Today I get to share an absolutely adorable and sweet family of five with you! I was super excited when Julie messaged me about scheduling some family portraits on their new land. This awesome piece of property is where they pan to build their future home and they wanted to capture an image of their …
Marlee’s Three Month Session | Sullivan, IL
We are finally getting close to being caught up with Marlee’s monthly photos! And it’s just in time too because we are getting super close to photographing her four month old photos. Each month I try to take pictures of Marlee as she grows and I try to use different backdrops and setups each time. …
Cassy’s Baby Shower
I feel so blessed to have these two beautiful souls in my life… even more blessed to call them family. You may recall seeing these two cuties from their engagement session and wedding last year. And now we get to celebrate these two as they become a family of three! We found out Rich and …
A Moment of Gratefulness for My Infertility
This past Sunday I was talking with a friend… one of those good friends who “gets it.” We were talking about some of the realities of infertility… the moments that will never be… the experiences we will never have… the things we’ll never know… I shared with her a truth I’ve been feeling yet again …
Marlee’s One & Two Month Sessions | Sullivan IL
Well I told you guys I had some catching up to do, which means today I’m sharing Marlee’s one and two month sessions. The perk of being a photographer is that this little girl is going to have LOTS of pictures taken of her. I’ll be honest and admit that I don’t pull out the …
New Fine Art Piece: Leap of Faith
Since I’m not taking as many sessions right now while Marlee is little, I’m trying to still keep my creative juices flowing with my fine art work. So today I’m sharing another fine art piece with you from my self portrait series called The Journey. This series focuses on the feelings and experiences along our …
Marlee’s Newborn Photography | Sullivan, IL
Well I’ve got some catching up to do on the sharing sneak peeks into our little family. So let’s start with some of the newborn pictures I took of Marlee. Now you all know that we went to a professional photographer to have our newborn portraits taken. I value photography a great deal and I …
Marlee’s Baby Dedication
We had a pretty busy time this past weekend but it was full of family and love. This past Sunday was Marlee’s baby dedication. Now… I grew up Catholic so the tradition for our families growing up was infant baptisms. But the church that Ryan and I are members of does baby dedications. (The difference …
New Baby Product Love
When we got the call and headed up to get Marlee, I knew we were going to need to get some things. But honestly – there are so many baby things out there and so many lists of baby “must haves.” But some of that stuff didn’t really feel necessary. Sometimes I think those lists …
What to Wear: Outfits for your Kids
Now its time to focus on just those kiddos. You have a system for what to dress them in for every day play, but figuring out what to wear for photos can be tricky. You want to create really beautiful images of your kids that capture their personality and you want them to look like …