Beauty.

short and sweet.

Short and sweet. That can describe these adorable kiddos as well as their session. This was a speedy shoot! But we got some super cute shots. My personal favorite is the one above. Well, and the shot just below. What a face! And I like the two at the bottom of them playing. And I really like the amazing colors in the ones of Mr. Cuteness. Okay, so I like them all! This is why I edit so many darn pictures! I can't ever choose!

Changes for Sprinkle of Grace

Dear Friends & Customers,

Due to some changes for my family, after months and months of soul searching, prayer, and considering what would be best for my family, I have decided to return to a full time teaching career. There are more than a few reasons for this decision that some of you may already know, but detailing those reasons is not the purpose of this email.

Sprinkle of Grace has truly been a dream come true and I never want to see this little adventure come to an end. However, teaching is a very full time career. There is no way I can continue to do Sprinkle of Grace as it is now and be the kind of teacher my students will need me to be. Not to mention be the wife and mom that my family needs me to be. But it breaks my heart to think of walking away from Sprinkle altogether - I love it! And all of you! I love being a teeny tiny part of your lives for a bit while I capture you and your loved ones being real. I love giving you images that I hope you will treasure for years to come.

So, I have decided the only way I can continue sprinkle, teach, and be wife and mom without completely losing my sanity is to only do sessions two days a week from August 1st to June 1st. I will only be booking sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays only. And because I will have such limited openings, I am going to start asking for a $50 deposit to reserve your session date. It will be refunded if weather or I, for some reason, cancel the session.

I am very excited about this new turn my life is taking, even though a part of me is sad to see my focus shift from Sprinkle of Grace. But when I remember that my new focus will be inspiring creativity in the minds of 70 or so 4th graders, I smile. I love teaching. I love Sprinkle. Getting to do both is a blessing I won't take for granted.

I just hope that you, and anyone you may have told about me, will know that if I have a session with you in the future, I will still be the same photographer, with the same passion, creativity and love for photography that I was before I became "Mrs. Wilde" once again. I will still do everything I can to give you the best images I possibly can. In June I upgraded my camera to a far better model than I was previously using and have had some amazing results from recent sessions. That new addition to my camera bag, as well as a continually growing understanding of the intricacies of photography will ensure that I will give you the best photographs I possibly can.

My calendar has already started filling up. Please don't wait to get on the calendar if you already know that you will need family pictures for Christmas cards, or one year pictures for your baby, or senior portraits or whatever the case may be.

As I've said before, I am amazed at the response I have received from Sprinkle of Grace and I am so thankful to be living out this dream come true. I hope that my camera and I will continue to bless your lives the way you have blessed mine for many years to come.

Whenever I scroll through the images I capture after a session, I hope to have some gut reaction. I hope that at least a few of the pictures will make me smile or give me chills or, the best, make me tear up. When I saw the image below, instantly my eyes filled with tears. Then a few days ago I got an email from Lacee saying that only a few days after our session, their baby boy was delivered prematurely at just 34 weeks. The pictures immediately meant so much more to me. What if we had waited one more week? I asked Lacee if I could snap just a few shots of their new baby boy before he was released from the hospital yesterday. Rylan is the last image of this post. And he is perfect in every possible way.

When I got a phone call about this shoot I was soooo excited. She said they lived on a ranch and they wanted some shots with their horses. I absolutely couldn't wait! First, to have a new location is always fun if not a bit challenging. And second, horses! And while I could write quite a bit about how badly I wanted to jump on one of the horses, or how their land made me ache for the hill country, or how the smell of a leather saddle on a dusty horse might be one of the best on this earth, I'll just say that I loved every minute of the session...and how the pictures turned out.

Stacy and Mark had their engagement session on what had to be the hottest day Ev-Er! Man alive! Even in the shade of art alley we were all panting, but I was the only one complaining. I always feel bad when my "studio" is hot...or cold...or flooded. :) Anyway, their pictures really turned out quite sweet!