1st Birthday Party | Little Zoe

Over a year ago I first photographed Zoe… she was still waiting to make her appearance into the world, but I still count that : )

I then had the opportunity to take her 9 month pictures, and just a few weeks ago, I attended her 1st Birthday Celebration to capture more pictures of this precious little girl.

Zoe is certainly a special baby, and she has some of the best parents in the world!  Carrie and Nathaniel are in my top five of favorite couples out there.  I’m lucky to know them, and I’m definitely lucky to have been able to watch Zoe grow this past year.  I look forward to [hopefully] taking more pictures of her and watching this little one grow up even more!

Happy 1st Birthday Zoe!

My Life Is Busy | (And That’s An Understatement)

The last few months for me have been beyond busy.  But do you know what the best part about it has been?  It has been filled with things that I’ve wanted to do.

So often I find myself attending things that I feel like I “should do” or requirements for my day job (teaching).  But this first third of 2012 has been about me being able to enjoy time with my husband, my friends, expanding my knowledge/love of photography and traveling all over.  I’ve gone on vacation, reunited with old college roommates, attended a conference, traveled with local friends, etc.

Since January, I’ve been to… Des Moines, Chicago, Beaver Creek, Kansas City, Louisville, Laguna Beach and Las Vegas.

And the shocker?

I won’t be traveling again until the end of May!… WithThePossibilityOfATripToKansasCityAtTheEndOfAprilForAPhotographyWorkshop… but that’s besides the point.

All in all, I’m happy to be back home and grounded for a while until the next round of trips start up again (May – August is going to be INSANE, to say the least).