for the holidays!

Now, some of us have been getting ready since Halloween–but I just can’t stomach that! I never feel really truly ready to embrace Christmas until Thanksgiving is OVER!

 …for the gorgeous–and sometimes unexpected–colors of nature in the fall.

 If you have a business card of mine, you may remember this beauty. I absolutely love photographing her.

One of the things I love about my job are the sweet, peaceful, joyful families I have the pleasure of photographing. Especially little families who are just getting started, families who are experiencing the bliss-filled (and not so sleep-filled) first days of childhood. And now multiply that times two! These two sweet sisters were simply amazing–it never ceases to amaze me that these little ones can have little personalities at eight days old!

There is something really special about twins–they just fit right together like they were meant to be together. And I guess that makes sense, because they were!

 …right in the middle of fall, and that inevitably means I am not around the blog very much! In the meantime, here are a few images from this weekend, when I took the boys to Amazin’ Acres over in Sparta. Well, most of the images are from there. This one is from my living room, my 3 year old being a 3 year old:

when you’re a photographer, even just eating a simple snack can get complicated–I loved the light here in my late afternoon living room.

and my resident photographer-in-training has been practicing… this was one of a series taken by none other than that funny faced kid in the top photo!

…and now for the amazin’ acres images.

Isn’t this weather beautiful? We went hiking this week in Fall Creek Falls–I am so. glad. to have my cast off and be able to get outside and be active again! It really makes me grateful for little things in life–things I overlooked before, things I took for granted. Like the act of walking!

You wouldn’t believe it, but no! This is actually a real, live gorgeous family who I had the pleasure of photographing this morning. I love what I do! I love meeting new families who are simply beautiful–inside and out! We braved the chilly morning and snagged a few shots at one of my favorite locations. Here’s just a few favorites I had to pull out and edit before I could call it a day:

Okay, so it was a log cabin. But to her, it was a rocketship! Oh, to be three again!

I am ridiculously excited about a new album I am going to begin offering in 2009. I mean, like can’t sleep, can’t stop thinking about it excited. It’s absolutely gorgeous, and it’s kid-friendly (think : waterproof cover!) and it is going to be one of the most prized pieces of art on your bookshelf for years to come. I’ll leave you with that tantalizing tidbit–more info to come!

…can be nature’s treasure!