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Earlier this summer (actually spring!), I had the privilege of  taking one year photos of the oh-so-adorable Meredith.  It was a beautiful late spring day and we started the session right after Meredith’s morning nap.  She was full of smiles from the minute I poked my head around the corner.  Once I saw that smile and that beautiful red hair and I knew this was going to be an amazing session!!!  She was just full of personality!!!!

All of Meredith’s family was so kind and fun to work with. I took photos all throughout their home – including the bathroom! -  and we ended the session with some photos at a nearby park.

Here are just a few of my favorites – it was so hard to choose!!!!  I just loved them all!!!!!

Thank you all so much!  It was such a pleasure working with you!!!!

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What a wonderful month of April it was.  Well, yes, other than the fact that it rained about 99.99% of the month.  And the fact that many of us were considering stocking up on supplies to start building our arks.  But as they say “April showers bring May flowers”.  And the rain finally did stop and wasn’t May really was an insanely gorgeous month?  My flowers never looked more amazing than they did this season.

This April was also the first time I offered “Mommy and Me” mini sessions.  I know, as a mom, how few pictures I am actually in.  So, in honor of the upcoming Mother’s Day, and in an attempt to encourage more moms to stop making excuses and jump in FRONT of the camera for a change, I set up a day dedicated just to moms and their little (or bigger!) ones.

I was a little nervous after I scheduled the day, as the weather was just so cold and rainy all month and I thought for sure we would be rained out.  And due to a few scheduling difficulties, I ended up scheduling the mini sessions on four separate days.  Interestingly enough…..those four separate days of sessions all ended up being during the few short hours of beautiful weather we actually had in April!!!!  Coincidence?   I would like to think it was the “luck of Irene”, but most likely not.

I had such a great time with all the moms and their little ones.  I had some moms with little ones, some with bigger ones and even one group with 3 generations of moms!!!  I enjoyed meeting everyone and loved all the amazing “mommy and me” moments that I was able to capture.  Now I need to heed my own advice get out from behind my camera!!

Onto some of the many beautiful pictures!!!!

Thank you all so much!!!!!  And yes, I will (God willing) be doing this again next year!

I was going through some older photo sessions today and happened upon this gem.

This photo was from a session I did almost 2 years ago.  There were four kiddos ages 2 and younger.  Grandma wanted a photo of all the grandkids while they were visiting from out of town.  The only time everyone was going to be available was a couple hours one early evening.    And it was November, so it was cold and dark so our only option were indoor photos.  However, the home was a gorgeous old Victorian (swoon) so it definitely had lots of beautiful backdrops.

However, as you can expect, trying to get four little ones to sit still for ONE photo together is almost impossible.  I got lots of individual shots.  And finally at the end, we made a last ditch effort to corral all the munchkins together on a couch.  It was pretty like trying to keep a pile of puppies in a box.  You get one in, and two jump out.  But we did get ONE photo of all kiddos together.  And grandma was just thrilled.

I just LOVE this outtake.  I think it just sums up the evening of craziness!  Too funny!!!!!

Yes, I still have sessions from the fall to blog, but I had to sneak Baby D in sooner rather than later.  This little cutie-patooti is near and dear to our hearts as he is my nephew!  And his cousins – my girls – absolutely adore him.  He is one lucky little boy as he has a plethora of family that adores him.

Anyway, since he is part of the family, I get to claim all rights for photographic milestones!!  Whoo HOO!!  So far, I have been able to get newborn pictures, six month pictures, and now [believe it or not] the munchkin is ONE!

Since Baby D’s birthday is in late December, getting nice outdoor photos is usually not that easy.  I brought along my seamless paper so we could have a mix of backdrops since most of our shooting would be indoors.  And, although it was a bit cold and snowy, it was a beautiful day, so we even got outdoors for a bit!

With kids that are mobile, yet still very young, I like to bring lots of props/toys etc. to help keep the little piglets interested (and still) for long enough to snap a few pictures.  On this day we used bubbles, balloons, toys, books, a sled, a dog and even [to celebrate the birthday] some cake!  And, believe me, we needed it all!  He is such a sweet, happy and oh-so-active little boy!!!!

Thanks guys!!!!  See you soon!!!

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**** 5.10.11 update:  I had such a wonderful time during my Mommy and Me sessions that I am extending this offer for a limited time.   The sessions will be held at Hasson Park, but will be scheduled individually.

If you are interested in scheduling a session with your kiddos (or maybe still looking for a belated Mother’s Day gift for that special mom (or wife) in your life?) – then please contact me soon!

I have been thinking about doing some type of spring mini session for a while.  But, to be honest, the typical spring/Easter sessions with bunnies and chicks are just not my style.  I much prefer natural surroundings, beautiful moments and honest smiles.

So, as I hemmed and hawed over what I should do, I read, yet another, article about how important it is for YOU (as a parent, grandparent) to get in more photos with your children (and grandchildren).   So many moms don’t want to be in photos because they aren’t thrilled with the way [they think] they look.  They think they need to lose weight, get in shape, change their hair.  Or they claim “I take horrible photos!”.

What we neglect to take into consideration is that our kids love us completely unconditionally.  And when we are gone, our children and grandchildren are going to treasure those photos.  Yes, they will also love the photos of themselves as they were children, but don’t we all just love seeing photos of ourselves as kids (or even adults) WITH our parents???  And do we look at those photos and think, I wish mom wasn’t in the photo because she needed to lose weight?  Absolutely NOT.

So, in honor of Mother’s Day, and in an effort to encourage ALL moms (or grandmothers) to stop worrying about whether they look good in photos and to get in front of the camera  – I am offering “Mommy and Me Mini Sessions!”

I really would be honored for an opportunity to capture some cherished moments with your family, FOR your family.   Trust me, they will thank you.

Sessions will start at 9:00 A.M.  I will plan on Sunday, May 1st for a rain date.  And, if that doesn’t work, I will be rescheduling for the following weekend.    Payment is required to reserve your session and is non-refundable.  If we have to cancel, I will work with all families to reschedule.  A complete price list is available upon request.

And, to show you just how sweet those “Mommy and Me” moments can be….

Me and one of my own munchkins – sweet Caroline. I am not good at practicing what I preach so I am in only a handful of [my thousands of] photos.  Largely because no one else really knows how to use my camera.  But I used my self timer one evening and I love this photo.  I even blew it up big and put it on my wall. All my kids just LOVE this picture.  Although my oldest said “you look so young in that photo”.  And I am not sure if that means I usually look old….hmmmmm.

And a couple photos from past sessions:

Please contact me to reserve your session!!!!

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