Sweet Baby Jackson.

I have a confession.  I think babies are my favorite subject. Oh, I just LOVE them! On a very blustery day in December I went to meet Jackson and his mom and dad. Jackson's Aunt LeeAnn and I recently reconnected via Facebook after many years since our Flag Corp days in high school. 

Long story short... that all brought me to Jackson's home on that blustery December day.  When I got there he was having a little snack.

Funny how the unexpected shots are so often my favorites. I love moments like this.  Reminds me of when my kiddos were babies...

Once Jackson's tummy was nice and full, we did a few family shots.

Sarah Beth and Brett are two of the calmest first-time parents I have ever seen.  They have so much love for this precious little one.

Sarah Beth had all these amazing things she had found for Jackson on Etsy.  My favorite was this hat.  Mom assured me that Jackson loves his hats! ;-)

 

This next one made the Christmas card. How could it not?!

Baby feet.  Is there anything in this world cuter?   I think not!

And all warm and cozy in his soft, soft blankets.

Is there any question why I love my job?! :-)

Christmas Mini-Sessions - The F Family.

You might remember this family from earlier this summer. I am so glad they chose to schedule a Christmas mini-session. 

I was so happy to get to see my buddy Will again.  He kills me with his "Cheese and Crackers!".  :-)

You can tell that he absolutely adores his big sister Emma.  She is such a natural beauty.

I love this sweet moment between the two of them.

 Another favorite family shot.

 And the card not chosen.... That just means the one they did pick is even better!

Thanks for coming out guys! It's always fun getting together with y'all!

Christmas Mini-Session - The D Family.

I am finally getting to edit my Christmas mini-session from a couple weeks ago.  It was such a fun day! Gorgeous weather! 

Dawn had scheduled a family session for a week or so before, but something came up and she had to cancel.  Since we weren't able to work out another time, we decided to some non-holiday shots.

 

For a second year in a row the kids' soccer tournament threw me for a loop.  It was originally scheduled for the weekend before, but was changed at the last minute. That meant a little bit of shuffling for some of my families. Dawn and I had been waiting all week to find out when Andrew was going to play and of course his game was scheduled at the same time as their mini-session.  So we just moved them to first thing in the morning, and it all worked out fine.  Plus the boys weren't tired out from being at the soccer field.

Andrew always turns on the smile.  Alex not so much. :-)

We did get a little smile out of him when we moved over to the barn for some holiday shots.

 And I just don't know what it is, but I love this one of Alex.

And if you think they look familiar it is probably because you remember them from their rockin' slideshow from last year. I love this family!

Thanks guys for working with me on such a hectic day!

All in the family.

My sister-in-law, Amy, asked me to come to Franklin to do a family session.  So a couple weeks ago, I drove up on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.  We started out at a park, but quickly moved from there to downtown Franklin.  I love downtown Franklin, and we were able to get a lot of neat shots. Here is a little preview!

I loved the way the colors popped against the white wall!

This is my favorite of the kids. I would have to have a gigantic gallery wrap of it.

I always try to get individual shots of the kids during a session.

This is Miss Anna. 

This is Sam. He went hunting with Chris for the first time the day before!

And this is Wild Man Andy.  I always say 2-year-olds are the hardest age to photograph.  They can also be the most fun when you get shots like this. :-)

This is one of my favorite family shots.

And this is a close second of my favorite shot of the three kiddos together. I love the expression on Andy's face!

I don't know whose yard we were in, but I really appreciate them letting us use it! ;-)

 Hope you like the preview, Amy and Steve! Will have the rest for you as soon as possible!

The Blackwoods - Sneak Peek.

I just want to start off by saying I LOVE THIS FAMILY.  They are some of our dearest friends. You will never meet more genuine, kind, caring people than Tim and Shannon.  I am so glad that their family is a part of our family's life.

Tim and Shannon are also one of my favorite couples to photograph.  Is there any question why? For those of you who don't know Tim and Shannon , but think you recognize them it is probably because their photos are all over my website.  They are so comfortable together and in front of the camera.

They have three beautiful daughters. Katie is a freshman in college. She is a drama student and is a very talented actress.

Miss Carson is a 4th grader. This girl always makes me smile. She and my Elizabeth love playing together.

Sweet Emma Bee as her mom calls her. She is a sweetie.  Dont' let her size full you though.  She can hang in there with the best of them!

Shannon had a location in mind, but when she revisited it it wasn't as she had hoped.  She searched for another location, but we ended up doing the shoot at their home.  I don't think we could have found a more perfect place.

Shannon and Tim are two very kind-hearted people.  They have given a home to several dogs. It is obvious that the dogs love them because we had to move them out of the frame after every other shot. I love this next photo.  I love all the real smiles and laughs here.  What you don't see is their basset hound, Annie, running figure 8's around me as I am lying flat on my stomach. Who new being a photographer was such a dangerous profession?!

Guy, just like always I had the best time with y'all.  It was so much fun haging out with my dear friends on a Sunday afternoon.  Love you!