Reighlynn Turns 1!!!

I have journeyed with this couple through their pregnancy, birth and newborn photos and 

to see their little one as a 1 year old is just incredible!

 And what a lucky girl, because they truly are amazing parents!

She is flourishing and it was such a joy to spend time with all of them!

Until next time Goade Family!

Harper Turns 2!!!

This precious little one had just had a 12 hour brain surgery to remove a tumor 2 weeks earlier. Thankfully the tumor turned out to be benign and as can be seen from these pictures, she is doing incredibly well! Happy Birthday Harper! It truly was a celebration taking your photos! 

"My lollipop!"

I love outtakes.  Check out this awesome toe grab...

Mommy's little angel!

Daddy's little angel...

Thank you for allowing me to capture this time in your lives Newport family!

She is so precious!

The Steinkamps 2011

I just adore this family to the moon and back.  Every one of them holds a special place in my heart.  They are full of joy and laughter, and clearly love each other to pieces.

Being in their presence warms the heart... truly.

He swept her into this kiss all on his own. 

I love a man who is passionate for his wife and not afraid to show it!

My favorite outtake of the day.

You can tell she loves bugs, right?

Until next time Steinkamps!

The Harris' Fall Family Photos

I loved spending time with little Griffin and Bella!  They were so full of life and so excited to see me!  Their parents were amazing about incorporating the information from the TIPS page and it made such a tremendous difference.  After we did one portion, they would say, "What can we play next?"  So I had them pretend they were riding horses while they were sitting on the log, then made up a game of running while holding hands, and pretending to play hide and seek with their parents... which led to all the photos we were looking for.  The time went by so quickly and everyone left feeling like they had a great time.  The Mom kept exclaiming, "This is sooooo much better then being forced to sit in one place for indoor photos!"  I was thrilled that she enjoyed the experience so much!  Here are just a few photos from the 121 photos in their album!

The Zellers Family

This is my 3rd time photographing the Zellers Family!  They are a huge part of the reason why we created BW Photography!   With their support and encouragement, we finally decided to take the jump into making this hobby a business.  I know Jessica from our previous work together at the University.  As much as I loved my job I was clearly pining to be back home with our beautiful children, and she was always a huge support when I was missing our little ones.  When I found out she was pregnant shortly after starting there, I was beyond ecstatic!  If any couple was deserving of starting a family... these two were!  She had their exceptionally handsome son Rowan, who completely lit up their lives.  Just a short year later, they found out they were expecting their beautiful daughter Ruby.  She had more hair than I thought possible for a newborn.  And that was where it all started... I offered to do her newborn photos, and from there... we were hooked!  Her husband Andy was extremely encouraging and spread the word to anyone that would listen that they needed to check us out!    I feel so fortunate to not only be able to work with the Zellers and photograph their family, but to have them as friends as well!  They are such a joy to be around!

 This picture just cracks me up!  It may be an outtake, but I think it's one of my favorites!