A few for Marcy

There are a lot more to post, which I will do later. In the meantime this will have to suffice....Oh! The blue of his eyes! Did they make his shirt just to match?!Miss Keeley, showin' some attitude. Gotta stick up for yourself with all these brothers!

I did (some) of Melissa's Senior pictures today. It rained, so we had to stop. But before we did, we got this little number:

She has lovely eyes, no? Like, actual, real-person, non-super-photoshopped, non-fake eyes, you know? ...I hear an an awkward silence here as people digest all those hyphens and cringe.

It's late, people. Don't judge me.

I'm off to bundle up in some blankets. I guess Summer is officially over!

Baby Hadley- 7 days old

Oh, I just want to hold her! Can you believe how BEAUTIFUL she is?!?!

Linsy & Randy's Pictures

This couple is so so great. I loved shooting and their house. You really get a feel for what the family is like (awesome) plus it's so much fun to see the nursery and feel their anticipation for their new arrival! This is going to be one lucky baby.Wouldn't you kill for that nursery?!I have to say that the one is my favorite just because of how it happened. I told them that it would only show their hands, not their faces, so they could relax for a minute. Usually people look around in boredom at that point, but they were genuinely looking into each others' eyes and laughing and having a good time together.This is their front porch. Balloons ready and perfect jug already sitting there.

Babies, Babies, Babies!

Lots of people I know have buns in the oven right now. One of them is my dear friend, Rachel. She was in town for the holidays this year so I got to take pictures and throw her a shower. Because Rachel likes cake pops, I wrote to Miss Bakerella to ask her advice on what to make. She told me "baby heads!" So regardless of the hesitation of my family (based on cannibalistic principles), I made the baby heads! It was fun and I think they turned out kind of cute, don't you?
Anyway, we also took some maternity pictures during her visit. This one's my favorite. I can picture it nice and big in the nursery:

Sneak Peek for Linsy

I'm behind in my posting and will catch up later, but I couldn't wait to share this one. It turned out so beautifully.By the way, it's usually pulling teeth to get men to do pictures like this, but Randy actually ASKED if he could! They were fabulous to work with and I'll post more soon.

Julien

It was 28 degrees outside when we did this shoot- which sounds a lot warmer than it felt! It was bitter! But this little boy did amazingly well despite the snow.

Julien has the most beautiful little cherub face! His cheeks are so soft and puffy and his little lips are to die for! But his eyes and lashes take the cake. Why do boys tend to get the best eyelashes?

I love this one:

The Richmond Family

What a fun family. But first I have to say... this lady is EFFICIENT! I love it! Not only did she send me pictures of her kids and what they would be wearing (and change the sweaters when I had reservations about the color), she brought props and came 30 MINUTES EARLY TO THE SHOOT! In my 8 years of photography, I can honestly say that has never happened- even once. I think a few times people have been right on time? Probably? :)
The whole family was really fun to photograph. The little boys were hilarious and cracked up at their "Up Dog" joke about 50 times. It was awesome.Did you ever want to hug squirrely little boys this much? Every time I look at this picture I melt a little! Boys aren't always this sweet. Trust me. I am a Webelos leader. :) I really like how this one turned out. These amazing rocks are just 25 minutes away from me, and I never really go enjoy them.Yes, they're mocking me. I love it when couples bond over the ridiculous things I ask them to do. :)

I have many more pictures to post, but while I'm working on those, you might enjoy this video I found on Busy Bee Lauren. I love Michael Buble and have watched this over and over!

"When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels." -Anonymous

Yesterday while it was snowing like crazy (really.... I haven't seen this much snow at one time since I was a kid), as everyone else was coming home to escape the cold, I drove through a blizzard to take a picture of a tree in a field. I may or may not have gone over 2 fences, passed some no trespassing signs, and gotten stuck on barbed wire for a couple minutes until I took off my coat and sweater to break free. Today I am enjoying the weather from inside, with a mug of hot cocoa in my hands. That's much better.

Camille

My sister looks 20. She is technically 14. But I'm pretty sure she's supposed to be 9, isn't she?! Seems like only yesterday she was 12 and was supposed to be 6.
However old she is, and whether these pictures are FREAKING ME OUT or not, one thing's for sure- she is so beautiful!
(Like sister like sister, right? Eh? :) )Do not call her. This is what I'm talking about, people.My personal favorite. Well, besides the snow one at the beginning. It makes me want to hug her.

The MacDonald Family

When the MacDonalds told me they wanted to do pictures, my response was as demure as always- "WOOOOOOO!!!!!" I was so excited for this really amazingly good-looking family to be on my website! :) And they didn't disappoint.
Oh, and also, may I say what a fabulous smiler the mom is? She had a hard job of constantly pulling runaway children into the picture, and she did it with a perfect and calm smile. And also she figured out which pictures she wanted about 2 hours after I put them up. That's a record, people. By about a week and a half. Oh, and also she's a "sitcom junkie" like me. :)
Man, this little girl has great hair. I had to put in this test shot. You know who it reminds me of? That's right. Woodstock.
I'm not sure why. But I do know it makes me laugh every time I see it!
...Anyway...
I love these next three (especially the last one). You know, 20 years ago, professional photographers didn't get to capture these kinds of things, because you were supposed to always sit and look at the camera. But this is what I love capturing best! I love how much fun they're having playing together. I love that you can see into their lives and relationships a little bit. And at the end of the day, isn't that what you'd rather have in your house?