I have been waiting for the call that sweet baby Louis was HERE…and I finally got it!! When the call didn’t come for about 3 weeks past the expected time, I started to really feel for Melissa (who you might remember from her recent maternity shoot!) because I knew that she had to be soo ready!! She ended up going to 42 weeks with him and made an incredibly valiant attempt at natural delivery, even at 42 weeks, with all 9.6 pounds  & 22 inches of him…so, Louis, just a tip…I would highly recommend you start planning a lovely trip to Europe for her when you are of age, as your payback for all that your Mom endured on your behalf! All joking aside, I walked into P.J. & Melissa’s….and could have almost melted when I saw Louis. He is pure sweetness, absolute perfection and worth every minute of waiting!! Melissa & P.J., I have grown to adore you guys through our time together (I had a feeling I would when we first met!) and I am soo grateful to be the chosen one to capture your beautiful family!! All my love…and wishes for lots of sleep! xoxo! (oh and yes, I’ll admit it, I was a wee bit obsessed with his nursery, hence all the detail shots!)

I had the best time spending a perfect fall evening with Taryn & Austin! When Taryn called me and told me that she had an idea to incorporate a vintage car that was in their family, into the shoot….I said YES PLEASE! We already had a great plan of shooting in the evening, at a great barn…so to add a great vintage car was such a bonus! Special thanks to Jerry for being soo great and driving your beautiful vintage, restored Ford up from the south side!! It was a treat getting to see this car because my own Dad (a hot rod/vintage car buff) has talked about and loved this exact Ford (well, ’33 he says…and this is a ’28..or was it ’29, Jerry?) my whole life and talked about restoring one! Jerry, you did a tremendous job restoring that gorgeous car and I really appreciate you letting us incorporate it into our shoot! Now to the lovely Taryn & Austin! Just one look at them and you will see why I was smitten! They are both beautiful people…and when I got to know them and saw their love for one another….I grew to like them even more!! We had such a great, relaxed shoot…just talking, laughing and enjoying our time! Thanks soo much Jerry, Taryn & Austin for all that you did to make this shoot soo great and soo fun!! Can’t wait for the wedding!!