can you smell it?  I must say that after having such a snowy winter, I have had cabin fever!  It seems that most of the sessions I have done have been inside (which is fine), but their is nothing like the natural beauty of the outdoors.  I know it seems I have been MIA on the blog the past few weeks…..just so many exciting things happening and not enough time in the day!  A quick update on everything our way….Chris has been working on finishing our basement along with working on the pasture and fencing in more area for our new cows and donkey!  Those are some huge tasks that I try to help out with as much as I can!  I, on the other hand, only have 3 months left of the pregnancy and have enjoyed every minute of it (well, maybe not the whole gaining weight part….but I have had no cravings, have not been sick, and just a little tired….but nothing to complain about)!  Our little girl’s name will be Abby and we are soooo excited to meet her!  I have had a couple people ask if I will still be doing sessions in May (Due the beginning of June) and July and the answer is YES, YES, YES!!  :)  However, I am not taking any weddings in May or June. 

Somethings to look forward to in the next couple of weeks is a daily blog post for a week on both Weddings and on Newborn sessions! It is soooo important to be educated as a client!!  

As for now, I will leave you with an image that spells out SPRING to me…and makes me think of Easter (which is like a month away)!  Who needs to dye eggs when they are so beautiful and farm fresh! 

Here are a few more previews from this family session! It was so much fun to see a “new” little family interact and the way they looked at their daughter was priceless!  

Lizzy and Miles are getting married in October and we took some time to do a “mini” engagement session!  Her laugh is beautiful!!

What a great (and big) family! I always thought it would be so much fun to have many siblings!  Mom and dad had all of their children together and they were just all smiles!  There was also the celebration of the new arrival that brought a smile to everyone’s face! 

Life gets so busy sometimes that I tend to forget the little things….the little things that remind me that life is a wonderful gift full of surprises!  Here are a handful of pictures that I found from the last few weeks that I must have taken when the moment “hit me”.  They may mean very little to you, but to me they are something special…  Happy Wednesday!!

Autumn Olive Photography is now offering fine art prints.  You can get them either on canvas or as a print. All of the photo options are from Western North Carolina.  If you are interested in seeing what we have to offer, please send me an email at autumnolivephoto@gmail.com for more details!  

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with Loretta Bryan.  She is a local artist and hand-makes each bead and pieces the jewelry together by hand as well! I have got to admit, I had to try on some of the bracelets and necklaces myself. I couldn’t help it…they were just screaming to me “try me on!”.  Okay, yes, I am a dork….but I can now say I am a proud owner of a matching necklace, bracelet and earrings!  If you are interested in buying her one of a kind pieces, please email me and I will get you her contact information!  She is the sweetest lady you will ever meet!! 

Celebrating 2009 and what a great time I had with some fun kiddos! Here are the Top 10 in 2009 in no particular order!

Okay, so I am back after taking most of December off! I decided to do a “top 10 list” this year in several categories so stay tuned!  It was soooo hard to narrow down all of the wedding images from 2009 and only pick 10!  I decided to make my choices based on the emotion I saw and felt when I took the images. Of course, every wedding has its traditional images taken, but the non traditional, and the images that capture emotion, are the images I search to capture at each and every wedding!  I think most clients would agree that these are the images that really stick out in their mind too!

In no particular order…

Kissing his bride on the side lawn of the Biltmore Estate.

These two love birds having fun during the session!

Mo and Jason laughing at a toast her dad is giving them!

Jen and Russ right after saying their “I dos”!  Just look at how Russ is looking at Jen…melts my heart every time!

Beauty…..looking off into the pond. This picture hits my heart every time!

Ginger and her Bridesmaids laughing before the actual “posed shot” is being taken.

Joey was talking to some friends after he just got married and playing with his new “Bling”!

Just after saying “I dos”!  Love Jessica’s expression!

A bridesmaid at the reception dancing with her brother

Shawn seeing Melissa for the 1st time. It was so sweet. She put her hands up on his face and he grabbed her hands to kiss them.

Sweet Caroline is 6 weeks old and SUCH A GOOD BABY and I am sure she gets plenty of attention with having 3 older siblings!  Little Caroline was a great hat model as well. These adorable hats were provided by Nicci Lynn Handmades. Click here to find her sight on ETSY (just ask about the newborn hats). Nicci and I went to school together and she is the busy and amazingly creative mom of 4 little ones!

I love that little smile!

After a week of rain, it was refreshing to have a sunny morning! The lighting was perfect and the kiddos have grown sooo much from last year when I did their pictures!  You can just tell these cousins are close. When I asked the little one who her best friends were, she said her cousin’s names. How sweet is that!

She was shy at first, but by the end of the session, she wanted to go off with me and just get her photos done by herself!  Too cute!