Simply Boys - Lucas Family

These boys were so much fun!!! Tanner, Tony, Aiden and Kinnett kept me laughing all afternoon. We stomped around in the woods, played in leaves and represented Mizzou football! But mostly, we captured some great pictures of the boys for their families.

Hope you had as great of a time as I did, guys!!

To view more pictures of the Lucas Family, please click here.

Simply Thanksgiving

We had the greatest Thanksgiving!! Our sweet friends, Marilyn, Pat & Pat's sweet son, Skip, joined us. And we had an added guest named Amruta from India join us as well. It was her first Thanksgiving and we enjoyed hearing her opinions on all our food traditions!

Happy Thanksgiving to my best friends!! Hope you enjoy our pictures.

To view all my family Thanksgiving pictures, please click here.

XOXO,
Shelby Leigh

Simply Carr Thanksgiving

Okay, one question, Carr Family.... Will you adopt me?!

This family had so much fun together!! Found myself laughing from behind the camera - from the cutest little girls to the funniest uncles, you can't help but have a great time with this family.

I hope these pictures will help you cherish the memories you made at your family Thanksgiving!

To view all pictures from the Carr Family Thanksgiving, please click here.

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

Simply Carr's

Here is a sneak peek of the photos I took at Allison and Harrison's big birthday bash!! What a beautiful family with such sweet hearts. Loved them all and hope to work with them again soon!

The cousins - what a gorgeous crew!

Allison's family
Grant & Harrison - cutest boys around! Love them.

Emma & Allison - Best friends

Fall fun...

SO CUTE!!

To view more photos from the Carr's album, please click here.

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

Simply Wedding - York's

This is my friend Rachel’s wedding and it was one of the cutest weddings I’ve ever seen! I was so glad to be a part of it, mostly because Rachel is such a special friend to me. You can tell by every picture that she has a way of lighting up a room – there is no one like her!

The land Aaron and Rachel got married on was special in so many ways, mainly because this was where Rachel was brought home from the hospital and many years later, became part of Aaron’s family’s land. What a neat coincidence! Anyway, they fixed up this beautiful barn and had a gorgeous reception at the farm. Enjoy the pictures, and be sure to check out the entire album below!

To view more photos from Aaron and Rachel's wedding, please click here.

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

Photography Awards

Saturday, I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time… I went to a photography contest and a meeting of the Lebanon Camera Club. I can be pretty shy, so I brought Nathaniel along for moral support. But we both instantly had a great time and enjoyed making new friends.

And guess what?! I won a ribbon for every photograph I entered!! There were five categories: Anything Goes, People, Plants, Things, and Animals. I entered every category but ‘thing’. Here are the follow shots I entered:

Anything Goes: I WON FIRST PLACE!!!

People: I won 2nd place

Plant: I won 2nd place

Animal: I (surprisingly) won 2nd place!

Anyway, I just had to share my excitement. They asked me to keep my photographs in the downtown art gallary and they will be there until December 5th! Go visit and look for my pictures on the wall to your right as you enter the front doors.

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

Simply Twins

Once you get past your insane jealousy over how gorgeous Jenna is (haha!), you will love these pictures of her and her twins, Isabella and Olivia! We had so much fun taking a few pictures after church yesterday… I couldn’t even tell you which one is my favorite (although I do love the two peas in a pod picture!), but I know you will enjoy them all.

Chad and Jenna are expecting twins at the beginning of December and she is 32 weeks along in these pictures. I hope you enjoy looking through all of these pictures at one gorgeous maternity model! FYI, I took her sister’s engagement pictures earlier this year – remember the gorgeous shoot in the rain?! I could photograph both these girls every day of my life and be perfectly happy!

To view more from Jenna's shoot, click here.

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

Simply Family - Sooters

After a disappointing rain delay, Bethany, Isaac and Isabelle finally got their family pictures!

Boy, was it worth the wait. The day was gorgeous and Bethany and Isaac had found some great spots in Rogersville to take pictures. These are a few of my favorites - I'm sure you can see why! Isabelle makes the most hilarious, most adorable faces you have ever seen. Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them!

To view more of the Sooter Family photos, please click here.

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

I got to fly out to Denver to see Nathaniel a few weeks ago!! It was so wonderful and I just had to share a few of our photos. Most of these Nathaniel took... what can I say, he's amazing at everything?!

Anyway, I flew in and we immediately went to the Rocky Mountain National Park for the day. It was beautiful - snowy, but not icy. Elk everywhere. SO BEAUTIFUL!! The next two days, we went to Colorado Springs to what I call the Garden of ONE GOD (love ya, J.C.!), Pike's Peek, Air Force Academy, etc. It was a weekend I will forever treasure! Enjoy the pics!

Snow in the Rocky's

My handsome husband - see the elk and gorgeous aspen trees behind him?

My love!!

Forget cuteness - it's impossible at -6 degrees!!

The fall colors were UNREAL!

Love the mountains so much!!!

XOXO,

Shelby Leigh

Friends at Bank of America

I just had to give a shout out to my friends at Bank of America!! :) Nathaniel ran into Amy the other day who noticed I have been terrible at updating my blog. But guess what?! I will do better!


Saturday, I have an unbelievable wedding to photograph; Sunday, I have a family session for a great looking family; and Tuesday, I am taking my sister-in-love's engagement pictures. So keep checking back with me!!


By the way, I go in there and KNOW that only the most beautiful women are able to work at Bank of America, so I need to start taking some pictures of you guys!! Call me anytime... 417-496-4702.

Simply Layla Jo

This is one of the sweetest baby girls you will ever meet!! Two of my very best friends (who, I might add, got together thanks to muah!) just had Layla Jo Nation on September 11, 2009. We took these photos one weekend at my parent's house when we both happened to be in Springfield. The pictures turned out beautifully... but with a gorgeous baby like Layla, it's practically impossible not to get a good picture. Enjoy!!

To view more of Layla's photos, please click here.


XOXO,

Shelby Leigh