{Kids} Sweet Jack

This afternoon, I saw sweet Jack for the first time since he was just 4 months old, and my, has he grown!  He has the sweetest smile too - such a happy boy. The family is moving out of state soon and wanted to have some photos taken before they go. I was honored that they asked me to document this time in their lives. 

Here is a sneak peek from our session this beautiful Sunday.

{Babies} Baby, Be Mine!

Lately, nothing makes me more giddy than reviewing my images from baby photo shoots, and today was no exception! Baby Lucas was (mostly) all smiles as he played cupid in the studio. Don't those eyes just melt your heart? Happy almost Valentine's Day!

{Personal} Holiday Bokeh!

This afternoon, I was inspired by this post on the MCP Actions blog.  This blog, by the way, has been an amazing resource for technical & business tips - photogs, you should check it out! 

I figured, if I was going to get a shot at photographing bokeh shapes, I'd better do it before everyone took their lights down. We don't have any up other than the white ones on our tree, so I had to stealthily walk right up to neighbors' bushes and snap before I got caught!

bokeh (pronounced /bɒkɛ/) is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light."

My shape of choice was a cross in honor of the Big Guy Upstairs. Here are the directions if you want to try it out!

{Personal} White Christmas

Little Jack just LOVES the snow! 

He said, "Mommy, can I go out and play?"

Unfortunately, he left his toys out last night and they were frostbitten. That didn't stop him from trying to play with them, though!

Our street in a blanket of powdered sugar (a.k.a. snow).

{Babies} A Christmas to Remember

What a delight it was to photograph this sleeping beauty, Savona, at only 8 days young. She had the sweetest pout on her lips. She is surely going to be a daddy's girl!

Savona's mom was featured in a previous post. Click to see how great she looked while pregnant!

{Kids} Colin is Two!

He can give serious looks with those big blues. This boy is going to steal some hearts in his life. 

I have known Colin since he before he was born and now he is two! Where does time go?

{Maternity} Glamorous Mama!

I was so lucky to have such a beautiful model today. Believe it or not, she is only a few weeks away from delivering! I know... if only we could all look like this! 

Even though the colors were gorgeous (above), I am always partial to black & whites (below).