is it really 2012?  my oh my has time gotten away from me!:)  the holidays were wonderful…they flew by in the blink of an eye.  and, then my sweet baby girl turned 6 right after Christmas.  i am still trying to convince myself that she was just born a year ago.  i am back to work, but just a bit behind on my blogging.  i am happy to be back in action and excited for the year that lies ahead of me!  with that said, i will let you take a peek at the the sweetest baby girl, miss ellie.  i have had the pleasure of watching her grow over the last year.  what a beauty she is.  she celebrated her first birthday in december and i think she seemed to enjoy it.  i hope you have many, many happy birthdays to come ellie. xoxo.

and, then i introduce to you the adorable latham…what a peach he is.  the biggest smile and the most beautiful heart warming brown eyes. his parents are just as lovely and i really loved spending the morning with them a couple of weeks ago.  like ellie, latham just celebrated his first birthday as well.  happy birthday to you, sweet latham.  and, thank you for the sweet hug when i left you.  mmmmmm…sweetness.

that’s what wren is made of… you are a beautiful little love…i am happy that your family has a little girl to swoon over.  i am sure they cannot stop looking at your sweet self because you are perfection.  i sure had fun taking photos of you…what a wonderful family you have been welcomed into.  your big brothers will protect you forever and ever…i love that.   congratulations to you all…i cannot imagine looking at your family now without her.  thank you summer and joe for letting me photograph your sweet princess in her first days of life.

the w family…sigh…..such a beautiful family.  miss ruby, you cannot already be 19 months old.  our baby plan has flown by.  i have loved getting to know your family and will miss seeing you all on a regular basis.  when i look at your sweet family below, i smile.  you are just so lovely.  thank you, w family…

the metz family is a long time client of mine…sara, who is the mom of this wonderful family is someone i admire so much.  she always walks with  a calmness that just eases those around her.  she has become a dear friend to me and i am always in envy when i go into her family’s home.  she has photos of her sweet family everywhere you turn.  she always has a plan in mind of what she wants to do with her memories…i wish some of her creative juices would rub off on me in my own home.:)  i actually just took photos of this family a few weeks ago.  but, for this shoot, sara wanted a completely non staged session.  just life as it is.  so, that is what we did…i snapped away without telling her family to look at me.  it is a joy to watch families interact, being themselves and love each other like i was not even there.  here are a few of my favorites…

i heart my IA families.  we decided to try something new this fall…i loved this setting…so much fun.  thank you rochelle green from green door photography for sending us to this fabulous spot!  you have seen these sweet girls before.  i adore them and feel so lucky to photograph them every year.:)