Costume Cuties - sneak peek {2011 Costume Charity Shootout}

Once again, this year's Costume Charity Shootout was a total sucess and was so much fun to be a part of!!  It was a little crazy this year because I had to leave early from the shootout to meet family who flew in from across the country and we headed out of town for a week!!  I know I missed a few of you and I'm so sorry!!  Everyone looked great and it was so much fun to spend a few mintues with each of you and your kiddos.  Here's a sneak peek of your cuties!!! Thank you for coming and supporting a wonderful cause!  Many families were so grateful for your donations!  Enjoy!

You can see last year's sneak peek of the costume cuties by clicking {HERE}.

The C Family - sneak peek {Bristol, VA Family Photographer}

I am so glad that Mom gave me a call a couple weeks ago to book this session... I could tell just from talking with her on the phone that I would love her!  And I was right!!  What a sweet family.  I enjoyed every second I was able to spend with them.  The weather was perfect and the lighting was amazing in their gorgeous backyard.  Mr. R is such a cutie - check out those baby blue eyes and the adorable cow costume!!!!  Love it!  Enjoy your sneak peek and thanks again for a wonderful session C Family!!

heidi - sneak peek {kingsport, tn family photographer}

I love this chunky monkey and her opposite of chunky mama!!!!  I met Stacie not long after we moved out here (she works with my hubby) and she has sent several awesome clients my way - but can you believe that this is her first official session with me??  I did a Valentine's Mini Session back in Feb. of Miss Heidi and she also came to the Cotume Charity Shootout last year when Heidi was just a newborn, but never a full session with her adorable family.  I'm so glad we finally got to it!!!  I loved hanging with them - Daddy and Mommy are so sweet with Heidi and she is a KICK!!  She's not lacking in the personality department... I loved it!!  Speaking of kicks - can you tell how much I was lovin' her baby Toms??  I didn't even know they made Toms that small!!  And you know we had a to get a shot of Mommy's too!  {Never heard of Toms?  Check them out HERE}  She got pretty tired by the time we made it to the second location, but she hung in there.  And of course the second I put my lens cap on, she was all smiles - little stinker.  =)  Thanks for an AWESOME session guys - you rock!!! Enjoy your sneak peek.

reed & kyra - sneak peek {Tri-Cities TN Children's Photographer}

Do you recognize Mr. Reed's adorable face??  He's been on the blog a few times now - from the time he was just a teeny newborn.  Is he cute or what??  I told his Mama (who might I just say - I LOVE to death!!) that he keeps getting cuter and cuter each time I see him!!  Reed and Kyra are cousins and boy does Kyra love her "Baby Reed".  She was so sweet with him!  Their MeMe wanted to get some shots of the two of them together and a couple with her.  Sounds easy enough right??  Well think again my friend!!  We forgot that we were dealing with a 2 year old here!! Haha!  Kyra was awesome but again, she' two - and taking pictures can be hard!!  We still managed to have an awesome time and get some adorable shots of the two of them (together and seperately).  Thanks for a super fun evening (and workout!! haha)!!  Enjoy the sneak peek guys!!

Happy Birthday Miss K - sneak peek {johnson city tn children's photographer}

Miss Kyla made us WORK today, but it was all worth it when I got the card in my computer and looked through the images.  She is soooo adorable.  Are those blue eyes not to die for??  I'm sure anyone who saw me, Kyla's mom and auntie singing, dancing and making animal noises in downtown Johnson City this morning got a kick out of it.  We were all sweating by the end of the session!!  Kyla did great putting up with our craziness though and we got lots of super cute shots (I promise Mom!!).  Happy 1st Birthday Miss Kyla and thanks to her Mama and Auntie for a fun morning!!  Enjoy your sneak peek!

Red, White and Cute - sneak peek {johnson city tn photographer}

It touched my heart to watch Katie and Eric with their sweet angel.  I hope Miss Ellianna knows how lucky she is to have such awesome parents!!  She didn't give me too many smiles, but she was such a happy girl - especially for just having surgery a couple days ago!  I'm so happy I was able to meet this family and spend some time with them this evening.  Dad was the most sweet and polite guy I've ever met.  He just returned home from Afghanistan... I can't imagine how happy he must have been to see his beautiful girls.  I love that Mom brought the cutest patriotic outfit I've ever seen for Ellianna... loved it.  Thanks again guys, enjoy your sneak peek!

perfectly sweet - sneak peek {johnson city tn family photographer}

Mama and I tried for this session about a hundred times before finally making it work today.  There were sick kiddos, thunderstorms and both her and I going out of town... You name it.  Well one thing's for sure: there were NO thunderstorms today!  I swear it was at least 100 degrees.  The kiddos were SUCH great sports though and we had fun despite the insane heat and the annoying bugs!!  Seriously - are these not the cutest kids EVER???  I wanted to take them home with me!!!  And they were so sweet too... April is an amazing Mom.  I can tell just from watching her interact with her precious girls.  I don't know how she does it!!  I just loved both her and her girls.  How do I get so lucky to have the coolest clients in the world???  

** I also just LOVE when my clients have a similar style to mine.  Aren't the girls outfits adorable (and Mom's too of course)??  LOVED them.  Loved everything (except for the heat).  Enjoy your sneak peek and thanks for a fun session today!!!

Baby Rue - sneak peek {Tri Cities TN Newborn Photographer}

Finally!!! A baby girl!!  Don't get me wrong, I love love baby boys just the same, but I feel like I haven't taken pictures of a baby girl in so long - and my prop closet is stock full of headbands, tutu's, pink blankets and more.  So it was fun to get a chance to put it all to good use!  Rue was so sweet and did an amazing job.  For the first 45 minutes or so she just didn't want to go to sleep, but we finally got her good and out and were able to get her into a few poses while she snoozed.  Mom and Dad were so fun to talk with - I felt like we were good friends!!  Congratulations you two and enjoy your sneak peek!!!

the G family - sneak peek {johnson city tn family photographer}

Lori called me back in November wanting to book a family session for Christmas cards.  I told her I was completely booked and leaving for California soon.  As I'm telling her all this I could almost hear her disappointment and so I squeezed in a mini session a couple days before I was scheduled to leave for Christmas.  Of course everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong.  It snowed, Miss Ella got really sick, I was swamped with orders and editing and packing and life.... long story short, we never had the session!!!  But amidst all the back and forth emails, texts and calls a friendship blossomed.  It was like I knew this girl from somewhere... and she knew me.  It was meant to be. So months later, FINALLY, FINALLY we got our session.  The lighting was perfect and the weather was amazing.  Miss Ella was all decked out in Matilda Jane, of course Lori Miss Fashionista looked amazing, and don't worry Dad - you looked good too!!  They were all relaxed, happy and real.  It was great.  A big thanks to their awesome friends for coming along to help out too!!!  Thanks G Family and enjoy your sneak peek =)

miss aubrey; take 2 - sneak peek {jonesborough, tn photographer}

This was round two for Miss Aubrey, who was freezing and teething at her last session with her Dad, Mom, Grandpa and Grandma {which you can see HERE}.  She was much happier although she did NOT want Mommy to put her down!!  We just kept trying and managed to grab some really cute shots of her...  Dad and Mom said the next time they'll bring her in for pictures will be her Senior Portraits - but look at that face!!  I bet they wont be able to hold out!!  =)  And check out this awesome photo prop they brought - a vintage tricycle from Primitive Swan in Blountville TN.  LOVE!!!! Thanks guys!!  Enjoy...