Back to School (Emily)

Do you remember the days when friends meant everything to you? Do you remember always making sure you had the right clothes to wear? Do you remember feeling a little scared and overwhelmed by all the classes, and teachers, and the big school? Do you remember those Friday night football games sitting with your friends cheering for your alma mater? For me, those days have been long gone. But how exciting it is for me to watch my kids be interested in those things and see the school experience through their eyes.

I hope I have taught them and loved them and encouraged them enough to be strong against all the temptations and struggles that come along with being an adolescent. I hope that I know them well enough to see when they might be struggling. I hope they know how much I love them every morning when they walk out that door.

Oh....back to school! New clothes, new friends, more homework, homemade cookies, late nights, reports, projects, soccer, piano.....I love it! Good luck to all you kids this year and good luck to all you moms!

Faith (Emily)

This is a family that I had to reschedule several times. Things kept coming up for both of us. So after 6 weeks we were finally able to get some pictures taken. We just finished all the individual shots and we were headed over to a field to take the family picture. And what do you know .....WIND kicked up fiercely! There was no way we could do these pictures. The kids thought it was kind of cool to have all there hair flying in the wind. So I took a couple of shots of them in the field and then chatted with mom and dad who were patiently waiting in the car for the wind to die down. After a few moments I turned around and found this:



This picture was not posed at all! This is just 5 kids that have a lot of faith! Well it paid off, the wind died down and we were able to get some fun shots.

Sisters (Emily)

There is a special bond with sisters. The Closeness starts from a very young age. It's never discussed, it's just always felt. I enjoyed this shoot because I remembered some of the feelings I had for my younger sister Lizzie. I remember at night when I was 5 or 6, after Lizzie would fall asleep, I would reach down to her trundle bed and hold her hand while I fell asleep. I always felt safer knowing my sister was there. So here's to little sisters, that grow up to be your best friends!

Collages (Emily)

I love putting pictures together to create one beautiful personality!

I am quite fond of this cute family. A set of twins and a little brother. This family knows how to laugh and smile...my two favorite things.