Happy New Year!!

Well hello everyone! I have officially been missing for a few weeks! The excitement of Christmas and the rush to get orders edited and filled for the holidays left me no time for blogging! So I will be revisiting a few sessions that have not yet been blogged. You may have seen a sneak or two of these on my facebook, and if not you should really join my facebook page... ;)

These three adorable kiddos had some Christmas made! Mom had them dressed so cute, and they seriously know how to sport the style! Little Man here was so stinkin cute, and he is missing a few teeth, which was oh so adorable in pics! I loved that, but he was not thrilled about showcasing his lack of teeth, so I would not dare share the precious toothless grin with you. You are just going to have to trust me that it was adorable!

While I have you here I want to let you know that I have BIG plans for 2011. Starting now in Jan with some Valentines day mini sessions that will not only get you some cute, custom images, but you will also have the chance to give back just by purchasing the mini session! (details in a couple days) In March we will have a March Madness mini session (hint hint) I also have plans to keep up with my newsletter so if you are not on that list and would like to be just send me a e-mail to katie@katielousphotography.com so I can add you to that list!

Blessings | Ky family photographer

This is the sweet, and seriously cute, Merrick family. I had the privilege of getting to meet and photograph them after we were paired together through Littlest Hero's. Boy was it hot the day of our session!

They have three beautiful daughters. The oldest M was a great little helper giving me all kinds of awesome suggestions for pictures. ;) O. had so many adorable facial expressions, and I think I caught about 10 different expressions on camera! Both girls were a absolute delight to work with!

Miss Gabby, their youngest daughter, is their Littlest Hero. Gabby was born with Down Syndrome and Av canal defect. After open heart surgery at 4 months old, little Gabby had some complications and, her parents and sisters had to say goodbye to her. Gabby loved to smile, hold her toys, listen to her sisters sing, and take naps with the cats who would curl up on the bed next to her.

Mom wants you to know that Down Syndrome is not the scary thing that people think it is. A little paragraph from Mom's blog speaks it best....

"The phone rang and I heard the words, "Your baby has Down syndrome." Life changed. At first, I thought it was changing for the worse. Now, I know what a blessing those words were. I will FOREVER be the mother of a child with Down syndrome, and I believe that is a blessing. "

I agree. I never even meet Gabby and she has been a blessing to me as well.

Thank you Merrick family for sharing all 3 of your beautiful daughters with me!

Miss Gabby.

At the end of our session the girls released 1 purple balloon to Miss Gabby. I won't lie, I had a few tears as we all watched the balloon float out of sight.

Savvy Photographer = awesome! {Ky photographer}

For all my photog friends out there, if you don't follow http://thesavvyphotographer.blogspot.com then you have no idea what you are missing out on. Seriously, I'm addicted!I have discovered some new fav products through them, and there cntests are amazing! Thanks Krisitn T. for introducing me to the Savvy blog a while back!

Super Hero!! | Ky photographer

I sat out to capture my sweet boy the other day, just as he is! This is the true Brody! On the run, in his undies, and with his blankie close by. These just scream "boy" to me, and I love his facial expressions in them! He and his blankie can take on anything! Enjoy!(some of Lilly to come later!)

"Kid tested, mother approved!" | Central KY photographer

First of all, happy 3rd birthday to my big boy! He turned 3 on the 23rd. Crazy!

As I was browsing the cereal aisle the other day the box of Kix cereal caught my eye. As most of us allergy Mom's do, I picked it up, turned it over, and began reading the ingredient label. There are a few cereals by GM that my kiddos can eat, and cross contaimation with GM has not been a issue for us, so I thought it was worth a peak. Guess what? Top 8 free according to the box.
So this morning my kiddos had Kix and rice milk for breakfast. Brody LOVED them! I swear he carried the box around all day long!

Now, I know my food allergy buddies can relate to the joy of finding a new safe food! Enjoy Brody's joy captured in pics!