A close friend of mine referred me to do a set of fall pre-school pictures at a local Baptist Church. I have never even come close to doing a session like this that included props so I had to do a little bit of research for a fall themed idea. I went to our local country feed and seed store and picked up a bale of hay, two mums and a pumpkin. Added a few more touches to it and came up with a pretty cute little set up that worked out great. After we finished up with the fall look we headed outside for recess and I felt more in my own element when I was able to do candid shots of the children doing what they do best which was playing.

Thank you Heather for referring me for this great opportunity.

Shhh.. It's a surprise!

I'm sure you'll recognize one of the little cuties below. I recently took pictures for his first birthday and then the following weekend we got together again with his Mommy's family for a big shoot of him and all his cousins. It's a surprise so no tagging was allowed until after Christmas on facebook because their Granny is super sneaky and will see them. Isn't that funny? Hey, I know what they mean.. Half our family is on facebook so I have to watch what I say and upload or else I might get my hand popped by a relative as well.

It was first weekend that it actually felt like fall and it was sooooo chilly! The kids were so behaved and did excellent with trying their best to sit still as long as they could until we moved to the next spot. We gave them a break and let them play so they could warm back up then we split them up in groups with their parents and what not to do some more personal pictures. I think they turned out great and would love to see the look on their Granny's face when she opens these pictures up on Christmas day. SURPRISE! :)

Oh, One more thing.. Thanks so much to the gentlemen that pumped up my tire that was going flat... I have the best clients in the world!

Happy Birthday Brit

Now this was a FUN photoshoot because it was all for Brit at his FIRST birthday party. So relaxed and full of running youngins at a gymnastics studio. I was so temped to jump up on the floor length trampoline but I managed to control myself and know that I was there to do a job and not play! Ha! The parents were able to mingle, slide on the ginourmous slide and get up close and personal with the birthday boy without having to worry about taking one single picture. I handled all that for them and boy did they LOVE IT and of course so did I. Enjoy!