Barefoot @The Barn

Julie is a dear friend of mine who has a heart of gold.
She is the type person you want in your corner and was a major help in so many ways with all the work we did in the community with my recent job at Bayside Church.
Her beautiful babies Ellie & Olivia did great at our summer evening shoot out at a friend's barn with the chicks.

Joy comes in the morning

My husband and I had a little studio session this morning.
I dragged him away from his guitar long enough to get these shots of baby and I.
At 36 weeks week we are right around the corner from meeting our little miracle baby, Annabelle Rose Sommers.
The thought of holding in my arms and not my tummy seems almost incomprehensible.
There was a very sad time in our lives when we lost a little baby and I cant explain with words how many pieces my heart broke into.
We found out April 25th 2010 we were pregnant with our first child.
We called her our Little Peanut and on May 18th we told the WHOLE world she was coming.
On June 7th my sister flew in from England for an ultrasound.
I couldnt wait to show my little sis my most prized possession but when they couldnt find a heartbeat anymore my own heart stopped dead in its tracks.
She carried me out of the room that day thus beginning the journey that leads me here.
I learned a lot about God and faith and hope during that time and am grateful for our angel waiting in Heaven.
My husband and I have an incredible group of people that loved and carried us during that season and are now rejoicing with us and cheering on baby Annabelle today.
I have learned without a doubt that Psalm 30:5 is true-
"Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning."
October 10th 2010 I found out I was pregnant with Annabelle and for my 25th birthday on December 26th we shared our great news with the world again.
Joy does come in the morning.

Janie Girl Headbands

This is a shoot did for Nashville based company- Janie Girl Headbands.
They have great designs and its always fun for me when I get to play dress up with the babies.
Twins Mae & Dru looked smashing in their matching outfits and headbands & had such a blast they both passed out at the end.
Check out more work from Janie Girl on their Etsy site:
www.etsy.com/shop/janiegirlheadbands

Summertime in Sarasota

The Millers were down on vacation from Ohio last week enjoying a little sunshine and a few lovebugs.
We shot @the Marina and the girls, Skylar & Sydney did great.
I loved the girls little painted toes and Skylar's romper!
If only they looked as cute on adults.

Baby Reef in the house

The Gibson's are a super sweet family that I met a few years ago at a summer camp both our churches did.
Baby Jada is not longer a little baby and Reef is now on the scene.
Where does the time go?
Love hanging with such great people!

A prayer for Adrian

I had the honor of photographing the Littlejohn family last week.
We had an amazing shoot with mama Ivette, dad Anthony and 1 year old baby Adrian full of smiles, laughs and kisses & then I cried all the way home.
Baby Adrian is in the middle of radiation for a rare form of brain cancer.
Its hard to think about all that little precious baby has been through after testing, surgeries, chemo and long hospital stays but I cant imagine better parents for the job.
How do they cope?
"One day at a time with the faith that God will heal him."
I walked away that day reminded that nothing is certain tomorrow but we can choose to cherish what we have today and its easy to see how much they cherish Adrian.


















To follow the Littlejohn's story please visit their website & take a second today to say a prayer for baby Adrian.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adrianshawnlittlejohn/mystory