Tuesday's Hues | Apple Tree

As a young girl, I spent a couple weeks of summer break in the mountains of North Carolina. We, my family and I, would stay at a home my grandparents had there. My siblings and I would play "kick the can" with the kids across the street at dusk. I carry fond memories of our time in the mountains. The apple tree that inspired this color bar is in the neighbor's front yard; I hadn't noticed it before. I came across it walking down the dirt road. The apples on the tree are so small, but sweet. The things you discover walking down memory lane...

God is Good. Love is Life.

-KB

Newborn | Easton Michael

Easton Michael, my first nephew from my sister, Kasey. Like her maternity session, we met again in North Carolina. This time to spend Christmas as a family. Everyone came, which was pretty amazing. It's hard now-a-days that we all have our work schedules and school schedules and my siblings have their spouses families to spend time with too. It is a rare, but a blessed occasion when we ALL are able to gather together. That's how it is when you come from a big family...and our tribe increases. 

Okay, so Easton is not really a newborn anymore. Obviously (I say that with a wink). He was born in December 2014. I remember I could not wait to meet him and take his newborn pictures. I only had a day and a half to spend with my family this Christmas because, at the time, I was working a retail job and had to be back to work the day after Christmas. It snowed on Christmas day, so the sky was pretty overcast. I am a natural light photographer, so I rely on any available natural light. I was so thankful for the large french doors in the kitchen going out to the back deck. Easton had just nursed, so he was fast asleep the entire session. I maneuvered him around quite a bit; I'm impressed he stayed sleeping the whole time. All my sisters were cooing behind me as I took each of these images. You'll also see that Easton's buddy, Bailey, made it in one of the shots as well. She is a beautiful blonde Labrador who was curious about what I was doing with the newborn baby boy. I captured her, blurry, but you can see she's sniffing the scene to make sure Easton is safe and sound. 

As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be visiting Tennessee soon to photograph a gender reveal with Kasey & Mike, Easton...and maybe the pups will make an appearance too. They're part of the family. Easton is going to be a big brother!

The lips...so sweet!

Kasey & Mike chose this image for their Baby Announcement.

There's Bailey!

Rocky Top, for Daddy (Mike, who is a UT Alum).

Just because I love black & whites...and baby back rolls.

God is Good. Love is Life.

-K

Kasey | North Carolina Maternity Session & A Trip to Tennessee

This post comes to you from my archives. Remember when I said I'd be "working backwards", well this is where I'm starting. In this post, you'll meet Kasey & Mike. This maternity session was shot in the mountains of North Carolina, home away home for our family. We've been taking family vacations here since I was 9 years old. The Boone area holds many good memories for all of us.

Anyway...back to Kasey & Mike! This was Kasey's first pregnancy. We knew at the time that she was having a baby boy. We had scheduled to meet one weekend here. I so enjoyed watching and hearing about all the pregnancy milestones. Kasey wears the pregnancy glow so well. I remember taking these shots and thinking how lovely the weather and the scenery were, but most of all how smitten she was with the babe growing in her belly AND how amazing Mike was with Kasey. They juggled a lot in their first years of marriage with a big move, pharmacy school, and work. They stayed the course of faith & love and I've seen God bless them in divine ways. The Lord always provides.

Exciting News! Easton, their son, is now going to be a big brother. So, I will be traveling this weekend to Tennessee, the Rocky Top (pretty sure Mike has this as his ringtone), for Kasey's second maternity session. This time though, it'll be a gender reveal, my first by the way, and I am totally stoked about it! My boys are coming too, so I'm sure that we'll have lots of fun and I'll have a story or two to share next week. Until then, here are some of my favorite shots from Kasey's first maternity session.

Always, I have to sneak a black & white image in a post because I love them!

LOVE the baby bump (insert big red puffy heart)!

You are a beautiful Mama.

God is Good. Love if Life.

-KB