Edwards Family

It's true it's hard to get a whole family together at the same time. So Brent and I are good with shooting around the holidays. We know it's the time when folks are together. The Edwards family came to see us the day after Thanksgiving and couldn't get everyone there at the same time. So, Carol had a great idea of photographing everyone in a different position and placing them around the word "FAMILY". I loved the idea and below is a picture of what I have so far. We're waiting on two more people to come get their photo made. We had fun shooting it too! You had to have vision to see why we were doing such wierd poses. :)
We also took Haley's baby, Ryder, 5 week old photos. He is such a great baby! My children at 5 weeks did not sleep as well as he did. Carol has a tradition of having all of her kid's photos made on a blanket that her mother made. So Ryder joined that tradition and I have a photo of him on the family heirloom. We caught some great shots of Haley with him too .... so sweet.
We also got pictures of Catie and Calyn and they did fantastic. No problem posing these girls - they're naturals.

Thanks Edwards Family!

Our Razorback Team

Thanksgiving was a fun time with family and good food! We also had lots of shoots around Turkey Day that I have not gotten to post about yet. Since it's late, I'm just going to put the photo up that I meant to add on Friday before the Razorback/LSU game. We had photos scheduled everyday but not at 1:30 on Friday. It was a rule that we couldn't take photos during the game. (Not that anyone else in Arkansas would want to schedule then either) I love living in a state that is 100% behind the same team. There are no divisions on what school do you cheer for.... it's just Wooo Pig Soooeee around here.

Here is one of our Friday shoots where the whole family came wearing their Razorback gear for the family photo. This is baby Ryder and his momma, Haley, holding him. I have so many photos to post from this shoot and I promise, if at all possible, I'll get them up tomorrow.

Until then, I still love our Arkansas Razorbacks even though we lost to LSU. We're still a good team and I'm not going to be a fair weather fan.

GO HOGS!

Stephanie

Stephanie is a senior at Conway High School and is so special to us. 1. she dates our nephew, 2. babysits my children, and 3. she's also super dooper fun. We knew that Stephanie would do an awesome job at her shoot, but I didn't know it would be this awesome! Seriously, FANTASTIC.
We ended up having a rainy day for the second reschedule. And we decided to just go with it. When life hands you lemons, right? Well, the day handed us rain - so we shot under cover, indoors, a lot of sunroom, and then we also had some fun in Stephanie's rain boots and did some puddle jumping! :)

Stephanie plays the guitar and sings. And I think I've made her first cd cover ;) (see the last picture below)

So much fun on a dreary day... here are a few of our favorites...

The whole Henson family

As most people know, we love our friends Lee and Andrea Henson. We photograph them probably the most of anyone. Our kids are best friends and Lee and Brent can't run to the hardware store without each other's company. We've become attached to both of their families as well. A couple of months ago, I posted about the Shipman family, which is Andrea's side and a couple of weeks ago we photographed Lee's whole family. It's such a blessing to know these two wonderful families and to feel a part of them. I feel as comfortable at their houses as I do at my own.
A photo shoot with 4 small boys is always full of energy and always fun. We were chasing the sunlight and only got to shoot Lee's family and Nancy's family before dark. We did the full family shot in their dining room in their house.
I did a fun photo with Lee and Andrea and their boys. I felt like this pose probably described life a little better :) I think Brent and I could do the same pose with our two and feel like it's a perfect fit as well.
It was a great day, a great shoot, a FANTASTIC meal afterwards, and wonderful company.

Brittney's Bridals

Beautiful brides make for beautiful pictures. And Brittney is a gorgeous bride. We shot her bridals in Danville, AR at the Chamberlyne Country Club. We thought we were going to have high winds and no chance for outdoor photos. But to our surprise it was a perfect afternoon for photos. So we shot outdoor and indoor. She is a simple woman who doesn't like to always be the center of attention. So I know it was out of her comfort zone to be focus of everything... but wow, did she do good with photos! Great job Brittney! Here are a few of our favorites....

Senior Tori

Tori is a senior at St. Joseph High School. Her Dad called me a month or so ago and we had a couple reschedules due to weather or scheduling conflicts. But I knew I was going to like the Carters just from talking to her Dad on the phone. She is called "Sissy" in her family. I could tell they were a tight knit family which is very much like my own. I don't know if my Dad ever calls me by my actual name. I'm always "Sissy" in my family as well. Brent and I really enjoyed getting to know the Carters. Tori plays volleyball and cheers competitively. She was a natural in front of the camera and great at dealing with the slightly cooler temperatures. Thank you Carter family for choosing us for Tori's pictures! Here's a sneak peek of some of them...

McKnight Photos

Wilson and Rachel have been married for almost 3 years and decided to do some more photos in their wedding dress and suit. It's something I've always wanted to do with Brent as well. Times have changed since I got married and I have more fun ideas that I'd like to try in our wedding outfits.
The McKnights were fun to photograph. They're a very sweet couple and so easy to chat with. They love the Razorbacks (as do we!) and their kitchen is all decked out in Hog gear. So we used their McKnight Hog sign and did a few shots with it.
Here's a few peeks from their shoot last Saturday.

Mulhearn Family

Today I had the opportunity to photograph a very special little girl and her family. Little Stella is a beautiful 2 year old girl with an adorable smile. She is special to everyone who meets her because she can instantly steal your heart away. She is so smart ... and talks better than my 4 year old does. She loves her bunny and marshmallows :) Her brother Davis is the perfect big brother ... he knows exactly what to do to get a smile out of his sister. In fact, I think he keeps the whole family laughing when he dances a jig around the house. I even got to see some of the performance! Amanda and Travis are excellent parents. They love their kids and would do anything in the world for them.
Stella has medulloblastoma, a form of cancer. They found this out not long ago at the end of October and in a very short time, Stella has had brain tumors removed in surgery and is scheduled to start chemo next week. I want everyone who reads this blog to take a minute to say a prayer for this adorable little girl. From everything I've heard about her, she is tough and a fighter. I pray God's peace to cover her parents in the months to follow.
After taking her photo today, I came home to my 10 month old little girl and 4 year old son. I hugged them tight thinking all the time of what it would feel like to have my children go through such a hard time. I can't imagine. Literally, I can't think about it without welling up with tears.
To Travis and Amanda - you guys are wonderful parents and I feel honored to get to photograph your precious family. You're smiles and amazing faith show that you're not giving up ever.

Here is a link to Stella's CaringBridge Site.