Oh, I have been getting my baby snuggles in lately and I’ve been loving every second :)  Meet little Jonathan who came into the world this January.  He is little brother to Katelyn and farmer in training for the Borne family.  And he was happy as a clam all morning as long as we kept him warm and toasty!  He was only  a few days old when I met him…there’s something special about walking into a home that is adjusting to new life.  It feels quiet, and calm…and I know that most of the time it is anything but.  There’s a hush that you can feel, like an exhale.  He’s here.  He’s safe.  He’s perfect.  And we’re all exhausted ;)  My job is to not only photograph their new little bodies but to tire the newborns out so much that mom and dad (and hopefully sis) can all catch a decent afternoon nap!  HA!

Loved his massive amounts of dark hair!  And mom, Amanda looked so beautiful…and happy :)

Such a beautiful family!  I’m sure miss Katelyn is being such a good helper!  She looks pretty proud to say the least!  Congratulations Bornes on your little man!

I have known these boys for most of their lives, photographing them for so many years I can’t keep track :)  They’ve turned into young men in front of my various lenses but they continue to be the same funny, teasing brothers I remember from before.  They never cease to teach me a few jokes and tell me stories with lots of detail about school, swimming or other things they’ve been up to lately.  I love that they are so comfortable with me that they keep me informed ;)  Mostly, I love that they crack me up..as well as each other.

We met on a very HOT afternoon last summer and had a few items on the agenda.  One was to photograph them in their most natal summer habitat…the pool.  Brayden and Parker are both swimmers and are active in school as well as  the summer club in Berne. Such a great idea to incorporate things that have meaning to them at this age….we even did some IN the pool..myself included.  I threatened each of them within an inch of their lives that if they splashed me they would pay ;)  They were both perfect gentlemen…but did enjoy getting a little too close for comfort a few times!

Such stud muffins :)  Thanks boys for having fun and making sure I stayed dry!

CAUTION:  DIVA IN TRAINING  (get a load of that pouty face!!!!)

I always, ALWAYS look forward to my sessions with Lana.  For one, I love catching up with mom and dad.  They make their home in Florida (ahhh…jealous!) and when they return to Indiana for a visit, I feel lucky that they make time in their schedule to see me :)  Heather is a detail girl and always has the cutest outfits and accessories for Lana and the whole family!  And Lana is always so cooperative and content…she reminds me a lot of how my Evie was at that age…about 10 years ago.  WOW.  I can’t believe I just typed that.  Evie has changed a lot in that time ;)

Oh my goodness gracious…SUCH a cutie!!!!!!

I look at this last image and laugh thinking how much Lana changed from this session to the next one we did with her a couple of months ago in Savannah, Georgia.  At four months, we literally worked her so hard she willingly fell asleep in an open field.  Fast forward four more months and Lana was going strong the entire time to the point I was exhausted from chasing after her!  More to come on that soon!