A Special Day!

Happy Birthday today to my wonderful, smart, funny, hard working, lovable husband!

Many of you have asked how the new job is going. It's going great, and we LOVE having a normal family life. We actually get to say "What are we going to do this weekend?". I love it. Going from walking around in a restaurant all day and dealing with lots of people and stress to sitting at a desk is a huge transition, but its been totally worth it and he is doing well!

Love you Mikey!

The Last of 2010 :( ~Spring Hill, Kansas Senior Photographer

The seniors I have done this year have been so awesome! I have enjoyed every single one of them...no exception here. We BARELY squeezed this session in, and I love the way it turned out!!
Cant wait to start shooting 2011!

How cute is he! He has the best hair!

Jaci & Terry~Overland Park Wedding Photographer

I was so excited to hear my friend Jaci was getting married. She has obviously found her soul mate in Terry...they seem soooo happy together. I was so happy she asked me to come and photograph their reception at the Hereford House (yum). It was such a happy occasion, and I wish them all the happiness in the world!! :)

He is trying to convince they crowd that it was a good idea to shove this in her face.....the crowd disagreed!!!

Check out this bling!!!

Sisters and Tutu's ~ Leawood Childrens Photographer

I say it a lot on this blog....I love sessions with little girls. Pink, tutu's, hair bows...all the things that I don't get to experience at home. This one had everything!! On top of that it was during that first week of spring where everything starts blooming...(and our noses start running) so the colors were beautiful.

The girls were super cute!

There is something kind of dreamy about this one!

I love her little toes here! :)

The Meades...Yes You Counted Right! ~ Spring Hill Family Photographer

This is a special family to me...because I'm friends with the Mommy of this clan. And yes, she has 7 children. I've posted photos of them before when she was pregnant...some of you may recall. If anyone should have 7 children it is this Mom. She is amazing.



She gave birth to those 2 sweet twin boys about 9 months ago I believe...and she sadly had to receive the news that one of them had a Congenital Heart Defect. His specific defect is called Tetralogy of Fallot. (Click on the link to learn more.) Of course she was devastated, but this mom has been so amazing. I've watched her blog go from a place where she just share photos of her kids for friends and family (which is great) to a journal of her sharing her thoughts and fears of having a baby with CHD. She has visitors from all over the world, my blog gets hits off her blog all the time from all over!! It's amazing. Heart Moms have a very special bond that other moms that have not experienced this can not understand. I guess like any moms who have a child with any sort of health disorder, they connect and give each other wonderful support. I encourage anyone that knows someone that may be or has gone thru this to check her blog out. I know it has helped her immensely to know that she is not alone and others have and are going thru it also.

Yesterday he underwent his corrective surgery. It's been very scary to wait for this day. Necessary and exciting to have it done, but scary to have your sweet little baby go under and have his heart repaired. So far it appears the surgery was a success and he is in the PICU trying to recover his little body from this trauma it's just been thru. She has kept updates throughout on her blog.

She asked me to take some photos of their family last week and of course I was so excited. I LOVE what we got! Oh, and for a family with 7 kids....I was amazed at really how easy it was. I've shot families with 2 kids that were more difficult than this! They are such a great family!






I affectionately name this....."2 Cue Balls in a Field" :)



Awwww...Daddy! He carries 2 babies so easy. I couldn't believe when he scooped them both up like that!! :)


Yes, i took photos of the other children...but this post is about the twins! :)

3rd X's a Charm~ Spring Hill Senior Photographer

This is the 3rd time I've had this girl in front of my camera. She's always been adorable but I think this time we really nailed it. I didn't realize how much of a system I had when shooting until I realized she did what I wanted before I even told her too!! :) She's learned well! How amazing does she look?!!

These were soooo fun! I loved how they turned out!

Katie and Dustin ~ Topeka Wedding Photographer

I liked Katie and her Mom right away! We first met back in September I think...and I knew I would enjoy working with them on this special day.

The big day finally came and it.....RAINED!! But, we made the most of it and still got beautiful images. Hope you like these guys!

Katie looked so beautiful!!!

Her bridesmaids were also ALL gorgeous!!

This guy wasn't bad looking either!! :) Oh, and his guys were also very handsome!

There were a few minor glitches during the ceremony....but those are those stories they will be able to tell forever!!