Newborn Beauty

I just love babies and children, and newborn babies are so precious and cuddly! Little Miss M came to see me at only one week old!

Fall Farm Fun

I was down on the farm hanging with this fella a couple of weeks ago and it was soo much fun!! I love seeing all the beautiful fall colors but dread the cold of winter....but yet again it also brings our Free Halloween photos canned food drive this upcoming weekend as well as Santa and Me photos on November 19. Very excited for both! Last year I photographed 9 children for the first year of the free halloween photos...this year I have approximately 50 booked! That's great news for the food pantries!

Fall Has Arrived!

Fall has crept in and on the first day of October in Indiana, it sure feels like it! It's chilly and windy this morning and the furnace is on! Here are a few things I've been up to since last post and this weekend is cram packed! Birthday/dance session in the morning today, baby shower (just for fun not photo taking), then 4 birthday kiddos this evening. Tomorrow brings 2 family portrait sessions! God is good! Blessings to you all.

Sorrow in my heart

I've said so many times how it is such a privilege to be allowed into the lives of my clients and to capture their "heartprints" for them at different special occasions and milestones in their lives. I've cried over Santa and Me sessions while watching their children interact and enjoy their time with Santa, I've celebrated birthdays, graduations, baby showers and newborn moments with them and more. They all become a part of my own family. I love them all dearly. Never has the impact of them on my life been so boldly apparent as it is this day. On Saturday, a young mother that I did family photos of in July, along with her 10 month old son and unborn child, were killed in a horrible accident. My heart goes out to her young husband, her father, stepmother and step brother and sister (whom I do a lot of portraits for) in this terrible time. I know the only solace I can take in this is that they have very recent photos to remember her and her son by (so please be sure you have yours taken as often as you can...they don't have to be professional...even snapshots will be treasured) and that God's plan is perfect and He had a wonderful reason for calling these two angels home to be with Him. Godspeed Kristen and Xander Janero..your beautiful bright shining smiles will forever be emblazened on my heart and I will always be a much better person for having known you such a short, sweet time.

JOY IN THE RAIN

Rain could not deter these wonderful clients from expressing the true love in their relationship and also letting us do a little of a modeling portfolio.

Teatime and Teddy Fun/Newborn session/Condolences

Been having too much fun with Teatime with Teddy sessions and a precious newborn session. Some images shared below. In addition, I would like to offer my condolences to those who had family members who lost their lives or were injured at the Indiana State Fair stage collapse event yesterday. God be with you all.

Fishing with Daddy/Hit the Kickstarter

Kicked off the late spring/early summer with "Fishing with Daddy" and a play of words on the new country song "He/She thinks we're just fishin'...." Great fun! So now get ready for me to jump up and FINALLY hit the KICKSTARTER on this business! Big changes are coming...equipment upgrades, a new location, changes in the way we do things, a new price structure, and lots more are coming up. Hope you will join me for the ride! God bless.