[Personal] Halloween 2010 | Southeast Missouri Photographer

Again? It's already Halloween again?

My baby John Cooper was supposed to be a Halloween 2009 baby. That was his official date to be born. Obviously, he had other plans.

Seeing that he was only 5 days old on Halloween last year(and the fright of H1N1 lingered so closely), he didn't actually get to trick-or-treat. I, however, took my older ones out, knowing full well that I didn't need to be doing that after giving birth to a 9+ lb. baby.

Needless to say, my children as well as many children, enjoy the Halloween festivities. The dressing up, the make-up, the hair paint, the candy. Oodles and oodles of sugary sweetness. I admit, I enjoy it too, watching the kids get so excited about it.

And this year, John Cooper gets to make his Halloween debut as a Lovable Lion. We've got a mix of characters with Haley as a Fairy God-witch, Brennan as Billy the Exterminator(minus the mullet wig), and Aubrey as a Bat-a-rina. I am so happy to have captured an image of all 4 of them because they usually cooperate long enough. I swear, this must be what it feels like to part the Red Sea. Or have all four kids sleep in their own beds. (That is another story.)

Anyways, from my family to yours: Have a safe, fun and happy Halloween!

[Sneak Peek] Senior | Hayti Missouri Senior Photography

A beautiful senior, awesome locations, and beautiful light. More to come soon.

[Children] Blondies | Portageville Missouri Child Photography

Four true blondes. How times have you seen that at one time???

Meet these little blonde beauties. Mom has her hands full now, but Dad will be in big trouble when they are teens.

When Heather contacted me for a session, I felt a sense of pride. I've known her since high school(read: the crazy days!) and Facebook allowed us to reconnect. And I got to follow her journey as a mother as well. When I found out she was pregnant with twins(and her two oldest were just barely out of diapers), I felt overwhelmed for her. I mean, really, four girls under 4? That just sounds hard.

But I tell ya, watching her interact with her girls, even when the babies got upset, you couldn't tell that it's a hard job. Probably because moms know what it takes to take care of our babies, but also because we have to be the leader, sometimes even the dictator. So, we do what we have to do to make our lives with our children function sanely. And Heather is no exception. She is a rockin' momma to her four darlings.

These girls were simply sweet and loving and so entertaining. The oldest kept me quite entertained, as she was the supermodel of the crew and ready to strike a pose at any given moment. Heather, thank you for choosing me to capture your four non-NON-blondes. It was nice to catch up, if even for only a few moments, since motherhood has now consumed our lives.

Wonderfully consumed, might I add.

[Sneak Peek] Seniors | Caruthersville Missouri Senior Photographer

Yeah, I know. I've been a slacker on the blog. I've got some really cool things that I'm working on, like new branding for SGP, a new blog, a new site, and some other things.

For now, check out this beauty of a senior. And her awesome shoes.