Category Archives: Grow With Me

Reid :: 1 Year

Reid finished up his final “Grow With Me” session this past Tuesday! It was kind of a funky day with the cloudy weather but we managed to get in a nice shoot, you couldn’t tell at all it was rainy :) I always have a great time wit his Mom, Sarah – we manage to find something to laugh about! I loved the fire engine outfit she had, the Reid monogrammed birthday shirt and the overalls! Precious! His little firetruck even made in a few photos! Thank you Reid for a wonderful year of photos!! :)

Here are some of my favs from his ONE YEAR session!

Claire :: Newborn

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And the award goes to…. Newborn CLAIRE! hahaha! I’ve never had a newborn smile like Claire did. Yes, I may get one or two, but she seemed to smile throughout the entire session! She was warm and comfortable and totally hammed it up! Last week we had a really nice day so we had some fun and photographed her outdoors. She seemed most calm outside enjoying the nice weather. All I had to do was tickle her little cheeks and nose and she gave us a smile. It was the funniest thing – loved it! She is the newest member of the “Grow with Me”! I was sad a couple weeks ago because alot of my “GWM” kiddos were turning ONE and wrapping up their last sessions with me. Just as past clients “graduate” from the program, I seem to get new ones come in, which is so awesome! I am so thankful ;) I already have some moms signing up for 18 month and 2 year sessions now that their “GWM” time is over. Makes me feel good inside!

I can’t wait to watch Claire grow up. You may remember her big brother Noah? I photographed him back in September and he is the cutest!! Great to be able to continue to capture memories for this family :)

Here’s some of my favs!

Abel :: 6 Months

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I had a great time last week with Abel for his 6 month shoot! It’s crazy how fast time flies, feels like yesterday I was shooting his Mommy & Daddy’s Wedding at the Audubon Clubhouse! Now we were back again and little Abel is a sweet 6 months! His mom Katy is one of those people who is always in a good mood and has a smile on her face! She is such a joy to be around and always so uplifting. I love getting to talk with clients as friends and to hear all about life with a new baby. Katy makes it look so effortless and easy to be a Mom! She’s a natural! Here are my favs from his shoot, I can’t wait to see them for his 9 month session! He is just the most precious thing! Love his facial expressions! :)

Greyson :: Newborn

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I am so thrilled to have new babies join the “Grow With Me” club! I feel like I’m always talking about this.. but it really makes me happy! To capture the first year of a child’s life is such an honor. I am reminded how blessed I am when I get the chance to meet new people and become their photographer. I can’t wait to watch Greyson grow over the next year. His mom, Laura laughed and said she has no clue how I do this? It’s weird, I have this calmness around kids and babies and my patience takes over. To be completely honest, there are several areas in my life where I have absolutely no patience! I guess everyone was put on this earth for different reasons, I’m thankful that photographing kids is one of the things that brings me joy.

I’m proud of myself for keeping up with my editing over the past couple of weeks, this time of year is REALLY hard to stay focused. I’ve been up since 6:45am making sure I am on track and everything that needs to get done today… gets done! I am looking forward to enjoying the next 3 days OFF with my family. This is such a special time of year! I’m headed out to get my nails done and finish Christmas shopping with my hubby, who took the day off! :) Oh, that’s one thing I really don’t have patience for…. Christmas shopping! I’m over it. We are all so blessed to have everything we could possibly need. One year I’m just going to make a donation to my favorite charity for each person I usually buy a gift for. That just seems to make more sense. On of these years…. I will do that ;)

Here are my favorite photos from Greyson’s newborn session!!! YAY!

Lot’s of yawns from this little fella! :)Newborn fresh baby feet!! love.House divided?? HAHA!!

Josie :: 1 Year

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I can’t believe sweet Josie is now ONE! Where did the time go? We had 5 awesome sessions this past year and she did great! I always joke with Josie’s Mom because she has this little lizard tongue that she sticks out all the time. It’s so funny! This time around we added her parents in for some shots. I know I say this all the time, but I get so attached to my Grow With Me clients. Their kids become a familiar face and always brighten my day! Josie’s Mom, Nicole even had a gift for me when I finished up with their session. A thoughtful note and a tranquility spa candle. I left their shoot thinking about how fortunate I am to have people like this in my life! Here are some of my favs from the day:

Josie’s laughing in the below photos because I had a dog puppet on my head. HAHA!

Oh no!! Love that face, haha!Lizzzzardddddd! :)Such a precious wittle face!Obsessed with the colors in the next few!! I want this for my wall!!YAY! I’m ONE!! Partyy!!