Sneak peek for the "P" family

Thanks so much for bringing your beautiful girls back for more pictures. I know there was a lot of chaos, but I think it was worth it! Here are a few favorites, it was so hard to pick...Enjoy!

For my niece on her birthday

To the girl who defines "girl"...
To the girl who's loved pink tulle and high heeled shoes since she could walk...
To the girl who notices every time her aunt gets a new shirt, and remembers to compliment her on it...
To the girl who squeals with delight at a bag of hand me down dresses...
To the girl who would be completely content with having every gift for the rest of her life be a stuffed black leopard or a baby doll that pees in its diaper...
To the girl who wears snowman tights in the spring and black patent leathers in the summer purely because they "go" with her outfit...
To the girl who's little giggle makes you wish you had five more girls...

Happy 5th Birthday little honey! We love you!

Sneak Peek for Baby "B" and Baby "J"

Hey guys,
Thanks so much for letting me come and take pics of your sweet boys. I think all the sweat and hard work paid off...
These are a few of my favorites. Hope you like 'em!

Random thoughts of a three year old

After picking up a feather in our backyard my son came up to me and said, "Mama, can I buy candy with this?" While I couldn't overlook the obvious absurdity of the question, the mom in me couldn't help but be impressed by his understanding of the barter system at such a young age.

The next intellectual conversation was this evening on the car ride home when he randomly asked my husband if fish had teeth. He went on to explain how his poppa had put his hand in a fish's mouth at the "fish catcher place," and he wondered why the fish hadn't bitten him.

Who knew the same kid that tries to ride his one year old sister has these kinds of complex thoughts going on? Crazy.

So cute it hurts...

Here is your sneak peek "N" family--sweet baby "L", he was so good! Thanks for running all over the yard with me! Hope you like them!







And my all time favorite...



More to come!

Better late than never...

Okay "M" family...it's your turn. Just thought you might want a sneak peek of some photos I've been editing...
I mean, c'mon, the curls, the blue eyes...yeah, you know where I'm going with this. Check out the facial expressions! More to come!

Sneak peek for Baby "J"...

This little peanut surprised his mommy and daddy three weeks early! Isn't he so sweet??










And one with their firstborn...

Just a little story...

I just had to post this storyboard I was working on...

Sneak peek for the "D" family

I had a blast with these little girls...don't they look like little porcelain dolls? I'm so glad we got the pictures done, just before the rain hit...you all did great! And I'm pretty sure I lost a few pounds chasing little "I" around the yard!!!
Here are just a few of my favorites...hope you like them!

Introducing...

My new nephew...
Isn't he a little doll?

A Good Man is Hard to Find

Looks like I found one...

Three Little Boys

Thanks for the fun today A Family! Here are just a few of your shots from today...just look at these boys! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

A day in the daffodil fields

Here is your sneak peek from today, just a few from the hundred I took...I just love, love the way your pics came out! Thanks for cutting up your feet and missing swimming, all for the perfect shot. Hope you like them!

Sneak Peek for the ENTIRE "M" family...

Thanks for letting me come take pictures of you all!

P.S. Sorry for making you trepse all over the yard carrying lawn furniture!

Sneak Peek for the "M" Family

Thanks guys! I'm looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow! Hope you like em!

Sneak Peek for Baby J

Here is sweet Baby J...just five weeks old.

My First Maternity Session

Here's your sneak peek...

Check out my new site...

What I do when my kids go to sleep...

Sneak peek for the P family

Thanks for the fun! Here's your sneak peek...

No words.

Some people's children take their breath away. Mine take my words away. I used to be sharp, I used to be quick, I used to be innovative.
I used to have an answer for everything.

My Kid: "Mama, why can't I hit my brother?"

Me: "Because it's not nice...and he'll probably hit you back."

Bam. Problem solved. Fight diffused.

Yes, I used to be...

While I once could come up with a sufficient punishment at the drop of a hat, I now find myself stuttering, and tripping over my words to come up with a proper "if...then" statement. A statement that means business.

One that keeps my three year old from ripping open a bag of chocolate chips from the pantry, and one that makes my five year old think twice before he talks back "one more time."

Yeah, my kids know mama's going soft. Oh,they're all over me, testing me left and right.
My "one more time" has now become forty-seven more times. Wanna know why? Because I have no more words, and I need the extra time to come up with something good.

Take this evening at dinner. Not unlike any other night, tonight's meal started with a brawl over a plastic cup. In our home, this cup is referred to as the "special" cup. While it serves it's purpose well as a liquid container, I can't for the life of me figure out why this cup is so "special." But to my children, it is.

In fact it's so special that my kids are willing to risk their meal, their toys, their valentines, their college education and every other good thing they have, just to drink from it. Unbelievable.

Unfortunately, when the fight broke out tonight my brain was unprepared yet again, and the only thing I could come up with was for the culprit to go sit on the red chair.

The red chair.
Pathetic, I know.

Ahhh...the life with four kids. I need some help people.