When I heard that one of the children who attended the same daycare as my son had been diagnosed with a serious genetic illness, I started looking for ways to help.

Brynlee was diagnosed with mucopolysaccharidosis type 1, commonly referred to as Hurler syndrome. It is a very severe genetic disorder and requires many costly, painful procedures in order to treat it, including a bone marrow transplant. Brynlee is doing well so far, and we will be praying that the treatments are successful.

It turned out that in the chaos of dealing with the diagnosis, they hadn't thought to have any family portraits made. It was a tremendous honor to be able to meet the Thompson family and to create some beautiful memories for them.

Friends of the family have been organizing a variety of fundraisers to help cover the cost of the treatments. If you would like more information, you can visit their page on Facebook. More photos from the session are available on Facebook.

We were so excited to finally welcome Baby Willow to the world. Misty is one of our nearest and dearest friends, and this little girl holds a very special place in our hearts. We were able to do some maternity pics before Willow made her debut.

Leah hosted Misty's baby shower earlier this year, and it had a ladybug theme. We had this hat made by Essie Bruell for Willow to carry on that theme.

Look at those lips.. she is absolutely beautiful.

I love baby fat!

Misty, Alex, and Deacon, Willow is so lucky to be born into such an amazing, loving family. She is the luckiest little girl we know. We love your family and consider ourselves lucky to be a part of Deacon and Willow's lives.

We traveled to Cleveland last night to celebrate and cookout with our clients, Dan and Jennifer Lugo.

The boys had a great time swimming.

Isaac had his first experience with fireworks (other than going to see them). Mommy was a nervous wreck the whole time!!!

Danny had a blast too! (no pun intended)

Thank you, Dan and Jennifer, we had a great time!

We hope everyone takes the time to remember why we celebrate this day every year, and take time to think about the men and women who have given their lives so that we have this freedom. We also pause to give thanks to the men and women who are currently serving our country, and their families.

The rest of the pics are on Flickr.

Our lab is having a sale, and so are we. Order a 20"x24" (or larger) wall portrait in Traditional Print or Canvas Gallery Wrap and save 15% on your order. You can order more than one wall portrait as well and combine the savings.

Offer is valid for new sessions and previous sessions. All orders must be placed by 8pm on Monday, July 5. Please call (423) 521-0742 or email for more information or to place your order.

Tony made a trip up to Lookout Mountain recently to document a very special event. Brooks McKenna was turning One!

You may remember this sweet face from our Easter Session. The bunny was giving him a big kiss. The party had a whale theme, and Missy made everything come together beautifully.

I love the detail here.

Happy Birthday Brooks. We are so glad we were able to be a part of your special day. Thank you, Donald and Missy, for allowing us to document this special moment in your family's life.

More photos from Brooks' First Birthday are available on Flickr.