On July 12, 2013 we welcomed our beautiful BABY GIRL into the world!!! We didn’t know what we were having, so when little Miss Gracie came out, I was over the moon!! There will be lots of cute outfits, bows and hairpieces in our future :)

Here are a few photos taken by either myself or my friends Leslie & Melanie!! So thankful for these priceless pictures of our sweetness! You can expect to see more of Grace as she gets older. We love her to pieces!

Grace Elizabeth Greff        ~       8lbs 1oz, 20.25 inches

I will be back to work in early September. I am soaking up every minute with Gracie, but looking forward to seeing all of my sweet clients soon! Feel free to email me if you are interested in a session. September has 1 spot left, October has a few, so please contact me soon if you are looking for fresh portraits before the Holidays!! Nov, Dec & Jan are filling up as well. Taking in 4 sessions per week only. XOXO!

Well I am officially on Maternity leave! I am completely wrapped up with all shoots and editing until early September! I’m sorry I haven’t posted many personal entries lately, I can honestly say that my head has been so focused on preparing for baby, wrapping up work with my clients and building a house. I look forward to sharing more with you guys soon once the baby is here :) I am currently 38 weeks pregnant, so honestly it could be any day now. I am pretty sure baby is quite comfy in there, I’ll probably go until my due date or maybe a little over?

I wanted to share my Maternity photos with you all. My good friends Tim Pham and Corine Tran took these of us when I was 32 weeks. I will cherish these forever. I am so so grateful to have this special time documented. I rented some furniture to add a little something extra!

I am enjoying my Maternity leave – just relaxing, getting ready for baby and taking it one day at a time. I will return back to work in September and I will be shooting Tuesday/Thursday sessions at 10am and 4pm. I am booking up quickly, so please shoot me an email if you know you are interested in a session :) Of course, I will still be keeping up with my email while on Maternity leave.

So here is yours truly with a baby bump….

Well I guess it’s finally time I told the blog world our wonderful news. My husband Randy and I are having our first little one this coming July. I am 13 weeks pregnant :) If you follow my facebook page, I made an announcement on there around Christmas time… but I figured I would post something here, too. I haven’t blogged here in a couple of weeks because I gave myself some time off over the Holidays to enjoy being with family and friends. I plan to do this every year. Next December I am going to try and do a mini session so I can fit in more clients.

So here are some prego announcement photos that our great friends Beebe & Corine Tran took of us a few weeks back. We are so thankful for these :) We used some on our Christmas card this year! Well I just wanted to share our news and let you know that I’ll resume soon with client images and postings ASAP. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Just wanted to say hello and tell you thank you for visiting my blog! I’ve been having some wonderful sessions lately and really looking forward to my upcoming shoots over the next 2 weeks. I’m trying my hardest to deliver sessions within a weeks time. I will have EVERYONE finished up with before Christmas. I have a little over 10 sessions to photograph until I will be taking off for two weeks. I haven’t given myself 2 weeks off from shooting since I got married over 2.5 years ago. Sometimes you just need to say no and give yourself time to enjoy the Holidays. Last year, I didn’t get to enjoy them as much as I wanted – I was too busy working. This year, I turned over a new leaf to remember to work hard, but also take time for myself. Thank you to everyone who booked early, I appreciate you! And my sincerest apologies for being unavailable for all the people who’ve inquired over the past few weeks. I am now booking for late January, I have a few spots left. Feb-June have scattered dates open too. Don’t put it off, if you are thinking about a shoot… please book early :) Starting in 2013, I’m standing firm to only booking 3 to 4 sessions per week. Once they are full, you can either book for a later date or be placed on waiting list for that particular month.

I hope all my clients and blog followers know how thankful I am for you! It’s been a wild ride these past 5 years as a photography business owner. I would be nowhere without my clients! THANK YOU! Remember to take time this Holiday season to spend time with your loved ones. Bake cookies, make a few homemade and crafty gifts, get together with friends, laugh and celebrate the passing of another blessed year. Decorate your tree, turn up the Christmas music and just enjoy it! Sometimes Randy will walk in a room and I’m like in my own world. Dancing and acting crazy with the dogs… radio blaring and dancing around. He just stands there and laughs. After long days.. I need the comic relief :)  I thank God everyday for giving me this life. I’ve been having a few of those…. “everything happens for a reason” days lately. You know when you get your hopes up about something and then it’s like POOF…. GONE! Nevermind. At the end of the day I realize it’s all in God’s plan and timing. He will show us exactly where he wants us to be, we just have to be patient. I am a firm believer in that :)

I can’t wait for my upcoming shoots, there will be lots more to share here on the blog coming up! Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope Randy and I can get a photo taken soon to make a Christmas card.. I’ll be sure to share it here!

I had the honor of photographing the birth of my best friends baby last week. I’ve known Dana and Tim for over 10 years and they have been wonderful friends to my husband, Randy and I. They welcomed their first little baby into the world and it was such a beautiful day! I loved getting to document this for them. It was a very emotional day, I am so happy they allowed me to be there.

I took over 300 photos, but here are just a few….