Joy

"Find joy in the ordinary"

My ordinary and everyday are my joy. I couldn't have asked for a better calling in this life than to be a mother. 

Real

"Life is simple: we are living in a life that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through all the time."

-Thomas Merton 

Meet Mr. D and his big brother and sister. I just love them.

This family is so full of life, and they are real. There are no transparencies here.

I pray that we can always notice the divine in our lives

and be grateful for it. 

Poppi

"Every new day offers a new beginning"

I like to think that each day offers something great.  

These beautiful little new ones remind me of that.  

Meet Poppi

The sweetest little one

with the sweetest name

and the sweetest little pouty lips.

Sigh.....

Sweet Sofie

New little ones are such a blessing.

Meet miss Sofie.  She was so tiny!

I am super good friends with her mom so I talked her into

letting me play a little with miss Sofie.

I wanted to try a less posed newborn session and I am glad I tried.

She sure made me work for it, but then again she is 6 weeks old and was

wide awake and wide eyed!  

  

"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood".

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I have been so lucky not only to take this families pictures for four years now but to also 

have this beautiful mom as one of my closest friends.  

The weather couldn't have been more beautiful for our session,

and I just love how important capturing her little family is to her. 

 I am so in love with so many of these. 

Fall

"I loved autumn, the one season of the year that God seemed to have put there

 just for the beauty of it."

 ~Lee Maynard

I love the color of fall and the combination of families.  They just seem to fit together perfectly.

I also love seeing families grow :) This is my fourth year with this fun family and it's

always so fun!

Life's lessons

"Some of life's greatest blessings are our family.  We learn how to love unconditionally,

we learn patience and we learn how to look past ourselves and to

truly give unselfishly to another."

I love how much being part of a family gives us.

What a wonderful blessing.

I love being able to meet all these beautiful families

and capture them.  I love seeing the connections and love they

have for one another.