The Gallina Family (and the future Mrs. Gallina)!!!

Leisha and Jimmy have had a big year!!!  They FINALLY got engaged on a trip they took for Leisha's 30th birthday!  What a BEAUTIFUL ring she got, and such a special, special way to remember your 30th birthday!!!  Leisha asked if I could come over for some Christmas pictures in front of their tree.  Their tree was absolutely gorgeous!!  I was sooo happy with the way their card turned out and so were they!  Even little Bentley cooperated!!!  Thank you all for having me come over for some pictures!!  I SOOO SOOO enjoyed it!!! :)

Avalyn is Turning 4!!!

Avalyn is turning 4 years old this month!  PHEWIE!  Hard to believe that 4 years have gone by!  I remember when Toni (Ava's mom) came to our wedding, just barely prego and here we are now...4 years later and a new addition to the family (little Andi)!!!  I just LOVED our session together!  Ava is soooo animated and it's just so fun to watch her!  We got some great pictures (and we even had a little fun and decorated a tree out in the backyard!!!)  I think her Santa hat ones are especially cute and fun!  Thank Toni and Dave for bringing Miss Ava to see me for such special pictures!!!! 

Mr B Turns ONE!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Brady turned one in November!!!  I can hardly believe how the year has flown by!!!!  It's just crazy!!!  This was Brady and I's 3rd time together and he was ALL SMILES!!!  Being in his own environment definitely helped I think!  And little did I know that mom had such a pretty place, right in her own backyard!  I told her from now on - her house = location for all of his pictures!  And that's the funny people - most people never think about just doing pictures right in their own backyard, but I'm telling you - the comfort this can bring results in some GREAT pictures!  Thank you all for having me take some pictures for such a SPECIAL birthday!  I had fun with you all - as I ALWAYS do!!! :)

Myles - McCutcheon Class of 2012!!!!

I work with Myles's mom and was sooo excited when she asked if I was available to take Myles's senior pictures!  I have done 2 senior girl sessions, but had yet to do a boy senior session, so I was so thrilled at the chance!  Rhonda warned me beforehand - "we're not really picture people", and I couldn't help but laugh when Myles told me the exact same thing during our session (without prompting...hahaha)!  Myles was such a good sport though - especially since I'm certain that boys do not anticipate senior pictures NEARLY as much as girls do!  hahaha!  I was really pleased with how his pictures turned out, and Mom and Myles were too (which is the most important part)!!!  I made picture lovers out of them after all!  hahaha!  Thanks SOOOO very much for having me take pictures for such a special time!  Best of luck to Myles!!!! :)

The Gaskin Family - An Evening Downtown

I had talked to Natalie a couple months before our session, and she was so excited to get some family pictures of her and her kids!  I was so thrilled to meet her kids - have I mentioned before that I just LOVE families and meeting new people along the way?  The kids were awesome - I loved how different they were!  Mr A loves skating but rarely gets time these days because of other commitments, and Ms J is a country girl!!!  I <3 country, so I'm a fan of anyone loving country too! hahaha!  We had a blast and I think that we got some great shots, despite the cold weather (which they brought some CUTE coats along for), and the fact that it got dark on us really quick!  I had a blast with you all - can't wait to get together again!!!

Our Potential Christmas Card!!!

I have been so busy that I've hardly had time to take pictures of my own girls!  I had some free time one evening and pulled them both downstairs and dressed them up in their Christmas Rompers and we kind of winged it for about 15 minutes until they were done!  hahaha!  It's so funny that things never go perfect, but we got some fun shots!!!  I just wuv these little girls!!! :)

The Hanthorn Family!!!!

Talk about a sweet family!!!  I knew Kristen through my sister, and I was so happy when she contacted me to do their FIRST family pictures!!!  I'd never met her boys, but was so anxious after learning they were 1 and 2 years old!  I knew I'd be in for some FUN that evening!!!  I couldn't stop taking pictures, and the boys were SUCH good sports!  Mr J was just in between walking and crawling, so it was so fun to capture that wobbly walk of his throughout our session!!  Mom says that he is up and walking all over the place now (so now I'm really happy I was able to capture the time before that happened)!  Thank you all soooo very much for having me take pictures for you all!  I had a blast and can't wait until we do it again!