Aniyah Nevaeh....

Hello Sweet Girl!! Nice to see your beautiful eyes!!





















Meet Aniyah... a precious little 3 week old angel whom I had the privelege of photographing today! Ugh- what a little sweetie she was. When I held her I think my uterus ached a little! :) I made this little hat especially for her and it looked so sweet! I love how in some of these pictures you can still see her peely skin and the little bit of lanugo (hair) on her forehead that is still there! Ahhhh- fresh, snuggly, newbie... is there anything better?

Sun Flares and My Spidey-Cowboy!!

"Can we be done already mom... I want to go play cowboys??


I actually had a client order this last image to display in her new home!! How great is that??

Just wanted to post a few of these... I've been playing around with sun flares as you can see and shooting with back lighting! It's tricky business, but OH so worth the effort. I took these in my front yard... and as you can see my little man was happy, then not so happy to oblige! :) I can't wait to catch the sunset when it has a little more color.... this one was a bit mild in comparison to what we normal see out here in these parts! I know the Artist... and I believe He paints them for me personally! :)

Marcus & Rebekah's Engagement Session

Loooove the South Florida sky.....








I love her shy smile here.... so sweet!














I love my Macro lens!!! I don't use it enough!?


Every time I see this picture I think, "Tunnel o' Looove!".... I love the sunlight and how it's just sort of hugging them!


Rebekah is a tattooed, flowers in her hair kinda girl.... just like me!! :)









These are her wedding shoes, she wore them to break them in!! Smart girl!!! :)







This sweet couple is getting married in less than a month!!! I'm excited to be their wedding photographer and be with them on their big day! As you can see, we did this session in sunny South Florida a few months ago... I'm just getting to blogging it now!! Crazy, but better late than never I guess! They put a lot of planning into their session, and have used these photos to create their wedding invitations, place settings, and thank you cards!! Talk about making the most out of their investment!! I especially love her beautiful, non-traditional engagement ring!!
See you soon guys!! I'll be praying that all your planning goes well in these last few weeks! Enjoy the ride!!

The Stiller's.....

Just a few pictures from my recent session with the Stiller Family. Christine (mommy) is one of my dear friends in So Fla and I've done their family pictures around holiday time for the last two years in a row! We met at Nurturing Your Newborn when our Trystan and Natalie were days old! I think we were the two newest mommies in the room that week! It was so crazy to see how big Natalie had gotten since we've moved to Texas... as you can see she was all smiles and let me get some great shots!! We can't wait to see them soon... Trystan gets to come home with me on this next trip in February and I'm hoping to schedule a play date for these two old friends!! Hopefully a play date for the mommies too! :)

A GREAT New Resource for Our Area....

Just wanted to spread the word about this new business in the Abilene/Sweetwater area!! The company is called My Doula Duo, with Sarah Shaver (my dear friend) and Sabrina Elliot (my new friend) as the fabulous doula duo! What's a doula??? Well if you are a pregnant mommy you'll DEFINITELY want to check this out their site and see! And hey- even if you are not a pregnant mommy, check them out anyway because surely, you know a mom-to-be that could benefit from their services!! Check them out at www.mydouladuo.com. I was privileged to take their bio pictures for the website, as well as provide them with a gallery of my images to decorate!! I'm excited to be networking with them as we have the same prospective clientele! Please help me spread the word in our area!!

On that note, My Doula Duo is offering a $50 discount off their normal fee if you mention that you saw this post or are a client of mine! I've bartered my services/image sharing for having one of them attend my next birth (whenever the Lord decides it's time!!).... so if you have a great service to offer... who knows, they just might be open to doing some bartering with YOU! :)

I had a wonderful doula attend both my births and I seriously wouldn't birth without one!! What a help she was (love you Lori)! Sarah and Sabrina are the first doulas in the Abilene/Sweetwater area!!! This was shocking to a South Florida girl who where they are plentiful!! I have no doubt these two gals with be successful... they are passionate about what they are doing and have a whole gang of kids between the two of them so they are loaded with experience!! I look forward to working with them and referring clients back and forth!! Thanks ladies!!

I was privileged to take their pictures for the website, as well as provide them with a gallery of images to decorate!! I'm excited to be networking with them as we have the same prospective clientele!

Teeny-Tiny Eva

I really enjoyed listening to Daddy talking to Eva... he was calling her "My best girl".. it was really sweet!! Baby girls are a very special thing for a Daddy!!



Proud Big Brother Max!!! Check out those gorgeous peepers!!!






This picture makes me laugh out loud!!!!

















This family is near and dear to my heart... as I've been blessed to be their photographer since before big brother Max was in Jody's belly! I've now done newbie pics for both of them, as well as milestones for Max and Eva too... I think a total of 7 sessions!!! I'll be taking her pictures in March again! I can't wait to see how's she's grown. She basically slept the whole session so I'm excited to see her little face and eyes! :)