hello love

baby love.

this little pretty made her debut before we even had a moment to take her momma's maternity photos... but, what a lovely surprise to spend the afternoon enjoying all of her sweetness!

in between feedings and cat naps, i got to loose myself in all things newborn. this shot makes me want to shower her soft skin with kisses...


...love the creases on the bottom of her tiny feet.


one of the best parts of my job is getting to capture each momma interacting with her new babe... there is so much love and happiness... and despite what it might feel like for a mom in the hustle of day to day, i see calm.



then, i got another wonderful surprise... sawyer's auntie arrived during our shoot and i got to enjoy them meeting for the first time! it reminded me of friends coming by to meet d when she was new... such happy memories. love at first sight is a powerful thing.

-mer

shana... thank you again for letting me spend the afternoon with your family. i adore you and am so grateful that you were willing to take on such a huge project with brian and i! i'm excited to celebrate our success in 2012!!!

 

sweet mister.

i love that first shot... he was so content stomping through the dirt and kicking up dust.

what a handsome little man... someday the ladies are going to swoon!


i really enjoy being able to capture the little details. whispy hair, profiles that show off long lashes, everything that makes 2 wonderful... because we all know that as they out grow us these things change and become so hard to remember.

we took advantage of some down-time while his sister was eating to get these individual shots and i'm so glad we did. owen was so easy to work with... such a mellow love.

then before the evening ended, we got some family shots...

these are my two favorites.

on monday i will share photos of owen's baby sister, the lovely miss sawyer (raddest name ever, no?!). 

we are headed to a new wheeling trail tomorrow for some much needed family time that does not involve boxes ;) i hope you get out there and enjoy your families too!

mer

sweet family.

just before summer's end i got to spend an evening with this sweet bunch...

we played, ran, snuggled and danced until the sun disappeared. such a wonderful evening filled with love!

i could have spent hours hanging out with these little loves! so much energy and excitement... good for the heart :)

thank you tricia for sharing your sweet family with me and a huge thank you to the crutchfields for sharing friends!!!

happy tuesday kids... lots to share, so keep checking back.

mer

moo.

it's a pretty awesome thing when you get to carry the people you love around in your pocket...

wouldn't you say?!

last friday, my round corner business cards arrived from moo and i am completely in love with them!!!

you can choose from their design library or upload your own images. of course, i wanted all these pretty little faces on them!

...maternity & newborn, families & kids...

...seniors & weddings... yeah!!! i was even able to upload my own image/logo on the flip-side.

it made my heart sing going back through my collection of photos. so many of my favorite people have let me steal a sunny afternoon with them and capture their sweetest moments. thank you guys for being the most amazing support system that a girl could ask for... love you!

mer

p.s. sending out a special thanks to crystal & katie for your wonderful emails - you brightened my day! :)