Okay, so I took an unplanned “vacation” from blogging. Oops! I showed sneak peeks on Facebook during the summer, but I think it’s time to get back to blogging each session! So who better to begin with than my first official baby plan cutie! She’s already 6 months old, and sitting like a pro! How is that possible?! She was just in her mama’s belly! Here is Miss AK and her adorable family! I’ll be in touch soon with all of the photos!

What a busy start to my summer! This was session #3 this week. I got to spend the morning with new big sister E and her baby sister M.  Miss E has made her appearance on my blog/website before. She’s in my infant gallery, and on the blog she’s  in the header with her mom & dad way back around her 1st birthday. Now she’s an energetic 3 year old! It amazing to watch children grow. It really seems like she was just six months old…time goes by too fast! Her sweet little sister did great during her first photo shoot too. I got a few of them together, but I’m going to save those as a surprise for their gallery. Enjoy your sneak peek! Thanks for letting me come spend the morning with you.

I got to meet this beautiful new family of 3 yesterday to capture this special time in their lives. The birth of a baby is such an exciting, life-changing time. I am honored when families invite me into their homes to take their newborn baby’s first photos. We did this session in two parts because of incoming, dark rain clouds and a little bit of crying. I caught some sweet family moments yesterday. Today I got the ones of little C by himself. He sure made his mommy and me work for what we got! But I definitely think it was worth it! Congratulations, G family! He is beautiful!

Last weekend I met up with a group of high school students as they prepared for prom. Late May, South Alabama and sweltering sun…they were troopers! And I think  it was worth the final results:

I’ll have the rest to you soon! Thanks for letting me capture such a memorable time in your life!

I met up with MB and her mom at this beautiful location to get some shots in this gorgeous dress. MB is moving from middle to high school, and this was the perfect opportunity to capture who she is right now: a beautiful girl inside and out. I’ve had the opportunity to watch her transform from a cute little 6 year old to this sweet teenager. I know she will do well in high school this fall!

At the beginning of May I had the pleasure of meeting this sweet little one. She was so sleepy and curled up just perfectly! It was a breeze to do her newborn session! Isn’t she sweet??

I got to meet up with Mr. J and his family for a photo shoot earlier this month. He came with His mom came with a whole wardrobe of cute clothes, and he did great with all the clothing changes! How many children do you know that will do 4 clothing changes within an hour without complaining??  Here’s just a couple of my favorites:

Through photographs!  I’m excited to announce The Baby’s First Year Collection:

Meet my friend Noah. He’s an awesome kid: great big brother, gentle & caring heart, funny…. I wish I got to hang out with him more!

His parents and I went to college together, so when they called me to take pictures of their boys I was excited to catch up and meet their growing family!  They did warn me that Noah may be hard to photograph and get eye-contact from, but I was ready to put some time into the session! I was thrilled when he looked at the camera and gave me those sweet smiles.

According to the Autism Society of America, one in every 110 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with some form of Autism. Noah is one of those.

Sometimes something as simple as a photo session is a challenge for a family that has a child with autism. I was shocked and saddened when Noah’s mom told me that many photographers are hesitant to work with children that have autism. I am so happy that I was able to capture these portraits of Noah for his family. Just being around him is a blessing, and I thank them for allowing me to spend time with their sweet family.

For the month of April, I am going to give 10% of all photo sales to Noah’s team for the 2010 Walk for Autism, benefiting the Alabama Autism Society (April 24th.) If you would like to donate directly to his team please contact me and I will forward you the information. Thanks for helping to make a difference in the lives of so many!

Little Miss AK made her entrance into the world about 2 weeks ago. You may remember her beautiful mommy. I got to meet the new arrival last Tuesday, and I must say that this cutie is the most alert and wide-awake newborn I have photographed yet! She wasn’t falling for any of my tricks: heat, constant noise, swaddling…even a feeding didn’t lull her!  I even made another visit Thursday in hopes of capturing some sleepy shots. HA! She was wide awake again. I think I caught her sleeping for about 45 seconds, and believe me I got some photos out of it! Here’s just a few from my first visit. Thanks for letting me come visit (twice!)

About as sleepy as she was on Tuesday… (or maybe it was just a blink!!)