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The little boy energy! It’s just the best! It feels so much like hanging out with my own Jude and Jonah. I love all the expressions and smiles and giggles. So real and so very much fun!

The little boy energy! It’s just the best! It feels so much like hanging out with my own Jude and Jonah. I love all the expressions and smiles and giggles. So real and so very much fun!

For Joan’s birthday session this year we decided to head to South Congress. We haven’t been there with her since she was itty bitty and it was just perfect. All the color in this session makes me so happy. It’s so very her. I love how she poses herself for me and has her own ideas on what to wear and where the best spot is to take photos. She’s strong and bright and funny and colorful. And someone lost a tooth just in time for her closeups!

Speaking of little boys who absolutely love the camera, little M definitely does! Oh my goodness, so much personality that it makes my job a blast! And did I mention he has some mad dancing skills as well?! Super impressed! Just wait until you see the sweetest photos of him holding his baby brother, be ready to swoon!

These kiddos showed up with the best smiles! I can practically hear the giggles just looking through their photos again. This was originally supposed to be a mini session, but the kids did so great, we just could *not* narrow it down! I loved getting to know them and capturing their smiles and sweet personalities!

This is my second session with this awesome family. They invited me back to capture Dixon and Juno and I’m so very thankful they did. I had other words prepared for this scheduled blog post, but my heart is too heavy to share them now. Sweet Dixon passed away about 5 weeks after these were taken. And unfortunately, Juno passed away at the end of January. My heart hurts for you Christine and Chris. I’m so thankful that we took these photos when we did and my hope is that they will bring you both comfort as you mourn the loss of both of them. Even cranky Dixon smiled for me on […]
Zachary John Stradtner was born February 12, 2017 at 10:47 am. He weighs 7 lbs 15 oz and is 20 inches long. His birth was very different than our plan, but Gods plan was to keep Zachary and I here and healthy. Thank you to our amazing midwife, Heather Hilton, and our birth team for keeping us safe and well cared for. His birth experience was traumatic and we are just starting to process and cope. We will come back and share more photos and video as we do (both Tara and Kayla were with us throughout his birth and we are so thankful for their talent, time and unending support). The last few days have been […]