Baby Serena {sneak peek}

I met 6 day old Serena and her family last week. She did so well and melted my heart. TONS of dark hair and beautiful eyes.
They had a beautiful home so it wasn't hard to get some great shots. Here is a peek!

Stay tuned for more!!

-Tracie

Fritz & Melanie's Engagement {sneak peek}

I met Fritz, Melanie and their little guy Fritz Junior a couple weeks ago to discuss their upcoming wedding in June. We went ahead and planned an engagement session right away and totally lucked out with the weather! The location was the New West Quay, which was a reminder for me as for how far I have come in my business. I did my very first paid job there, so it was neat to think back and where I am now. 

We did it at noon which can be a tricky time for photography since its prime time for the sun in the sky. I however kind of like the challenge since you can get some neat lighting if you pick certain areas, etc. 

Here are just a few! 

Stay tuned for more of this session and more from last week! 

-Tracie 

Karla & Family {peek}

I met up with Karla again last week to get group pictures of her family. The weather was beautiful! I haven't seen Karla, Danny and Eli since before Christmas for their family session, Eli has grown so much and is adorable!!

I am working on most of the group shots right now but here are some I came across and love!

Stay tuned for more peeks from this session and others from this week!

-Tracie

Baby Ellie {continued}

I am finishing up pictures of Ellie and can't get enough of her. As I was editing the pictures I found myself saying "oh she looks like Sarah here" and "this one really looks like Jimmy". She defiantly has a mix of both Mom and Dad right now. I can't wait to get my hands on her again. Here are some of my favorites.. 

This week has been super busy with family sessions, engagement, newborn and meetings. I am looking forward to more meetings this weekend to discuss wedding details! 

Stay tuned for sneak peeks from the sessions this week!

-Tracie 

Holly's Bump {continued}

Is it getting close to wedding season? I think so!  The slow stretch has come to to end I think, the last couple of weeks have defiantly picked up with meetings and photo sessions! 

I am looking forward to an engagement session tomorrow (weather permitting) and a newborn session on Thursday! 

I am just putting the finishing touches on Holly's maternity pictures so here are some of my favorites! Thank you again Holly for letting me capture these special memories and allowing me to use them on the blog :) 

Stay tuned for sneak peeks of upcoming sessions! 

-Tracie 

Baby Ellie {Sneak Peek}

She's here! She's here!

My friend Sarah finally has her little miracle. I still cannot believe it, it feels like just yesterday we did her maternity pictures.
Ellie arrived 2.5 weeks early and very healthy. I went over today to capture some moments before she starts growing too much. She is so adorable at 3 weeks old, I even got some smiles while I had a good cuddle with her. She did great putting up with us changing outfits and moving her around. After awhile she needed some warm cuddles from her Mom (who is doing awesome).

I love her.

~ The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen. ~

- G. K. Chesterto

   

Ellie you bring tears to my eyes, happy ones of course :)

Stay tuned for more.

-Tracie

Holly's Baby Bump! {Sneak Peek}

I met Holly and Dan on Saturday to capture the special moments of her growing belly! At 34 weeks she is glowing and very excited to meet her little guy. Holly really wanted an indoor shoot, and with the weather we have been having it was a good choice!

I just had time to edit a few this afternoon so here they are! Stay tuned for more.

Mini Meltdowns.

So the past couple of weeks have been a little stressful and hectic. Which led to a bit of a meltdown on Friday, but we all have meltdowns once in awhile.. right?

For the past week or so both Curt and Grayer have been quite sick, which means no sleep. I also started having computer issues a couple of weeks ago and was hopeful that it could be a quick fix. After my Step Dad worked on it for days I came to the conclusion that I needed a new one. I can usually run pretty good on little sleep, I actually get a little hyper but emotional. With the lack of sleep, being without a computer (one of my main tools for my job) and realizing I would have to bite the bullet and get a new computer led to a mini meltdown.

Of course it didn't last long, after I became a parent I soon realized those meltdowns where not worth it. There could be a lot of other things wrong and or more stressful. My son and family are perfectly healthy. So I didn't get much sleep this week, so I had to put money down when I wasn't planning on it... soon Grayer will be grown up and I will miss those midnight cuddles and sweaty palms grabbing around my neck for a sloppy kiss.

We all have our meltdowns...

These are the good times, the times I don't want to forget, the times I want to share, I want to freeze.

If I don't have work to do, I usually try to fill my evening working on something sweet! Curt loves to have baked goods in the house most of the time, so here are some of my favorites.
Chocolate chip banana bread & Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies!

Some of my other favorites lately, the best comfort soup to have, French Onion! Also loving my fish and spinach!

I met with another future bride and groom on Sunday. I am very excited for their wedding, I think it will be a blast! I so enjoy meeting clients, getting to know them and all the details of their big day!

After I got home from my meeting I decided to go for a run since Curt and Grayer were still out. It was such a beautiful brisk afternoon, defiantly going to relieve some stress or so I thought. After running for a bit and letting my mind drift in different directions I saw something run across my path up ahead, I told myself it was a giant cat and to just forget about it. As I got closer I realized it was what I was afraid of, a coyote. I just tried to keep going thinking it would run off, but it didn't. I soon saw something out of the corner of my eye, another coyote across the road.. great I am being hunted because I am only 5 feet tall was what went through my head then. I kept going, but had slowed down my pace without noticing it and realized they were following me.. I thought this was going to be a stress free run? They soon went in the other direction but I decided to pick up my pace and some rocks since my car was another 15 mins away. After I got home and had a shower I had a good laugh to myself... just my luck.
In the honor of the coyotes I have chosen this song playing, Coyote Dance ;)

All for now,
Tracie