sneak peek for the T family[Lafayette, Indiana family, child photography]

Look at how cute this family is!! I love their red , white and blue theme! I apologize to you (and to future or past clients) about the logo watermark across the image. Unfortunately, there are some people out there who were taking it upon themselves to "take my photos" without placing orders.. =(
therefore, I had to start making my water mark a little bigger and a little less appealing to have on a framed picture displayed in ones' home.
I assure, you that the images are beautiful and though you may not be able to see all the detail on the sneak peek , you will see fully edited, and un-watermarked images in your private gallery.
Ok. done with that side note!!
We were able to get so many great family poses and a few individual shots of big sister , which I just love.

One of my faves... daddy daughter kisses... Miss R is coming back to see me in a couple months for her one year session and so she'll get to steal the show!

Look at Miss Q .. so pretty! She certainly enjoyed the camera and was a joy to work with.

The whole family was a blast to hang out with on a Saturday morning. Thanks so much for asking me to take your family pictures. I'll send the password your way so that you can view the rest of the images from your session.

Enjoy!!!

pretty as a princess[Lafayette, Indiana child photography]

Miss B turns three!!! We met at the park for some fun pictures and (of course the reward of playtime on the playground)! She was all decked out in her birthday gear and was even wearing her beautiful charm necklace from Disney World ! Mirror, Mirror on the wall... who is the prettiest princess of all????

We had great fun trying to get this idea to come thru to reality...its hard to keep a 3 yr old focused in the right spot! LOL.. I think this one is so cute.. and there are a couple others too mom.

Ahhhh. would you look at those eyes?? I am sure they melt mama's heart.. and some lucky boy down the road in say.. twenty years!!

Miss B was showing off her pretty new bracelet and for some reason this rock setting, made me think "beachy.." so I did a little vintage processing to it.

... and here she is bursting with color!! What a sweet, little girl she was with such a spunky spirit!

I hope that you have enjoyed your sneak peek and that you will see the essence of your little girl captured in these images. Thank you so much for asking me to take her birthday photos. It was fun to be a part of documenting this milestone in her life.

Watch your email, for the password to view the rest of the images from your session. Again, thanks and best wishes to you all !

Miss M turns ONE!![Lafayette, child, baby,family photography]

I had great time meeting little Miss M who had just turned one and her sweet parents for a morning photo session. As you can see, this little cutie had no problem smiling for my camera ! I usually save my "props" for last... and sometimes a last resort to get kiddos to realize that picture taking is indeed fun....

Miss M had recently begun walking.. and if you know anything about a child finding their new found mobile independence... well... I got my exercise for the morning following her around. It was great fun! She noticed my flower prop and quickly went over and snatched it up... she absolutely loved it! Hey, Mom, perhaps this could be a simple and inexpensive toy for her one day .. lol - there are many , many more.. in fact I am working up a sweet collage w/ Miss M and her flower. It is just adorable.

And what fun did we have in the ol' bucket. She loved it too!! Got some great expressions as she chilled for awhile.. (as you can see here, she was trying to escape! LOL)

We got some great family shots as well.. the above one is a favorite from the session.. as is the daddy /daughter one seen below...

I love, love, love this last one. It seems that in every 1-2 year old session, I get a few moments like this. While most people may not like a sad baby.. as a photographer, I love to see the tears, and the instant consoling hugs that a mama gives her child. I think its important to capture these precious moments as well. So much raw emotion is caught and a great reminder that mom will always be there for comfort and to wipe away the tears.

Thanks so much for asking me to take Miss M's one year milestone pictures! I hope that they are exactly what you were hoping for. I enjoyed our time together and look forward to seeing you again. Thank you for your patience, and I will be emailing your password very soon.

Enjoy your sneak!

two brothers (and the rest of the family) [Lafayette, Indiana, child , family photography]

I was super thrilled when a friend from back in college called me to ask if I would take pictures of her boys! It was such a fun little reunion and to see her as a mom to these big boys was so very cool ! Our session started out as just capturing the boys Mr. R and Mr. C at this stage in their lives... I learned all about silly bands during our session.. lol

and caught some pretty good grins out of the two of them !

and grandma and grandpa came along too, so we got some good family shots in. I also got some great shots of grandpa with his grandsons, mom and dad w/ their daughter and grandma and grandpa together. They said it had been years since they had a picture of the two of them. I am so glad that I could snap a few of them.

I have a feeling you will be pleased with the variety we were able to get from your session. Thanks for all of you for being so flexible and as an added bonus we got to listen to a little concert in the park during our session. Fun wasn't it?

Here is mom with her boys.....almost as big as she is!! R, you're going to have to put a book on his head for sure!!

and I always sneak a snap or too of mama by herself.... isn't she gorgeous??? Such a princess in a house full of boys =) !

and I'll leave you with this fun one, just because I love shoes .. and thought these ol' cons the kids had on were super cool.

So thanks again for having me take your family pics. I'll send you the password to view the rest of your session images. I look forward to seeing you next time for the Mr R solo session.. that will be so fun !

It was great to see you .. I'll be in touch soon !!

little guy[Lafayette, Indiana baby, child photography]

Little J is one of my baby planners and he came to visit me for his 6 month session- I can hardly believe how big and super adorable he has gotten since his last visit. He showed me all kinds of new tricks.. like sitting up like a champ.. finding his feet.. and really engrossed with his hands . I just love to watch these little ones as they take in their surroundings.

For those of you how haven't been to my home studio... you don't know that I have two friendly four legged "assistants" on the other side of the glass that entice and mezmorize my little clients. Sometimes I even get BIG smiles out of them as they watch the crazy antics that go on outside the window.

I just love baby chubb.. and so we let Mr. J play with just a diaper on for a bit and got a lot of cute shots that I hope mom and dad will love-

We also let him model some sweet outfits courtesy of grandma... love this hat.. and he kept it on for a good long while for me to snap some cute head shots too.

Look at that grin.... He was full of smiles for me during this session.. and if not with his little mouth.. his eyes were sure twinkling!!

I'll leave you with one that I think is super cute of him hanging out in the 'jungle'. Mom and Dad brought this adorable quilt that was made as a baby gift. I always love it when clients bring in personal items that will make their sessions unique.

Thanks again for using me to capture this time in your little guy's life. He is growing up quickly, and I am glad to have had the opportunity to 'freeze' these moments for you. I will be in touch soon with the password to view all the rest of the images from your session. Looking forward to seeing you in another three months!

more from Heartsmiles [Lafayette, Indiana child photography]

Does your little girl need some new hair accessories?

Check out some cute unique styles for your little one.. knit hats and headbands, for boys(ok , the headbands are for the girls.. ) and girls ! Abbie is always creating something new at HEARTSMILES

sneak peek for the S family ![Lafayette, Indiana, child, family photography]

So thrilled when this mama contacted me to take pictures of her cutie head kiddos ! We got a bunch of Miss J looking super adorable.. just in time for her 3rd birthday!

I know I have to apologize over and over again to my clients... because often times when they say they want pics of their children, I always *convince* them that THEY need to be in at least a couple pics!! I love to catch these sweet moments with mom and dad with their little ones.

Would you look at this handsome dude? Seriously.. what a ham he was and such a good young man, so willing to endure picture instead of play time!

We got a few good family pics... ( I love the sign one.. but you'll get to see that in your gallery =)

(I know.. I am mean like that and make you suffer with more anticipation.. lol )

And some more of J and J.. I sure had a great time hanging out with them at their home. They have the best play set/jungle gym/clubhouse ever !

and so if you're looking at these amazing eyes and wonder just where they came from.....

ummm. can you say beautiful couple? Thanks for letting me snag a few pics of the two of you too.

I will be emailing you with a password to view the rest of the images from your session. I hope

you enjoy your sneak peek!




leaving with you with another one that screams summer to me... love this shabby chic look.. so I had to play with a vintage edit ~ kinda makes me wanna be at the beach right now..