look who is "SO BIG!"

i just love one year olds. they are so expressive and sweet and this little gal was no exception!

gorgeous girls.

i had so much fun with these three girls. i haven't had a crew of girls in a long time so it was refreshing. each one had such a unique personality. i always admire girls who can look this cute yet still play with bugs and get messy. they were begging to go play in the mud at the end!

the youngest is full of so much personality!!

a senior session

i normally don't shoot seniors but b/c this guy was so special to our hearts (my dh's second cousin) i had to do it. it's so strange seeing him as a senior b/c i remember him an a preschool child. wow, time flies!

a little bit of everything

not only does this location offer a variety of beautiful backdrops to capture just about anything... but this family got a little bit of everything for their session. The mom is pregnant with her second (a little girl!) and little "W" is getting ready to turn two and become a big brother. Of course we got lots of family stuff too.




little "W" does have one of the most fun and free-spirited fathers.

finally... some family photos

although my friend amy has had some jen sherrick sessions of her two kiddos, she's yet to get an updated family photo! the photos on her walls don't include little "N" (who is not so little anymore!). so no more self-inflicted guilt trips anymore!




my personal favorite photo... the kiddos are trading suckers for just a taste in the first shot!

my ovaries hurt...

when i proof this session!
i am not even sure where to start with showing some sneak peeks but here goes.





here are the two babies of the family. i think i taught maverick a new bad habit!
and there are a ton of great stuff that i might share later once the album goes live!

tons of photos to share

grab a drink b/c i've got a lot of photos to show you this time.

our good friends from tennessee (originally from here) came to visit and have their dd's photos taken as well. we had so much fun b/c stacey (the mom) and i think so much alike and we just had a good old time on the session. we went to the village of west clay to get some urban like shots. i am so thrilled with the results. i had an adrenaline high the whole time... good thing the weather was cooler b/c i would have worked up a good sweat:-) ok stacey... i know you read this blog regularly.... scroll down and try not to go into cardiac arrest!!

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three boys

i just love working with boys. i think they are so silly and FUN.

little "j" just turned one.

little "s" took a little dive in the creek off the rock... thankfully he was okay but he had to go a little while without clothes. glad we got some photos before that happened :-)

and mr "c" is the oldest (5 yrs). he cracked me up the whole time. he has a lot of questions and you can just see the wheels turning in his brain. i think i see a future president in him.

i wonder why "j" is laughing so hard...hmm

an awesome crew

the big brother who was also my assistant with baby sis. i had goose bumps at the end when i was packing up and he said "thanks for taking our pictures today"... no one told him to say that and mom wasn't even around. he is just a polite boy and i loved it!

this is the middle child whom mom warned me about. she said he was difficult to photograph but i think he wanted to prove her wrong for the day

the trio... the boys just adore their little sis. who wouldn't.

i just wanted to kiss her cheeks off!

country boy

What great locations we had for this session. We not only shot photos at the client's home but also at their family's house down the road as well as the family property. it was special to mom b/c she grew up playing in the old barns, tractors etc.

i definitely had my challenge though with this 13 yr old. he was very resistent in opening up to my camera. i went to extremes to capture hard core laughs but whenever he did give in to laughing he would hide his face... b/c i think he didn't want me to see his braces.

So, i got smiles like this. (still cute though)

and serious looks like this.

but his favorite thing was getting to show me how he shoots his guns.
however, just once at the very end he did actually get caught laughing and man... check out this handsome smile. I adore it!

ok, a couple more sessions to share so check back soon!