Emmett is ONE! {cake smash}

Since I don't use a studio, the chance to do a cake smash doesn't come around all that often. However, this special little guy happens to be mine, and I can make a studio out of our kitchen if I feel like it. :) A couple of rolls of white paper and a bucket of baseballs later, we've got a super cute cake smash set-up for this handsome one year old who has baseball running through his veins whether he likes it or not. With my trusty 3 year old assistant at my side, we got ready for the madness and set Emmett up with one his favorite things - cake. He is the only one of my children who actually enjoyed doing a cake smash, so he gets brownie points for making mama happy and being a ham. Bonus - the kitchen smelled like frosting for a few days after this fun. We love, love, love this little guy and I am so grateful that the good Lord let be his mommy! 

Family Sessions {lifestyle family photography}

I did some major soul searching recently about why photographing families hasn't been my favorite. Like, ever. In the past, family sessions tended to me make me very anxious, I could never think clearly enough to make everyone look "perfect", and most of all, the way I was going about it wasn't staying true to my artistic style and who I wanted to be as a photographer. Because of this, I decided to give true "lifestyle" family photography a shot, and aim for capturing CONNECTION over PERFECTION. I took some advice and a few lessons from a veteran photographer I really admire, and set out on this new journey! It was so fun to learn something new, and I can honestly say that it ignited my excitement for family photography, and I hope to offer more of these sessions in the future! I think this is what I had in me the whole time, and it was just waiting to be invited out. :)

Thank you to these lovely families (and a few not pictured) who were as excited as I was to try something new and step away from the norm to be "artsy". Yahoo!!

The Ayars Family

The Bowen Family

The Feder Family

The Owens Family

The Younger Family

The Primavera Family

This was a special one...I have taken this family's photos a few times, including when their newest love was born (see it HERE), but this time we got to include a very special Nana and Papa & aunt and uncle. Aren't they the cutest?? It was rowdy, it was chaotic, but it was LIFE, and it was beautiful. I am honored to have been able to capture this time in their lives. Truly.