| happy baby|

Just one of this cute baby boy for now! More coming soon…

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                                                                                                      Isn’t he the cutest? I think he knows it too!! lol..

                                                                                                                                             ♥ Laurie

| hellooo..helloo…. |

Is anyone still here reading this dusty blog?? Bless you to the readers I may still have out there!! My last blog entry was just a few days before Mother’s Day and I apologize for not updating everyone on who I picked for the free family session. That was my plan…that was until on the morning of Mother’s Day, Austin woke up with a fever of 101 and so it began….after taking him to the doc and finding out he had strep throat, he got to spend the following week with me at home so work had to be pushed aside which meant sessions needed to be rescheduled and no time for blogging!  Good news is just a few days after getting him on some medication, he was feeling much better and it didn’t go three rounds this time!! 

Ok….so I did pick a winner for the free family session and the winning mom was Christina! Congrats to their family and I can’t wait to plan out our session.  A big thank you to everyone who commented…it was a hard decision for me and just know that I wanted to give it to all of you!   I’ve got some sessions to make up and some new ones as well, so I will do my best to blog lots more in the coming weeks. Here is one that was not cancelled and I’m so glad……this family was super sweet and lots of fun. Big brother wasn’t too sure about me and I don’t think he ever really warmed up until I was walking away and saying good bye to them! lol…..

Here is a sneak peek……….

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                                                                                      Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend!

 
                                                                                                                              ♥ Laurie

| in honor of Mother’s Day |

Since mother’s day is just around the corner and I would love nothing more than to do something very special for one very special mom out there………I’ve decided to give away one FREE family session along with a FREE customized album showcasing a collection of the proofs from our session…..and no, you don’t have to do anything crazy to get it!! lol….simply leave me a comment letting me know why I should choose you and your special family, that’s it! You have until Friday at midnight to leave me a comment on this post. Once the winner has been chosen,  the winning mom will receive an email from me on Mother’s Day letting them know that they are the winner and to get ready for some awesome family pictures!! I know we can all use some updated fun family pictures so go ahead and leave me a comment, it won’t hurt!!! I promise….. lol

…and since I hate to post without a picture……..

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                                                                                                                                     ♥ Laurie

| baby girl |

I could have photographed her allll day! Such a beauty and belongs to one of my good friends…..so guess what??? That means I get to photograph her anytime I want….lol!! She was such a good baby and I can’t wait to see this little one grow and change.

here she is….fast asleep….

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and here she is……wide awake….

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                                                                                                                       have a great weekend!         

                                                                                                                                      ♥  Laurie

| simple & oh..so sweet |

      Sometimes simple is all I need…..

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    Sweet baby Presley, isn’t she just beautiful? We did these when she was 6 weeks and while that’s not the “ideal” age to photograph a newborn, she still gave me some beautiful shots (and slept for me!).  I loved how they turned out & had to share a few….                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                             ♥ Laurie

| had to show more |

                                                                                  of this gorgeous momma to be….. can you tell I’ve enjoyed photographing her???

 

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                  Ok, that’s all for now or atleast until I’m done with editing  & showing them their proofs… I’ve got to save something for their slideshow!

                                                                                                                                        ♥   Laurie

| a little family time |

Ok, so this is me screaming….YIPPEE, WE GOT SOME!! The morning we went out to do these, their little man wasn’t really feeling the picture thing but after giving him some time to play & run…oh and have his daddy spin some fans for him (don’t ask…) he was much happier & ready for some playtime with mommy and daddy. 

                                                                     

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                                      Such a fun and beautiful family. Thanks for sticking it out with me guys….I’m thinking it paid off! 

                                                                                                              Hope everyone has a Happy Easter!!

                                                                                                                                     ♥ Laurie

| crazy winds & a beautiful mommy to be |

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Gotta love that wind….or alteast I do! This is all I’m gonna show for now but stay tuned for more of this sweet sweet couple and mommy/daddy to be!

                                                                                                                                           ♥ Laurie

| i ♥ my boys |

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 My sweet, sweet boys …..who are 4yrs old today!!! I’m a little sad when I think they were “the babies” of  our family and now they look like such big boys.  They have come such a long way and are making some awesome progress.  For those of you who may not know, Austin and Ethan have autism. We started to see the signs when they were about 15-18 months old and looking back, as hard as it was to see the signs and say that they had autism, I’m so glad we knew when we did and got them the help they so desperately needed.  The past two years have not been easy but I have to say,  just in the past few months we have seen lots of progress in them both.  Their road to recovery is constant and I know we have so much further to go but we will never give up on them!

I don’t know how many of you know but April is Autism Awareness month.  I’m so glad that the awareness has been raised and people are no longer lost in the dark. There is hope and help out there and even though we have so much more to learn about this disorder, I know we have come such a long way. There are several websites that I visit often that are a great resource for information. The two main ones I like to visit  are  autismspeaks and  tacanow. I hope that someday *WE WILL KNOW*  what  causes autism….what happened?? when did it happen?? and  WHY??? These are questions that I asked myself alot in the beginning and still find those questions rolling around in my head on those bad days. Life has been a bit more of a challenge for us and there are days when I break down but at the end of the day, I know that we will get through it and will continue to do everything we can to get them back…..back. to. us.

                                                                        So today we will celebrate them and their precious life that God has given us.

                                                                                                                                   ♥ Laurie

| part II of mr. serious (baby d.) |

Yup….he’s back! What a funny lil’ guy, he was just as serious the second time around. It cracks me up when I photograph toddlers who are serious and seem to think I’m the biggest dork on earth!! lol…we were still able to get him to crack some smiles towards the end though……here are some of my favorites!

 

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                                                                                     thanks to his daddy for helping to get this last one! 

                                                                                                                             ♥ Laurie