sometimes being a photographer isnt good.....

once again..i am in pursuit of a portrait of my two babes to go over my fireplace. Mind you Ihave been trying this for 2 years now. See there are many problems that arise....
1. they are over photographed and hate it
2. being near each other is just too much for one human to bear
3. i am their mom
4. we always fight over the clothes...
5.bribery has even quit working
6. with your kids i can say something stupid and they laugh well with mine they just look at me like i am stupid...( note in pics below the stupid looks)
7. fake smiles.....................
8. 100 images of mouths moving..." you said only one more.... he is hitting me......hold on im texting..."
9. i totally only have patience with them for about 15 mins and with your kids I can go for well over an hour
10. really do i need more........

here is my beautiful (handsome) son ~ he will be 13 next month and that make my heart ache~I am so thankful for these years that God has given us with him, he is a true kind soul (unless your his sister) still hugs me tight ( not in public) and has the goofiest sense of humor that is priceless..

i happen to looooooove this image of my mini~me. i am a bit unsure about the ribbons in her hair..are they distracting? i love her somber look in this. she has the worse fake grin so these soft looks work best for her (note fake grins in later photos)..she is 9...yes my baby is 9...can I still use the term "baby fat" ummm probaly not. dang. ok well she is the best lil mother you have ever seen. i plan on renting her out this summer for babysitting, so kind and so sassy :)

so bloggers.......which one of the two of them do you like the best? these are the best of the best...i dont think they will make the mantle but we will see...oh and yes i know you are sick of the yellow field but Im quite addicted to it and probaly will continue until the sad day I see them mowing it all down :(




thank you for listening to my woes of photographing my own babes. i think i might just hire someone else..................ummmmmmmmmmm

Life at the university..

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this adorable lil family. Mom works at a local university so we had our session there. The kids walked around like they owned the place and wanted to talk to all of the students. Quite cute. Now lil man didnt want to talk to anyone except his G Daddy. (grand dad) so we had to work hard to get him to sit or really just to look at us. He is sooo cute and so 2! He loved the big trucks and oh the bugs!

Now this lil lady loves the camera. I have so many great ones of her and beautiful smile, I love it when parents do pictures at this time, it will always show her age. She is so beautiful and was up for most things except the bugs that her brother loved so much..no way she said.
Here we have a quick moment together, the flowers were in full bloom, tulips that smelled wonderful!
So this next one is for all of you photographers and moms that think I just capture the best sides of kids..well I like to capture all sides of kids! This would be at the end of hte session and can we just say "done"..............I have to admit I love this shot! Hope mom gets a good giggle out of it!
Thank you all for meeting me yesterday, it was great to meet you all and I will be in touch soon!

Look at Lil M and how she has grown...

How could anyone forget about this lil red haired beauty? I havnt seen her since she was about 4 months old and I think she is getting cuter each day. She has brilliant red hair, beautiful blue eyes and the sweetest rolls (everywhere). I could just eat her up! She is as sweet as can be to top it off.

She loved this field. She kept trying to eat the flowers and would just laugh...love it!

We took her back in the studio to try and get some tooshie shots but she didnt want that at all!
So we went back outside! IT was a beautiful day and I dont blame her.
K & M~ it was great seeing you both again. Thanks for coming out to spend the morning with me and I hope M has forgiven us :) I will be in touch soon!

Spring is here and its beautiful.........

Ok so I drive by this field each day and its really just weeds but seeing life through a camera I just knew it would be amazing in photographs........so I have to say I even shocked myself on how beautiful these look. The color is amazing and bright and just awesome! Of course I had pretty cute models too!!
I am working on doing a mini session here realllllllllly soon. PLease let me know if you are interested so I can decide on doing this. I have to talk to the owner and ask permission and make sure hes not going to cut it down soon! So contact me today if you would like to have portraits done in this amazing place!!






If the rain will only stop!!!!!!!
Hope you all have a wonderful day!

More Snap Kids........

Just thought I would share more of the fun Snap Sessions I told you about. I am working with a new store Snap Kids, located in Green Hills. They have modern urban (very cool) clothes for our lil babes up to our not so babes babes! (up to size 12). We will be offering sessions in the store on April 19th. YOu will receive a 20 min session and a 11x14 print for only $175...wow what a deal. Awesome savings! While I photograph your kiddo you can shop..! We will use this custom green background and will offer color and bw images. Please contact them to book your time. They are filling up soooo fast so hurry. www.snapkids.net

Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you sign up!

Are you sick of Lil H yet?

Well IM NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! I havnt seen him in 4 days and I really miss him. Look at these sweet images....I just love all of the brown and blue...so warm and rich....ohhhh...whispers to my heart...

This one is in my top faves........God has left you a package on the front stoop
His shirt says "snuggly"...ummm wonder who bought him that........
this beautiful orchid was a gift that came in that day, thought it made a perfect image....
daddy was a bit worried with these....look how balled up he is..i just kept curling him more and more...

Hey Lil H~ love you. see you soon.

Downtown Nashville with a ton o'photographers...

On Sunday I met up with a bunch of local and not so local photographers in downtown Nashville. We all met on a online photographers forum and decided to meet up. So of course what do photographers do but take a ton of pictures and talk camera talk. I hate to admit that I took less than 100 images (which isnt alot) I just wasnt feeling it. :) yes me...not in the mood for pictures...

Meet the H children

I had the great pleasure of meeting up with this great young family on Saturday. Yes, it was a bit cold and yucky but we made the best of it! The poor kiddos were not crazy about the cold grass and such but I bet you cant tell in these images!
Lil A was such a sweetie and dont you just love her tutu! I love it when kids show up in a tutu! She and I quickly became pals and she gave me a beautiful purple flower! THanks A!

This is her handsome brother. Let me tell you if you need to know anything about Star Wars, this is your guy. He quickly got me up to speed on the new things in Star Wars...im a bit behind!
The creek water was so high so we just watched from above.
Thank you guys so much for hangin out in the cold with me! It was great meeting you all!