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I am a natural light photographer, specializing in Seniors, Individuals and Engagement Sessions. I love to capture the special memories that will be cherished by your family for years to come. Capturing real life as a portrait is what I love to do. Real. Life. Portraiture.

Family of Four

Can't believe that I am just not posting this. I have been busy, busy, busy! I love it, and I hate it! It's hard to decide which way to go with it! :)

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Newborn Session ~2 Weeks Old~

I got to meet the newest member of this family last week.

She is definitely a nice addition! You can see how very loved she is.

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Taylor~ Class of 2011

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I have known Taylor since she was 11 or 12 and I am so honored to be able to take her senior portraits! I have been blessed to spend lots of time with Taylor. She has babysat for my kids, been part of the youth group that my husband and I helped with and we even traveled to Mexico together! (Those pictures are here, here and here.)
I am amazed by the beauty and strength that a girl her age can poses!
I looked up the meaning of Taylor and found this, "tailor; to make, alter, or adapt for a particular end or purpose" I don't think you can describe Taylor much better than that. She is altering her life, adapting her choices for a particular end or purpose...that of serving God. Pretty cool for a young woman!
I had a really hard time picking out which pictures to use...so I just created this slideshow of lots of them instead.

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Just a peek...

I have kept you waiting long enough I think....last week I took some pictures of a sweet little baby girl who was just 2 weeks old. She is now almost 3 weeks old and has probably already started crawling, talking, sleeping through the night and had her first day of school! Okay, maybe not quite that bad...but I know it seems like a long time when your waiting to see a few pictures from your session! So here they are...but just a peek!

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If I had a "dream car"...


If I had a dream car....this just might be it! Just gorgeous huh?!! A friend from church let us use her beautiful yard for some pictures and just mentioned that she had a "fun" car that we might like to use too! So she pulled it out onto the road for us and let us pretend for a little while. Wow!!







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Taylor~ Class of 2011

Click on the image to view the full size version!

Well, I still have lots more to work on for this session, but I couldn't wait to post this collage of beautiful Taylor...for now. More to come later!!

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~Grandma~

Do you have an amazing grandma? I know these three girls do. Dorothy is such an amazing woman. I am blessed to know her...she always has a smile (or a stern look if needed!) and something wise to say. Her children love her dearly and I can see why. If I didn't have such a great mom, or hadn't enjoyed special grandmas, I just might want to adopt her as my own! (And I am NOT just saying that!)

I just had to add this quote to this sweet collage....

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.

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A ~dor~ a~ ble!

I just can't get enough of these three cute little girls!! We got so many good pictures even with a few like this one in the middle of them all! :)


Have I said.....a-dor-a-ble!

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Still here...are you ready for a rerun??

I am still here...I really want to get some more cohesive blog posts together but I am running from one session to another and editing in between. (Not to mention being mom, housekeeper, personal shopper, wife and friend!)

I have a kids session to finish up, a senior session to get going on, a newborn session and a family session from today to edit!! Yikes!

But I promise to have some AWESOME NEW pictures up tomorrow! Can you wait??!!!

For now, here are a few past favorites. :) (But just a few!)











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Cousins

Met with these three last week...and their moms. They were so much fun! I got a kick out of the interactions between all the family....kids, moms, even grandma.

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Late!

I can't believe I have not posted any of these! I finished them up just the other day and I really wanted to get some of these cute pictures up here, but I totally spaced it...so sorry for making you wait!!

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What is wrong with me?!

I totally woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Our dog (well, ONE of our dogs, the original one) is whining because she doesn't like to drink out of the new water dish. She is scared of it. Seriously! It glugs and apparently that freaks her out. The kids were playing school really nicely all morning, but I have yet to accomplish much...well besides getting lots of editing done! But the house is just in major need of a 15 minute clean up and I really don't want to do it!


My mother-in-law loaned me The Testament, by John Grisham. Its about a missionary in Brazil....I am hooked and can't stop reading it. Maybe because our friends recently left for long term mission work in Brazil? Who knows...it's a good book so far. Read it!

I came across this picture on craigslist the other day....and love it.

Its been the inspiration to several designs I have made over the weekend, but I just can't decide where I would hang them in my house. I made one with a white background and light blue stems and birds, but I just don't know. What do you think? Look at all familiar? (I must have a thing for trees and birds!)

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And I am still working on this little cutie pie's pictures....a few more to go before I am finished!

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Did you love this personal post today? Hope I didn't bore you all to death! ;)

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