Wiekel Extended Family - Mother's Day Sessions 17

These grandparents are the sweetest! and it was my pleasure to meet and capture some photos of Mr. & Mrs. Peacock and their sweet little grandkiddos. We had the most beautiful afternoon after our first attempt was totally rained out. Sometimes it is worth the wait and I think you'll agree when you see these photos.

Beautiful.

Just another words to describe the mother's we love. No matter if their hair and make up is done, or the whole house is clean, we love our mom's because they are ours, and they're beautiful to us. No matter what the world screams, we know true beauty is displayed so clearly in our mothers.

Defrain Family - Mother's Day Sessions '17

Look at those baby cheeks?! OMG this sweet family added another adorable child to their clan and I got to capture those sweet cheeks! These guys are fun and sweet and work so hard for Jesus. Their littles are so sweet - Leighton loves princesses, Landon loves donuts and and Elena, I mean, those cheeks!?

Compassionate.

Not only is Tiff a great mom, but she's also a hard working nurse. She's pretty much 'taking care' of people all the time. That's mom's job - to take care, to support. It is amazing how life giving it is to give of yourself. That is one of the wonderful gifts of motherhood.

Ryan's Mom and Dad jumped in for a few photos as well! haha love this crazy bunch ;)

Montgomery Extended Family - Mother's Day Sessions '17

So I got to enjoy this sweet family for twice the amount of time, because we also took photos of their extended family. So many kiddos, cheesing and smiling for their grandparent's session. We spent a beautiful afternoon in Fischer's park - all the trees and flowers blooming green and other bright colors. Seasons and the changes that take place over time always get me thinking, it actually reminds me of another word that defines a mother:

Constant.

Many of us are so blessed to have a Mother we look to and know they are always going to be there for us. When we're young the take care of us non-stop, when we grow up they pack our school lunch everyday and we we're having babies of our own, they answer all our frantic questions and calm our fears. A Mother is one to count on.

Montgomery Family - Mother's Day Sessions '17

Ok this family - ONE OF MY FAVES. Seriously, they give of themselves continually for others, for their family ... they serve with their whole hearts each week at my church, they love and take care of their kiddos so sweetly and now they've added 2 to the bunch! Danielle and Justin are such an example of selfless love to me and I'm grateful for them.

Commitment.

Every mama knows, when they see those positive lines on the pregnancy test or lay eyes on that photo of the child they'll one day adopt, or sees a need and knows it's theirs to fulfill, they just know - its go time. It's time to give and give and give, but gain so much more back in love and joy and purpose. They know it will be hard and tiring and overwhelming, but also SO fun and life bringing and joyful. This motherhood commitment is the best kind - for and because of love.

Gibson Family - Mother's Day Sessions '17

These Mother's Day Sessions are special for a lot of reasons - mama's got photos they'll treasure forever , kiddos/dads got to give a wonderful gift and hopefully, these mom's felt at least a little more special during or because of their shoot. I believe photos are very affirming - they remind us of what's most important and what we have to be so grateful for.

These sweet Gibson kiddos were fun! crazy, but fun ;) and can we not all agree they are just beautiful!? It was wonderful to meet Erika and spend some great time with her and the kids. These photos are so extra special for this family and I was so happy to see their individual and unique personalities come out during our shoot.

Determined.

As mama's we've got be set - in what we believe and fight for for our families, in how we are going to raise our babies and in the hard work it takes to raise them. Kids are crazy and we all know, we were kids once! ;) But as mama's to keep on, keeping on with crazy kids takes determination. Here's to all the determined mama's out there!