Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope you all are spending time with your loved ones.  I am out of the office for the holiday spending time with my parents, grandparents, and other family.  We have been having a blast in the kitchen -- cooking, dancing, singing, laughing, and taking photos!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to say that I am so thankful for my family who has always been so loving and supportive.  I am also thankful for the awesome clients with whom I get to work.  It is truly an honor to be a photographer and I am thankful to be a part of your lives!  I am incredibly thankful for all my friends, old and new.  You all are such wonderful people and I am thankful and blessed to have you in my life.

To my blog readers -- I send you my best wishes this holiday season.  May all of you be blessed with happiness and warmth!

Part of the paper place mat from our feast:

 

My grandma made these awesome individual pumpkin shaped spice cakes soaked in orange glaze for everyone in attendance of the feast.  How cool are these?!?!  Thanks, Grammy!  You rock!

 

Marcia and Charlie contacted me for some traditional photographs to commemorate their 10 year wedding anniversary.  Aren't they a lovely couple?  I went to their home and we found some beautiful fall trees that provided the perfect fall setting!  Congratulations and happy anniversary, Marcia and Charlie!  You both are wonderful!

 

Lily's mom wanted to give grandma and grandpa some photos for Christmas, so I went to their house this morning to do what I do.  What a happy baby!  I'm told that her newest trick is rolling -- and she rolls all over the house!!!

 

This was my third time interacting with this wonderful family.  Abby and Noah are the cutest kids!  Noah is the typical almost 3 year old boy -- he loves cars and is fascinated with fire trucks.  He also loves making funny faces!  During our photo session, Noah would shout out random words while smiling.  He was really into saying "cheesecake" and "cars" for awhile!  Abby is a genuinely sweet girl. She told me all about the fun Christmas songs she will be singing in her school's Christmas show.  Thanks for a fun session, guys!  You all are great!

 

Hailey Brooke and Omar were such a delight to work with!  I photographed their wedding celebration at The Conrad in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend.  The amazingly talented T'ai Rising-Moore was Hailey Brooke's make-up stylist.  You can check out her work at www.tairm.net.  Seriously, if you are getting married, give T'ai a call and tell her I sent you.  She is awesome!  Ok - back to Hailey Brooke and Omar.  Don't they make an adorable couple?!?!  And that rock you see....yeah, it's 9 carats!  

 

Look at this beautiful family!  I am so jealous of Kelly's gorgeous raven hair!!!  You may recognize them because I photographed their wedding last year.  Noah is the sweetest kid and I cannot say enough good things about Kelly and James.  They are truly wonderful people and Kelly is absolutely hilarious.  It was awesome seeing you guys again!!!

 

Michelle is gorgeous, awesome, spunky, hilarious, and so much fun!!!  I am never going to forget the moments we spent in some very urban areas near downtown Indianapolis.  (Michelle, I am sure you are laughing right now!)  What more can I say?  Michelle, you rock.  The pink tights are awesome!

 

Evan is a 2.5 year old who is obsessed with books.  While I was at his house to photograph him, we took a couple breaks so we could have story time.  We read "Curious George Saves the Day" and a couple other books about farm animals.  What fun!  We went outside and Evan told me all about his Halloween pumpkin.  Then he put on his dragon head and made funny dragon noises!

 

Meet little Lily.  Isn't she adorable?  Lily's mom invited me out to their house so I could capture this little one's personality.  She's so cute and wiggly - just like babies are supposed to be!

  

J. and I were married on a Friday morning in downtown Indianapolis.  It was a perfect fall day.  As we exchanged vows, he was crying and I was laughing!  Random people were honking their horns and screaming congratulations at us.  It was so much fun!  I cannot believe a year has passed already.  (And yes, that is a black wedding gown!  I know, I know...I broke the rules!!!)