ok, i admit it, i have been a bit obsessed with red, white and blue this summer, but i just can’t help it.  good ole’ red, white and blue evokes such a feeling of nostalgia and good times, and they sure do photograph nicely too.

i am in love with katie and eddie’s, sweeter than apple pie, americana maternity session.  luca is a doll in his overalls too!

this sweet “down on the farm” inspired maternity session just makes my heart happy.  erin and joel are so in love and so excited for the arrival of their baby.

welcome to the world harlem!  a big congrats to carmen, kirk and big brother klei as they welcome their new little man to the world.

this is one of my all time favorite newborn shots!!

mommy getting squished in a family hug….i love it!

just for fun, this last shot is a photo from klei’s newborn shoot 5 years ago.  they look so much alike!

i absolutely love that klei showed up for carmen’s maternity shoot in his pirate costume.  : )  and i love that carmen is the kind of mom that embraces her son’s creativity.

carmen looks absolutely beautiful as she and her sweet family gets ready to welcome another baby to the world!

i loved working with this family on their red, white and blue inspired shoot.  the carter’s are celebrating a few milestones this year.  their sweet baby boy is turning one and their big baby girl is heading off to her senior year in high school.

this family shoot is as yummy as a slice of apple pie.  check out a few of my favorites.

heather and i went to high school way back when.  it was so much fun to meet her husband and their little sweetie pie.  little MB has the most beautiful big brown eyes.  

foster is a sweet little guy!  it has been so much fun watching him grow over the past year.  it seems like i was just shooting his mommy’s maternity photos and here he is already turning 1!

i am loving my new chalkboard that i have out at the farm.  (thanks uncle charles for building it!)

cake smash!  happy birthday foster!

i have been photographing josh for years.  this year he looks soooo different.  he has officially shifted from a little boy into mr. cool.

this kid is going to be a total heart breaker!  i am in love with his sweet smile and his freckles, not to mention his super-cool sense of style!

i had some summer fun on the farm with the creech clan.  it made me so happy when momma creech said, “you actually brought tears to my eyes with some of these shots”.

here are a few of my favorites from our shoot.