The miracle of life!!

Okay Auntie T and everyone else checking on here tonight!! Here is baby N! Born just hours ago at 10:01 P.M. Thank you J and C for allowing me the honor and blessing to be there to witness the miraculous birth of your precious baby boy!! C, you did a wonderful wonderful job...as did you J...God has surely blessed this little boy with two amazing and wonderful parents. He is blessed and my goodness, so are you!! You've got one cute and snuggly litte guy on your hands!! Praise the Lord for his safe arrival! The love that your family shares is tremendous~ thank you for allowing me to share in your most special and momentous miracle! Enjoy and wait for a couple more, blogger is being a little slow tonight :( Thank you and God bless! Love, ~R.....;)

Baby N just minutes old....

Such a sweet and calm little baby boy...

Baby N, I KNOW you'll appreciate the duck in 15 years! :) Enjoy everyone and congratulations to C and J!!

Gotta love

this cute little guy!!!! T and J your little man is soooo sweet! I just couldn't help myself, I had to post this one. T wanted images of little M "as is" and so that meant...in his mini me Carhart jacket (like his daddy's of course!!) Too cute!

And as many of you are know finding out through the grapevine!! Yes we are really moving to P-Ville!! We are buying a house (not building) and are preparing for our big day. We let our wonderful landlord (really..he and his family have been so great to us!) know that our date is....Feb 1!! Could you please pray for a smooth transition for the boys??...they seem very excited to move back and to be close to the farm...they really have developed quite a bond with their Grandma and Grandpa S :). We are, however, terribly sad to leave our church up here in St. Charles though!! We have been blessed with lifelong friends who really feel more like family. The power of the bond of Jesus Christ is just amazing! Thank you all for you support! Until next time!! And that will be soon! Give me a couple of days for those sneek peaks, there are bunch on the way! Love, ~R....;)

FIVE Kids!!!

Yes I recently had a family session with FIVE kids!! Well...they were cousins :) one set of two and the other of three. In case you are wondering, the last three kiddos belong to the couple that set Ryan and I up!! Remember baby A??? Well, these are her cousins and brother and sister. We had a double family session on location at J and T's house!! I think we got some REAL cute ones!! I won't post any family pics though since they will be used for Christmas cards :) I hope you all have a wonderful day and weekend! We'll be down in P'Ville this weekend for 8 shoots and um.....picking out paint colors, carpeting, and flooring. (Hint Hint!!! For our house in Princeville!!) Yup it's OFFICIAL!!! We let our landlord know we are MOVING!!! Just thought you might like to know ;) Have a good one everyone!! J and T and J and A, your babies (and not so little ones too ;) are just GORGEOUS!!!
Love, R.........;)

JUST LOOK!!

at this gorgeous family. I mean, I wish this was MY family photo...okay, well sort of. I wish my family picture, with my hubby and my boys, looked like this!! ;0) The day was just perfect, fall leaves, cloudy sky...unbelievable. And this family is incredible...have I mentioned that already?? Oh well. They are. ;) M - these will be in the mail tomorrow!!! Love, ~R.........;)

Do you recognize

this little girl?? Is anyone else absolutely adoring this photo with me?? This little lady, Miss M, at 3 mths...what a cutie!! She's the one with the big sister and older (2 year old!!) twin brothers!! She's just beautiful A and G!!

Also, if you had a session that weekend the 9th and 10th, I am working my fingers to the bone (;0) and will have your sessions done and in the mail by Thursday if not before. Then it's EIGHT more sessions this weekend!! Yippie!! Thank you so much everyone!! Hope your Thanksgiving was beautiful!! Love, ~R..........:)

Blessings to all!

Umm...

Can I pleeeease take this little guy home with me?? He is one of the sweetest, most adorable, most kissable baby boys (don't worry I know his family pretty well :) I have ever come into contact with (except my own boys of course...okay and a couple of other babies....OKAY all my clients are ADORABLE!)...but little E...he just stole my heart that day...and even now I as proof his session. He has the longest eyelashes ever...scroll down to check those out!! ;) I hope you are all having a great day!! Staying warm and toasty I trust..and preparing for your feast of thanks tomorrow! We are hosting my family so I am really excited!! We will have all of my boys' cousins (um..I guess they would be called my nephews and nieces?!) from my side over which = SIX children 3yrs and under :)...good thing we are renting the upstairs for my studio etc..!! We needed the room just for tomorrow!! Well, blessings to everyone! I heard a great thing at our Thanksgiving celebration at church on Sunday (evening I think)...something about pride not growing easily in the soil of thankful heart...and now that I think about it...sadness, depression, and bitterness have a hard time growing in "thankful" soil also...just a thought for me today as I reflect on all the blessings in my life.. :) Happy THanksgiving everyone! God Bless!!Love~R........:)
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(Also, before I forget!! Here's a little Thanksgiving photo of our family curtesy of my good friend Colleen Melendy :) Thank you Colleen! Until Friday everyone!! ~R.......;)

Here you go A!!

Here's my cousin's little boy M...isn't he adorable!! I can't believe how big he is already! Thank you A and E for coming out to have your family captured! A the pumpkin bread is DELICIOUS! Have a great day everyone!!!

Also........Christmas Card Sessions are booked!! All sessions booked for the rest of the year are now priced regularly. Please contact me at sdgphotography@hotmail.com for pricing details. Thank you!! Love, ~R........;)

Can you guess...

what this little cutie is saying???

Yup you guessed it!!! "Touch down Bears!!!" :) I cracked up when her mommy said that and little C did this! Great job C - your are so big!! Found this one while browsing through my files and remembered that I forgot to post it!! So glad I found it again! Have a great day everyone!! Until Monday!! Love~R.......;)

Amazing Grace...

how sweet the sound...I think of the Thanksgiving holiday coming up and just have to smile..I am thankful for so much..everything in my life. The "trials" we are going through with our life which if you compare them to trials people are having in other parts of the country, the world, even in my own community...they are really blessings that God is using to bring our family closer to Him and to eachother :) I am so thankful for my amazing hubby (who is an amazing "papa"), my beautiful boys, my loyal and beautiful friends, our church, my salvation and relationship with the Lord, our extended family, my wonderful clients who believe in me :), the list goes on and on. I am also very thankful for squishy, pink, sweet, wonderful, soft, new, and miraculous little newborn babies...and I love it when they smile. I think they must be dreaming of angels or Heaven or something so beautiful...I am in awe. Here is little baby G again..this one just made me smile as I am proofing her 2 week session. (Remember the blue and pink plate baby, yup here she is again ;)...she's gorgeous mama and daddy. Have a wonderful day everyone!

(If you click on the pic it should get bigger, if you look really close, she's smiling :)

It all started with...

the love between M and B ;) then two beautiful children...then one more beautiful and special child...chosen to have a chance. I am in awe and admire you guys so much. Welcome home little A, you are so very blessed with a beautiful family who loves you so much. The way that all of you love on this little girl and treat her with such care and gentleness just really melts my heart. She is so blessed to have you and the abundant love you have to give her and each other so freely. Thank you so much for allowing me to share in your life and capture your family...Ihope you see the beauty in them that I do! :) (P.S. there a whole bunch! These are just a few!) Thanks again! Love, ~R..........;)

Beauty Full.

Miss K. you are so beautiful. I had such a blast with your during your senior pic session!!!! Your family is phenomenal the way you all work together, glory to God!! Your quiet yet fun spirit is so refreshing! I wish I had known what you know now about the Lord etc. during my high school years...what a blessing and encouragement you are to me!!! Thank you so much for allowing me into your world at this special time, you certainly are a lovely young lady :) I hope these images pass the "test";) (M let me know ;) I just love the purple on you and had to sneak the blue background one in too, I just love that blue withyour brown hair and eyes! Thanks again girl, I had so much fun! Love, ~R........;) Also, C family, you're up next!!!

For those of you who thought...

these two were the same little guy ~ ha! fooled you didn't I??? :) No, these little boys are identical twins. Soooo cute!! :0) Thanks again A and G!! :)

1,2,3,4 and...

I'm not talking about the song that's playing!! A and G you have the most beautiful family!! L, M, M, and little M are absolutely beautiful!! Thank you thank you for allowing me to come into your home to photograph all of you! These are just a "couple" of images for your sneak peek...there are PLENTY more!! Hope you love 'em...they sure are cute! Love, ~R.......;)

Is anyone else crying here? (A??) I think this is just one of the most beautiful images ever. A simple, sweet, and quiet moment between a newborn baby girl and her mama. I wish I had images like this holding my precious little boys at this age....I guess I do (in my mind ;)...****sigh*** :)

My first real sunflare!!

I say my first "real" sunflare because I actually KNEW it was happening when I took it!! I am so excited!! It's a little burst of sunshine just like Miss E...I can't WAIT for mom M to see her slideshow tomorrow!!! :) Thanks again E family!! Love, ~R.......;)

I couldn't just leave ya hangin' A!!

Okay so today I had this Senior session with Miss A. and her mom J came along. Can I just tell you I had SO MUCH FUN!! We ended up shooting for longer than we "planned" and J you know the number of images I told you that I thought I had taken?? Well multiply that by 4!! I guess we were having so much fun I didn't realize how many photos I was taking!! Well we're off again tomorrow for a P'Ville Photo Session weekend sooooooooo I thought I'd better post A's sneak peek before we left. These two immediately jumped out at me tonight A and J. Just beautiful. I hope you like them b/c I LOVE them!!



Have a great night everyone! (And Janey and girls, I know it's past my working curfew but we're leaving tomorrow!!! I did great last night, in bed at 10:45! My home was filled with harmony today ;) Until Mon. morning everyone!!....Love, ~R....;)

Tada!!

Here you go everyone! All in one shot! Happy sneak peeks!! I hope you are having a wonderful day, it has been such a joy to quickly peek at your sessions for some of my favorites! Thank you again to all who came out (or had me over!) this last weekend. It was a wonderful weekend! Again, I will try and post some more from your session as I proof (unless it was a Christmas card special - I don't want to spoil ALL the fun!) so keep checking in every once and a while for the next couple of weeks! Enjoy!! ~R...... ;)

D.O.L.L. Baby (ies)

Here they come everyone! Sneak peeks from this last weekend!! (Well Friday's for tonight anyway - I will post Saturday's tomorrow!!) There are 7 in all and I will post in order so please bare (sp???) with me! :) Thank you to all!! These are for J and C!! Your little girl has captured my heart! We had such a great time...she is soooo sweet! I hope you enjoy your images! Have a great night! Love, ~R............;)

Here you go Mama J...um...again. Isn't cuteness of this caliber ILLEGAL??? (He's cute like his mama!) Look at this sweet little boy!! These are only two of MANY...how am I ever going to pick?? Scratch that - how are YOU ever going to pick!! ha ha!! lol! I hope you enjoy! I'll post more when I proof your session!! Thanks again!! Love, ~R........ ;) P.S. Your camo works great!! Check out #3!

Okay L and K!! Here are your long awaited newborn photos of precious little G!! Congratulations again!! For two weeks old little G sure is well-behaved! ;) No really, she was! She really was as sweet as can be. She did just perfectly for her first photo shoot :) Thank you so much for allowing me to share in this very special time in your lives. Enjoy! Love, ~R.........;)

Okay, here I was trying to be a little artsy shmartsy. Let me know which you like better - really. (The comment box works well for this ;) This one..............

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or this one. Isn't she cute!!! (This is especially for little Betsy R., who I know LOVES babies AND pink!! What do you think B?? ;) Thanks again L!!

Until next time everyone!!! Have a GREAT day!! Love, ~R..........;)