Lions and Tigers and "Donkeys" OH MY....

This weekend Caleb turned four and what a celebration! From the jump house to the face painter to the Little Red Barn Petting Zoo, there was not shortage of fun activities for the kiddos (and adults :)). I had a blast capturing this special day, and Caleb is absolutely one of the greatest four year olds I have ever met. I could hang out with him for days!

Taking time out to play...

In the midst of a pretty busy week, it is always fun to take time out to "play". Today, I spent a few precious hours away from the office and away from the Southwest to capture six beautiful children just doing what they do best...being kids and playing...Thanks to the McFaddin and Bradner families! Here are a few of my favorites.....

Two birthday parties, a wedding, Addyson and one great family!

So, when it rains it pours...and we are all too familiar with that lately here in Georgia. Well, this weekend not only brought the rain, it brought five amazing opportunities for me to spend time with great people.

I started the weekend off with Cooper Grace's first birthday party. Can anyone say "CAKE"....check out the picture below :) .... and that is all I need to say about Cooper Grace. I do love spending time photographing the Mason family. Next, off to the Ohde's . I am so blessed to work with amazing people at Chick-fil-A, but to also have the pleasure to spend time with their families is an added bonus! It isn't hard to take great pictures when you have such FANTASTIC subjects. Finish up the day, with my favorite little Addy girl and the day was complete.

It is amazing how beautiful brides are and this one had a special sparkle in her eye. Janelle and Jim were the cutest couple and I enjoyed every minute I spent capturing their special day. From one celebration to the next.....It was a Princess Day for Alex on her 4th birthday and there were no boys allowed! There were so many pretty princesses and even Cinderella made an appearance.

What a wonderful weekend.....despite the rain.....

Happy 4th Birthday Natalie!

I am amazed at how creative Mom's have gotten for birthday parties.   My mom was great at throwing a party, but they were much different...pools, barbie cakes, friends, spend-the-night parties, etc.  Now, it's all about the theme!  Reptile, Western, Princess, etc.... I LOVE IT and it makes for AMAZING photos. Saturday was Natalie's fourth birthday and she LOVES horses so her mom planned the perfect day on a farm equipped with horses, a camp fire, roasted hot dogs and even smores!  It was a blast....

One weekend, five families and one BIG event!

It was cold outside, but all of my families were tough and braved the cold weather for their family photos. Friday, I spent the afternoon with my precious friend Kerry and her beautiful son Jack on his 1st birthday. Then, Saturday was crazy day...I started at 9:30 and finally pulled in the driveway at 4:45! (Thanks to the White, Baro, Stanelle, Tucker and Mason families!) But when you are doing what you love, you don't even notice the time or how exhausted you are until you hit the bed :) Sunday morning up again and on to the Harkin family with their two puppies....Sunday afternoon was the Children's Holiday Party at the Four Seasons Hotel and it was so fun! Great kids and Great Pictures! What I learned this weekend was large groups and puppies can be challenging, but if I act cool and calm then they do too!

A few of my favorites :)

Reptile Party...

Luke Ashley turns six and it is a reptile affair!

Today I photographed my very first birthday party which is really where I want to focus most of my work.  I still believe that it is a great service for a Mom who has so much to worry about on these special occasions.  It was a BLAST complete with kids, snakes and iguanas.  I have to admit I am a little more familiar with princess parties and girly type events, but this was a huge hit and so much fun to photograph!  Happy Birthday Luke!

What a fun weekend!

This weekend I had the pleasure of photographing the Beseau family, my friend Tara and her brother Brett, along with two beautiful girls, Alex & Jenna.  Okay, so let me first say that I have the best boyfriend and as an early Christmas present he bought me a new camera. It ROCKS!!!!  So needless to say I was excited to take pictures this weekend.  This is quickly becoming more about the amazing people I get to spend time with and less about the photography - well for me anyway maybe not those in front of the camera who paid :).  My desire to take great pictures is not driven by my ambition to get the best shot anymore, but to give a gift to those who have been so gracious to allow me to photograph them...

My favorites from the weekend...

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