When Mandi told me she would let me photograph her gorgeous baby bump I could hardly contain my excitement! She trampled through the woods and twigs just for me - what a trooper!

Isn’t she gorgeous? Next time I see her she will be a mom - sniff. I met Mandi when she was just a teenager, babysitting for my nieces, serving in the nursery at our church… now she’s married, living in California, and expecting her first baby - a girl named Gracelyn. It was such a pleasure to get to photograph her during this time and I hope to photograph the baby, too, some day!

Thank you for being such a trooper and putting up with me, Mandi! Here are just a few of the images I got - more to come soon!