This sweet little guy was such an adorable squeaker!  Even fully asleep, he’d make the most precious squeaks while I positioned him.  I tell you, it just made him EVEN cuter!  He really wasn’t quite sure of who kept interrupting his sleep and then once he was done, he was sooo done with me.  Luckily I captured some precious images, nonetheless!  Enjoy.

Summer

I know, I know… there are a million people out there asking you to donate your hard earned money for a cause.  Telethons, walkathons, raffles, school fundraisers, church fundraisers, sports team fundraisers… the list goes on and on.  Its not often that I talk about my personal life here on the blog.  However, the annual Walk for MS is approaching and we’ve begun assembling our team.

“MS, you say?”  Yes, Multiple Sclerosis.  “But that’s treatable right?!” For many there are treatments that really work and really help.  Unfortunately, not all forms of MS have and FDA approved medications or treatments for them.  The way we fight this is for more money and more research.

A few years ago, my husband – my amazing wonderful gift from God husband, started having some strange things going on.  He was having intense fatigue and deep leg pain that no medication was even touching.  Things progressed and after alot of drs appointment we found an answer.  My husband has Primary Progressive MS.  PPMS is one of the more rare forms of MS that really have no helpful treatments for.   So my husband is left in pain pretty much every hour of every day of his life.  You would never know it unless you noticed him limping or watched my vibrant, young, seemingly healthy husband use a cane on long walks.  He’s determined not to let this thing stop him and we are all determined that they (meaning the wonderful doctors and researchers out there working hard) WILL give him some hope and some relief one day.  So I’m asking YOU to help us!

The event happens on April 10th, 2010.  Registration begins at 9:00 am and the walk begins at 10:30 am.  Its a 1 mile walk (nothing too strenuous, I promise!!) at the Barfield Crescent Park here in Murfreesboro, you can find registration at Shelter #7.

If you can, join our team or sponsor us.  If not, please include us in your prayers as we walk!

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/TNSWalkEvents?pg=personal&fr_id=13585&fr_id=13585&px=6320634

And because I almost always have a picture for EVERY post… here is the man I’m walking for!  (Did I mention he was hottie too!?!  ) 

(I’m soo gonna be in trouble for posting the picture too!)

Summer

We had a great day here in the studio on Saturday.  I had a ton of fun kids who were soooo great to photograph and CRAZY cute!  So our first ever Valentine’s Mini Sessions were a smashing success!  Here is a sample of some of the kids I photographed Saturday.  I’ll be in touch with the complete galleries very soon parents! Enjoy!

And yes, I photographed a penguin.  That is Tacky, Anna’s class Penguin and this was HER weekend to bring him home.  So I let him help me with the sessions and then of course I HAD to photograph him too.  How cute is he??!

Seriously though, all the kids were adorable and great!  And MAN this was a big sneak peek!
THANKS!

Summer

I got the chance to photograph this sweet little girl’s big ONE year portrait session.  I’ve photographed her cousin and was kindly referred (have I mentioned how much I love referrals??!) to this sweet family!  This precious girl was a little serious with me, very interested in ALL of my chairs (lol) and was NOT sure about her cake at first.  I got some beautiful shots of this sweet little girl, here are a few to enjoy for now!

Summer

So I always warn my clients, before a newborn session… don’t sweat it if they pee or poop on us.  Good thing I warned momma TODAY because this sweet baby girl gave us LOTS of laugh from all her accidents, all over both of us!  She is a beauty though and each clean up was easy peasy.  Check her out… enjoy!

Can’t wait to photograph your little sweeties!

Summer

So I’ve been back to work this week after a much needed and MUCH enjoyed vacation!  We had a beautiful Christmas and an amazing time outside of Chicago with family.  I am so blessed with my little family, I can’t begin to explain or put into words how much I love them!  I hope to share some pictures from Christmas, etc soon!

BUT for NOW, I have a client awaiting a sneak peek.  Sorry for the small delay!  You’ve seen this sweet baby before and she was back this week for her 6th  month session.   Sadly, little baby A wasn’t so sure about our session and refused to give us even ONE big smile and we TRIED.  All my clients know how hard I work for those sweet smiles and this was NO session was no exception.  Smiles or no smiles, she’s still a beautiful baby and here she is – sitting up like a big girl now!

Summer

After the hustle and bustle of fall portrait and Christmas card season, this photographer is taking a much needed vacation.  Starting Monday, December 21st- January 4th, I will be out of the office.  I want to spend the rest of this week concentrating on my family and what this coming holiday means to me and our family.  After Christmas we are going on a highly anticipation family vacation and will be away from the computer.  I do have access to my email if something is incredible urgent but won’t be available at all times, even through email.
I want to take this time to again thank all of my amazing clients this year.  It has been an incredible year;  full of learning experiences, tons of laughs, millions of silly noises (by me, to get those sweet children to smile!!) and I thank you for following me on my journey.  I pray that you and your family have a blessed Christmas; delighting in what it means to be a family, the miracle of His birth and the beauty of it all.   Happy New Year, I’m excited for what 2010 brings and the changes it brings in your children as I get to capture them growing!
And fittingly… a little bit of love shown by my own sweet children:

Summer

So this session was just MEANT to be.  Mom and I both wanted an outdoor session for little Mr H for his one year session.  His first birthday, however, is in the middle of December.  We all know that we have mild winters here in TN (no matter how  many times we pray for a White Christmas!!) but today was an EXCEPTION.  Today was crazy warm and even the thick clouds gave away to beautiful sun!  Just wow!  So we had a great session walking around the square of Franklin, TN.  We had some GREAT store owners who very gracious in allowing us to use their benches (Thank you Ivey and Prim and Paper)!  Put it all together and we had a super fun session.  To top it ALL off, this is my last session of 2009.  What a great way to end an AMAZING year.  Thank you to all my clients from the past year! To celebrate that, Mr H’s mommy gets a larger than usual sneak peek… enjoy!

To start it off… some amazing connections here.  This momma and daddy LOVE their son and you can just FEEL it, being around them!

She slept for us! There isn’t much sweeter than a sweet little newborn who is content and sleepy, curls up and ahhhh… beauty!  Enjoy!