Sneak Peek of Marissa and Robert....

We had such a great time!  I always ask my clients to bring a prop that describes them or is something that they like to do together as a couple.  Marissa and Robert completely surprised me with their props!  I couldn't wait to get their pictures.  I am so excited to get the rest of these posted.  Check back in a few days!

Jarin and Megan Sneek Peak

We had such a great time shooting last Saturday.  It was an EXTREMELY windy day in Norman, Oklahoma, but such a great time.  Jarin and Megan were a great laid-back couple who were so easy to work with.  There were quite a few changes that happened on the day of the wedding - including where the bride got ready...but Megan handled it like a champ.  Here is a quick sampling of Saturday.  Look for more in a few days!

Beautiful London Faith

You know, every once and a while, you try to photograph a newborn who just isn't in the mood to sleep.  They can be fed and warm and still would rather stare at your camera than sleep.  Holly and I both knew that London was exhausted, but she just didn't want to doze off!  It's ok, though.  I think that we got some great shots.  We took so many that day trying to get a few of her and the perfect shot of the family, that it was really hard to narrow it down to just these few.  I'm happy though.  I think that London is on her way to being a beautiful young lady.

Welcome to the world, Camryn Anne!

So...last week was a crazy insane week.  Monday morning on my way to take my daughter to school, I got a call from my mom which informed me that my sister was in the hospital and (FINALLY) in labor.  Poor girl...this call followed her having contractions for about 4 or 5 days - fairly regularly.  So, I dropped Libby off and then went to north OKC for the labor.  It was a strange day!  First off, I've never been on the waiting side of things, so everything seemed to take much longer than I remembered it.  Next, we were surprised by Mac needing a C-section, so we got to deal with that whirlwind.  The best part?  Camryn was born around 4 pm, Monday May 10.  Mackenzie was rolled back into her room about 30 minutes later and Camryn came in about 10 minutes after that.  Mackenzie had JUST held her for...oh about 30 seconds...when her nurse came in to inform us that we needed to evacuate to the back halls of the hospital because bad weather was coming and there was a chance of a tornado.  Nice.

So, we not only got to welcome a beautiful new girl into the world, but we got to spend the first few minutes of her life in a back hallway of a hospital waiting for a tornado to pass.  Welcome to Oklahoma, right?? :)

But, despite it all, we have a beautiful new baby girl in the family.  Enjoy!

My hubby, Josh, imitating Camyrn's expression.

It is sweet moments like this that make me fall more in love with him.

My beautiful kids.

The happy family.  Aren't they perfect??

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James and Rachel's Engagements!

We just shot these this last Saturday.  It was quite interesting.  Both James and Rachel were driving in from outside of OKC, so when there was a threat of rain, we just said, "Bring it on!"We had to head under shelter from the sprinkles about 2 or 3 times, but in between those times, we got some really great shots.

You know, you learn all kinds of things when you are in a car traveling to different places to take pictures.  I found out that James, in 8th grade, wrote an email to Rachel's mother, telling her that he was going to marry her daughter one day.  James said, "Yeah, at the time everyone thought I was crazy.  Little did they know I could tell the future!"  Bwahahaha!  Isn't that a great story?

We had so much fun.  Thanks for driving in, you guys!  I can't wait until I get to shoot your wedding!! :)

Here are a few of them having fun with some bubbles they brought!

And, of course, when I suggested that they try to blow bubbles in each other's faces, James decided that meant it was time to get competitive:

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Hi, friend.

When Holly called me and told me that she wanted her shoot in a field, I just said, "Ok."  I have no worries with Holly.  She has one of those houses where most people walk in and think, "Man, I wish I could decorate like this.  She really has great taste."  She is a very classy woman.  So, when she told what she wanted, I knew she already had her location picked out with the perfect outfit and props ready to go AND with her family dressed and ready to go.  I was right.

Turns out her props were amazing, her family looked great, and even though her field was just a field on the side of the road, it couldn't have turned out better.  What did she need me for?  (I'm just kidding of course, I had to be there to push the camera trigger and use my mad skills to capture such great moments....)  I think we got some great shots of her cute little belly.  This was her third pregnancy, by the way - and she looks amazing.  And her boys kept life exciting.  Boys don't have more fun than being boys in a field on the side of the road, am I right?  But, they were great and gave me some really great shots.  I just melt every time I see their smiles.

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Kids can be so peaceful...

You know when you always hear Moms and Dads saying how peaceful their children are when they are asleep?  I have to agree with them.  I try to sneak in on my kids every once and a while just to see them sleep.  I love it.

Apparently, last week was a bit too much for my kids.  We were all home Friday evening - as usual - waiting for my husband to come home.  My eldest, Libby, asked if they could all watch the infamous Tom and Jerry...so I agreed.  After about 5 minutes I walked back into the living room to see my 18 month old sound asleep.  I missed the great pose with my nice camera and had to supplement with my iPhone.

And, yes, I know the shoes are lovely.  He picked them out and I didn't argue.  We weren't going out into public anyway.  When I finally did get my nice camera out, I captured him in a different pose.  Cuddling with his sippy cup, I guess.

I left the room again to do a few more things on my computer when my eldest came and told me that my 3-year old had fallen asleep as well!

Sometimes you wonder....why can't they always be this peaceful and wonderful?  But then you remember....without their liveliness, my life would be completely boring.  Love you guys.

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