Baby Girl "J" is Number Four!

Of course, we are convinced that she will have fewer legs and less fur than her "siblings," Dory, Nemo, and Squirt. At first glance, you would think they stole the entire show, but when you take another look at this beautiful mommy and darling dad, you will see that this shoot did not go to the dogs.

Thank you both for allowing me to capture such a wonderful time in your lives, and for enduring the heat. I cannot wait to meet Baby "J" when she arrives!

I Heart Faces - Motherhood

I always swore I wouldn't encourage this shot when capturing moms-to-be. It seemed so unnatural. I equated it to telling a child to "Say Cheese," while trying to capture a genuine expression. Can we say Cheese Face!?

But someone--I'm not naming names, but you know who you are--yelled, "Make a heart on her belly with your hands!" seconds before the click.

This seemed to crack Mom up, and her spontaneous expression is priceless!

So, here is my Motherhood entry this week for I Heart Faces. Check out more here.

Silly Songs and Sunshine

Rain Rain...Go away...

It really is a silly song. What are the odds of it actually happening? And, then it did. The rain went away...along with the sunshine...and it left behind a soaked Mommy, Daddy, photographer, and photo assistant. Yep. The photo shoot was officially over.

All was not lost, however. We could just plan another day to shoot. Right? Wrong! Remember how the song ends?

Come again another day...

Yep, the rain listened. Go figure. And it came again...and again...and again. So, our maternity photo shoot never got its "to be continued."

Fortunately, these two brought their own sunshine right from the start!

I told you Dad was a cutie.

My First Maternity Shoot is a To Be Continued...

I am so happy to have the opportunity to capture such a beautiful and radiant mom for my first maternity shoot. For now, I offer only a small peek. There will be much more to come (you will see that Dad is pretty cute too).

Did you notice that I said I "have" the opportunity instead of "had?" You see, this endeavour is an on-going one.

Day One began with a boat ride. As we arrived on the island for the shoot, the skies opened and the rains came down. Day Two will probably not include a boat ride, but I expect the fabulousness from this darling family will continue. Stay tuned...