Thank you!

I know it's been awhile but I am ready for a new blog. In with the new and out with the old. So thank you for your patience as I update to the latest. I've started by revamping my website with all new images, pricing, packages, and even a year round mini session. I am ready to tackle a new year capturing your families most cherished memories. I can't wait! So again thanks for your patience be sure to check out my website and become a fan of my facebook page for all the latest information. And because a post should include at least one image here is my sweet baby girl in her little red dress for Valentines day.

Merry Christmas!!

Wonderful, Wonderful, Loving, Joyful holiday! I love my family and moments like these to cherish and hold on to forever. I wish I was home celebrating with my sisters, brother, mom and dad but I got to do that for Thanksgiving. Today was a day of hanging out with my baby girl and hubby and we played alllll day, it was torture to put all the games, baby dolls and clothes away. My Bella was spoiled with Princess everything buy all of her sweet grandparents. I am just glad that they are a part of her life because I only knew my grandparents by name that I meet only a few times in my life. Well, I still have lots to edit from the day and then it's back to work. I have some shopping to do in the morning and phone calls to make in the afternoon. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and I CAN NOT WAIT for the new year!!! Whoo hoo!!! Merry Christmas my friends.

Here is a sweet boy I had the opportunity of photographing just before Christmas. Last time I seen him he was itty bitty and just days old. Now at nearly 7 months old he was a litter trooper and let me play dress up for about an hour to capture some fun stuff for the holidays. What a cutie! Thanks so much "M"!

Thanksgiving Blessings

Just returned from a very short but sweet visit home in celebration of Thanksgiving. I can't tell you how much it means to me that my hubby and I with our daughter made the 10 hour drive to and from. We even traveled camper style and man I wish I took a picture and totally forgot. opps! The holiday was over in a flash because every time I am home it's like an extended portriat session from dusk till dawn. I am the oldest of many so there are lots of pictures to be taking and I don't ever remember everything which makes me mad when I download the results. Yada! Yada! So I hope you too had a very yummy Thanksgiving and got to enjoy the holiday sales. I enjoyed the company it include everyone I'd want to hang out with on any day of the week even my best friend in the whole wide world came to celebrate with us. Here are a few images of my baby girl and her very best friend and cousin. They are like two peas in a pod when we visit. Soooo Cute! Now it's back to work.

Our Nation's Capital

Durning my visit home a friend of mine was spending a couple of days in Virgina. I always want to go but after driving 10 hours to my mommy's I can't imagine spending another 6 hours in the car to drive there. So when she said she would drive I was all about another couple days of adventure. My little girl and I went when she was just a baby so we didn't visit many sites infact we only saw the new Air Force Memorial on that trip. This time we weathered the heat and I do mean it was HOT! I thought Florida was hot but there was just something about the humidity it was awful but I am a trooper so it didn't brother me much. My baby girl on the other hand was not up for much once she was outdoors. You can see it in her expression in the pictures I took. OH, and I took many here are a few of the sites we visited. At 3years old my daughter loved to play in all the fountains around the National Mall and she was in awww..... at Air and Space Museum and love the Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum but was all tired by that time. Thanks for putting up with all the vacation post. I have baby Chase's session coming up next. It's almost the end of the week and I think I am back into the swing of things at home. I already have to visit the grocery store again.... ahhh!

She ended the day with a flower she picked just for mommy. Sweetness!

Beach Sunset

If there is one thing I love besides Starbucks coffee, chocolate (the real kind), and tutus it would be beach sunsets or sunrise. The natural beauty brings me so much peace when I get the opportunity to witness it. I'd love to retire on the beach some place, some day. Truly is there any better place? Well, there is the desert or the mountains and Europe...... to each's own. Here is the last post of my little girl running around Myrtle Beach's State Park at sunset or should I say at dusk. I can't believe how grown she looks... she is a little girl.... awww! Since returning from our trip up north she is asking for a babysitter? What? A baby brother or sister.... many of my friends have more than just one and she enjoyed playing with the babies.

My Patriotic Bella on the Beach

So the 4th of July was last month but who is going to notice. Oh everyone but oh well life has been crazy busy per the usual. So to finish posting a few of the many images I took during my week long visit at Myrtle beach here are a few sweet images of my Bella ocean side in a patriotic tutu made by Miss Priss Tutus.

Beach Week, Baby!

All beach fun has come to an end. Boo! I had a wonderful time, relaxing just a bit, handled my daughters meltdowns, made my first beer margarita, got a little sun, and captured a ton of memories......of course! How else would the vacation ever be remembered and besides my life is not normal if I don't have a ton of images to edit. So here is the first of many memories of my beach week adventure. Every time I vacation at a beach it is my goal to get up at least one morning we are there to capture the sunrise. If any body knows me they know I am not an early riser so this is a challenge. But I captured it... the sunrise.... the last morning at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Such magnificent natural beauty!

Seven Day old Sweetness

This is just the beginning of this littl man who is just 7 days old. His momma and daddy let me spend a very long time capturing all his itty bitty ness. He was the first baby small enough to fit in my baby pod and I was super exited (these are the first couple of images). Then I tried out the cheese cloth images that I think I am still perfecting but I thought these two turned out sweet. Last but not least a few images in his birthday suit saying "nice to meet you world... it is a beautiful place". So I have much more to edit, so stay tuned. I am working a little during my stay at the beach for a week because I just can't help myself. I don't like to get behind and I know I'll take a ton of pictures while I am here.

Playing a lil' B Ball

Another day at home spending quality time with the family. This evening including watching my nephews, Naki and Isaiah, play basketball at their local recreation center. With just three more games of the season left I was lucky to be home to capture the fun they are having. What an awesome way to keep active and entertained. Next the boys want to tackle football and then baseball. I can not wait for my little angel to start going to dance class or gymnastics (still deciding which one). Again I am not a sports photographer but here are a few images of the non stop action.