Her nominator writes: “Gabby has a mitochondrial disorder. She is non verbal, has difficulty with mobility (walks, but has irregular gait pattern), and has numerous health issues. Lately she has been battling gastrointestinal issues and has made many trips to Children’s Hospital. Gabby is a rider in our therapeutic riding program. She loves riding and […]

Her nominator writes “Hi Heather, My name is Ilona and I would like to nominate my grandaughter Illyra for your memorial princess session.Illyra has Williams Syndrome or WS, (also called “Pixie-ism”) a chromosome deletion which includes developmental delays, cortical visual impairment, heart and vascular issues, and the inability to make the protein elastin. (This is […]

Katie was actually nominated three different times by three separate people! Her first nominator writes “Katie is a little girl that I met in 2010 when she was our Heart Hero for our Heart Walk. Katie was only three, but she had already gone through more in her three years than most people face in […]

Marti’s Nominator writes: “I saw of your contest in Athens Banner Herald. I would like to nominate Marti Love Terrell of Elberton, GA. You can see Marti Love’s story via the Facebook page that has been set up for her “Pray for Marti.” Our entire community has come together in love and prayer for this […]

Her mother writes “McKenzie is 3 years old with Mitochondrial Disease. It is a rather rare condition and we moved from Orlando to be closer to the right specialist. Basically her mitochondria has an issue producing ATP (energy). Of course every organ in the body needs ATP so as you can imagine, she has issues […]

Magen was actually nominated twice.. once by her grandmother and once by her mother! Here’s the first one. Her nominator writes “I would like to nominate my granddaughter, Magen Ferland. She has severe developmental delays. But, her greatest thrill is being a princess.At birth there was no indications that any thing was wrong. But, after […]

It’s super hard to pick just 10, but for each photo I’ll write a little about why I picked it and what I love about it. These photos are in no particular order! They all were taken with the Nikon D700 and the Sigma 50mm macro 2.8 lens this year.

Riya’s Nominator Emily Paxson writes “I am so happy and proud to nominate my sweet little friend Riya Mavar for the third annual Sabina Hartley-Burke and Ava Jane Gibson memorial princess session. I first met Riya when she joined my pre-k classroom at Timothy Road for the 2011-2012 school year. We had been in school […]

Kailey’s nominator Dixie Mitchell writes “I know a young lady named Kailey Lynn. She’s 9 years old. She is an amazing girl, and everyone loves being around her! She can brighten anyone’s day! But, Kailey has faced some obstacles in her lifetime. She faced a very traumatic birth, and was born with Cerebral Palsy ,and […]

Aurelia, who has just turned three, was nominated by her Babies Can’t Wait caseworker. Ear tube surgery is so common among toddlers that it might seem unusual for two tiny tubes to make such a difference to a child’s development. When Aurelia had her surgery at the age of 18 months, it did much more […]