Little Katie Rose

I started my Spring Break by meeting up with the cutest little girl on the planet! We went out to Wye Mountain for the daffodil festival. If you have never been, you simply must go. It is pretty impressive how many flowers are out there. And it must be a photographer's dream, because we were not the only people who decided to spend Saturday morning looking at the flowers. But I promise Katie was the cutest kid there.

This little princess was a real trooper. It was chilly and there was a lot for her to take in all at once, and she let me photograph her for a good while (imagine...I took over 500 photos before she got bored) and she was such a good sport. She was so sweet and willing to mimic everything I did. So, we walked around the thousands of flowers and picked a few too. It was a great start to any day.

I picked my favorites, but this little camera-ham was so easy to photograph that there were plenty to choose from with Miss Katie. I am really looking forward to my chance to photograph their whole family this summer...because if they are anything like little Katie it's gonna be a super fun time!



Ezra's First Birthday!

I've heard of dueling banjos before...but never dueling birthdays! Well, when I showed up to photograph Ezra's first birthday I got a two-fer. Older brother Cooper was also getting to celebrate his birthday as well.



What can I say? Momma C is one of my dearest friends, and by far my best client (not to mention hair and makeup diva extrodinaire). And I have been lucky enough to photograph Ezra and their whole family several times over the past year. So, it was an absolute joy for me to help celebrate and eat cake!

I've included some of my favorite shots of the birthday boy and those closest to him. Enjoy.



Baby Violet

One of my nearest and dearest clients (Chelsea) bought a gift certificate for her good friend who was expecting a baby a few months ago. Little did I know then that the baby would turn out to be one of the most adorable little girls I have ever laid eyes on. Baby Violet, at just about 8 weeks old, is the kookiest little handful ever! She is a little wiggle-worm if I have ever seen one. But it was so much fun playing dress-up with this beautiful little doll. And her stylish momma had so many fun things for us to try! We had tutus and headbands galore, and an awesome hand-knitted outfit that was actually made for Violet's momma when she was born but she never got to wear it...so we but Violet in vintage couture! It totally counts!

We were having so much fun playing dress-up with sweet Violet that before we knew it our time was up. But we had a blast and it was also a chance for me to catch up with my Minnesota friend (I had the pleasure of photographing her three children in January). I really love how lucky I am to get to share such special moments with people. And with any luck Violet's parents will treasure these pictures for a long long time.

Baby Beckett

On Saturday, while in North West Arkansas for my niece's birthday, I had the chance to meet up with an old friend from high school and photograph her beautiful baby boy, Beckett. Along the way we got some beautiful family shots with mom and dad too...but Beckett was the most adorable little boy I have seen in a long time (beautiful blue eyes, gorgeous blond curls and a love for the camera that make me giggle) and so the honest truth is that I spent the better part of two hours just playing dress up with Beckett because I couldn't get enough of his adorable face.

We started out our afternoon at Wilson Park, in Fayetteville. When it got a little too chilly for Mr. Good Boy to be outside we decided to move the party to his house. We set up the mini-studio and just had a blast playing dress up (although the truth is that he doesn't like hats very much) until he just couldn't take it any more. I would have never imagined that an 11-month-old would be such a ham. But this little boy LOVED the camera (and obviously the camera loves him right back) and he couldn't get enough. A future model in the making. The pictures speak for themselves!

But I can't let Beckett take all the credit. He has some pretty awesome parents and they make one cute family. So, before I finish up I will leave you with a some nice family moments with Beckett's biggest fans.

The Wallace Family

On Valentine's Day I was lucky enough to spend the evening doing what I LOVE...photographing some wonderful people! The whole Wallace crew came over to my house (which, from time to time, has to function as a photography studio) and we had a blast. The boys, William, Jonah and Robbie are so much fun. I will be the first to admit, my portfolio is a little girl-heavy. I haven't photographed a lot of boys...and this group of kids made me so sad that I haven't spent more time with rough-housing, giggly boys! It was too fun.

I was really excited to meet this family and after spending some time with them I couldn't have been more right about what great people they are. Sometimes you just know that a family is full of joy and love... and this family is just that. They explode with happiness. And it can't help but rub off on you and make you happy too. So it was perfect that we all shared the love, on Valentine's Day.

We spent some time photographing the whole family...and found time to get a few shots of mom and dad together as well. But let's be honest. We spent most of our time photographing the boys and letting them be themselves (complete with picking their own chairs from my growing collection). All in all it was an amazing time and I am thrilled at the outcome because these boys are beautiful! There is no other word for it.

So, thank you, Wallace family, for letting me spend some time photographing your best features!

Holland Family

Today I was honored to get to photograph a family all the way from Michigan! How on earth does a small-time photographer from Central Arkansas get a client from Michigan, you ask? Well, you photograph one talkative hairdresser who hails from Flint, and its all down hill from there, my friends. So today I photographed some funny kids...the Holland clan: Savannah, Dylan and Conner.

These three kiddos are great! Super funny (although they don't know it yet) and pretty dang smart. The boys LOVE math and Savannah is smart enough not to have a boyfriend yet. They are getting off to a great start... and something tells me its because they have a wonderful mom leading the way.

I had such a fun morning getting to photograph this group. They got to be themselves, and because they are from way up North they didn't mind the chilly weather as we converted my garage into a photo studio. I consider myself a lucky gal to get to spend time with so many awesome new people and such adorable children. So, a HUGE thank you to the Holland family for starting off my 2011 season with such a blast!