…made us work for it!!! He did not want to sleep or be put down for at least an hour while I was there….but the fabulous thing is…you would NEVER know by his pictures! I think mom and I had sooo many ideas for him, and he knew it! We just relaxed and let him him calm down. I am just so in love with the things we captured…my all time favorite is the one of the 3 of them by the window…I even think baby Lennon is smiling! Is he not the most adorable baby…I think I’m a good judge..I see a lot! The pin was worn by the dad’s mom, years ago..so we had to include it. I hope you enjoy these creative newborn portraits!

So, I told you I had more hot mamma’s coming….here is the fabulous Kelli & Brian and they live in California, but were visiting family in town before the “no fly” zone. She is 33 weeks and looks AMAZING! We had so much fun shooting this session and they are so full of personality, as you can see below. So many of my clients make great clothing choices. If you have an upcoming session…please feel free to step outside the box, and wear that one item that you’re not so sure about…it’s usually the best choice Here are just a few of my favs…..I can’t wait to meet all their babies!

Yep – I’ve decided….that my belly sessions are now called hot mamma sessions! So many of my mom’s with belly’s are ROCKIN’ my camera! Tricia + Eric were no exception….aren’t they adorable?! We found some great spots for the two of them and these are a few of my favs

I had so much fun teaching at my workshops two weeks ago! I teach because I genuinely want everyone to have their lives documented well. And if it’s with their own camera that’s fabulous! I’m glad I can help them learn how to capture their own memories! Here are a few of m faves from the weekend! I had never met these two little girls or the newborns (5 + 6 days old) so they were a fun example. Have a great week!

I cannot wait to shoot Aaron & Kara’s destination wedding on the New Jersey shore this fall! They met in Grand Rapids while attending school and now live in Kalamazoo…but Kara is from New Jersey originally. We started around downtown and then headed to a local carnival. I think these images are so fun..and you can tell in these who has the most energy (kara ) Tim (or timmy – as I call him) my hubby came and shot this session with me, as he shoots with me when he can and since he shoots all my destination weddings with me, I thought it would be great for him to meet Aaron & Kara at their session. We had a BLAST! ….and yes, I’m sorry Aaron, I had to include the yawning picture….only because you promised you were having as much fun as the rest of us!! Hope you two enjoy your preview!