Lily's Arrival!

So as you know, the Masons are such loved friends of Graham and I here in IA! I was so happy to be there the day Lily was born and to snap a few shots of her first few hours. Isn't she just a cutie?? Here are a few of my favorites from the day!

Daddy's hand.

Sweet Grandparents.

Love this one.

Here we are! Had to throw this on in there for proof :)

Lily has already been such a blessing! We cannot wait to watch her as she grows during our time in Iowa!

Family Time--The Masons

It has been such a joy getting to know Stacy, Dave, Little Miss Molly (and soon to be Lily!) since I have been here in Cedar Falls. They have been so gracious to Graham and I over the past few months and we had a blast out on an old farm in the country! What a beautiful setting for a beautiful family! We have been trying to get in this session for weeks now, but the weather/travel/etc. just has not cooperated so I am VERY excited to have finally captured these photos only 9 days short of Stacy's due date! How cute and amazing is she, huh? Hope you enjoy this sneak peek into our fun session!

Back Behind the Lens!

With all the wedding planning, moving, traveling, midwest freeze, etc. known as the craziness of my life since right after my engagement shoot with Sherry and Joey, I am sad to say I fell off the bandwagon for a bit with my photography. THANKFULLY, spring has sprung in my life as well as in the weather outside in my new Iowa home and I am hoping to have some new family/pregnancy/child photo shoots to share with you soon! In the meantime, please enjoy a few shots I took of the adorable children of my friends Stacy and Melissa while enjoying a beautiful say at the park. Melissa's daughter Emerson really understood the meaning of "pose like a model" as you can see! She's the one with the beautiful curly blonde hair. I am hoping to have more pictures of Emerson and Rowan as well as little miss Molly (Stacy's little girl) up soon!

Engagement: Sherry and Joey

While living in Winston-Salem with my awesome roommate Jamie, who worked at Starbucks at the time, I was introduced to one of her co-workers, Sherry, who had recently gotten engaged! Thankfully, Sherry asked me to take some engagement photos of her and Joey. However, before I was able to take them, I got engaged myself and had moved to Durham, NC to search for a job in a new location (to be closer to my soon-to-be hubby). Again, thanks to Sherry's flexibility, we met at Duke Gardens (in my opinion the only redeeming quality of the Duke University campus...seriously. This place is unbelievably gorgeous.) in Durham. We had a blast taking pictures and acting goofy together while surrounded by such beauty! Here are a few of my favorites! (Click the image for the full size photograph.)

Babysitting Capture.

For Mother's Day last year, I helped the sweet girl I babysat for, Leah, create an awesome series of framed pictures for her mom as a surprise! I think I was more excited about this even than Leah, but in the end, I really loved these few shots and had fun doing something sweet for a mom who deserved a treat!