Storybook Photography-Family Session

I met this lovely family down in Forest Park back in November for a beautiful sunset family session. This was one of my favorite sessions from last year and made me really love sunset sessions. Their clothes coordinated so well. I just loved everything about this session!

This is by far one of my favorite photos that I've ever taken. I just love it so much!

Embrace The Camera

Monday night after bathtime, I had my camera out taking a few weekly pictures of the kiddos and Jackson wanted to get in a picture with me. He never wants his picture taken, much less get in a picture with me, so I was thrilled. I set the camera on the table in Avery's room, set the timer and I embraced the camera with my two sweet-peas. :-)

I already had my comfy clothes on and my hair pulled back, but I know my kids won't care about any of that when they look back at these pictures. They'll be happy to have pictures of them with their mom and that's what is most important.

I really really love these next two of Jackson, I just wish Avery was looking at the camera. 

Embrace the Camera is where you'll take a picture of YOU with your kids, spouse, friends, etc. The point of embrace the camera is to get in front of the camera and to document a bit of yourself.

My Girl

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day

When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May

I guess you'd say

What can make me feel this way?

My girl, my girl, my girl

Talkin' 'bout my girl

My girl

I've got so much honey, the bees envy me

I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees

Well, I guess you'd say

What can make me feel this way?

My girl, my girl, my girl

Talkin' 'bout my girl

My girl

Ooh

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Yeah

I don't need no money, fortune or fame

I got all the riches baby, one man can claim

Well, I guess you'd say

What can make me feel this way?

My girl, my girl, my girl

Talkin' 'bout my girl

My girl

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day

With my girl

I've even got the month of May

With my girl

Talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout

Talkin' 'bout my girl, my girl

That's all I can talk about

Is my girl

(Jackson and Avery each have a song that I sing to them. Jackson's is "You Are My Sunshine" which I posted a similar blog post for him and his song here. So I wanted to document Avery and her song on the blog as well. These are just a few random pictures I've taken of Avery in the month of January.) :-)

52 Project 2015: Week 4

"A portrait of each of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015."

I decided to do some black and whites this week. I just love black and white photos.

 Jackson: Just having fun while playing in Avery's room Monday evening.  He is just so much fun right now and I'm loving every minute of it. He does and says the funniest things.

 Avery: Happily playing in her room after bath-time on Monday night.

(Linking up here at Practising Simplicity)

Storybook Photography - Senior Session

Back in August I took beautiful Madeleine's Senior pictures. She and her parents were so sweet and so fun to work with. We took these in Forest Park, which happens to be one of my very favorite places to shoot. There are just so many beautiful, tucked away places.

For this shot, I talked her parents into jumping in a photo with her and it ended up being one of our favorites!

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday

As much as I hate Winter, I am kind of loving the low key weekends and evenings lately that we're having. Our summer was so much fun, but it was busy. I'm really loving being able to just relax at home with my kiddos. :-)

(I love the way she is looking at him in this picture. I hope they are always the best of friends.)

Avery's Valentines Day Mini Photo Session

Over the weekend, my sister came over and we took Avery's Valentines Day pictures. I had been planning for it for a little while and couldn't wait to see it all come together. I ordered her headband from Sassy Sweet Pea Designs and found the idea to make the kissing booth here on Pinterest. Where else? :-) I bought a piece of wainscoting from Home Depot for my back drop and already had the faux wood paper for the flooring. The banner is from Target.

So here are a few of my favorites. ♥

52 Project 2015: Week 3

"A portrait of each of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015."

 Jackson: Actually giving me a smile for once. :-)

 

 Avery: She is getting more teeth and I think she feels them coming in because she has been sticking her tongue out all the time lately. LOL.

(Linking up here at Practising Simplicity)

Five on Friday

 After some thought, I decided to go ahead and make a website for my Storybook Photography Business. I really wanted to have it done for the first of the year and I was able to get it done last week. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. If you get a second, go check it out here. 

 Speaking of Storybook Photography, I'm super excited to have 2 maternity sessions this weekend and I'm also excited that the weather is going to be decent for a change. It's been so cold here lately but the temps. are supposed to get into the 50's this weekend!! Yay.

 I ordered this headband from Sassy Sweet Pea Designs for Avery for Valentines Day and I plan to do a mini Valentines Photo Session with her. I am a brand rep for them and she actually got a pink V-Day headband, but the little leg warmers I have for her are red and white and I needed a red headband. So when I saw this one, I knew it would be perfect. I can't wait to take her pictures in it. 

  Two weeks from today exactly, we'll be at the happiest place on earth... Disneyland!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it! We are taking Jackson for the first time and I literally can't wait!

 I'm also super excited because yesterday I was able to get tickets for my Mom, Myself and my Mother-In-Law to see Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella at the Fox Theater here in St. Louis for next Wed. night. My Mom and MIL grew up watching it and I can remember my Mom renting it for my Sister and I to watch when we were little. I've watched it a few times since then and Cinderella is my very favorite Disney character and movie, so I'm so excited to be going to see it!

Have a GREAT weekend!!!