Two weeks old. Two year old sister. Two precious girls. Two gifts from God. Two parents who love their girls to pieces. And it only took me two hours of my life to completely fall in love with this family.

There are only a handful of times in my life when I have met someone and instantly feel at home in their presence. Heidi is one of those people. She is someone who when you meet her you instantly feel like you have known each other for years. There were no awkward silences or judgment, but just a room filled with commiseration and laughter. I am pretty sure that Heidi knows more about me now then my very own husband. Okay, not quite. But she got me. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while. Heidi presented me with a new challenge, taking photos while laughing my socks off. AND to top off Heidi’s awesomeness, she told me I had full creative control with this photo shoot! I could do any pictures I wanted with her two week old baby. What a girl, right? I don’t get that from clients very often, and to be honest it is a dream come true. AND she has the cutest baby girl ever. What is not to love?

Okay, enough blabbering. Let me introduce you to Jaina.

To all the pregnant families out there who have thought of doing pictures of their super sweet little peanut (s)…THREE weeks and UNDER is strongly recommended. One – two weeks old is the HOT ticket for getting the sleepy, wrinkled, super sweet pictures.  I can come over to your house, you can be in your pj’s (I am a mom, so I have no judgement there) and will even bring you coffee if you’d like.  So when you get home from the hospital and finally feel like you have the energy to pick up that phone, give me a call and we can take some pictures of your precious little bundle of joy!

When she looks at him she looks at him with love and respect.  I could see in her eyes how much she loves the man he is.  When he looked at her you could see how much he adores  her.  I could see that he saw her beauty inside and out.  I could see that he cherished her.  If it wasn’t for her pregnant bump, I would have sworn I was doing an engagement photo shoot; the way they laughed, loved and held each other was more beautiful than words could describe.  It wasn’t the perfect flower fields, the sunset at the beach or even my love for photography that took my breath away today, it was being engulfed in their radiance.

Thank you Denay and Greg for a photo shoot filled beauty and love!  Many Blessings to you!

When I got engaged to be married to my incredible husband I had no idea how much work it would be to plan a wedding.  I remember thinking several times during the planning how if I had the money, I WOULD hire a wedding planner, STAT.  Then, what felt like a short 4 years later, Daniel and I found out we were pregnant.  I still find it hard to describe in words what a miracle having a baby is.  I can honestly say that it wasn’t until I felt that baby growing inside me that I really knew God existed.  I have never doubted it since.  Birth is truly a miracle.  

But let’s be honest, mixed in with the feelings of love and joy are feelings of insecurity and fear.  It is also a time of a LOAD OF HORMONES, aches and pains and tests of patience.  You are overwhelmed with questions, reading material, and opinions from websites and doctors and family and friends.  And let me tell you, nine months to prepare?  Psh!  That nine months FLIES BY!  I remember being  so stressed but too tired to want to do anything.  The first time I walked into Babies R Us, I cried.  Yep, right there in the store.  The tears flowed.  (Phew, never thought I would admit that to the public…but sometimes you have to own your tears)

Ever wonder what life would be like with a “Baby Planner”?  Ever think about how great it would be to have someone do all the baby planning, preparing and research for you? Well girl, take a deep breath, let out all the stress and fears, put your feet back up on the couch.  Let me introduce you to Joanne with Bliss Nine!  (yep a baby planner to your rescue)

When I walked up to Chili’s to meet Joanne the first thing I noticed was her warm smile.  Within minutes we were laughing our way through lunch.  Joanne is incredible.  She is one of those people that you just click with immediately.  She is warm and kind and full of life’s joy.  Her passion and excitement for her business is overflowing.  And I have to say my favorite part about Joanne, she is a laminator.  That’s right.  Those of you out there who are like me can truly appreciate someone who likes to be organized and laminate.  :)

I am so excited and honored to announce that I will be working with Joanne and Bliss Nine as one of her suggested photographers.  Go to her website here  and check out all the services that she offers!  (If you check out her blog page…you can see Sundin Photography featured on it!  Yay!)  AND if you book your Sundin Photography session through Bliss Nine…you can get a 10% discount.  Who doesn’t LOVE getting a discount?

Of course, I will  leave you with a photo.  Family of boots…

I don’t know much about the big state of Texas. I do know that most Texans I meet consider their state much more then a state. I also have been told (by my  Texan brother-in-law) that Texans do not eat cake. They eat pie. The best part about the fact that they love pie is when they say “piiiiiya” with the Texan accent. It makes me want to eat pie.

If you ask Kristy where she is from she will tell you that she is from a small town in Texas. When you meet Kristy you know that this girl is also from heaven. She is someone who is easy to describe as sweet, loving, compassionate, kind, and thoughtful. She is easy to be around. She is filled with passion and loves God more then most people I have met. And she is know doubt a Texan. When she put on a cowboy hat and boots for her maternity photo shoot, she came alive. We had such a blast that it no longer seemed to matter to either of us that we were in a valley that had a temperature reading of 38 degrees. Thanks Kristy for a wonderful day! I can’t wait to meet your little angel girl.

Then I asked Kristy to show me a line dance. Gotta love a girl who is willing to dance for the camera! Yee-haw.