Two year olds can be the most challenging age to photograph. And the most fun. When I arrive at a 2-year-old session I always ensure the parents that we WILL get some great shots in the midst of the crazy. This was surely the case with Enzo. This sweet guy was all boy with lots of energy, but at the same time was the most precious cuddle-bug . He loves is mom and dad and these images depict that perfectly.

If you are not getting your kiddo’s yearly milestones photographed, PLEASE DO. They grow and change so much in these years. I absolutely love being able to provide families with images that show the personalities of their little ones in these younger years.

Now, meet Enzo. I bet he’ll make you smile.

The Friedrich family is one of my favorites. Matt and I met them 3 years ago in our childbirth class as we prepared for Oli to come along, and as they were preparing for their sweet girl, Lily. Now 3 years later, they their second Adam has turned 1 year old and so they wanted to schedule a family shoot to document this special time. This family is not just a client but friends, and I have loved seeing their family grow through the years. You may even recognize them since I shot Lily’s newborn and 1 year session as well as Adam’s newborn session. I love this session because it shows everyone’s individual personality, as well as how fun they are as a family. You just can’t help but smile after looking at these images.

I met the Achenbach family through a benefit where I offered a mini-session to be silent auctioned off. The benefit was for a sweet friend Holly, who was battling breast cancer (Holly is now cancer-free, praise the Lord). Cassie is also a friend of Holly’s and they won my session. Towards the end of our session Cassie asked me if I knew Ezekiel. If you have not heard me talk about Ezekiel, check out Knox’s birth announcement here. I quickly learned that Cassie was one of Ezekiel’s nurses in his final days. What a blessing it was to meet one of the nurses who cared for a boy that will forever have a deep impact on my family. I immediately felt close to them through our multiple emotional connections and it was such a pleasure to capture these images. The Achenbach’s have 3 sweet girls who definitely knew how to work the camera.

Enjoy this adorable family.

I get the opportunity to photograph some of the most adorable babies in the world! You may remember Shep’s Newborn Session. Well it has already been half a year and Shep is 6 months old! He is still wowing the camera and being a complete stud. Devon and Jonathan are such great parents and just had a good time with their little guy during our session. And Shep was SO smiley the whole time. It was pretty perfect.

Enjoy this cute family!

I can’t beleive it has been over 2 years since I shot Liam’s newborn portraits and now I get to share his baby sister, Cora! My repeat clients make me feel like life is going by so quickly, didn’t I just see these two for maternity portraits just a week or so ago…??? Katie and Michael are such a great parents and it is always a joy to be in their home. Liam was amazing with his baby sister, especially since he’s TWO and that gives him every excuse not to cooperate at all. What a big boy he was! And little Miss Cora… she was a angel. I don’t think I heard a peep out of her until the last ten minutes of our time together. What a sweet little beauty she is, I just love every image in this session. Enjoy.

I have been photographing Logan since he was inside his mama’s belly. I can’t beleive he is already 6 months old, and looking very dapper in his fedora might I add!  I love these shots of Marivi and Mat with their adorable little guy. I know it’s going to be a blink before we see him at a year old. Time, please stop going so quickly!!

Enjoy this sweet family.

One of the things I love most about my job is that I get to see a family grow and change. In Julie and Jeremy’s case, I got to meet them for their Baby Bump session when Julie was pregnant with Maddex who is now about to be two years old! I have periodically photographed them about every 6 months since and soon I will be able to share in the joy of their 2nd baby being born, a little girl! I have grown to love this family so much and could not be more excited for their new little one to come.

This is the last session I shot before going on maternity leave, with the exception of some family stuff. Coming soon will be to some sessions featuring my family and some personal updates as well! If you hear crickets on the blog for a few days or weeks, that might mean we are welcoming our new little boy into the world. Although I will try to post pics of him as soon as I can.

But for now enjoy the Fisher family. We got a 70 degree day with snow still on the ground from the previous days. Can’t ask for much more than that!

The Leader family are some of my all time favorites. We have been going to church with them for quite a few years now. Michelle, their middle daughter is our go-to baby sitter once we have exhausted family options and my boys just love her. Each and every person in this family is so fun to be around in their own way, so you can imagine how fun it is to be around everyone at the same time… a blast! Their youngest Ty, enlisted to be a Marine and had been gone for training for a couple months where he finished at the top of his class (go Ty!). He was only home for a little over a week and I know how important it was to work this session in. I’m so happy we made it happen. Ty is now off to California for more training and I know he will do great. We are all so thankful for what you are doing, Ty and we will continue to pray for you.

I don’t think it could come across any more clearly how much this family loves each other. Especially the siblings which is such an encouragement for me as a mom with 2 (soon to be 3) boys! The Leader’s put God first in all that they do and their family second. I know they will reap the fruit of this for years to come. They are such an example to us and we love them! Ok, I could go on forever but I will just let these images speak for themselves…. Enjoy!

I got to photograph the Morrison family way back when, soon after I officially started this business. Sweet Harper here was only a few months old and it was such a pleasure to get to know them then. Fast forward a few years and Harper is now going to be a big sister. Dylan and Ashley are expecting their 2nd baby girl coming in just a couple months and I’m so glad they got in touch with me for another session to capture their life as a family of 3 and some baby bump pics as well. We met on one of the coldest days of this year but they were troopers (esp Harper!) and I love all the sweet shots that came out of this session.

Enjoy this adorable family!

Matt and I had the opportunity to drive to Virginia to meet sweet baby Graham for his newborn session. Susan is a long time friend and it was so special to be able to spend some time with her and Curt in these first days of their son’s life. Susan and Curt decided to be surprised by the baby’s gender so they didn’t know Graham was a boy until he was born. Susan worked hard on their gender neutral nursery and I am pretty sure this is the most beautiful nursery I have ever seen. I mean seriously, check out that wall! I love everything about it.

Congrats, Susan and Curt on your little guy. I know you will both be wonderful parents!