Norah - 6 months

I had another great morning with Norah, Crystal, and Kirk! Norah has been 6 months for a while (she is closer to 7 months now) but with summer being so crazy, Crystal wanted to wait a little bit. This actually worked out great because Norah is sitting up so well! She is still one of the most gorgeous little girls I have ever seen! Her eyes will melt your heart and Kirk needs to go ahead and prepare for that! HAHA! Here are just a few of my favorites from this session, but to see the entire session, please visit







and we have to include my favorite family shot!

Sloan and Shelby

There have been big changes for the Bass family this year! They made a big move out to the country and they seem to be loving it! They have a great love of animals and this is the perfect place for their 2 cats, 2 dogs, ducks, and Rodney's love for hunting. I have known Chelsea since 5th grade (we won't talk about how long ago that was! ha!) and she has raised 2 beautiful kids. I was so excited when Chelsea asked me to take pictures of Sloan, who's 4 but will be 5 at the end of July, and Shelby, who is 2 but turning 3 at the beginning of September. I had so much fun getting to see them again and I hope you love these images as much as I do!

These are just a few of my favorites, but feel free to check out my website, www.melissalattaphotography.com to see their full session!

Lawson's Football Photo Shoot

I don't post tons of crazy pictures of my family on here, but there are times that I need some new pictures of Lawson that I just have to share! We have decorated his room in antique football things and I needed some wall art:) Well, Lawson and I went outside and took Uncle Chris' football and started shooting. For the first time ever, (and for about 5 minutes) Lawson let me take pictures and was a little excited about it! I also told him that the second I got a great shot, he was done and could go play on his play set;) These were my favorites from out 20 minute session. I am not sure I have ever been more excited to have something printed in my life.







and my favorite picture of my child EVER....

Sweet Caraline is 2!

I honestly can't believe it has been a year since I last saw Caraline! She is too sweet! She wasn't sure about me at first, but by about 15 minutes into it all, she was holding my hand and making sure I was with her. You just can't get much better than that! She has the cutest little smile and she wrinkles her whole face when she laughs; I just couldn't get over the cuteness! Katie and I went to school together and I was so blessed that she asked me to take Caraline's First birthday session. My photography has grown so much in that year and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Katie and Wes for sticking with me and allowing me to capture these precious moments in their lives! I hope you all enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them! I look forward to working with you in the future! Here are some of my favorites, but you can find the whole session at melissalattaphotography.com

Norah is 3 months old!

This was a great morning for me! Norah was the first infant I ever had a session with, and boy did it show! I feel like in just 3 short months my photography has made such a turn around and I have found my style, or my "brand" as some would call it. I feel right at home in this new chapter of my business and I am so glad Norah is taking this journey with me!

I had a blast spending time with Norah and her mommy, Crystal this morning! Norah was all smiles for me when she wasn't looking around taking in all of the new scenery. Her eyes just melt my heart because they are so blue! She let me try out lots of newness on her today - back drop, bean bag, and cover! She was a great trooper through it all! A big thank you to mom and dad (Crystal and Kirk) for letting me spend such precious time with your sweet girl. I really love it! But most of all, thank you for letting me grow with her!:)

Here are some more of my favorites from today!

I know Crystal's hand is in this one, but this is such a perfect example of her beautiful eyes!!! In love!

to view this whole session you can visit the new website: www.melissalattaphotography.com

"Jack Jack" is 2!!!

My "Jackers" is 2 on Thursday!!! (he's my awesome nephew:) I had so much fun today just hanging out with Jack and watching him run! He was a real trooper because I had him standing in some weird places, none of which seemed to be very fun! I put dad AND mom to work too! (I can totally do that, they are family!) We pulled out all the stops, I even had a squeaky toy to get his attention! It was nice seeing just Jack without Lawson. I am pretty sure Jack thinks Lawson is insane, so he was the shining star on this day!

So here is a few from our session today. It is sooo hard to pick my favorites, so you should head on over to www.melissalattaphotography.com and see the rest:)

"Issa" loves you, Jack Jack!!! And I am pretty sad you are two years old. If you could stop growing, that would rock, thanks:)

Addison Turns 3!!

Addison will be 3 in just a few short weeks!!! I can't believe it! She is so tall, funny, and full of curls!! (Not to mention beautiful!) Addison's mom, Heather, and I went to college together at MTSU, so I have watched Addison grow up. And let me tell you, this girl has always known just what she wants and when she wants it!

I had so much fun today with that cute little family of three:) Addison did everything we asked her to, even if she thought we were pretty much crazy. She even got to play in the water of a creek! And at the end, Dad let us play with his newly signed Chipper Jones bat! Thank you so much to all 3 of you for letting me take pictures of your sweet girl! Can't wait for the party! (I mean, Lawson can't:)