This amazing woman was my mentor teacher for my first half of student teaching. To say that she is a blessing to me is an understatement…she made my student teaching experience so wonderful; she made me feel like I was a real part of the 5th grade team and it was such an awesome experience! She’s expecting their second little blessing…though they’re waiting to find out the sex of the baby. I’m so not a patient person when it comes to things like that – I want to know now! But I think the idea of waiting is fun and I applaud them for their patience!

It was chilly and pretty overcast out, but I got some great images of this beautiful family that is about to be one person larger! Their first blessing, Ryan, was so sweet to me! He held my hand as we walked all over the park and made sure his panda bear was tucked safely in my camera bag for every shot. I think we *may* have as many pictures of the panda bear as we do of Ryan…just maybe

Natasha and Jeremy, it was so, so great to see you guys this weekend! I hope that little one stays put a little while longer, even though I’m itching to find out if it’s a girl or a boy! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Isn’t she beautiful? She has such a gorgeous, round belly!

This might be one of my new favorite family images…I love how they’re both looking at Ryan. Such a sweet moment!

Another new favorite…LOVE all the dandelion bits in this one. This is what childhood is all about!

There’s nothing better than a mama and her boy