The new love of my life (I now have four!!)!! :)

Well, sorry for the long absence!  I was busy expanding my family and getting settled in! ;)  My new little love, Lincoln Everett, was born on January 7th (yes on his due date!).  That makes him 7 weeks old right now and we are finally getting into a routine.  Good thing I have 12 weeks off for maternity leave!!  I took some pictures of my new little man and am still working on editing them, while still taking more pictures of course!  I just took some of my three over the weekend...wow, that was a challenge!  And I am getting back to scheduling some sessions.  I was worried how it would go initially, but now that Lincoln is nursing well and sleeping way more at night, I am excited to try some new things!  Good thing I have some guinea pigs at home! ;)  Here are some of Lincoln! :)  Sorry, I had a hard time choosing! ;)

My overall favorite I think!  It went on his birth announcement! :)

Something about the hands in this one seems so sweet to me!  And the big cheeks! ;)

Lincoln the bear!  Though Landen thinks these ears looks like mouse ears!  I kind of agree with him...

Believe it or not, Lincoln was not the most cooperative little model!  He despised being naked no matter what I tried!  This was when he was just a few days old and my first successful attempt!

Nothing like baby wrinkles! ;)

This is one of my top favorites too! :)  Love the coloring! :)

And here is my Christmas present we bought in November and I finally got to use on my new addition!  I was beyond excited to use it with Lincoln! :)

One of my favorites...I love how newborns curl up their legs like this! :)

The teacup is generally a favorite...NOT for my little man!  This was a very quick pose and we were done!!

I did get a couple! ;)

Lincoln the gnome!  I love it! :)

Loving the red...my sister Katie made all these wonderful hats!!

However, my childhood friend, Valerie, made this "outfit!"  She is amazing!!  If interested in her work, let me know!  She is on facebook and etsy!!

One of my favorites...

The bigger version...

Naked Lincoln! :)

Something sweet about this one...

This was a facebook favorite!  The hat was actually pink and white, but I obviously edited it to make it masculine! ;)

Another favorite!  This went on the annoucement as well!  Okay, it would seem that Blogger doesn't allow more pictures than this, so consider yourselves spared!  Haha!  I will put up another entry with more recent pictures and of all three!!! :)

Lady Kinsleigh: ONE year old!!!

Little Miss Kinsleigh came for a visit this morning...this time her family is preparing for her very first birthday!!!  Wow, did that year fly by quickly!!!  I did Kinsleigh's pictures for the first time when she was six weeks old.  And, if it is possible, she seems to be cuter each time I see her!!  Here is a sneak peek of Kinsleigh:

Kinsleigh is a busy girl now so she had things to do besides have her picture taken!!! ;)  So to distract her, I pulled out my anticipated Christmas present that my daughter and I will share...Glad I did!  This shot of Kinsleigh is priceless!!! :)

It is unreal how beautiful this girl's eyes are...not to mention how pinchable those cheeks are! ;)

Kinsleigh was actually crawling away from us in this one...surprised it ended up being one of my favorites! :)

Big girl in her Christmas dress...

A little sad at this point in the session...there were some Cheerios on this little stool...but a little magic and they are invisible to the human eye!!! ;)

Baby Kingston: 15 days new!!!

My precious new nephew finally came to see me for a portrait session today!!!  I am done taking on new sessions in anticipation of my own bundle of joy, but no way I could NOT do Kingston's pictures!!  He made us work for it too!!!  We tried and tried, but this little man just didn't want to be happy or asleep!!  Of course, as soon as we were finished, he zonked out!  And the most comfortable spot for him ended up being the teacup...who would have guessed?!  So we did a bunch of "wardrobe" changes in that position and got some really cute shots!!  Although I guess I am a little biased with this one... ;)  Here is Kingston:

Since this ended up being Kingston's favorite spot, we switched up his hats many times just for fun!!  I LOVE this one!!!!  The hat (made by my darling sister, Katie!) reminds me of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and I LOVE the way it matches the teacup!!  Oh, I also love how Kingston's mouth is slightly open...CUTENESS!!!

One of the first shots we got...I adore this one as I think he looks much like my favorite younger sister!!!  Still looks like Daddy quite a bit, but nice to see Katie too...Looks like someone is going to have brown eyes!! :) 

Kingston is looking very much like big brother, Tennyson, in this one!!  I love the leg kick! ;)

He did "almost" sleep a few times! ;)

Finally cozy in the teacup...Love the sweet position of his hands/arms! :)

This was my first favorite!!  Very festive with the red and green!!! :)

Aviator Kingston!! :)

Christmas Time with Miss Kate!!!

Miss Kate returned for her Christmas pictures this morning!!!!  She is walking all over now so we had to be quick!!!!  Kate is gorgeous and the camera loves her and her big baby blues!!  Here is a sneak peek! :)

Miss Kate's family always brings the best props!!!  Kate was not a big fan of the hat so we had to be very quick!!!

Pretty girl...

I LOVE this one!!!!

Smiling for her daddy!!! :)

Do not open until Christmas... ;)

Some photoshop magic to match Kate's accessories! ;)

G Family

I met a new beautiful family this morning!!  They brought their new addition, Luke, who is just a little over two weeks old, and their almost three-year-old, Nathan.  Here is a sneak peek:

Here is the shot Mama absolutely had to have!! :)  I don't blame her...my favorite too! :)

What a little darling Luke is!! :) 

Nothing quite like little squished lips, is there?! ;)  And then there is the cutest hat I have EVER seen...

Beautiful family...mama and her boys!! :)

And the closest we got to a smile out of Mr. Nathan!  He was just not too much in the mood for pictures today!  Lol!  This one I got when I bribed him with goldfish...the only time I say it is okay to bribe kids with food is during a portrait session...and I said that before I became a photographer myself! ;)

Christopher: TWO years old!!! :)

An old friend from high school (I can say old right?!  We are the same age!!) dropped by this morning with her little man, Christopher!  Christopher just turned two and was ready for a photo shoot!  What a sweet little boy he is!!!  Christopher is going to be having a new little sister in just a few short weeks and I think he is going to be a great big brother!!!  Here is a sneak peek of Christopher:

Hehehe!  This is one of my favorites! :)  Christopher brought his monkey friend along for the shoot too! :)  The expression on his face is adorable!!! :)

Handsome boy!!  Those eyes are amazing!!!

Such a "man" pose!!!  Lol!  I love it!!!

He was sooo cooperative with outfit changes and we moved him all over the place!!  Thanks for the smiles Christopher!!!

Christopher and Mama!  I think you have the "mama glow" Steph!!! ;)

Giving new sister a hug...awe....

I'm loving you in blue Christopher!!!  Thanks for visiting!!!  :)

K Family!

My friend, Gina, came to visit today with her three very cute children! :)  Nolan turned 5 at the end of August, Maliya turned 3 this past Monday, and little Barrett is now six months old!  Barrett was giving out the smiles at first but then started to get ultra sleepy...but we got a bunch of good smiles at the beginning! :)  Nolan and Maliya were withholding the smiles today!  Lol!  Gina did warn me...thank goodness for a little photoshop so mama and daddy can get at least one picture of everyone smiling! :)  Here is a sneak peek...Oh!  And I need to add that the TINY baby bear directly to the right was Barrett at just a few days old!!  My how he has changed!!!

Baby Bear Barrett!!! :)

A little photoshop (and a lot of time) opened Nolan's eyes and gave little Maliya a bit of a smile! :)

Closest to perfect without any copying and pasting... ;)

Serious little girl has a little smile...even if the smile didn't originally belong to this photograph... ;)

One of the most genuine smiles from Mr. Nolan!  I remember Landen's 5 year pics all too well...He had the hardest time keeping his eyes open and smiling so he didn't look creepy...must just be the age!  But I am loving this one of Nolan!!!  Seriously?!  What color are those eyes?!  Gorgeous!!!!