I was the lucky one to be able to photograph this gorgeous little chunker for his first professional portraits. He is five weeks old and such a delight. He let me mess with him for quite some time and didn’t get cranky. He even fell asleep we got great sleepy shots.

It sure helps when mom and dad are relaxed parents. They were tolerant with me as well 😉

Thanks guys for sharing your baby with me. I hope you enjoy your preview…

this one is just for fun…

Today Derrick and I will celebrate seven years of marriage together. I really can’t believe how time flies so quickly. Although at times it’s felt like a hundred years 😉

We’ve had our ups and downs over the years. We’ve been through the Army life, separations, moving, kids, and every other thing a couple goes through in marriage. There were times we didn’t think we would make it together, but God’s grace got us through.

I can honestly say that I married the best man. I’m not normally a mushy person, but when it comes to my husband, the father of my beautiful children; I can’t help but be mushy. I love him very much…

On July 14th, 2001 we got married in Carmel, California in a small ceremony on the beach. We had thirty five of our closest friends and family with us.

We ended up spending six years moving around the country and living in various different places. We moved an average of every six months. It was hard, but quite an exciting life! We had our daughter in San Angelo, Texas, our son in Honolulu, Hawaii, and our newest baby was born here in town. I am glad we got to have such an adventure in our first few years together.

Now we’re settled down In longview, Washington. I never thought I’d move back home, but after having kids, there’s nowhere I’d rather be than at home near our family.

So here’s to many more years of marriage!!!

I love you, Derrick.

Here’s us on our wedding day… (we look SO young… course we WERE young…)

Here’s a family pic when it was just us and our daughter…

Here’s when we added our first son to the family…

We haven’t done a family picture since the baby was born, but here’s a pic of the three kiddos recently….

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She received 30% of the votes. She is the lucky winner of a free session, an 11X14 and a $40 gift card to Old Navy for a shopping spree.

Thank you to everyone who entered and to everyone who voted. It was such a tough pick with all those gorgeous kiddos. I’ll be hosting another contest later on this year, so keep your eyes peeled.

Here’s the gorgeous winner…

Please vote for your favorite “fresh face.” The winner will receive a free session, a free 11X14 print, and a $40 gift card to Old Navy to pick out a new outfit for the shoot.

Voting will end on July 8th at Midnight.

Please be fair and only vote once per person 🙂

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This little girl was such a doll!!! I photographed her parents wedding this last year. It’s amazing how time flies by so quickly. They are such a beautiful couple and it shows with their gorgeous daughter. I did an in-home session with this little gal. She was quite expressive for only being three months. After we thought we’d finished her session, she fell asleep on her mama. Normally I only get sleeping shots with tiny newborns, but she was more than cooperative for us.

It always seems to work that way.. just when I think I’m done with a session, THAT is when I get the best photographs. Of all the different things I do with photography, I think babies and kids are my favorite to photograph. It’s their sweet innocence that gets me every time….