Waiting Patiently

I know mom has been waiting patiently to get a little peak at these photos of her precious little boy.  Mason is truly a doll.  He has many sides to his personality.  I just love the looks he gives.  

He is a thinker

and an explorer.

He loves to play with mom

and with dad.

He is pure joy!

Thank you Miller family!  It was so much fun working with you all again!

Sorority Headshots and Senior Pictures

I've wanted to get my camera on this beauty for quite some time now.  I was beyond giddy when her mom asked for a session!

I've known Lauren since she was nine years old.  And now she is all grown up and going away to college this fall.   Our goal was to get some great headshots for her sorority applications and also get some fun pictures to capture her in her final year of high school.

highschool

college

the lighting was a photographers dream this day, but the wind was relentless!

we made it work

simply beautiful - what more to say

Two beauties, inside and out.

I love how much Lauren loves her Mommy!

Thank you Karen and Lauren for asking me to take these photos.

I had so much fun!  It was wonderful to spend time with you both.

High School Senior Session Coming Soon

Two Boys and Their Dog

Look at these two cherubs with their beautiful new pup.  I had an absolute blast chasing the three of them around on a beautiful sunny morning a couple of weeks ago.    

Beauties

I had the absolute pleasure of photographing these lovely children during a playdate a couple of weeks ago.  Such beauties!  And our dearest of friends!

Alexis

Isn't it amazing that when someone you adore has a baby, the adoration you feel extends to that offspring without question.   When my big sis and bff bore her first child, my heart grew with love and pride beyond anything I'd known before.  And now that baby is sixteen years old! Watching her grow into this amazing young woman has been one of my greatest joys!  

In many ways she is a typical teenager.  She loves magazines, books, music and movies.

She also loves sugar!  A girl after my own heart!  (Although, I would have chose something chocolate - but hey, it's her birthday.)

In many other ways, she is different and special.....

At sixteen she has an incredible confidence about her.

She has an amazing personality and sense of humor. 

She feels comfortable in her skin and already has a deep sense of who she is.......

.....and she doesn't compromise it.

She is smart-

and fun-

and beautiful.

And she is growing up.

I bawled like a baby when I first met her in the hospital, just minutes after her birth.  We could see just by looking into her eyes that she had an old soul.

She is meant for great things.  And I am so looking forward to watching her life unfold.

Alexis, I love you to infinity and beyond!

Happy Sweet Sixteen!

~Aunt Brandi

Sweet Sixteen!

My niece, Alexis, turned sixteen on the 22nd of this month.  She is fun and beautiful and creative and artistic and "cheeky" (as she calls it) and much much more.  I had the wonderful pleasure of  photographing her to capture this fleeting time in her life.  I also had the chance to boss her mom (my big sis) around for the first time ever!  Thanks for all the help sis!

There is just something memorable about being sixteen.  I hope these photographs help us all to remember her at this age.  I only have one to share for tonight - but I'll definitely have more coming very soon.