The Face of Hope

May it never be replaced with fear.

Giggles Guaranteed!

When photographing an almost two year old, sometimes you have to pull out all the stops...or in this case my grandkitty Kittikins.  She tolerated a few minutes of hugging and petting,  then as she prepared to split, she provided the best photo of the day!

I Can Hear You Now!

My longtime readers will recognize this sweetie patootie. Yes, this is Lilly and now she's a big two year old. I first photographed her here , and then last year we took some photos before her first cochlear implant here. Well now she's had her second surgery and oh my goodness! That girl can talk up a storm now , and as my grandmother would say, "She's smart as a whip!" Monday we had another photo shoot. The top photo was my favorite and the second one is pretty special too. Lilly spotted my Eva and pointed to the spot next to her on the step and said, "Sit!" Eva did as told. They are now BFF, and Lilly shed a few tears when Mom Lisa put her in the car to go home. Oh and by the way, Lilly has a message for all of you out there.......WAR EAGLE!! I told you she was smart! :)

And if you want to keep up with Lilly's progress and her shenanigans, you guessed it.... she has a blog! How can I compete with that???

Through the Arbor

While taking a stroll through the gates of the arbor at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens , look what I found! About nine months out of the year, Birmingham's professional children's photographers (and parents) flock here to capture their tiny subjects in this beautiful setting.

You're A Grand Old Flag!

It's the Fourth of July.   All over Birmingham folks are cooking ribs, munching on potato salad and baked beans and cranking  homemade ice cream.  There's also a whole lot of flag waving going on.  My adorable next door neighbors,  Jay and William  patiently cooperated while Miss Virginia took a zillion photos in my driveway last week.   I thought you might also enjoy Kate Smith's legendary rendition of "God Bless America" as well. Nobody could sing it like she could!  Happy Birthday America!