Remember the tortoise?

...from my Halloween mini sessions?

Here he is out of costume, lol. These are some of his one year photos that I took earlier in the month.

I just love his red hair and blue-grey eyes. Happy late birthday little man!

So this is Christmas....

From my family to yours... here's wishing you all joy and peace this holiday and throughout the year!!! Have a safe and awesome Christmas everyone!






There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries. ~W.J. Cameron

Lets Help Baby Charlie

Megan's baby is stablized, but is still in need of serious medical care. Soon, he will be facing open heart surgery, at the tender age of 12 days. Please go here to see how you can help. Thank you for all of your kindness and prayers for this wonderful family.

http://www.magfundraising.com/myheartswithbabycharlie

you can also make a Paypal donation to this email address. (100% will go to Megan's family to help ease the financial burden):

Ilovecharlierogers@hotmail.com

Lastly, I am now accepting/scheduling mini sessions with 100% of the proceeds going to the Rogers family. It would be a 30 minute photo session (children--family--whatever!) for a minimum donation of $20. You would receive 5-10 photos on a disc with printing release. This is a great opportunity to get great, updated photos of your little ones, and be donating to a wonderful cause at the same time. Please contact me for more details.

Bless you all, stay warm, and go hug your kiddos.

Bittersweet.

Megan, of Trees and Bees Photography (and a dear friend of mine), had her sweet bundle of boy late last Wednesday night. She was amazing--and labored so beautifully. I get chills thinking about it. What an awesome moment in time for her to share with me. I am/was truly honored.

Shortly before posting this, I learned that her little one is quite sick and is having his heart checked out at a local childrens' hospital. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Isn't she beautiful? And yes--she really is in labor here! (She is like at 8.5 / 9 centimeters dialated!)



(Dad is filling out paperwork. Megan is--working hard.)







First breath.....







meeting big sister for the first time...






To see more of the birth, you can click the green arrow:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Beautiful Family

So--this family was a d-r-e-a-m to work with. Really. The two year old little Miss J and her mom and dad were so much fun, and easy-peasy-mac-and-cheesy! It was one of my quickest sessions ever!

Here is a special sneak peek just for you, B family--I will be contacting you about the rest soon.

Auburn Beauty

I had the pleasure of shooting one of my good friends and coworkers recently...but shhhh! I think these will be gifts for her hubby (brand new hubby at that! Ü ) for Christmas.

Sneak Peek ~ H Family

Two busy boys, cowboy hats, and a beautiful golden field at sunset in Kansas...what could be better?

H Fam this sneak peek is for you...I will be contacting you very soon when the rest are finished! ♥











These next ones are something a little different for me. I don't spend alot of time with naturey shots...but I really like how these turned out. After this shoot I was admiring how the last of the sunlight was dancing across the grass in the field and captured these:







I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday--I know we did! Stay tuned...

All you need is just a little

patieeence.... *insert whistling interlude here*

if any of you recognize this Guns and Roses song--props to you!!

Seriously though--

these two love birds are sooo just that. I took their photos--a little mini session--way back last summer as a birthday gift. I am just now getting these up here and burned off for them. Have I mentioned it has been a BUSY season?! Lol...thanks to my patient friends P and J...you guys are too sweet!











Retro Processing/edit: (me likey)

Last Look of Autumn...

I think this was one of the last shoots with pretty fall leaves on the gound, and we are not seeing our own breath. It was pretty chilly out however, and these guys really were troopers! This is a friend/coworker of my husband and her family. We shot at a new location near their home. We actually went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant afterwards and warmed up with hot tea and soup--yumm! Here is a sneak peek for you all--the rest will be finished soon after the Thanksgiving holiday!

College Senior, Part II

Sometimes, one post just isn't enough! Ü