New and Improved

Well...the real new and improved photography website is due this summer. Man! These business steps take time! But, in the mean time I made a few changes to the current site to give it a face lift...it needed one! I like this look better...for the time being, anyway! Check out the new links...

What do you think?

my boys

looking at them, all lined up this way and looking up at me reminds me
that they are in fact looking to me not only for their daily needs, but also for much greater things. like how to live, love, and respond. like no one else before them, they are seeing how i live life and Whom I run to for comfort and help...

that is a sobering thought

and brings me again to the realization of how desperately i need jesus.

today we
lunched in the sunshine at v richards
and played in caldwell park before church this evening.
it was a beautiful day.

no matter what the day holds, be it ease or frustration, i am beyond grateful for those 3 bright eyed boys.

today reminded me of the splendid gift that it is to be able to say these 4 words...

i am a mother.

new eyes.

one of the things i love most about photography is how it has changed the way i view everything. i look at details, light and colors with new eyes...things that i once would have passed by now make me stop in my tracks. i am more awe struck by the beauty of God's handiwork. like when i open up the images i've captured with my camera and see my reflection in my child's beautiful brown eye...or when i look at one of God's creatures with an appreciation like never before. the richness of the pink of this flamingo, the texture of his feathers, the odd carriage and gait that this bird has that is entirely unique. the handprint of God can be seen everywhere.

a few more

a few more i couldn't resist posting...

such a willing model

i wish i could record all these little conversations. i love how they make each other giggle...how they use a silly language all their own. how the younger never wants to leave the side of the older.

on the way home the other day, i was struck with the beauty of the sky. i had my trusty sidekick, mr. canon, riding shotgun, so i had to pull over right there in the middle of traffic and shoot the sky. the clouds looked like lambs wool. like you could just reach out and touch them.

sunday was a glorious day. we spent the better part of it barefoot in the gardens.
these boys+sunshine+a day in the gardens=my favorite things

"in the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." -margaret atwood

and they did...

three.

three months today
we are completely and utterly in love

what joy you bring to us
your brothers adore you
your infectious laughter brightens our day
when your face erupts into that gummy smile
we remember there is nothing greater than
the LOVE
of a parent for his child

...and again we are in awe that He entrusted you to us.

lazy day

walker

Lots of baby sessions lately. A joy indeed. I love newborn sessions. That skin....and the curl of a newborn as he snuggles. There's just nothing like it. I recently spent the morning with Emily, a dear friend of mine from college who was one of my bridesmaids, and her precious son Walker.
Children love Emily so it's no surprise that she is such a sweet mother. She's so natural at it. The hardest part of this session was not taking him home with me at the end of it!
Here are a couple of my favorites from our session. Click here to see more.