Beau Aaron

You may remember this family from several posts back. Well, here they are again...with a new addition. Beau Aaron Moore was born on February 8th and I had the privelege of doing his first photo shoot. Isn't he adorable?!? I remember when our little boy, Gabe, was born...he seemed so tiny. Now, looking at Beau and then looking at Gabe...it is amazing how fast time flies. Mark and Kelli have been blessed with two beautiful boys...which isn't a surprise when you look at their parents:). We have been truly blessed to not only be able to take their pictures, but to have their friendship. We love you guys! Enjoy the pictures...they are amazing!!

Trip to Washington

This past weekend I got to fly to the beautiful state of Washington to visit my brother, sister-in-law, little niece, and the majority of my dad's family. (Jeremy wasn't able to go so he got to be daddy while I was gone.) My niece was born during the spring of last year which made it near to impossible to be able to see her during wedding season...which for us, didn't end until January. :) I had an absolute wonderful time...wish it could have been longer. Below you will see some of the pictures I got to take.



This is my little niece, Hannah. Isn't she beautiful? Her eyes are shockingly blue. (I've been experimenting with some fun lighting techniques...watch for more to come:)


This is my younger brother, David. He sure is a proud daddy...and has every right to be.




My sis-n-law, Bekki... I know I gained at least 4 pounds while I was there...she's an excellent cook!


Another cute pic of Hannah!


The whole state of Washington is beautiful. There are mountains everywhere. It's kind of hard to tell (it was on the verge of raining), but Mt. St. Helens is in the background behind me...one of my favorite places to go when I visit.


I forgot to mention that the water you see is the Columbia River.


This is my #1 place to visit when I go to Washington...my grandparent's farm. They live on a mountain called Green Mountain. They have lived there ever since they were married...over 50+ years. I also have several sets of aunts and uncles who live on the mountain as well. The memories I have on the farm are endless and I am so thankful for their legacy of family. Like I mentioned earlier, I was only there for a long weekend and only spent one evening on the farm. I was still able to see 5 out of my 6 aunts and uncles, (my dad is 1 of 7), my grandparents, and a ton of cousins. It was a huge blessing.


And of course, me with my niece. Thanks for checking into my weekend. My family means the world to me and I wanted to share a bit of what I have been able to experience. Have a wonderful week! Mel

Jacklynn

I had a great time photographing little Jacklynn. She is absolutely precious, as you can see... She was awake for some of the pictures and out cold for the rest. I had a hard time putting the camera down. I won't tell the number of pictures I took. :) Thank you Jaime and Nick for letting us be a part of capturing the milestones of your little girl. She is absolutely adorable. We'll see you in a couple of months. Blessings to you and your little family.

Snow, snow, snow!!!

Well, it's obvious...we have snow! We didn't have a chance to get into it until today. Gabe absolutely loved it...except for Mommy throwing snow in his face. I couldn't miss the opportunity. ;) I guess you could say that we didn't last long since the temperatures have been in the low teens and single digits. We at least got our documentation in for the season...hopefully spring will be here soon...it's time to start training for the mini-marathon. Can you tell I enjoy warmer
weather? :) Have a good night!

Wedding Dreams by Linda

This is a picture from last weekend of my friend Shelly, www.shellyvalentinephoto.com, and I. We were busy snapping pictures for the 2007 selection of "Wedding Dreams by Linda." Linda is located in the Fort Wayne area and has over 300 events a year. She is amazing and has quite the reputation. She has been sending referrals our way so we were trying to help her out a bit for 2007. While we were there I had the opportunity to meet a handful of brides that we will be working with this year. It was absolutely wonderful to meet them and the food....oh, so good. :)