Finally! A New Post!

I made a New Year's Resolution that I was going to be more diligent in updating my blog - primarily for my business' sake. I want to be able to draw more traffic to my website and apparently "they" say a blog is the way to do it. So, since it is now January 28, I decided to make a brief post today of a picture I took yesterday of my youngest, Caleb.
If you don't know Caleb, you are definitely missing out on a hilarious kid. Yesterday he was home with me all day, and even though it was supposed to be a cleaning day, I actually didn't get much cleaning done. The main reason is the look in this kid's eyes when he asks me to do something with him. It looks very similar to the look in his eyes in this photo. To double the effect on me, he usually throws in that little smile and says, "pleath mommy" (he's in speech, of course so I sometimes feel the need to spell out what he says phonetically because it seems even more sweet when you hear it exactly like he says it).
So, if you happen to stop by my home sometime and its a mess, simply remember what this kid looks like and you can know why my house isn't clean. I figure when he goes to Kindergarten I will worry about a clean house. Until then I will have a great time playing video games, playing cars, racing around the house and laughing hysterically - all of which I did yesterday!

New Senior Pictures

I got to meet this senior a couple of weeks ago when I took his senior pictures. Normally senior guys are harder to photograph than their female counterparts, but I have to say that was not the case with this senior. I rarely had to give him any direction. He is clearly comfortable in his own skin (something I definitely was not at that age), and his easy-going confidence shines through in his pictures.
I have to turn in his senior picture that he chooses to the yearbook tomorrow and I haven't heard back from him yet, so I decided to post several of my favorites here for he and his mother to check out.
I definitely have two that are my very favorite of the ones posted here, but I will keep that to myself until he and his mother choose, then I will post here to tell all of you which ones were my favorites and which one he chose.
Since it is now 2:30 in the morning I believe I will go to bed now.
Goodnight.

Darling Little Man!

Since taking these pics of this beautiful little guy, I have had every single person in my home down with one virus or another. Last week I had at least two of my four home from school sick. Suffice it to say, it has put me somewhat behind on my editing projects. Therefore, I wanted to post a few more of this cutie for his extremely patient mama!

Happy Birthday Baby C!

I first photographed this beautiful little guy when he was only four months old. He was just as beautiful then, however, now the kid is mobile, which only accents his cuteness. I also have to say, I have never seen eyes that are quite this blue. The funniest part of the day was how C responded to me. He pretty much acted as if I wasn't even there. When he was sitting on the ground and I would move in front of him to take his picture, he would scoot around so that his back was facing me. It was really quite amusing. I just had to include one picture documenting this little stunt of his.

Cute-y Patooty Baby

I have to say that I love this baby. I loved him before he was born because I love both of his parents. After editing all of his pictures I am sure I am going to have to order a bunch for my own house!!

For my dear, sweet, patient friend!

A good friend of mine told me last night that I was "on her list" because I have shown two other people (one of them being her husband) some of her pictures, and she has not seen any of them. I am really sorry. :-) I won't show anyone else any pics until YOU see them first - deal?
I hope you love them as much as I do. These children are so beautiful (which isn't surprising when you see their mother), and so much fun to be around. I love having their entire family as neighbors!

First Session in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Well, it's official. I have finally gotten going here in Cedar Falls. We moved here in late July and I have been struggling to get our house in some semblance of order before "opening" for business. I had the privilege of setting up a display in the mall that ran from the 18th through the 28th of September. It was a local photographer's exhibit. Cameron really did most of the work in putting my display together and he spent a lot of time building it and setting it up. It turned out beautifully.
So this past week I finally got to start shooting here in Cedar Falls. My very first session was with a little girl who lives in our neighborhood. She has two older sisters, one is good friends with my daughter Grace, and the other is in my son Luke's Kindergarten class at school. And I have been so blessed to get to know her mother who has become one of my first real friends here.
We were doing her two-year old pictures, even though her birthday was in May. Luckily the dress still fit her, and she was so darling. She even had a matching dress for her baby doll, and if you knew this little girl you would know how this is so perfect for her. I'm pretty sure I have never seen her without her baby doll. She is such a sweet little mother.
These pictures are just a quick preview for her own sweet mother. I hope you enjoy...