Growing with Adriana

This adorable little one is only three months old but she's all sorts of cute!

 

Daddy's little Hoosier! :)

 

Love those little stockings!

 

 

She was so tired, by the end of our session she just fell asleep in Momma's arms!  So sweet!

I'm so looking forward to seeing her grow up - thanks for letting me capture your little one as she grows Murray family!

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Fall Fun!

I love the fall!  The cooler temps... the bold colors on the trees, the bright gourds... not to mention it means I get to capture Jack's 6 month birthday (and the rest of the family, of course) at the park!  Here are some of my favorites from the session:

 

Such a beautiful family!

 

    

The adorable factor of these kids is insane!  I could photograph them all day!

 

Love this mommy-daughter moment!

 

Look at the way big sis is looking at her little brother... so sweet!

 

Cuteness squared.

 

SUCH a beauty!

 

Happy 6 month birthday Jack!

Thanks for allowing me to capture your family as the grow, Holtmans!

A Rite of Passage

Turning thirteen is kind of a big deal.  I mean.  That officially puts one in the 'teenager' category.  And for a girl who loves being a girly-girl and all that entails... it's a rite of passage.... because now.... she can wear makeup! 
Amy wanted to do something a little more special for her step-daughter's 13th though.  She didn't just want to throw make up in a gift bag and say 'Happy Birthday!'.  She went all out.
The day started with a new haircut and style, then they moved on to friend's house for an hour and a half of Mary Kay pampering and training on how to take care of teenage skin, and of course how to put makeup on!  The day was only half over though - here's where I come in.  We headed to Uptown Charlotte for a picnic in the park, followed by a model-esque photoshoot for the made-over thirteen year old and her best friend.  Now if that's not an amazing 13th birthday celebration, I don't know what is!  The girls had a blast, and so did I!  Here are some of my favorites from the session!

 

 

 

Yes, people.  She's only thirteen.  

Thanks Turner family for letting me be a part of such a special day for Mackenzie!

Mackenzie- you are beautiful inside AND out, girl!

chris + keri = engaged

A HUGE congrats to Chris & Keri who will be tying the knot next May!  We headed to the farm to capture their excitement as they look forward to a lifetime together...
It rained for the first half hour of our session so we were confined to the horse barn for a while...

The sun finally peeked out and we rushed out into the mud while the sunrays were peering through the clouds!

  

  

As we were headed away from the fence Keri looked down and found this...

Can you believe it?!  She found a four-leaf clover amongst thousands just as we were walking around... now if that's not a good sign of things to come for them... I don't know what is! ;)

The farm also had a beautiful field of sunflowers... and I couldn't resist the contrast of the grey skies with the bright yellow sunflowers (my favorite color!).

After our fun on the farm we cleaned off our boots and headed to the park...

  

  

Chris and Keri thank you so much for allowing me to share in the joy of your engagement!  You are an amazing couple and I wish you only the best and biggest blessings in your marriage!

*I'd like to thank the folks over at Hodges Farm for allowing us to use their gorgeous property... and for allowing us to hang with the horses while the rain poured down!

Stories

I love taking pictures that tell a story... here's a super quick, un-fancy little storyboard for ya... featuring my adorable and extremely photogenic (if-I-do-say-so-myself) son.  :)

Thank You For Africa

I'm so excited to show you Owen's very first reaction to Africa!

After our morning Bible reading time Owen & I were relaxing on the couch when I tuned in to Africam.  There were several large elephants playing in the water and a couple baby elephants too.  As you can see in the photo, Owen dropped his toys and turned his attention to my computer screen.  I explained to him that those were elephants and they were drinking water and taking a bath and that they were in Africa.  And then I told him that someday we would go to Africa and maybe, just maybe he might be able to see elephants in real life. 
I'm so excited to be able to take our little one to Africa some day (not just for the elephants!), and thanks to many of you that have ordered prints or had photo sessions, when God calls us to go again, we will be able to.  So thank you for that.  Thank you for supporting an amazing place - The Father's House (I donate 25% of all sales from MfM to them), and thank you for supporting our dream of going back to Africa, again and again (the other 75% is put straight into our missions savings fund). 
I look forward to one day sharing a picture of Owen's first reaction of being in Africa!


... in the meantime... there's still time to book your fall/winter sessions!  October is booked, but there are a few dates left in November!  There are also some great images in the "PRINTS" tab at the top of the page - order yours today and spruce up your home or office!

Insert Mission:Impossible Theme Song Here

You know the one: duh, duh, duh duh duh duh, duh, duh duhduhduuuhhhhhhh...

Okay, well that doesn't really do it justice, but you get the picture :)  I had my first covert operations assignment a couple of weeks ago and I must admit - it was kinda fun sneaking around.  Let me explain:

My good friends Christina & Kyle have been married for a year now, but for their anniversary Christina wanted to do something extra special for Kyle.  Kyle works for Roush Fenway Racing and travels all. the. time.  So Christina had the idea of getting her pictures taken, and then slipping some in his suitcase for him to find while he was out of town for their 1st anniversary.
But she wanted it to be a surprise.
Getting him to fess up on when he was traveling was easy, but figuring out exactly how to get the pictures done without him knowing was a little trickier... so I headed over to her place bright and early with my little one in tow while Kyle was away at work.  Christina asked her boss if she could come in a little late and we got to work!
Every bride wonders if she can still fit into her wedding dress a year later...

 

These are excerpts from the vows she wrote to Kyle for their wedding day

  

and we just couldn't resist a little goofiness :)

 

Did I mention she's a NASCAR Wife?  Well, she's proud of it so we had to show off these...

Kyle works with Trevor Bayne (who won the Daytona 500 this year) and got the HUGE ring and neat hat after their victory!

Since Kyle travels so much, Christina writes little 'somethings' and puts them in his luggage to find while he's away from home... she stumbled upon this pile one day and was pleasantly surprised to see that he had been keeping them all this time!

 Christina, I had SO much fun on this covert operation - thanks for asking me to share in such a special milestone for the two of you!  Glad to hear Kyle loved the surprise prints you planted in his suitcase!

Does your husband travel a lot?  Or is your anniversary coming up?  

E-mail me for info about surprising your honey with some fabulous photos of his favorite thing in the world - YOU!