Staley Family is on the website!! Go to aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/staley2017 to view their full album!!

McCoy Family is on the website! To view their full album, go to aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/mccoy2017

Check out this adorable sneak peak!! Such a fun family session-these kiddos had me rolling!! They were so cute!! Thanks for a great time!! McCoy Family Sneak Peak!!

What a fun session I had today! These kids were adorable!! (Is that ok to say about a boy???) He definitely makes you work to get smile!! :) Here is the sneak peak to their session!

Photo 124: Sparkle

Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.

Couldn't resist a shot of this cute girls' sparkly sandles while she was riding the horse with her dad. Too cute to pass up!!

Photo 123: Baby Kittens

"Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart."

-Winnie the Pooh

Photo 115: Birthday Girl!!!

This little girl is five years old!! How in the world did that happen?!!! It seems like yesterday that we were flying down a dirt road in the middle of the night, headed to the hospital. What an adventure! And here's to many, many more adventures, sweet girl!!

Photo 111-112: Little Girl's Dreams

Like stardust glistening on fairy's wings

Little girl's dreams are of magical things.

Photo 104: Lovin' on a Horse

My youngest seems to be the most fearless of all my girls. At this age, my 2nd child would scream any time a horse got near her, but get her up on the back of one and she would be fine. My youngest is nothing like that! I don't know who's horse this was, but he was nice enough to let her love on him while we watched the branding.

Day 51: Puddles

The snow is melting really fast and in it's wake is nothing but lakes of water! It is the craziest thing ever!

Day 48: Mud Princess

No better place to play while mom takes pictures of bulls! Her boot came off without me knowing and she sat in the mud with her foot held up to keep her sock from getting dirty. I love how you can see Minnie Mouse very clearly on her sock! Boy did they have fun!!

Day 47: Creativity

This little girl of mine is constantly wanting to do a project-I run out of things for her to do! Today, it was foam art and she is very careful with how she does her work.

Day 39: Loving on the Baby

A baby calf was born in the muck and was really cold, so he was lucky and had a warm bath to wash him off and help warm him up. My youngest loved being able to love on him!

Day 38: Snow Ball

The sun is out and shining and finally softening the crusty snow that we've had. The kids have enjoyed making snowballs and snowmen.

Day 11: Pretty In Pink

Playing in the snow was one of my favorite things to do as a child. We would play until after the sun went down and come in soaking wet! My kids haven't hit that stage yet...they play for a little bit and then want to come in. So I try to enjoy the moments when they want to go outside and play! Today was a perfect day for that!!

Day 8: Natural Light

Ever since Saturday, my #3 has been asking for her picture to be taken again. She will stop what she's doing and say: "What about this smile, mom?" That's one thing I love about a 365 project-my kids become comfortable behind a camera. The other crazy thing-she was my baby when I did my last 365 and she'll be turning five soon! Where did the time go?!!!

Day 6: Indoor Lighting

I inherited my grandpa's indoor flash setup this past year and have only used them once, and that was outside. Terrible, I know, so today I decided to set them up in my front room and fiddle with them a little. I'm not totally comfortable with using external flashes and really need lots of practice! My girls are great at volunteering to be my models. My littlest was being quite the helper tonight and I'm totally in love with this image! I can't believe how fast she has grown up. She loves to keep me on my toes, making messes with everything she touches. (Notice the blue marker smudges on her arms!) But she likes to surprise me with a sweet personality that is best described by looking at her face in this image. Love her to pieces!!

New Etsy Card

Here is my newest card in my Etsy shop!! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/503526329/baby-boy-bluegrey-birth-announcement?ref=shop_home_active_1

365 Photo Project

I'm doing it again! Each day for this year, I will be posting a photo. I'm feeling like I'm in a huge creative slump and need something to help me get going again. I hope that you will join me on this amazing journey!!

Day 1: Magic in Books

There truly is something magical that happens when you open a book! I saw a similar picture on Pinterest and wanted to see if I could recreate it with my Christmas tree before we took it down. My three oldest girls were excited and had LOTS of ideas! My youngest didn't get too excited, as you can see, she's not in the picture. This shot was a lot harder than it looks! I'm hoping to revisit it again and again, learning more lighting techniques and positioning.

These cute boys were troopers today! It was freezing cold, but they still managed to give me some great smiles and poses! Being silly works magic on bringing out the best smiles!!