Beautiful Baby Boy

This was my second newborn shoot this weekend. Don't you just love spring...warmer weather, wild flowers, and new life! I had the pleasure of photographing this precious fellow and his new parents who openly boasted that he was the most beautiful baby ever! As you can see from his photos I think their boasting is justified! Thank you again for inviting me to your home to photograph such a lovely family! Enjoy your "sneak peek"!

Beautiful Girls

I had the pleasure of photographing TWO newborns and their families this weekend. The first was a sweet baby girl and her beautiful older sister. I know my son is only 13 months but you forget too quickly how tiny these precious angels are when they first arrive! Beautiful beautiful family! This sweet sweet baby made me want another. Thank you for letting me come and capture a little love in a photo for you guys!

I love Senior shoots...

...especially when they have ideas of what they want to do to express who they are. This shoot was so fun and I loved the idea she had for our last set of shots! This beautiful senior holds a special place in my heart and I was thrilled to do her pictures for her.
Hannah, I love how your photos capture your inner beauty and grace, your artistic side and even your goofy side. There is a freedom that others notice in you when you are just being YOU. Thank you for allowing me to capture some of that. Hope you enjoy your little "sneak peek"!

A Beautiful Mess...

I LOVE BEING A MOM!!! The best job in the whole world, even above photography, (as much as I love it), is being a mommy! Graydon is almost 13 months and growing so fast. It's been so fun to watch him discover different things like feeling a fury dog for the 1st time, (which made him laugh and scream like he was at a rock concert), or the soft peddles of a flower, (that made him giggle), or how he's been noticing the leaves on the trees fluttering in the wind as we go for our walks.
Graydon is also learning a ton. He is up to nine steps now all by himself and is also leaning how to use a spoon. I usually supervise him with a spoon and help him get the food on it then let him put it into his mouth on his own. This helps cut down the mess. Last night, however, Jeremy fed him. After Graydon made it clear that HE wanted to do it, Jeremy gave him the spoon AND his container of strained green beans and let him do it all by himself! I had to grab a few picks and share them with you all! He looks good in green don't you think?

Bluebonnets and Spring Sale...

I love the spring...ok, I grew up in the Northeast so in truth I love all four of the seasons for various reasons. But something I really love about spring here in Texas are the WILD FLOWERS! Who doesn't love a field bursting forth with a rainbow of color? And my favorite color just happens to be blue! It's almost bluebonnet season and that means the normally drab concrete highways lined with old billboards and crazy traffic suddenly become a little bit refreshing. Alright refreshing might be a stretch but at least the bluebonnets and the little pink and yellow flowers sprinkled in make driving DFW highways much more tolerable!
So in honor of that we are having a sale! Get 10% off your ENTIRE print order! This includes specialty items such as canvas wrapped prints, books, albums, etc. Something else to think about is Easter and mother's day are right around the corner. Give something different this year like a Defining Grace Photography GIFT CERTIFICATE! Who wouldn't love amazing pictures of loved ones that will last a lifetime?!
And because it wouldn't be a good post without a photo or two here are a few of my favs from past springs! Enjoy!

Time goes by WAY too fast...

I can't believe my precious boy turned ONE last week! On February 26th I explained to Graydon how the most wonderful thing happened to us that very day one year ago...God blessed us in ways we never dreamed of with our first son! This past year has been so amazing and I have adored being this child's mommy. He has brought Jeremy and I so much joy it's hard to put into words how grateful we are to God for such a precious precious gift. We celebrated his birthday a few days later on the 28th. Here are a couple pics from his party!