hear those sirens' song {i-friday roundup}

What?! January?! So, I am seriously behind on my i-friday posts.  Remember when I use to post my favorite iPhone photo (typically an Instagram photo - my fave smart phone camera app!!)?  Well, I couldn't ever just pick one - so I've decided to do i-friday ROUNDUPS - my favorites from the whole week all rounded up in one big post!  My photography business is very personal to me; your memories mean so much to me, especially since many of you have let me in on the inside of some very personal events in your lives!  So I love giving my clients and followers a little glimpse into my personal life every now and then.  We also loooooove comments around here *wink wink*.  So here goes, the first of many "roundups" - yeehaw!

(1) Our family is going "Paleo"!  We made a lot of healthy changes in the way we eat and the foods we keep in our house and this is THE cookbook to help you get started in those decisions.  (2) DIY project for my sweet Ava's upcoming bday party (3) My LuLu is a necklace wearin', shoe lovin' fool! (4) new Bible cover!

 (5) On Pinterest, I've seen these called "Unicorn Poop Cookies"- ew!  But they tasted amazing!  (2) My three muskateers! Sometimes, more appropriately titled the "three stooges" (3) Ethan's favorite take-home craft from his Star Wars camp! "Size matters not..." - Yoda (4) Sitting on my porch in me NEW adironack chair - assembled, sanded and finished all by myself! Aaaahhh, relaxing!

These photos are some that I took of the new top I made Ava - her "Mermaiden Top".  We came up with the idea for this top and made it for her upcoming 4th birthday which is Mermaid theme.  We've got water in our brains around my house - a little sea creature obsessed....

you are my sunshine when skies are grey

I once asked the dad of this blue-eyed, button-nosed cutie if he always had the urge, in his best breathy Darth Vader voice, "Luke, I am your faaaather".   I simply adore this little family and was so honored when they asked me to take their son's first birthday photos.  With a sunshiney party ahead, everything was very bright and just simply "him"!  How could I even dream of doing anything to his photos to distract from his stunning face and irrististable personality?!  I hope you enjoy them!

'make sure you shoot for the moon, so you land on the stars, and they gon' know who you are....'

When I met his parents, I knew baby Jackson would be a cutie but I could not have fathomed just HOW MUCH of a cutie he would turn out to be!!  His little button nose and pouty lips were just too much for me -  I love that his daddy is building a heritage in aviation for him and being surrounded by airplanes and stars, he's destined for a soaring future!  Congratulations again to Greg and Lisa!!

'Just shoot for the stars If it feels right And aim for my heart'

So excited to debut these sneak peeks of the most recent wedding I shot - what a sunny, wonderfully happy day it was for Chris and Deniese and I was so honored to be a part of it!  Best of luck, you two!!!

'we are the lucky ones'

Stunning shots from the Hohn maternity mini seshy - can't wait to meet& cuddle with baby Jackson VERY very soon!

'one proud mama'

There could not be a prouder mama at this moment - my daughter Ava has shown a growing interest in what I do for a profession and asking more questions about cameras and photography.  She took the hipstamatic on my iPhone today and practiced snapping photos of things she found interesting (including moi!) and I am just so proud of her.  I especially loved her explaining her photos to me as we browsed through them.  I had to laugh at the variety of photos completely covered by her little finger or the one down on the far bottom left that she unknowingly took of herself but she's still in the beginning of the process and I am so excited to see if this passion continues to bloom! Here are some fun snapshots from today we'd like to share with you....