The Layton Family

This little cutie visited me a few months back for my Valentine's sessions. Last time I saw her, it was freezing, literally, so I was excited to see her on a warm spring day! She was a little sleepy and hungry, so we resorted to lots swinging and playing to catch some smiles. Of course, these are always my favorites anyway!

This was our last pic of the day. We could tell she was done, but I still loved this one.

The Davis Family

What a session! This little cutie was not in a picture mood. I told her mom not to panic, that we'd be able to catch some smiles. It's very common for little ones to end up not cooperating, so it's become something I expect and I don't worry about it anymore. When she made it clear that she did not want anything to do with being confined for family pictures, we decided to go ahead and change her outfit to do some individual ones.

I absolutely love super girly, modern, whimsical little girl outfits. So when mom pulled out her second outfit, I was bursting with excitement and ideas for shots. Well, 30 seconds (literally) into the new outfit, she fell into a puddle of mud. Yes, mud! She was covered from her arms down to her feet, yet somehow she managed not to get a drop on her top. Luckily we had a towel and quickly got to work cleaning her up. We put her pants on backwards so that the mud wouldn't show, and we were good to go again. However, I guess when you are 15 months old, falling into a cold, wet puddle of mud is a little traumatizing and she had had enough. We finally decided not to torture her anymore and cut the session a little short. Sorry for such a long post, but I wanted to share my first mud incident!

Back to Work

I went back to teaching this week, and I'm somehow trying to figure out how to fit photography into an already busy day. Please remember to allow me 24 hours to reply to your email, but I'm trying to reply as quickly as possible. Everyone has been really patient and supportive, so thank you soooo much! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it, and it is actually going very smoothly. I am really thankful for my sweet boys for being so cooperative and for having the most fabulous babysitters! I am a little behind on packaging orders, so if you are waiting for an order and haven't heard from me, please go ahead and check with me. It is highly likely that I have it ready, and if I don't I may just need a little reminder!

I'm in the process of editing some of my most recent sessions, but in the meantime, here are some sweet pictures of Lawson and me that my friend Andrea took:

(My friend Katie from Stitches and Giggles made his adorable outfit. Check out her cute stuff!)

Maybree

My friend Andrea and I took our little ones for a playdate on a nice warm day this week. Here are some of my favorite pics that I took of Maybree and mommy. Andrea also took some of Lawson and me that I love. I'll be posting them soon, hopefully!

Nygren Newborn Session: Part 2

A few days after our baby session, I joined this family at their home to get some family pictures. It was warm and beautiful, so we spent most of our time outside.

Nygren Newborn Session: Part 1

This is my newest "First Moments" baby, and he is so precious! I can't wait to see him grow in the next year. We had to break this session into 2 days, and I've only had a chance to go through our first part, which is only baby. So I figured mom would be happy to see some sneaks.

I feel like I've been doing lots of birthday sessions, so I was so excited to have a newborn again! This is a first of many newborns that are coming up, and I can't wait! I bought lots of new newborn props in January, and I've been dying to finally try them out. Enjoy this bundle of cuteness!

This was my DREAM newborn prop, and I love it!

I was feeling like I had lots of girly stuff, so this is one of my new boy wraps.

The Jackson Brothers

These little guys make me think what my life will be like in a couple of years. They are almost the same age difference as my boys, and they are so, so sweet! I just loved how little brother hung onto big brother and how sweet big brother was to little brother. So cute!

My very favorite shot of the day!