Happy Birthday L ![Lafayette, Indiana, child, family photography]

Look at this cutie!! Miss L turned the big ONE just days before our session.

She is my 4th first birthday session this year .. and I am just loving these little people (and their parents)


Gotta love IN weather... it stormed all night long right before our session.. in fact they were calling for rain the morning of, but thankfully GOD knew that capturing her milestone was more important than fueling the growth of plants and crops!! (lol)

Everything was so vivid and SO perfect with her little birthday outfit. LOVE her tutu!

I have a bunch in this little outfit, but these were a couple of my favorites.. would you check out her eyes!
AMAZING!!
um, dad, you're gonna have to watch out in say... 15 years when that first boy comes knockin' at your door!!


OH. my.. I think these two are my favorites also.. I think that they need to be on a canvas (or at least REALLY big) They are such timeless photos.. and would you just check out her 'diva' shoes?

Had to get some of mom and dad too... I love this sweet family picture! Love all the colors..

great coordinating mom! =)

and then here is one of mama and her baby girl....

and daughter and daddy.... LOVE this one!

always love the candids I get.. and I have so many from our cute session. I had a great time meeting this adorable family and documenting little L's big milestone!!

Thanks so much for finding me and trusting me with your little girl (and family) photos!

I'll be contacting you soon with your password to view the rest of your session images! Enjoy!!

C turns ONE ! [Zionsville, Indiana child, family photography]

The good weather gods were watching over us on this one for sure... as we pulled into town nearing the decided location, there was standing water in the streets. phew... we had just missed a major downpour !

Which I was thrilled about, b/c it made everything lush and smelling wonderful !

Little C was as cute as she could be.. but didn't stay put for long! She recently turned one, and so this was her BIG milestone session. I think we were really able to capture all kinds of bits and pieces to her personality. =)

We started out in this amazing little spot that her mama picked out. I was incredibly giddy as I left, as my head was spinning with ideas for this hidden gem.as well as the nearby streets filled with vibrant color and so many amazing backdrops!!

Lover her "serious" look. Something about babies and toddlers with this stare... its like there is SO much going on upstairs as they take in what is going on around them.

This one is one of my favorites... I think I would blow it up big.. wouldn't it look great on a canvas? (heck all of them would.. lol)

Ok.. so I know you said you didn't want in any pictures.. but geeesh.. this is GORGEOUS! .. YOU are gorgeous.. and I love, love to capture the bonds going on with mom/child/ siblings/ dad/child, mom/dad.. in all my sessions. Sorry.. that is just the way I roll.. and how many times are moms NOT in the pictures.

I couldn't decide which way I liked this one better.. b/w

or in color. the colors just POP! love it

ok.. J-girl.. pleeeze , humor, me and tell me that you love it to.. =)

Thank you so much for asking me to take Miss C's pictures. I had a great time with you all and am just thrilled with the results. I have a feeling you will have a hard time choosing =)

I'll send you the pw soon, so that you can view all the images from your session.

sneak peek of Mr M[West Lafayette,Indiana baby photography]

This little guy is on the baby plan.. so I have watched him grow up.. this was his 9 mos session!

What a cutie he is, with such a great smile!

He has the most laid back temperament, and really just at there quite content all serious-like for a while...

then he would just get that twinkle in his eyes, and a big ol' grin would pop out on his face!
I enjoyed the morning with Mr. M and his mama. We worked this little guy so hard, that he took an early nap due to his tough modeling job!

Thanks for coming back to me for your photo needs in capturing this little guy's milestones!

I can't wait to see him at the big ONE year!

I'll contact you soon with the pw to view the rest of your session images.

This little giraffe is our staple in each session... his birth mama sent it to him when he was born.. and I love that HIS MAMA wants to incorporate it.. I remember when the little giraffe was as big as M was... now the giraffe has certainly become a cuddly toy!

Miss M sneak peek[Lafayette, Indiana Senior photography]

Meet Meghan! She is one of my seniors for 2011.. she is representing Harrison High School, in West Lafayette, Indiana.

I had so much fun with Miss M and her mom..


It was a pretty brisk day, but Miss M was up for anything...
lucky for her during this outfit change.. the sun was right there to warm her up!!

Meghan told me at the end.. "well, that wasn't so bad".. lol

then her mom chimed in , that she was a bit nervous about this photo session.

In fact.. when we were finished.. Meghan said " that was tons of fun !"

yep.. we do have fun.. I love to hold sessions that are very relaxed , that capture WHO you are (no matter what age) and most importantly , that we have FUN!!






the serious side of M... haaa.

she really didn't have a serious side..

she was pretty spunky the whole time!

and when she put her dress on, I knew I had to pull out the parasol, for some "girly girl" shots..

mom, I hope you like them.. =)

check out those shoes... she is a shoe girl.. and a funky shoe girl at that!

M plays in the band, so I wanted to make sure we got some of her with the clarinet. When having senior portraits done with elle-mi photography, you can be sure that we will incorporate anything, that showcases your hobbies, talents, likes and loves.

This is M sporting her vegetarian T-shirt...

and of course the shades... according to mom, this is SO Meghan. Well, I hope you have enjoyed your peek at the images from your session. Thank you so much for your patience, I will email you the pw, so that you can view the rest from your session. There were SO many good ones.

Can't wait to work with you again!

Sneak Peek for the S family[Lafayette, Indiana family, child photography]

After one rain out, we met up at the park and enjoyed a great evening ! I had already scoped out a few locations with blooming trees, and was ecstatic when Mom told me that their color scheme was purple, white and yellow!
I LOVE the way the colors "pop" against the lush green foliage......
and I don't know what it is about this one.. but its probably my favorite! Like this needs to go on a canvas in your living room! I just love all the emotion captured in this photo!!

again.. the colors with this flowering tree is so perfect!







I know that E is not smiling in this one.. but it shows a 3 yr old's little personality. This one was taken early on in our session.. and he is intently studying me and my camera!..

Had to get some of mom and dad with the kiddos...

and I got some great ones of mom and dad together also.. I hope you like them as much as I did!

and since Mr. E turned 3 awhile back , we took a few of just him to document his BIG milestone!

Here are just a couple, but there are many, many more!

I hope you enjoy this glimpse into your session.. Thanks so much for asking me to take your family pictures! I had a fabulous time with your beautiful family!

I will contact you soon with your pw to view the rest of your images!

My baby girl turns 3!! [Lafayette, Indiana child photography]

I thank God every day I wake up and see your smiling face and big blue eyes staring back at me. Words can't describe how blessed and privileged I feel to have been chosen to be her mama.

I love you to the moon and so much further , sweet Tatum Isabella!!

So SWEET !!![Lafayette, Indiana child photography]

Meet little Miss M. She was quite full of personality and made my job so easy! She just played around and I caught her in action. At nearly 3 , she followed directions so well. I only had to bribe her with a special treat from the "lollipop" store once and she was ALL smiles!
(ok, and mama had gummi bears.. lol) and you can see she was thrilled to get her "treat" !!!

(there are many more of this sweet time)
Isn't she just a beauty?.... I probably could have had my camera on her for hours.. what a little sweetheart she is ! I was a tad giddy when her mom took out this lil tutu for her to wear!



and look at those toes!!






I told you she was a gem.. don't think I have many where she doesn't have a full blown grin across her face!!
Mom, I sure hope you like these as much as I had taking them!





thank you so much for a wonderful morning full of laughs! She is truly a gift and I am so happy to have been able to capture this "sweet" time in her little life =)..