The Donaho Family

This family makes me so incredibly happy. And what a perfect post for the day before Thanksgiving! For those of you that don't know, Amanda is my mentor. She's the talented photographer who taught me everything I know. :) I'm so, so thankful for her, and I was SOOO flattered that she asked me to do a family session for her clan. She and Hayden have some ADORABLE kids. They each have their own cute personalities as you will soon see ...

Roman had me laughing the whole time. He is cute and he knows it. :)

Little Harper is as sweet as can be. Her three older brothers are so good with her!

Max is Roman's twin, but he's not quite the ham that Roman is. This little guy is a sensitive one!

Check out Roman checking out Noah's jumping skills. I'm pretty sure he thinks his big brother is the coolest.

Noah is the best big brother. And he's so smart too!

Please. check. out. Roman. Oh my goodness.

Love it.

Baby Owen | 8 Months

I might be a little biased, but I think Baby Owen is the cutest 8-month old that ever lived. His parents are my friends from college so I'm allowed to say that, I think. :) I got to stay at their house last weekend while I shot a wedding in Cincinnati, and I was blown away by how much Owen has grown up since his newborn days, and even since December when I saw him last. This trip it hit me just how short of a time babies are babies. Owen is growing into his own and is looking more and more like a boy every day.

And let me just tell you, this kid's parents are so fantastic. Owen is such a happy baby and I think that's a testament to how great Nicole and Kelby are with him. Kelby can get this little guy to laugh like you've never seen. And Nicole has this calming presence that's a perfect compliment.

Thanks, you guys, for letting me be Owen's photographer and always opening your door when I'm in town. Love you three!

I cannot take the cuteness of those little jeans. That's a beaver, people. A beaver with glasses!

He loves that ball. That picture down there just CRACKS me up. He's all, Hey guys, just hanging out on my ball!

That one on the left up there is my favorite. :)

To see more from Baby Owen's playful session, click here to view a SLIDESHOW or watch it here:

Rolling with the Punches

So far, March has been my least favorite month of 2013. Between the never-ending snow, being sick twice, and having Nathan in and out for work, I'm so ready for April showers. I read this quote Sunday night determined to make Monday productive: "How you start your day determines your day." I was going to wake up early and have a healthy breakfast smoothie with Nathan before diving in to my full Inbox. I had my whole day planned out with big aspirations of culling Friday's wedding, taking pictures of and blogging my newly finished office, and working out. Instead. Instead I woke up sick yet again. I couldn't do anything but stagger between the couch, my bed and the bathroom, and all those productive plans? They went right out the window.

I will be the first to admit that I don't like my plans changed on me. I can be flexible, as long as I've determined ahead of time that I'm going to be flexible. Which kind of misses the point, you know?

I think this is my chance to take a deep breath and leave my to do list untouched on my computer. This is my chance to catch up on sleep and have a restful day because my body is telling me that's what I need. This is my chance to practice rolling with the punches because this is life. And maybe tomorrow I'll wake up ready to start my day the way I had planned on Monday.

I don't have my office to show you yet, but I have something way cuter. This is Owen. Remember him? I'll be blogging his 8-month photos soon!