Adam is 8!

This handsome man is turning 8!!! Soon he will be able to be baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his mama wanted to commemorate the occasion with some photos down in the Old City. This kid knows me and my camera well by now and is very competent in front of the camera  He's got a bright future ahead of him! 

The Fultons | Knoxville Family Photographer

Lots of posts today! Up next: This gorgeous family! This again, was another family I connected with after being separated for several years. I last knew them as husband and wife, and this time around I got to meet their four beautiful kiddos! This session was full of laughs - especially from their second son - he was a hoot!!! He would not sit still for a portrait for us to save any of our lives, so we had to get some actions shots.  But you know, a still portrait of that cutie just wouldn't have been him ;)  This mama and daddy are sure doing a good job with those sweeties.  They rank right up there with some of the best behaved kids I've ever seen at a session!

The Vernon Family | Knoxville Family Photographer

OK, OK, I know it may seem like I'm partial to this family because I always post tons of their photos, but I just can't help it.  Their cuteness runs over.  They just can't help it so I just can't help that I can't decide on a favorite!  I LOVE my yearly sessions with the Vernons.  The laughs are always present, tickle fights always erupt and the world just feels right when I'm with them.  I'm so glad the scare they gave me about moving to Canada didn't work out - flying to Canada for portraits is much pricier than driving to Nashville! ;)

The Hills | Knoxville Family Photographer

While in Middle Tennessee, I also got to see some old friends from my Murfreesboro days.  I've been privileged enough to watch this family grow through my lens.  They are growing into such a beautiful family, full of service, hard work and lots of cute, girly giggles.  These sweet girls were ridiculously easy to photograph, and easy-going mom and dad were just along for the ride!  We were able to shoot at the picturesque Oakland Mansion - it never disappoints!  Enjoy this cuteness!

The Beldens | Knoxville Family Photographer

This wonderfully cute family flew the Knoxville coop, much to my sadness.  However, I was able to see them again when they asked me to travel to their beautiful little town of Bell Buckle in Middle Tennessee to photograph their growing family!  I wouldn't have missed this opportunity for anything and had such a fun time with them, strolling the quaint little town, playing with those two cute, smiley girls and talking again with Mom and Dad :)  I must also add that I was pretty proud of myself this session - usually, my animal sounds don't do a lot for kids, but for whatever reason, I continue to do them at sessions.  This session, all my practice finally paid off!!!  Baby girl couldn't get enough of it and I felt quite validated ;)

Springtime Cuties! | Knoxville Child Photographer

These children are about as near and dear to my heart as possible!  Two of them (the ones you most likely recognize!) are my own babies and the other two are their BFFs.  After driving along Pellissippi Parkway in the spring and seeing the beauty in full blossom, I couldn't pass up an opportunity to do a session there.  The hardest part about child photography is getting those natural smiles, so I figured the best way to do it would be to bring along their buddies and it worked like a charm!  Love these faces!