a few new pics of the family....

i had the treat of getting to photograph my brother's kids! i love my favorite niece and amazing nephews! i do photograph them a lot but it tends to be with their hair not fixed and pizza sauce on their faces. so....yesterday was an official, planned shoot! everyone got the memo but the baby, owen! he wasn't digging the whole experience but the pics are amazing. i'll be posting more of the shoot very soon, but for today, i'm showing a couple of my absolute favorites. my nephew, drew, just had a birthday and turned 11. i captured a shot of him yesterday and mimicked the image today with a shoot of brock....oh, yeah, i have to explain that. brock agreed to a shoot. that means i have hit it big-time! he is naturally pretty photogenic if i say so myself. his eyes are GrEaT to photograph. i guess i should take a pic of just his eyes. he and i had a fun afternoon. he has taken a little bit of an interest in my photog business which i'm proud as i'm doing it to pay for his school. it's so good to have him home for 6 days!
my beautiful niece and handsome nephews!
my handsome nephew!
when i got brock to do a photo shoot, i thought i had to have this image like the one of drew!
i love my son's eyes!

i love it when he smiles
donnie, malaena-sloan, me and brock-ster!

you may not believe it.....

i started a bad habit from day one with our daughter. yes, it is my fault. did it with brock, now with malaena-sloan. now, brock was always in the 100th percentile for height and weight when he was little, but he was easy to sleep with. malaena-sloan is just like a stick of dynamite. she may be small, but she can hold her own, and that includes when it comes to her personal space. this morning, when i got out of bed, i wondered what was in my back as a was squashed against the edge of the bed. when i hopped up, i had to chuckle and grab the camera. typically, i am at the edge on one side and donnie is hovering the edge of the other. not sure i'd recommend these sleeping arrangements but for us, it is what it is. she'll outgrow us soon enough and we KNOW she won't even want us around. so....for now, we live in fear of one of the adults falling off the bed!hahahah!


notice mollie bear sticks right beside our girl! she hasn't spent one night without mollie since bella was here in may!

preview

i can't wait to get this fabulous girl's shoot edited, but there's many ahead of her! had to give her a sneak peek! tell your mama to get the kleenex ready!!!!

sweet two-year-old.....

the last week has been crazy busy. i think i have had 11 photography sessions in the last 7 days....God is amazing! this morning was truly magical. when i read facebook this a.m., everyone was complaining about the rain. i knew i had an awesome date with a happy two-year-old, so we made the most of it. we went exploring in our rain attire. she loved it.

my days go by super fast especially the ones that malaena-sloan is at preschool. i must run and get my little buddy who is adorned in her lady bug rain gear. i know, i know....she has to have pictures done in her attire!

magical shoot....

i am always shocked when i get home and see my work, but today was exceptional! this little man could be the prettiest boy EVER (brock excluded, of course.) this is actually brock's third cousin, and he is a beauty (i know, i know....boys are handsome, but he really is beautiful!) he has the best head of hair. we took our time and got some AMAZING, ROCKIN' baby boy stuff. his mama wanted one image for a Christmas photo. she better send a card with 10 images!

i was honored to photograph this little guy from nashville, tn. i love the evans/phillips family for still treating me like i'm one of their own (as well as treating donnie like he is too!!)

unpredictable job....

i had the best afternoon. while driving to my shoot, i never know what i'm going to come up with. i truly pray to God to direct me to capture my friends (also known as customers) in the exact moment where they are in life. this couple is super special to me and so i ask them to do stuff i haven't tried before. it was an amazing afternoon filled with lots of laughs and some great memories shared!
i love how adam and annie look at each other! "in love" for sure! i thought this image was perfect showing how they love one another!
love this one!
gorgeous bride!
here we go....venturing into the creek! my feet were frozen but i didn't complain cause annie was wet up to her waist!
yep....my bride agreed to sit in the ice cold water! you are a tough chica, annie! i think the images were well worth it!

back by popular demand....

my family (particularly malaena-sloan) has been the topic of many conversations. my friends and blog followers have actually messaged me about no pictures of my baby girl.....so....thought i'd get some on here. the first year of malaena-sloan's life, i documented everything on this blog because i made a book. now, i have another focus for this blog which is my professional life, but most importantly is my family.

little sis is growing like a weed. she's quite bossy (hmmm.....where did she inherit that trait!) she loves and i mean LOVES to eat! she loves peanut butter, yogurt, popcorn, rice crispy treats, coke, salad, roast.....the only thing i have found she doesn't care for his tomatoes. she babbles up a storm and each day we understand more and more. she still hyperflexible and we are going to start another gymnastics class this winter.

malaena-sloan loves books, farm animals, dora, wiggles, still barney and life in general. she has learned from donnie to let us know when she's happy by saying, "happy!" it's precious. donnie has really pitched in and helped tremendously while i've been working. malaena-sloan adores daddy!
dirty face and all!

OH WHAT FUN.....

i love shoots that are fun, relaxed and are surprisingly amazing!!!!! jenny has been a friend of ours for years and she has blossomed into a beautiful woman! so proud of her and thankful that she is helping me launch my new division for college seniors! jenny, you rock! your images are going to be unbelievable!!!! thanks for the FUN-FILLED afternoon! let's do it again soon!

a birthday girl's shoot.....

i photographed this beautiful child a couple of month's ago for her sister's birthday shoot! well, it was big sis's turn and we had fun! i just love this child's spirit. she practices her poses regularly in front of her mirror, so taking pictures of her is always a breeze!!!!

sneak peak...

i love, love, love these high-energy boys! we had tons of fun and the boys are full of laughs. when i tried to get them NOT to smile, that was even more funny! what's great about these two fine-young men is they have awesome parents! look forward to watching these two grow up!

first thing on monday.....

had a great weekend to do what i love! it was absolutely gorgeous over the weekend....thanks be to GOD! wanted to share a couple of images to the families that hung out with me! i had a great time!

sneak peak for taylor.....

oh what a beautiful saturday! it was a GREAT day to have three shoots back-to-back and I got to hang out with some cool people! other sneak peaks coming soon!

when it all clicks....

don't you just LOVE the days when your planets are aligned precisely, and things just "CLICK"! today was one of those days for me professionally! i took pictures of preschoolers and all of them were very well behaved and NO tears! yay me! all the images are going to be fabulous, and i made a new little buddy. this cutie is the niece of Nanny Annie (some of you that have followed my blog will remember Annie as she cared for Malaena-Sloan last fall-winter.) i had to share these pics cause some of my faves this week! (anyone who is around me much knows i love everything, so i have lots of faves!) have a great weekend! i have the privilege of photographing some people from my hometown this weekend! super excited!

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