jacob at six months

Kissable round cheeks and gorgeous baby blues, nearly impossible to not fall in love with this little guy at first sight!  We shot Jacob in his home this past summer with his wonderful parents, Trinda and Bret.  The six month stage has always been a favorite of mine.  Most babies are not yet mobile but are sitting up and as smiley as ever.  Jacob did not disappoint one bit.  He was a happy man the whole time, especially loved him in his Spiderman shirt.  Enjoy a few from this future heart breaker!

zayva newborn and four months

Last night I was with this pretty girl’s mom and we were discussing how it seems like just yesterday we were photography her belly.  Now this itty bitty is about to turn 1!  Zayva is clearly gorgeous and honestly there was no doubt of that.  Her mom and dad make incredibly beautiful babies.  Here is Zayva a few short weeks after birth.  Holding this precious girl last December made me so excited for ours to make her appearance!
And then came Spring and Miss Zayva somehow grew even prettier!
Stay tuned for Zayva’s 10 month session!

althea at 18 months

Today just so happens to be the 2nd Birthday of Miss Althea Monroe!  How on earth she is 2 already I will never know.  It was crazy enough to be shooting this 18 month session for her in May!  This little girl is an absolute joy to be around.  She is so incredibly gorgeous and full of lots of girlie spunk, which I can’t help but love about her.  I shot this just a week or so before our little girl arrived, her mommy and I were both pregnant at the time.  Me with my VERY big belly and Jordanne with her little bump chasing around an active toddler on the 1st hot day of the year, definitely a session to remember.  Althea did amazing and I will always look at these images with such fond memories.
Happy Birthday Pretty Girl!!!  We cannot wait for your big party tomorrow and your 2 year photo session!  XOXO

blaine at nine months

Squishy, lots of lovable rolls and oh so cute Blaine.  We love this little guy!  Here are a few from his 9 month session (and stay tuned for his one year).

2012 senior gretchen

So much to blog and very little of the year left to do it!  Here is another one of our gorgeous 2012 seniors.  Gretchen truly is a pro in front of the camera.  Her laid back personality and natural beauty shine through.  I photographed her sister’s senior pictures several years ago, she was also a blast to work with so I had a feeling Gretchen would be just as wonderful.  I think the most memorable thing about this session for me is the poison ivy.  In the above image I ended up with the worst poison ivy I have ever had, luckily Gretchen came out of it unscathed (better me than her for sure).  I survived and we all love that image so it was worth it.  Enjoy a few from Gretchen’s session!
Thanks for the fabulous session Gretchen!  Cheers to your Senior Year! :)

happy halloween

As a child I was blessed with a very talented and creative mom who always adorned my brother, cousins and I with some pretty amazing Halloween costumes.  I hoped to someday be able to do the same with my kids, with help from Grandma Kim of course.  For Jettie’s 1st Halloween we went with her nickname – Jettie Spaghetti.  She was not too sure about it the 1st day we tried it on and spent most of trick-or-treat hat-less:
Yesterday she was much more accepting:
We could not believe how many trick-or-treaters we had!  I wanted to take more pictures but I had to hold up the spaghetti.  Here are a few really great costumes though:
We also neglected to take any of us as a whole family.  Luckily our friend Shannon snapped this one:
Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

happy birthday sticky!

Today is such a fabulously wonderful day for Jettie and I, today is the birthday of our #1 guy!  We could not be more grateful to have such a loving and loyal husband and father.  He is as genuine as they come and goes completely out of his way to make us girls feel so very special.  Most importantly of all he makes us laugh, in fact, he’s pretty good at making everyone laugh.  To know Sticky is to love Sticky.  He has the gift of making those around him feel good and lucky us, we get to spend everyday with him!  Oh, and I know this goes without saying but he is dashingly handsome with some of the best hair I have ever laid eyes on!

On a side note, I was trying to find an image from our recent trip to Florida of the Birthday Boy.  Looks like we are focusing mostly on Jettie and not so much Mom & Dad when shooting family memories, lol!  I do love these images of the two of them though!  Sticky is an amazing father, I’m  pretty sure Jettie already knows she hit the jackpot on that one.

We Love You!  Cheers To You Babe!   -Brandy J & Jettie