Family Friday | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on October 11, 2012

I’ve been spending most of my free time going through older photos and
haven’t spent a lot of time on the photos that I’ve been taking recently.
I’m trying to get all these old photos together and put them in a photobook.
It may even end up being two or three books
because I’m working through all unprinted photos for the last
six years.
That’s a lot of photos!
It’s been a great trip down memory lane.
My kiddos have grown so much over the years.
My photography has changed.
And overall I’m incredibly happy with how I’ve documented our life.

I want to share some of these photos,
some that have never even seen the light of day,
but only once I start working on layouts.
Right now I’m still figuring out what I want to include
and making sure they are edited.
Basically, they are still a mess.
:)

So, for today I decided to share some recent memories.

Not too long ago,
I met up with John and the girls
at a local walking/bike trail
so I could push the stroller with the tot as
the big girls rode bikes.

I find myself not bringing a big camera out with us as often as I used to do.
My phone is used as a point and shoot for our
day to day snapshots.
I could have easily only had it with me this day,
but I will be forever happy that I was meeting them after a session.
This means I already had my camera bag with me and had no excuses
to not whip out the big boys for this awesome occasion.

It was the day that Tatum was going to attempt riding her bike without training wheels.

 She rocked it.
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I caught the very moment she rode her bike without any help.
I love, love, love her tongue sticking out!

There have been some pretty amazing days so far this fall
and we’ve spent lots of time outside.

It’s been such a welcome relief to the relentless heat from this summer.
These photos are just from one afternoon right after John came home from work.
I was snapping photos of the girls as they were playing.
He noticed a huge dead branch caught in other branches up in one of the trees.
Then we took turns swinging the girls around while trying to
take photos of their faces.

Just a lovely day.

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There you have it.
A little Family Friday love since it’s been awhile since I posted one.
:)

Soak it in | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on September 4, 2012

My kids are growing up.
One is a Freshman.
One is in 2nd grade.
One is in preschool.
That leaves me with just one little love at home with me during the day.

Not going to lie, that sometimes bums me out.
I’m trying really hard to not panic at how the time is just slipping
through my desperate fingers.
I’m instead trying to savor those little moments we have together.
I find myself wanting to capture ‘perfect’ moments less and less
and just wanting to capture the real moments.
The bed head.
The messy living room.
Mismatched pajamas and popcorn on the floor.
Years from now I know I’ll cherish these more.
I’ll be able to look through these photos and vividly remember our day to day life.
That good stuff that makes us Us.

Join me on a typical weekend day for us.
:)

She’s finally making her bed without being nagged all the time.

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Daddy ran an errand. She gets so excited when he comes home.
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You can see the little girl leaving and the young woman she will one day be peaking through in this one.
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He wasn’t feeling 100% and spent the majority of the weekend in bed.
His smile is still my favorite.
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This opened window…
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…caused this dried rose to fall out of its vase and into this soaking dish.
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I’ve saved that rose for years. It’s from a bouquet John surprised me with oh so many years ago.

Sometimes she is good.
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And sometimes she is naughty.
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But she still has to clean up the mess of her tantrum after time out.
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Sometimes this one looks like me, but other times she looks like no one but herself.
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Photobombs, bare bedrooms, and ghostly images through the shower door.
This is the life that I love.
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It was a gorgeous day for a quick trip down the road to see some friends.

These guys are a fun part of our daily drive.
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I love are little part of the country.
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And I love our (sometimes cluttered) little home.
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Life is good.

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{Wordless Wednesday} Always something interesting when living in the country | Northwest Arkansas Photographer

Posted on May 2, 2012

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Family Fridays | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on March 30, 2012

Well, I was really hoping to have my son’s birthday letter and a photo session with him today,
but he has a social engagement.
Fourteen year olds.
Geez.
;)

Instead,
I will share this self-portrait I took with the girls this winter.
We were all in need of a shower.
I have on zero make-up.
My room is a mess.
(And actually doesn’t look like that anymore.)
And you can see my sewing kit and a really, really, really old canvas
we got from one of our very first official family photos.
(How old?
The fourteen year old was only six!! )

I don’t care about any of that.
I just care about the fun we had, the giggles, and the love.

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I love how real it is.
That’s what I love so much about lifestyle sessions in the home.
It’s a very real slice out of your life.

This little slice of my life will soon be hanging up in my room.  :)

(If you have a mom in your life who would just adore a laid back casual
session with her little loves,
then you need to contact me about
Mommy Loves Me session
for Mother’s Day!)

{Bummer Summer} Wordless Wednesday | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on March 29, 2012

(Okay, a few words.
Tates has recently watched Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
and is a bit obsessed.
This was her ‘Not Bummer Summer or Spring’
check list for thrill points.
They also pulled out tons of blankets to
turn the trampoline into a clubhouse.
It’s not the best photo from a technical standpoint, but she was just too adorable.)

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{Part Spider Monkey?} Wordless Wednesday | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on March 21, 2012

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Family Friday | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on March 9, 2012

Not exactly a 10 on 10 (ten photos from a day posted on the 10th of the month), but I liked it anyway.
(I also get into kicks where I like to process my personal images with presets by Kellie Hatcher. 
They are so fun.)

Sensory tub and bed head.

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Caught mid-dance.
(doesn’t everyone wear unicorn costumes.  And doesn’t every unicorn wear a bikini top? Hm…)

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Evidence of someone jumping off of the fireplace…

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Serious.

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A gift from Nana and Papa.

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Strawberries are awesome.

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Finger food.

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Little bully.

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Good night.

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{Gimme a Kiss} Wordless Wednesdays | Northwest Arkansas Photographer

Posted on February 22, 2012

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Her Little World | Northwest Arkansas Lifestyle Photographer

Posted on January 26, 2012

Toddlerhood.
It’s such a magical, special time, don’t you think?
They are exploring and growing and learning.
Becoming little people.

It’s a special time for Mommies, too.
We have to learn that our babies are quickly becoming something other than our babies.
That can be so hard to do.

I spend a lot of time capturing these little moments in the lives of my own children.
I often find that
they are more precious to me
than the ‘proper’ photo shoots that I set up for them.

I like the photos with the toys.
Messy hair.
Mismatched jammies.
I try to include myself in these photos as much as I can.
I always seem to get the urge to whip out the tripod and remote
on days when I’m still in my jammies, too, with hair just as unkempt.
And I still love the images.
;)

I wanted to capture the little moments that I love so much for another mommy.
Just her and her little person
doing what they do during the day.
Something for her to look back on in a few years, smile, maybe cry,
but ultimately be oh so happy that she can hold something in her hands
that freeze the simplicity of those days
when her baby was still her baby.

So, I put out my first casting call.

This is what happened:

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Peek | Northwest Arkansas Family Photographer

Posted on January 13, 2012

Top Row:
We were low key on New Year’s Eve.
We snuggled with our girls.
Drew on magnetic boards.
Watched movies
played games.
Grilled out for dinner.

It was nice.

Middle Row:
It was also a tad scary because our youngest was very sick.
Her fever got very high at one point.
Everything was fine in the end, but it made this momma bear worried.
(This is where Papa Bear would say, “What DOESN’T make you worried?)
She slept on a chair in the living room and missed out on all the excitement of ringing in a New Year.
There is always next year.
:)
(In one image, you can see Paeton trying to make her laugh
though you can’t see Aryah)

Bottom Row:
I taught our oldest daughter to finger knit.
She loved it.
She whipped up a cute little scarf in about an hour.
She gave it to her Nana.
I love to loom knit and think it will be easy for her to learn, too.
It’s our next project.

We put up a bird house this summer.
John picked the spot and didn’t realize it would be smack in the middle of my view
for my ‘Views from My Back Porch’ photos I love to take.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
At least it is fun watching the birds.

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