Wilhide Family

Haleigh and Randy were excited to have their family pictures taken the week after Conleigh's first birthday. They wanted us to do a family shoot with a few of Conleigh by herself to document turning one. Haleigh did a wonderful job thinking thru the shoot beforehand and coming prepared. The whole family looked great and Conleigh was well rested and ready for a playdate with the photographers. Take a look at this gorgeous family!

I'm loving the colors in these two.

Isn't Conleigh absolutely adorable? I love the tutu, headband and her shoes . . . so stylish already!

So sweet.

Haleigh and Randy, we had a wonderful time with your family. Conleigh is beautiful and she's so much fun to be around. I love her dance moves . . . you have to catch that on video while she is young! We hope to serve your family again in the future. Thanks for choosing us to capture your family during this season of life.

Levi

Kendal called a few months ago to schedule some pictures of her little boy, Levi. Hans and Kendal both work for the University and say that they love living in Greenville. They wanted the pictures to reflect the country & rural setting that Greenville has to offer. The focus was on Levi as he just celebrated his first birthday a few weeks ago. Levi is a very happy little boy and full of energy. He has just started walking so he preferred to be down on the ground than held and carried around. We like it that way . . . kids tend to explore and give real expressions when left alone.

Hats off to being one!

Red Converse - sweet.

I love how Levi's smile shows off his four top teeth and his four bottom teeth!

Love it!

I couldn't leave out the family picture . . . Levi wouldn't be here without mom and dad!

Hans and Kendal, thanks for choosing us to capture the smiles and personality of Levi. We enjoyed spending time with your family and we hope to see Levi as he gets older!

Johnson Family

We met up with the Johnson family a few days after Christmas. They wanted some candid pictures enjoying their two beautiful children, Ashley and Mary. We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day - deep blue skies, lots of sunshine and the weather was chilly but not too cold to play. I love this first picture . . . Ashley was such a big girl going down the slide by herself - feet first of course.

I caught Esther having a sweet moment with her girls.

I haven't met a child yet who does not like the swings!

Seriously, Mary is the most content baby I've ever been around. She only had a 1/2 morning nap . . . and it was almost 4pm. There were no tears on this shoot - only smiles.

Ashley has fun written all over her face!

Rob and Esther, we enjoyed spending the afternoon with your family. Thanks so much for asking us to capture these sweet moments of you with your girls. It was a pleasure serving you and getting to know you more. We look forward to keeping in touch!

Baby Daniel

I'll keep this short since so many of you scrolled directly to the pictures when you saw the word "baby" in the title. I just wanted to give a brief introduction to my new Nephew, Daniel. When you look at the images, you're welcome to mumble a quiet 'awwww' . . . it's alright, nobody's listening.

Now tell me this isn't Rock'in!

I want to give one of these pictures (below) to Daniel's two year old sister, Grace. I want to tell her this is a picture of where we found Daniel when he was first delivered to us by the Storks.

To Baby Daniel: I think this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. By the way, I have all kinds of stuff on your daddy.

Isaac Turns One

The kids and I have been a part of a playgroup here in Greenville for two and a half years now. It has been WONDERFUL for Caleb and Lydia not to mention how good it has been for me. There are about 12 of us moms who have become very close friends as well. Just today we were at a birthday party for one of the many kids in the group and we were laughing because we could easily be a hit reality TV show. I can see it now: Playgroup Moms of Pitt County instead of Housewives of Orange County. (Our lives don't consist of fancy restaurants, tanning beds and big jewelry . . . we wipe noses, hineys & tears away as we do laundry, prepare dinner and proudly wear our jewelry from the Piercing Pagoda kiosk in the mall.) There is always some excitement when our group is together - lots of laughter as well as tears. The kids range in age from 3 1/2 to 6 weeks old as well as a few buns in the oven. As our families grow our group grows and it's a sweet thing. I took a few pictures today at the party . . . enjoy entering my world.

This is the face I get when I tell Lydia to smile. Can you tell she's the daughter of a photographer?

I love Anna Belle's face in this picture. It seems as if she is thinking, "What's that smell?"

You gotta love dirty little feet. Look at those toes!

Meet Isaac, the birthday boy.

Isaac makes the cookie monster look like a chump. Way to dig into that cake sweet boy!

Allie Noelle

A friend of mine, Abby, had her baby on December 22, 2008. Her name? Allie Noelle, which means Sweet Christmas. What a sweet Christmas gift this was to the Whaley Family. Allie is beautiful, sweet and a miracle according to doctors. Abby has another daughter, Madalynn, who is Caleb's age. It was so much fun to see Madalynn anticipate her new little sister's arrival. She is so gentle with Allie and very eager to help out mommy. I love this family very much and enjoyed capturing some of the tender moments between Abby and her daughters.

What a sweet moment: Allie holding her mommy's finger while Abby gently kisses her on the head.

Congratulations Brock & Abby! Get ready - it's just a matter of time before the boys are knocking on your door.

Ava Turns Three

While Craig was out of town we had a birthday party celebration at our house. One of Caleb and Lydia's friends, Ava was turning 3 and all of her friends live here in Greenville. Ava's mom, Aimee, did a great job decorating and having all the "little details" covered. She had all the things Ava would love - balloons, party hats, cupcakes, pizza, candy, noise makers and trains. You know, most every child has one thing they fixate on. For Caleb, it's drums. For Lydia, it's Little Rabbit Foo Foo. For Ava, it's trains. I took a few shots at the party and wanted to share them with you.

I'm not real sure how Lydia ended up with the RED cupcake - but she did. We laughed because she looked like Betty Boop with big red lips. I wish I had gotten a straight on shot but oh well. . .

Ava took a break to play with the party favor trains. It looks like she's in her own little world. Choo-choo.

Getting a group shot of kids age 3 and under is hard - someone is always moving. However, I like how the movement shows Ava's excitement. She's as sweet in person as she looks on camera. And yes, that is Lydia on the end on the left - we had to disrobe her due to the cupcake mess.

Aimee: great party! Ava will be talking about it for months I'm sure. I'm so glad yall came to spend the weekend - it was wonderful having some face time together.

Warren Family

The Warren Family came to us a year ago to photograph their daughter, Aubrey. We had so much fun that they came back again for us to capture their newest addition, Luke. As I have said many times before, repeat clients are always the highest compliment. As you can see below, they wanted the focus of the shoot to be on the children. What beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes these two have! Aubrey, age five, was as full of life as she was a year ago and she absolutely adores her little brother. There were many hugs and kisses exchanged. Luke was a very happy baby and if I recall correctly, there were no tears shed during this shoot. For a six month old, that is very rare. We did capture a few of Lee and Stephanie with their children because as parents, we know how much those images mean to us as we look back over the past few years.

This is a classic childhood memory, swinging on a beautiful sunny day with no worries.

Aubrey is full of love for her family. The hugs just kept on coming. I hope it's always this way.

These expressions say it all. Aubrey is one fun little girl!

I love the lighting in the photo on the left. The colors burst forth as the rest of the family peeks thru in the back. The one of Luke on the right is rockin'.

I'm diggin' these.

Lee and Stephanie: thank you for choosing us once again to capture the smiles of you and your family. I had a blast and I hope these images will take you back to this point in time as you look at them in the future.