Pregnancy is such a wonderful thing!

I was absolutely blessed to do a photo session with a friend of mine, her son and her grandmother. I had a great time... and I think I got some cute shots (lucky me!) She is so pretty and has a beautiful tummy! I only wish we'd been able to get some before her husband had to go to work! Oh well... I'll get some of them together at her delivery! I'm so excited that she's going to let me photograph the birth of their second son!!!!

Beauty

Beauty is just that - beautiful. She has such a sweet countenance about her with eyes that just shine with God's love. It's amazing. She was kind enough to let me take her maternity, birth and newborn pictures. I absolutely loved working with her and sweet baby Celeste and have been blessed by their presence in my life.

Here's some from the maternity session...

what a beautiful tummy to match the beautiful mommy!

A couple of pictures from the birth...

A few more of sweet baby Celeste...
she did wonderfully throughout the entire session!
Such a sweet darling... just like her momma!

Whoa baby!

I had the opportunity to photograph the birth of yet another baby... well I was *supposed* to photograph the birth but mom's labor went so quickly that I missed it by about 15 minutes! The midwives almost didn't make it in time!!! There is something special and unique about this couple. This is their first (and probably only) little one and you could tell from the very beginning that this precious little girl is daddy's little princess and the center of mom's world. Here's a few of my favorite shots from that night...

Perfect little fingers...

The love between these two... so sweet
There's just something about this shot that I like...

Dad doing the honors of weighing the little one... (6lb 6oz by the way)
Yep... ten perfect little toes!
Daddy loving on his baby girl
Ok the tear streaming down his cheek nearly made *me* cry


Mom and baby taking their herbal bath together... great bonding time!

Now here's something you just don't typically get with a hospital birth...
Before the couple went home with their precious little darling, the midwives took a moment to pray for this new family...

Bryce and Brayden...

Two more boys that I hold very near and dear to my heart... Bryce and Brayden. I had the pleasure of photographing them the same day as Isaac and Spencer. I can promise that there is never a dull moment with these two little guys! They are definitely full of energy and are so much fun... I love getting to spend time with them! Of course I had to laugh when Bryce protested to laying on the grass because of the bugs! It was too funny!

Here's some of my favorite ones...

Photoshop oh photoshop...

Well I thought I would give the whole storyboard template thing a go in photoshop (per Angie's request... Thanks, Angie, for asking me to do this!!!!)

and this is what I came up with...

(Like I need something else to do, right? But my oh my it's so fun...)

Spencer & Isaac

Well after finishing up this semester's finals, having to take my desktop pc to the repair shop, and having Sarah in the hospital with pneumonia, I've finally finished Spencer and Isaac's pictures! After all... I only took them almost a month ago. *sigh*

I get very sentimental when photographing Spencer and his big brother Isaac. I still remember the first time I saw them... Isaac was going into the big TWO year old room at the development center and Spencer was in the little baby car seat waiting outside the room. A few weeks later, I was blessed to have a very teeny tiny Spencer Lemons in my room at the daycare. He was such a good baby, and oh so much fun to spend time with!

I could ramble on forever, but I won't. (Yes, you can breathe a sigh of relief now) Needless to say, these two boys hold a very special place in my life and I absolutely enjoyed getting to take their pictures. Here's a few of my favorites.

Having my kids with provided for good entertainment. Matthew kept running around "chasing the bug away." Spencer and Isaac found it amusing to say the least.

I just love Isaac's expression in this picture... it's priceless.