One more...

Sorry that I've been missing here. My husband's grandpa passed away and we were out of town for a while mourning his death and celebrating the life that he lived and is now living! By the way, while we were in California I put together a photo collage of Grandpa and it just reminded me of the importance of photos in capturing the moments of our day to day living!

So I'm wrapping up my editing on this session today and I just wanted to share one more. This little girl will be a new big sister any day now and I just love in this photo how her soon-to-be relinquished baby of the family status is captured as she holds her binky and blankey!

Waiting for Baby

I think a common misconception about maternity photographs is that they are just pictures of the belly. To me, maternity photographs are also there to capture small moments in time. A moment of excited anticipation. A moment of knowing that in just a few short days, life will never be quite the same. And a moment of appreciating life as it has been. For this family, it was all about capturing life as a family of three, waiting on their fourth.

What a cute big sister Chloe is going to be! I can't help but think about my Xavier since he was about the same age as Chloe when Jordan was born this summer.




Chloe likes to watch Barney and we told her that Bop was inside my camera lens. Well it got us this beautiful picture! But it did come back to haunt me a little later when this smart cookie kept asking to watch Barney. Oops!



And Chloe was worn out and ready for a nap after all of those, so onto Mom and Dad...


The next two are so similar, but I couldn't decide which one I liked better!







I can't wait to meet your new little one!

37 week checkup

Awww...what a cute soon-to-be big sister!


Just one for tonight...more later this holiday weekend!

Shauna and Derek--Maternity Session

I met with Shauna and Derek yesterday for a maternity session. Their little boy or girl (wow--I admire their patience in waiting to find out!) is due in six weeks and they are so excited to meet him or her! We were able to take some photos inside the baby's nursery, as well as at the lake across the street from their house! Here's a quick look at a few of their pictures...




All I had to do was say "cookie" and their dogs looked right at me! I wish it was so easy with children...
What a view...just blocks from their house.




These are the very first maternity photos I've ever done, so thank you, Shauna and Derek, for trusting me to document this special time for you! God's blessings to you as you wait for your little one!