I Heart Faces Photo Challenge- Jump!

So many fun photos over at I Heart Faces for this month's theme of "Jump!".  I highly suggest heading over there to check out all of the cool shots posted.

My entry is of an awesome senior I photographed last year.  She was so much fun...so spunky and full of life.  She is a dancer with so much passion and it made me want to jump when I captured this shot! Just look at her...so fierce! And she definitely rocked this jump!

 

 

F family

We have been having some terrible weather here this summer, but between thunderstorms, I managed to capture some photos of this beautiful family!  This is at their family farmhouse that has been in the family for many generations, so it was a special place to them.  I enjoyed watching them just be a family in this simple, picturesque setting! 

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge- Summer Fun

I have so many images of summer fun in my collection that it was difficult choosing which image I wanted to use for this month's photo challenge. As I looked through all of the beautiful images already entered at I Heart Faces , I noticed that there were no images of baseball!  And really, what is summer without baseball??!!  So I scrapped the idea of a photo with sprinklers or a swimming pool and instead went with the great American pastime...BASEBALL!  This image is of my little guy at his first "big boy" baseball game...a Cleveland Indians game.  He was so excited and his eyes were filled with wonder and awe as we entered the stadium and he took it all in!  This image is of him at field level looking up into the enormous stadium.  Maybe he was thinking that he could some day be playing on this field, with all these fans, or maybe he was just thinking "man this is a ginormous baseball field", but either way, I just love the look of awe in his eyes in this shot! 
Every time I see this image, I get nostalgic and think of my own childhood of watching baseball.  And I just can't help but think to myself, "Take me out to the ball game...take me out to the crowd.." (you know the rest...and now you'll be singing it to yourself too! haha)

Head on over to I Heart Faces to see all of the other stunning images entered in this month's fun theme of "Summer Fun"!

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge- "In the Distance"

This was an image I captured on our trip to Nevada to visit my sister and her family.  It was dusk in the valley and the kids were playing on a dirt mound...let's face it, what kid doesn't love to play on a dirt mound??!!  I just loved the mountain ranges there...the setting sun created the most beautiful lights and shadows on them!  This image is so special to me because it's of my son and his 2 cousins...the best of friends! The bond between cousins is something to cherish and I'm so happy to have captured this moment of them.....dirty and happy and silly! 

Please go to I Heart Faces to check out all of the other lovely images in this challenge and see what's "In the Distance"!

Baby K - Newborn

Is there anything more precious in the world than a newborn baby??!!  I'm fairly certain that the answer is no.  This little guy, just 8 days new, was such a sweet baby and beyond adorable!  Although things didn't go as planned and he didn't really want to sleep the whole time (we had a bit of a screaming and crying fiasco as the session started), we managed to capture some truly special moments as he calmed down and finally dozed off to sleep.  As I await the arrival of my own bundle of joy, this session not only made me excited for these new parents, but also for my husband and I as we will soon be welcoming our own bundle!  The tiny fingers and toes, the soft skin, the fine hair...ah, it's bliss!  I just wanted to eat him up...well, not literally, of course!  :)

  As I mentioned, there was a bit of a fiasco when the session first started! :)

I LOVE this one of the baby bits....these little parts are what we want to cherish forever!

Gotcha!!!

Just wanted to share a few photos I captured from a day of water fun sponsored by our church and local fire department.  The children have so much fun playing with super soakers and being able to spray each other with fire hoses (with the help and supervision of the firefighters, of course). 

 

C- Senior 2013

 

Senior sessions are a favorite of mine. Not only does it give me a break from chasing after the little kids that I normally photograph, but it also makes me nastalgic as I think back on my own young adulthood and preparing to enter the "real world". I love to capture these young people as they are on the verge of spreading their wings to fly! So much in store for them in their futures and I think it just just shows in their faces in their photos. This handsome young man was no exception.  He was just finishing up his senior year of basketball and preparingfor the future in college.  It was such a pleasure to be able to capture these last fleeting moments of his high school years.

 

 

S Family Maternity

Having a baby on the way myself, this shoot was very special to me in being able to capture the joys of expecting parents as they await their little gift from God.  It's such a happy time in any couple's life as they prepare to welcome a baby into their life.  They wanted to some photos of their fur baby, Layla, as well, so we tried to let her join in on the photo fun!  Needless to say, it was a bit hectic at times, but we managed to get a few with Layla cooperating!  :)