Does anyone remember Matt and Chelsea's dreamily snowy engagement session from about a year a half ago? Well that was about the time these two made themselves the clear crowd favorite on my blog. Then several months later, their wedding made me love them even more and very seriously left me wishing that I had another excuse to see them soon!

Another month later, Matt's brother and his incredible fiancee made their mark on me just as strong when their engagement session began with a 4:30am hike to a misty mountaintop and concluded with a picnic brunch that they brought along to share with me....

Who says you have to wait until 10 years to commemorate an anniversary?! Drew and Melissa just celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary, and after getting to capture three sessions in the past three years of their beautiful family, this time around I got to put the spotlight on just the two of them for a bit. And it was glorious!...

Aside from my own children's, this was hands down the most special newborn session I have been able to photograph to date. Let me tell you why...

My longest-time friend is Kelly's younger sister, Kerry. Just one year older than us though––and the sweetest older sister alive!––Kelly was never too cool to play with us. I have memories from when the three of us were single-digits-old of piling up every pillow and blanket we could find so we could practice our aerial cartwheels and handsprings. Mine looked nothing like aerials or handsprings. Kerry's attempts were commendable. But Kelly? That girl was a natural born gymnast. And all the while as she flew through the air of my basement gracefully and I jumped on pillows like a clumsy toddler, she cheered Kerry and me on with a confident kind of encouragement that made me actually believe I could do it and a grin that made even my utter failure leave me smiling right back!...

Cream of the crop, these two.

Jon and Maegen are in a league of their own, but the thing that puts them there in the first place is the fact that they never set out to be in a league of their own.

Everything about these two is excellent. Top notch. Beautiful. Successful. You name it. They're incredible! The kind of incredible that could make a person jealous. But you know what? It doesn't. It's virtually impossible to feel anything of the sort towards Jon and Maegen. Because this pair...

Having met the Smith family not too long ago when I got to do a family/maternity session for them, I was SO looking forward to this one! Arika and Mike are the most laid-back and kind couple, and their precious toddler, Catherine, reminds me of Shirley Temple with her curls, her spunk and her irresistible sweetness. And now sweet baby Claire has been added to the family and she could not be a more perfect addition! Watching her adoring parents and big sister dote on her all morning melted my heart. And holding her and those adorable little round cheeks of hers had me wanting to stay all day!...