even though it is inevitable that our babies grow up on us, it is so important to celebrate your kids at every stage of their lives. i love that Teresa Dalton Ford and Rick Ford set up this fall family photoshoot with their “big” kids, their grandson and their grand-dog. i am so happy that i was able to work with this great family to capture some sweet moments between them. years from now these photos will be priceless to this family!

i had so much fun photographing little miss harper on her photo session.  this little ray of sunshine just makes me smile with her adorable expressions and her funny little personality! she is everything that a little kid should be….sweet, silly and so cute!

these girls have been friends since kindergarten. since then they have each gone their own way and thru the years they have each moved to different schools, but have maintained the best kind of friendship…the kind where you can go months without seeing one another and then pick up right where you left off. i have loved watching them all grow into beautiful, smart, talented and individual free-spirits over the past 9 years. finding loving and supportive friends to make up your tribe at a young age is such a gift!

what do you get when you mix adorable puppies, a vw bug, cute clothes, an awesome stylist and an amazing high school senior together?  the makings of a great senior portrait photo session!

everyone who knows me knows i am a hat addict! i love that brittany wore not one, but two hats for her whitebox senior portrait session. we had so much fun on her boho inspired photo shoot. this girl’s smile can light up a room!

what better way to celebrate your 60th birthday than to steal sweet kisses and “bake” cookies with your daughter and your darling granddaughter? this lifestyle family portrait session was such a thoughtful gift from a daughter to her mom.  happy birthday caroline!

it may be october, but it still feels like summer with this unseasonably warm weather! there is no better way to hang on to that summer fun feeling than a breakfast of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at the pool with cute puppies!

i have know these babies since birth and it is so fun to watch them grow!  what better way to end a summer portrait session than with a run through the sprinkler!