I met with Shannon and Jordan to discuss their coming wedding.  New Years Eve.  They were in the beginning stages of planning and their  ideas were just beginning to take shape.  They sat across from me and were somewhere between excited and overwhelmed…if you’ve ever planned a wedding you know exactly what that feels like ;)  They knew for certain of only a few things then.  New Years Eve would be the date.  But before that, they were looking forward to their engagement photos!

When we talked about their engagement session, both Shannon and Jordan jumped back to the excited end of the spectrum.  I knew they had already put some thought into what they wanted for their images..something that told of their growing up in a rural area, some images at Shannon’s home where the lake greets them at their back door.  A reflection of what their lives have been up to now.

Shannon and Jordan, I am looking forward to documenting the start to the next phase of your lives.  I can’t think of a more perfect date than New Years Eve!

Love those little teeth :)  Brock stole my heart just over a year ago.  I still remember his Grandma calling me from the hospital to schedule his newborn session and he wasn’t even born yet!  I think my favorite memory of meeting Brock for the first time, just a week after that phone call, was watching his dad Chad hold him…and the look on his face.  I think I even talked about it then…the moment has stuck with me :)

Brock’s big brown eyes make me melt…and make me laugh when they’re full of mischief.  He’s going to be a lot of fun this summer running all over the place while mom and dad try and keep him out of everything…and I mean everything!  He had a fascination with a barrel filled with water during this session at Grandma’s house and had his mom Mandy not been holding his foot, Brock would have fallen in head first!

Had to get a few in Grandma W’s school bus!

Brock, you sure are a sweetie!  So glad your mom and dad allowed me the chance to watch you grow over the last year :)

A few months later and JD is all over the place ;)  The last time I visited him for a family session, he was just sitting up and soon grew tired enough to fall asleep on mom’s shoulder.  THIS time, he was hard to keep contained!  Like most little boys, JD sees his home as a giant jungle gym where something as simple as a leather sofa turns into a trampoline to vault himself from!  I was nervous more than once as I envisioned him rolling off onto the tile….better not to think about it!

Ugh, that dimpled chin just makes me smile :)  JD, wishing you another year filled with more fun than bumps and bruises!