Ryan and Alyssa were expecting their third baby towards the end of the summer knew they wanted photographs of their older kiddos meeting their new sister. The big kids were so excited to meet “their” new baby and I had tears in my eyes as they hugged and kissed and wanted to hold her.  It […]

As I was sending Madeleine and email to check on her and their baby, I actually received an email from her that baby Lee had come a little early!  So I completely switched my email around and we set up a day and time for his newborn session. Madeleine and Perry had JUST finished setting […]

Marion is one deeply loved little girl.  She has an adoring big sister who was beside herself that “her” new baby was a girl.  And she has a big brother that can’t get enough of her.  And don’t get me started on her parents :-) It has always amazed me how when a new baby […]

Sweet Lucy arrived a little earlier than they thought she’d come, but as we all know, babies don’t adhere to our plans at all.  Hearing about her arrival, however, brought SO much joy and it still makes me smile!  Praying with Abby and Sam as they waited to grow their family was an unmistakable privilege […]

“The smallest one was Madeline…” -Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline The name could NOT be more fitting for this precious little one.  She’s the youngest in a family of red heads and while she’s not at a boarding school in France, this Madeline had me just as smitten as the character in the books! Last fall at her […]