All the way from Arkansas!!

Bella & her wonderful mom came all the way from Arkansas for her photo shoot!
Laurie- it was wonderful meeting you and Bella. I instantly fell in love with this little princess! She is more than full of personality and said the cutest little 3 yr. old phrases. Since she came from so far we had a HUGE photo shoot and I think she changed outfits 6 or 7 times without complaining- ok, so maybe we bribed her with Dora snacks!!
She found a special place in my heart as she is adopted from Guatemala just like our little Sage!
Laurie- thank you for bringing Bella~ I know you will be more than happy with all the shots we got- the camera loved her :-)

Be checking back soon for some underwater shots of my kids from vacation.
We bought underwater housing for the camera and got some unique
underwater images that you have to see!!

~Libby

Because I couldn't choose just one....

look at her jump!!

Isn't her mom gorgeous??

Bobbi came in for her modeling portfolio and brought along her mom & gramma to do a 3 generation shot. We got a GORGEOUS one of all 3 of them, but I am saving that for their private gallery. Bobbi is 3 and one of my all time favorites. She loves to change clothes, she does just what we tell her, making my job super easy. I just love her!!
She is full of personality, making it hard to pick just a couple to show on the blog.


The studio will be closed from June 21 through July 5.
We are taking a much needed break and heading out on vacation.
I will be back blogging on July 7-

~Libby

This little one is spectacular!!

Isn't she just beautiful?? Her mommy & daddy are going to be fighting the boys
off when she grows up. Campbell was so excited when we let her suck her thumb
in one shot- she thought that was cool that we wanted a picture of that- and look how cute that shot is!

This week I have had some inquiries and bookings for Christmas (yes, Christmas) sessions.
I have officially opened up the calendar for the remainder of the year.
I will be shooting sessions until November 14 and then taking off the entire month of December, so please plan early for your Christmas sessions so you don't miss out on an opening.
I will be doing specialty Custom cards that were a huge hit last year!

~Libby
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Cutest Little Brothers....

These guys have the cutest hair & amazing blue eyes! So cute!
We were wanting some fun pictures after doing posed shots and
they quickly got into a game of leap frog and we got some priceless action shots.
It was all going great until Jacob (the one jumping over Noah) decided to do a flip over
his brother. Needless to say that was the last shot we got and Jacob got a nice
cold ice pack for his head. After a few minutes he was back to normal.
Good thing their session was over- he forgot all about it when he saw
all the goodies in the treasure basket!

~Libby

The freshness of a newborn...

I know, I know.. I have been so slack in posting new blogs, but I got to spend a few hours with this little newborn and knew while I was in the middle of this session that I would be blogging tonight about him.
He smelled sooo good and had the cutest little features. I can 't wait to watch him grow! He was such a little trooper and let me try out some new props, like the wrap in the bottom picture- I had gotten that wrap awhile ago and had it on loan to a photographer in NJ, so John Daniel was the perfect little one to try it out on. It was fun meeting and spending time with you - Daniel, Sarah & Linda.

I.will.post.more.often.

~Libby

Putting things in perspective...

I know I don't often do 2 family posts back to back, but my heart is so full of family and wanting to capture every memory as we are making them, that I couldn't resist posting some more family memories. Even though these were just taken, they are already memories and I know I will cherish these pictures forever.
This past week I had a conversation with a friend from Washington about how thankful we are for our boys & our little girl & I woke up the next morning to learn of the tragedy that happened to the Steven Curtis Chapman family. They are such an advocate of adoption & since we are an adoptive family, it really hit home with me that we just never know when something is going to happen in and instant and change our life for eternity.
My love & prayers go to their family.

Today was such a beautiful, cloudless day and it could not have been any more perfect. The boys rode dirt bikes around the house and I tried my hardest to get some action shots of them, but they are just too fast! I did manage a couple and they are posted above of Sawyer & Sutton.
Sage insisted on helping her daddy wash the truck and had to put on her tutu bathing suit.
If you are looking for a bathing suit for your little princess.. you must get this one by Kate Mack. Oh my goodness... it is scrumptious!
Sage is obsessed with picking every flower she sees and there is just something about her little hands holding flowers that melts my heart. She found a couple of dandelions and I told her to get ready to blow and she put her other hand behind her back with a couple of flowers and I thought it was just perfect!
Hope you can stand just a few more of our family pictures!

~Libby

She lost her first tooth...

I had the most spectacular Mother's Day just being treated like royalty by the boys & Sage. Every once in awhile I would just look around and fight tears- tears of thankfulness. My heart is just so full of love for these healthy, loving, mischievous, forgiving, hilarious kids! I am beyond thankful to God for the gifts he has given me through family- it made me warm inside and just feel blessed beyond belief to spend the day with them all.
The handmade gifts,  potted flowers,  poems,  hand holding & kisses, little snuggles, twirling dances-
thank you Sullivan, Sawyer, Sutton & Sage for the fabulous Mother's Day. The memories will forever stay with me.

Sage lost her first tooth and I cried! I don't exactly know why, maybe it is saying goodbye to her baby & toddler years and a step towards her growing up- I don't know, it just was sad.
However, she is simply charming with her new tooth already growing in and I had to include that today in my post. Last night Tim took the boys to a movie and Sage and I had (as she calls it)  "girl time" and spent the afternoon/evening picking flowers & Sidewalk chalking our driveway. I, of course, had to get pictures so I could share with everyone how much fun I had with Sage.
I.simply.love.her.

~Libby