{ava jean}

sweet little ava jean was born this past monday. we took her newborn pictures at just 4 days old. i've never shot little baby pictures before - but these were fun. the really interesting part of this shoot, i think, is that typically newborns are so sleepy - & ava was determined to stay awake for this. but that means that we do have LOTS of pictures of her pretty blue eyes :)

she really didn't like being placed all curled up in this drawer. she would much rather stretch her legs instead. i though this one was really cute :)

welcome to the world little ava :)

total abandonment.

helloooo everyone :)

i have been the worst blogging here lately. i have things to post, too. i've been rather busy with my OTHER blog. it recently got a makeover. & i've been having fun in the kitchen when i'm not taking masses of photos. soooo….promise to be back soon?

{marty + trisha = love}

marty & trisha are friends of ours.
& they are getting married! i can't wait :)
i drove up to china grove last weekend to take their pictures. it was a completely different world from our little suburbia. i fell in love. it didn't take long. my eyes were still starry when daniel came home that night & i told him about the beautiful old barns, farms, & cuuuuuute little houses. & cows. i just love cows. but back to marty & his beautiful bride to be. aren't they just too precious? They are just right for each other. As you can see below. Their dynamics remind me of Daniel & I a bit. Marty does goofy things - & Trisha laughs. Its so fun.

this is trisha's front porch. it is a good looking porch for a good looking couple.

this is exactly where marty proposed. same blanket. everything.

this is one of my favorites i think. its so hard to decide.

Marty + Trisha - i can't wait for your all's wedding! I had a wonderful time with you both. & thank you for the strawberries :)

{sneaky peek}

sneak peek of pretty people & pretty country.

{chelsea is a senior}

i am so awfully excited about these pictures i am about to show you. 
chelsea is a beatiful, talented girl i met at calvary church. daniel went there for several years before we were married - and so she asked me to take her senior pictures and i replied yes in a heartbeat.

this girl is an amazing sport. she did absolutely anything i told her to. way to go, girl. sitting on the dirty ground and everything...

Aren't her eyes gorgeous!? This is probably one of my favorite. But then, i have lots of favorites :)

this girl is also an amazingly talented musician - i know this firsthand, guys. we found a piano room in robinson right before we left and i snapped a couple pictures of her playing. she wrote this amazing song - oh my word. i thought it was so beautiful i wanted our church to play it and asked her who it was - she was so modest, but it was wonderful wonderful.

Chelsea, thank you for letting me take your senior pictures! I had so much fun with you :)

{Anticipation}

Things are about to get very very busy on this little blog of mine. & that is very exciting to me :)

This past Sunday was full of group senior pictures & time with my mom & dad. I'm taking more pictures of them soon - this was just one of a few we snapped really quickly before heading home from beautiful Davidson.

{2010}

has awesome seniors.
thats all i'm going to say about that. for now.