My Pride and Joy

Thanks to a Friend

My dear friend Carrie sent this to Anna months ago for her "half birthday" and I had to share with all of you. Sure you don't want a baby girl, Carrie?

More of Anna

Okay, I couldn't wait. These pictures are just soooooo cute! I think that I was able to capture some of her personality with this photo session so I am really glad that I made the effort.

1 year

I finally got to take Anna's 1 year pictures yesterday! I don't have time to work on them right now but wanted to at least share one of my favorites... I will share more later!

11 Months

Introducing Timothy Silas!

I just got home a couple of hours ago. I spent the week with my sister, brother-in-law, and new baby nephew. Isn't he a cutie? Silas was born on the 12th and weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. He is healthy and Leah is doing great.

Cousins

This is our third year to take June pictures of the cousins. Anna got to participate this year so it's not just the boys anymore! We are still waiting for cousin Silas to make his way into the world. Next year there will be 4 Cloninger cousins!

Porcelain Doll

Monday night I photographed Malia's 3 month session. Doesn't she look like a porcelain doll? I think she is adorable and I really enjoyed working on these photos.

Haircut

Caleb finally got a haircut! It was sad to see all those curls go, but it was definitely time. My hairdresser is on maternity leave so Leah cut Caleb's hair for me :)

Pregnant Momma!

Monday night Jason worked late and my children were both sleeping so Leah and I had some fun. Isn't she cute with this baby Silas in her belly? I never thought I would be able to share clothes with my very skinny sister but she has been able to borrow some of my maternity clothes :)

Welcome Baby Malia

Our friends from church just had a new baby! It is exciting that they had a girl because now Anna will have a friend to play with when they get a little older. Check out all that hair (she is only 3 weeks old)- isn't she precious? I am honored that Chad and Jenny chose me to photograph this newborn session for Baby Malia.

7 Months Old (almost)

This is my favorite picture. She is so cute!
Even a very sad faced Anna can be cute- I was pushing it by doing the photo session right up to bedtime and she is letting me know that she is tired!

Productive Day

With Jason home today, I got a lot more done than I normally would! I bought a new background and it arrived Saturday. Today was my first day to try it out (more photos to come). I also made a huckleberry peach pie! It was Jason's idea to photograph Anna with the pie. We didn't really want to share so I only got one chance to take this photo :)

Wedding Favorites

I photographed a wedding right before we left for Montana. The groom worked for Jason in the work program at Blackburn and just graduated last May. The bride is finishing up her student teaching at Blackburn this semester. Erick asked Jason to be a groomsman in the wedding and the couple asked me to be the photographer. When they talked to us about this, I had just found out that I was pregnant with Anna so we didn't know how this would work out. Erick and Ashley said they didn't care if I had to take breaks to feed Anna, they still wanted to hire me. About 3 weeks before the wedding Anna refused to take a bottle any longer. This REALLY stressed me out! Everything worked out perfectly though and I managed to time feedings throughout the day during moments when I wouldn't miss key photos. I know it seems like I posted a lot of images, but it was really hard to narrow it down to just a small sampling for you! I was very happy with the images from this wedding and I am thankful they gave me the opportunity to participate in their special day.