EF5 2nd Year Anniversary-Parkersburg, Iowa

I am posting these images by frequent requests. Since I created this collage after the tornado in May of 2008, the requests to purchase have never stopped. I am amazed and touched at how many people's lives I have reached. One of my good friends told me back then, "this is something our kids or grandkids will see in their history books." I can't express enough how blessed I feel to have been given this opportunity. I am posting another collage I created to mark the one year anniversary last year. To show what has become of our town of Parkersburg. To show that there is hope. They still are able to be purchased. If interested, please contact me.

8x10 $10
11x14 $20
16x20 $40

It's Monday!!!!

It seems as soon as the weather turns warm, BOOM, every weekend is FULL! This weekend was filled with shooting, helping a friend make mints for her son's graduation (I highly recommend not ever volunteering for-waaayyyyy too time consuming), my son's preschool graduation, cleaning inside and out for my son's graduation party and then finally his party! Whew........it's a good thing he is darn cute! So this morning I thought this would be an appropriate picture for a Monday morning! There is more of this little guy to come. Hope everyone has a great week!

Oh BaBy!

I absolutely LOVE shooting maternity pictures! I get to hear some pretty amazing stories of their lives. Some share how challenging it was to conceive and others want to remember this special moment because it is their last child. I know how important it was to me to be photographed while I was pregnant and I want it to be just as special for the client.

This particular session we tried something different by waiting until the sun went down. The day we chose to schedule it however, it was the cloudiest day and the sun wasn't even thinking of coming out AT ALL! But, we still got some good shots even though they were freezing! And yes, it is May but we are in Iowa!

To the Sager family.......I really enjoyed getting to know you. I can not wait for your little guy to get here! It was so much fun shooting these, I can imagine what is yet to come:)

An Afternoon Out

I have a friend who I think has a beautiful home with so many neat decorations. I had asked her a long time ago if she would be okay with me photographing in her home. She said YES! So, I couldn't wait to bring this little angel there. I had so many ideas but towards the end, this little angel started having tummy trouble but I absolutely LOVE what we did capture! Take a look for yourself!

Spring Has Sprung!

Easter 2010 was fun and interesting! For those of you who don't already know, I tried using lambs along with bunnies this year. My thought was that they'll just lay there beside the child and look cute. WRONG! Thank goodness I had spare bunnies on hand. Lambs have a mind of their own which didn't always coincide with I wanted them to do. They wore diapers to avoid any mishaps but those flew off as soon as they started running around the studio! It made for great entertainment! I got some great shots this year and here are a few........

Easter 2010

Every year I do live bunnies for Easter pictures and this year I am adding baby lambs! The dates are coming up quickly so if you would like to book an appointment call me ASAP. Here are the dates and openings as of today:

Monday, March 15th~1:00pm

3:00pm

Tuesday, March 16th~10:00am

11:30am

1:00pm

Wednesday, March 17th~10:00am

1:00pm

Thursday, March 18th~BOOKED

Friday, March 19th~BOOKED

Saturday, March 20th~BOOKED

Sunday, March 21st~10:00am

1:00pm

Monday, March 22nd~1:00pm

2:30pm

Tuesday, March 23rd~10:00am

11:30am

1:00pm

Wednesday, March 24th~10:00am

11:30am

1:00pm

Miss Jenna

Meet Jenna.....

Jenna is one of the happiest babies I know! We had such a blast taking her pictures! We being her mom, her big brother and I. I think I could have kept her all day and just shot away, but in the end, I think her mom will already have a hard time trying to decide what to order:) You can check out more of Jenna on my Facebook page! Have a great day!

A friend of mine from high school reminded me of this poem that I once used for my son when he was born. It brought tears to her eyes and still does to me:

Before you were conceived I wanted you.

Before you were born I loved you.

Before you were here an hour I would die for you.

This is the miracle of life.