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Phew.  Yes, I am still here!  This has been a crazy couple weeks.   

First my husband went out of town for a few days.  I hate when he is gone.  It is really hard being on your own with 3 little kids, one of which is very special needs.  I get very little time to myself. Luckily, as my kids get a bit older, it also gets a bit easier.  But we are all very happy to have him home again.

Second, I got sick.  Not flu bug/cold/infection sick, but weird, scary, “something is NOT right” sick.  Luckily I followed my gut and went to the ER.  And I was right, my iron was scarily low.  So [after a blood transfusion or two] I am popping iron pills, eating anything and everything that contains iron, and I am feeling better.  It will be a while before I am back to normal, but I am just THRILLED to be feeling close to normal.  I do have to say, when a mom gets really sick, it can really mess up the family.  And everyone is extremely happy that mom is on the mend.

Isn’t it funny how a health scare can really make you appreciate what you have?  

So onto the “C” family!

The “C” family has been a  friend of my husband’s for years.  Both guys swam on his swim team and now the older one is helping him coach.  They are a really fun group and I was so excited when they asked me to take family photos this winter. 

Yes, this WINTER.  These photos, as you can see, are a bit late in coming….

It was a snowy day, and we weren’t sure if the shoot would even take place, but the snow was light and oh-so-pretty so we went ahead.  I love snowy portraits.  As I have said before, the colors of the clothes just pop out of the white snowy backdrop.

Anyway, the “C” family are hilarious and so much fun to work with.   I really had a blast!  And I think the photos turned out pretty nice too!

And the eldest Mr. “C” with his gorgeous bride-to-be.  Yes, their family will be getting a bit bigger this year! 

Thank you all so much!!!!!! 

Well, we are in the middle of another snowy day, so I thought I would finally post some photos from one of my fall sessions [that I neglected to post MUCH earlier!].

The ‘S’ family may look familiar to some because this was our second shoot. I originally took photos for the ‘S’ family Christmas card  a little over a year or so ago, when their little munchkin had just turned one.

Well now little miss munchkin is 2, and they wanted to get some more family photos. Our first session was bitterly cold and snowy. The second session was just a bit nicer – an absolutely gorgeous fall evening! The only “little” problem to this otherwise perfect session was that we met at a local park with a playground and, as expected, little miss munchkin had absolutely NO patience for us adults and was way more interested in the “play” portion of the evening. And, hey, I don’t blame her one tiny bit!

Luckily, with a fast camera and a faster shutter speed, I was still able to get some nice shots. I personally love these types of shoots. It is challenging, but capturing those perfect moments between a family and seeing those unique personalities are worth ALL the work.   And these genuine toddler smiles and giggles?  Absolutely priceless!!!!

Thank you all so much!  It was really fun working with you all again!

Many people think that cold and snowy weather means outdoor photo sessions are impossible.  But I personally don’t think there is EVER a time when outdoors photos are impossible (OK, maybe torrential rain…).  In the snow or with a backdrop of brown, leafless trees, when everything is colorless or drab, the subjects just POP with color!  I love it!!

I met the “D” family on a very cold Sunday morning at a local park.  It snowed quite a bit the day before and the temps were in the teens, but the scene was oh-so- beautiful!

The ‘D’ family wanted photos of their little one and his two older cousins.  They were such a nice family and, for being so cold that morning, I was amazed at how sweet and accomodating the kids were! 

The only problem that morning was my camera started acting goofy!  It seemed to “freeze up” (no pun intended!).  I think it was the cold though, since it has been fine since then.  But I felt SO bad making the kids wait while my camera ”caught up” and was ready for the next shot!

So – on to the photos!

Thank you all so much!!!!

This fall I met the “M” family at a local park.  It was a perfect fall day – bright sun, bright leaves, and perfect backdrops.  The “M” family’s 3 kiddos were very cute, sweet and incredibly well behaved!  I was so impressed.  The youngest is 4, and being the mom of a 4 year old myself, I know how much they “love” getting their pictures taken!  Not much!!!

But all three happily trounced through the park allowing me to capture some of my favorite pictures to date.  The love and the sweetness in this family is so apparent, I was so happy to be chosen to capture it! 

 The smiles, laughs and kisses were so genuine and so sweet!  And those are always my absolute favorite types of photos!

Thank you all so much!!!

I just had to share a few more photos from my ‘S’ family kiddos sessions. Mom stated that she loved black and white so I happily converted some of my favorite photos.

I know black and white is loved by some, and, well, not loved by others (like my husband). I personally think BW can look amazing, especially with the right photo. Carrie Sandoval (an amazing baby photographer) once stated:

“If you’re photographing in colour you show the colour of their clothes – if you use black and white, you will show the colour of their soul.”

Well, if that is true, you can see some pretty sweet souls here!

And I also wanted to share one of the family pictures we quickly captured at the end of the session. I love how mom and dad are looking so nicely at the camera, and sister and brother are just eyeing at each other. Too sweet!!!!!

And this is one of my favorite shots. Dad and little brother were also in the photo, but they were moving and were blurry. Mom and big sister however were sharing a sweet moment that I was so happy to be able to salvage!!

Again, thank you all so much!!!!

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