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!

2 little cuties

I got the chance to photograph the two most beautiful children this weekend. The little boy, Sam, is as cute as the day is long, and he has a personality to match! His sister, Abby, is 4 months old, and is so precious, you just want to squeeze her! She is learning all those adorable baby things. The two children were so darn cute! Thank you guys for allowing me to practice on your family!

OUCH Mom!

Well, we did it! Haylee got her ears peirced last weekend. She was so brave and only cried for about 2 minutes. Now, hopefully, when she wears blue, people will know she is a girl! Daddy wants to add some diamonds to those ears. Isn't she adorable??

Beach Day!

I had a magnificent photo session on the beach this weekend! The family was wonderful, and as you can see, the little girl was absolutely precious! We met out at Ponte Vedra Beach and had a quick late afternoon photo shoot, lucky for us, the weather was spectacular. The beach in March, who could ask for more? I cant believe there were people swimming!!