What a gorgeous weekend here in Jacksonville! I swear, as I see all that snow and rain up North, I am so thankful I live in the sunshine state. I actually got a sunburn on Saturday! Of course, with all that beautiful weather comes photos outdoors, my favorite! Who can beat that sunshine? As the Kashi commercial says, "natural light kicks fluorescent light any day"! I got to photography my pal Robbie again, with his friend Sydney, who was in town visiting. The two kids were adorable!

10 tiny fingers, 10 tiny toes

She's here! After almost 9 months of anticipation, Ashlynn Priscilla made her debut on April 5th at 7:34 PM. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was absolutely perfect in every way. I photographed her mom about 4 weeks ago, and was lucky enough to be able to capture the entire birth on film. It was one of the most incredible things I have ever been witness too! Thank you so much, Amber and Jake, for allowing me this incredible honor. She is a beautiful girl who is so lucky to be so loved by such amazing parents! Congratulations to all of you and best wishes to the new family!

That beautiful hair!

As a boring blond, I am always envious of striking hair, and these two children are a perfect example! Anna, the oldest, is such a beauty, and a helper I would kill for with my little ones! Robbie, the youngest, was all smiles and even posed for me while playing! That rarely happens with a three year old! Not only did I get to photograph this gorgeous family, but I got to do it at one of the most beautiful new parks in Jacksonville. Meg, the mother of these two gorgeous children, told me about this spot, and let me just say, when its finished it will be such a great spot for families and artists alike! If you get a chance to take the kids or just go down to relax, the park is Alpine Groves and it has a great play area for the kids and some gorgeous areas down by the river.

Chocolate!

What is better than chocolate?? Champagne and chocolate! My assignment this week for my mentoring class was to photograph "chocolate". So, I used this as the perfect opportunity to first buy a cake and have that with some champagne, mark included of course! And then on Sunday, I made my mother in laws FAMOUS Hot fudge cake. Let me tell you, that cake is heaven. I am serious! When I get to heaven, I hope it is filled with that cake, and ice cream. If so, take me now lord!