since we have moved to Indiana. We have an interesting connection...she went to Elementary school in Virginia Beach at the same school my husband worked in many years later! What a coincidence! I am so excited for this adorable family, they will be welcoming their second son in July! Don't worry, you will be seeing some of his first newborn photos right here!

I LOVE 4 year olds!

It was such a pleasure photographing adorable Miss Avery this morning! She was my first client to really work the camera. I think she might have a future in the modeling business. She has the most beautiful brown eyes and shy smile that could simply melt your heart!






Avery also brought along her Gramma. I have to say, I think this is beautiful and I think it will be a treasured portrait for years to come.



Avery's brother Ben is the same age as my son but much better in front of the camera! He probably doesn't have the camera in his face several times a day, which is why he didn't mind it so much! Like his sister, those chocolate brown eyes are heavenly!



They didn't get their brown eyes from their Mommy! Meg and I have been friends for many years and it is so much fun having kids close in age. Doesn't she have the most fantastic curls!?



I love photographing hands and feet because they are so personal and unique to each individual. I couldn't resist the opportunity to document Ben holding his Great Grandmother's hands.



Thanks for a fun photo shoot today guys!