Isabella was a model baby 
She was so sleepy, her mother and I were having so much trying out so many different poses with her.
Thank you Sarah and Jeremy so much. Congratulations! Isabella makes a wonderful addition to your Madl family. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.
I have to admit, booking a session with five children can make one sweat, just a bit. Having four children of my own, I know what a daunting task it is just trying to get them to even look at the camera sometimes. But this family was such much fun to photograph, they made the session a breeze. The four boys were so great. They had a ball on our new tire swing, exploring our pasture and splashing in the water. The baby of the bunch, the only girl, was a bit shy at first, but once we broke out the bubbles, she came to life.
Thank you Amelia for allowing me to photograph your fun loving beautiful family. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.
With 3 boys (make that 4 boys the Star Wars phenomenon in my house was probably inevitable. My kids have been fans of Star Wars for going on about 3 years. Regardless of whether or not your a Star Wars fan, I’m sure just about everyone knows who Princes Leah is (thanks to that gold outfit she wore chained to Jabba the Hut.) So, when I began writing this post in my head, I already knew my title had to be, Pricess Leah.
I met Kristen on “Flickr” a year or two ago. She has a wonderful food blog at dineanddish.net. (and she is running a contest right now, so please visit her blog and vote for her. You could win something too!) I was thrilled when Kristen took me up on my offer to photograph her newborn baby. Born May 11th at 7:45pm weighing 8lbs 12oz and 20 inches long. (Kristen has a beautiful slideshow on her blog as well).
So, without further ado as they say, please welcome Leah Katherine. Congratulations Kristen and Nick and family. What a wonderful addtion Leah makes to your beautiful family.
I had the wonderful privilege of photographing my first senior girl last week. The session was even a little more important because this was my neighbor. I’ve known Bailey for the past 6 years. I can’t believe she’s graduating from High School. I’m so excited for her. She is headed to the BIG state of Texas for college. I wish her all the best, and hope she comes home to visit, lots 
Bailey was such a trooper. I drug her all over Bucyrus for her session. I even made her scale a fence with her dress on. But it was so worth it. We got some wonderful shots. Thank you Bailey. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek. Best Wishes.
I can’t believe it’s April 1st. Where does the time go??? I can remember when my children were all very small and we were living in “the fog” as they call it. The days all seemed to run together then. “Someone commented that the days are long and the years are short.” As a parent, that is so profound. I think that statement runs through my head daily. Time is flying by so fast.
Back in February I did Lisa’s maternity session. Lisa and Jeff welcomed Cori Anne into the world on March 12. Kori was 7lb and 2oz and was 18.5 inches long. Lisa’s neighbor (who must be a spice connoisseur)commented that Cori’s name sounded “spicy”- Coriander! Spice Girl Congratulations Lisa and Jeff and thank you so much for allowing me to photograph your new beautiful baby girl. Here’s your sneak peek.
That’s what this little girl was made of. Meet Lily. My first baby girl newborn I had the privilege of photographing. Lily is such a beautiful baby and she was so good. Thank you Lily and Lisa for allowing me to photograph you both. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.
I think pretty much any mom would agree that any baby is a special blessing from above. But sometimes those blessings are extra special.
Stephanie and her husband Skip have two adorable children, Emerald (love her name) and Calvin (yeah, kinda like that one too ;D I met Stephanie last spring at our annual Wea Golf Tournament. They had recently moved to Kansas from Texas. She shared with me that she and her husband had adopted Emerald and Calvin while living in Texas.
I would see Stephanie here and there occasionally, but our paths didn’t cross much. Later this fall I got to catch up with her at a girls night out. Dressed in maternity clothes, I found out Stephanie was unexpectedly expecting. How exciting! I was so happy for her. She was due at the end of February.
Everyone knows babies have their own schedule and plan. Stephanie’s son Zach just couldn’t wait to meet his mom and dad and new sister and brother. He arrived 8 weeks early at 31 weeks. Not due until February, Zachary arrived on December 27th. Going through the posts on Stephanie’s blog, found here, is no less than heart wrenching. Seeing just how small and fragile this teeny tiny baby is. Hooked up to tubes and machines. Giving birth is such a joyous miracle. But to have to go through all that. My heart goes out to not only Stephanie and Skip, but any parent who was to experience this.
Zachary came home on February 7th. Between the time he was born and his home coming, Stephanie had such a exhausting schedule. She had two babies at home that needed her, but a newborn in the hospital that she had to feed to on a schedule. Stephanie goes into great detail on her blog, but to give you a brief description, it went something like this:
* 41 hours in the car traveling back and forth to the hospital–time spent w/o any of my children in most circumstances.
* Over 5 hours of time spent solely scrubbing in and/or washing hands–you know, got to make those hands bleed
* 70 + hours pumping, time usually devoted to my youngest, but usually w/o him anywhere near me
* 25 + hours of preparing/cleaning pump parts/pumps before and after use both at home and at the hospital
* over 13 hours of traveling from the car to Zach’s room and back again (the parking lot is always packed and he is on the 4th floor, elevators are awful!)
* guessing at least 5 hours time devoted to insurance issues dealing with this experience, and surely more to come
To say that Stephanie was tired is more than just an understatement! I don’t know how you did it Stephanie. My hat goes off to you. During all this, Stephanie seemed to remain so positive and kept up with posting to her blog. If you have a moment, stop by and visit Stephanie’s blog. This girl deserves some kind of Mother of the year award, in my eyes.
And finally, here he is. Meet Zach, weighing in at around 6 pounds at at little over 4 weeks old. I can’t fathom it. My babies all came out tipping the scale at at least 8 pounds or more. Congratulations Stephanie, Skip, Emerald and Calvin. We are so happy for you.
I had the pleasure of photographing my first maternity session on Saturday. Lisa is one of the First Grade teachers at our school (also my son’s teacher I’m so thankful to Lisa for giving me the opportunity to photograph her but also to her husband Jeff and daughter who we captured as well. Thank you so much Lisa. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.
Saturday was a girls day out for several of us. We had such a great time. There was wine, food and friendship. It was a great day of female bonding. I can’t remember the last time I had a day of just good girl friend fun. Needless to say, I hope we do it again soon, especially when it is warmer. All though we were blessed with a fairly warm day on Saturday, I can’t wait till my thermometer says 80″s+. I am not a cold weather person. Old man winter has stayed long enough. I wanna soak up the sun
Before I sign off, I thought I’d share a couple of photos from Saturday.
Posing with the demo derby car. The Demo Diva’s
My friend Susie, getting all ready for her night on the town. Isn’t she gorgeous!
Thanks for dropping by.
