Marian Ashley Photography

Anyone else feeling me about the joy of school about to be out for the summer! Woo hoo! We are already, I hate to admit, mentally checked out of school! Life is so busy and knowing school is something we can check off our ‘to-do’ list for a few months sounds good to me! I can only imagine how busy life will be when my two get older! I would love the opportunity to photograph more families with older children. But, due to busy lives, its hard to get everyone together. But, my new friend Rhonda was able to round up her group and we took these awesome images at one of my favorite secret spots! This location fit this family perfectly because we had many different venues at one locale! Loved it, loved the weather and loved them! Check out their images and their slide show! Enjoy!

There is a big misconception out in the land of ‘what is the best weather for having photos made.’ Most people think bright blue skies with full sun. And, they are not wrong but my favorite weather is overcast weather! Why? Because for families, I don’t have to worry about the sun being in the eyes of that sweet child who moves ever so quickly! The morning of our shoot with this precious little man, Levi, and his family, it was overcast and beginning to sprinkle! But, in my eyes..it was perfect! Every plant and bit of grass was so lush and beautiful! We enjoyed our different spots around the Quarry and before we knew it, we had captured precious images of this little man! Speaking of Levi, have you not ever seen such precious eyes before in your life? I mean, if those eyes looked up at me and said, ‘I didn’t mean to do it!’ I would totally believe him and then some! What a doll baby!

Here are a few of my ‘really hard to choose just these’ favorites!