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Sterling Kingston Lee Pile was born August 4th at 8:01 pm. This peanut weighed 8lbs 13oz… although just shy of 9 pounds little Sterling is just that LITTLE. At six days old Sterling started out awake and appeared not to be easlily settled and then a feeding later he was out and in dreamland. I was able to mold and move him without him waking. I even was able to get all my naked images in without an accident. However, momma wasn’t so lucky. I had to jinx her by mentioning that he had not pooped or peed yet! That is right you guessed it… when mom wanted her turn for pictures with Sterling he let her have it. Peed all down the front of her. Like a true vet this mom of two pushed through, pee and all.

Thank you for the wonderful afternoon Pile family! So happy you were able to make the drive u to Northwest Arkansas for a little photoshoot and thank you big sister Amber for playing with Cohen, I think he had a blast!

Enjoy your sneak peek!

Whit is three months old. His brave and easy going mom (of 5!) contacted me for portraits feeling terrible that she did not get any newborn portraits of Whit in his going home outfit, as she had done with here first four. Are you kidding me, I would be lucky to remember all their names let alone remember to schedule newborn pictures. So she squeezed Whit into his going home outfit and we snapped a few shots of him. I love it! Who cares that he is three months and not three days right? It fits and she got the shots… that is all that matters. I was even able to get a few shots of Whit with is proud brothers and sisters. Oh, and let me tell you this… when I see 4 children, a mom and a newborn approaching my house for a session I usually brace myself for a couple of hours of screeching, tears, a few fights that have to be broken up. Well not this party of five. They by far have to be the most well behaved siblings I have ever been around and such great helpers. They are all welcome to my home anytime! Their behavior and manners says a lot about how great of a job their mom and dad have done. These five have been raised right. Cuddos to you mom and dad on a not so motley crew! Enjoy your sneak peek Cox family!!!

I just love a green summer field. In Arkansas we get so much rain through the summer that we have the greenest fields. As a matter of fact we just beat a storm this session… ending as the rain and thunder came rolling in.

When my close friend Sarah said yes lets do Eli’s one year portraits (she is the type of mom you have to remind to take pictures… strange I know) I knew just where I wanted to take Eli and his big sister Kaelee and big brother Owen. There is this old barn and field by my house that I like to sneak into for sessions. I dream that someday I will own the barn and the property but until then I sneak. In case you do not remember Eli’s newborn shoot I start with a picture of him at just a few days old and follow that with a snap of him at one. I just love watching babies and kids grow through photographs!

I think Eli is just perfect and so are the big kids! ps… my favorite is the last image!

Enjoy your sneak peek VanGundy family it was fun to spend a summer night with the kids in a field, chaos and all!

I met up with Rachel the other night for a photoshoot. I am working with her dad and his new pediatric practice, Harvey Pediatrics in Bentonville, on special print projects, web design and photography needs. When he asked me if I would take some pictures of his youngest daughter so he could hang them on the walls of his practice I jumped at the chance. Rachel is a natural in front of the camera and maybe one of the most self confident 13 year olds I have come across in a long while. Her confidence shows in the images I took of her too. We had to trust pass, which Rachel thought was great, to get the field/barn shots (my favorites) and just had a blast shooting around town for about an hour and a half. She made me want to be 13 again!!! Enjoy your sneak peek Rachel and family! Many more great images to follow!