The latest issue of On The Minds Of Mom’s came out on Friday [make sure to pick up your copy at Hornbacher's], and Lindsey did one of the sessions for the magazine! Tara’s pics looked gorgeous… great job Lindsey!

Also… have I ever mentioned my addiction to etsy.com? Look what the mailman brought me today…. Can’t wait to use them!

One more thing… I recently added a bunch of new links to the “links” tab at the top of the blog… so make sure to check them out!

I recently channeled my inner Stacy and Clinton and put together a little collage of clothing “DON’Ts” for your child’s photoshoot.

So… you have a spring session coming up and don’t have a clue what the kids SHOULD wear? Well, lucky for you, I’ve also put together a collection of clothing “DO’s”. These items can be found at places like mini-boden, gap kids, crewcuts, old navy, and etsy.com.

And this dress… ahhhhh this lovely sunny perfectly yellow dress! I have fallen head-over-heals in love with this dress.

How much do I love this dress? How much am I dying to photograph a little girl on a glowy summer evening wearing this very dress? I love it so much that I am going to offer a FREE children’s session to the first person that gives me proof that they have purchased this dress (and have a child to go along with it) and wish to have said child photographed in said dress. Yep. I LOVE that dress.

You can find it at crewcuts, J.Crew’s kids clothing line, or just click here and order away!

Get ready for some serious cuteness…

I heard that this little darlin’s parents had some difficulty when it came time to decide which images to order. I felt the same way when I was trying to decide what photos to blog. So… I went with the idea that “more is more” for this post. [Typically I'm a very "less is more" type person.] Too cute!

I am so lovin’ the little tummy and green shoes in the photo on the right below… I can hardly stand it!

As soon as I heard about the earthquake in Haiti, the first person I thought about was my friend Amanda whom I met on my trip to Uganda last spring.

Throughout the trip, she told us stories about growing up in a family that valued ministering to the poor and underprivleged, especially those in Haiti. She told us about the numerous mission trips she had experienced, and introduced us to her one-year-old “son” Isaac that she was planning to adopt from one of the orphanages in Haiti. Because of the long adoption process, she had been able to visit him several times, but knew it could be years before she would be able to bring him home to America. [I find it so sad that the process is so difficult, involves so much paperwork, and takes so long... there are so many wonderful parents here longing to adopt internationally. I have heard that the wait to adopt from China is up to six years now.]

Fast forward to January12, 2010. Amanda was actually IN Haiti at the time of the earthquake on yet another missions trip. You can visit her blog and read about her experiences here. For the short version, Isaac and the orphans survived the earthquake, but their building was destroyed and all of the adoption paperwork that had been in process was lost. Amanda had to come back to the U.S. without her baby boy, not knowing what would happen to him and all the other children she had come to know and love throughout her visits. I am so so SO very happy to report that because of some heavy lobbying by a senator, Isaac was granted Humanitarian Parole and was able to fly to the United States to be with his mama. I can’t imagine the joy that must have filled Amanda’s heart knowing that her baby was safe and coming to live with her forever! I am so happy for you Amanda and so proud of everything you are doing to continue to help the people of Haiti.

To watch a quick video of Amanda and Isaac’s homecoming click here…

One of my favorite families was originally scheduled to come in last fall, and then right before Christmas… and life just kept getting in the way. Finally in January, it worked out for them to make the trip to Fargo for their photoshoot. Luckliy it was during that week that we had some really nice warm weather. It was so nice to be able to get out of the studio and head over to the park for some fun winter shots.

Anyone remember the photo last winter of the little baby with the red hat and red tutu with the big pouty lips? Yep… this is her. Love this girly.