With the hubby turning 40 this Saturday and our family having quite a full plate of life, the baby factory here is now closed. Even though I always yearned for four kids, just a few weeks ago, I did finally slowly start to part with all of the baby things that I’ve accumulated through the years, and I have surprised myself by feeling at peace with the finality of us being a family of five.
And then a smiley, happy, gurgly, charming, beautiful, blue-eyed 4-month old baby came to the studio.
And now, parting with those cute little roll top (dry rotting) baby socks is starting to feel not so cleansing anymore.
His sister I’ve photographed before and is always one of my favorite little girls. Now, she’s an amazing big sister:
Thanks again, guys! (And next time you need a sitter, you know who to call. ;)
Have I told you before how much I hate winter? No? Let’s put it this way, while 90% of everyone I know is thrilled when October rolls around on the calendar, I get into a funk because I know that days with open windows and short sleeves and shorts are over. I’d make a wonderful Floridian, I just can’t stand winter that much. So, this year, I surprised myself this year by putting out a call for snow sessions, because, even though I do hate the white stuff, I do have to admit that it does make absolutely gorgeous scenery. I may actually love it more than fall leaves at the end of October.
The best part of all about the cold? It sure does make kids snuggle in closer to their parents.
Thanks for an awesome session, Heather & Greg. Love you guys! xox
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Whew! 27 sessions over 4 weeks. I was blessed working with such amazing families during one of the most beautiful times of the year. Granted, the scenery is gorgeous, but put once you add in some well-dressed and adorable kids? Ah, it’s a recipe for beautiful portraits!
Here’s a peek; one from each session. (And believe it or not, I’m shooting one more this week, so I’ll just have to add his in later this upcoming week. ;)
Thanks so very much to everyone!
xox
There’s nothing more exciting than watching my clients’ families grow, and some of the babies I’ve photographed previously turn into big sisters and brothers. Evelyn was less than a year old the last time I saw her, and now she’s a proud big sister to Julia, one of the most content newborns I’ve ever photographed.
How blessed they are with two gorgeous girls! Congrats!
I’ve been really lucky this year to photograph so many twins (and a set of triplets, too!)–I think these sweet little guys may have been my sixth set this year, but my first set of identicals. I’m not sure Joe and me are parents who are cut out to be parents of multiples (especially if we had two Isaacs–oy!), but I sure do love working with twins and imagining how awesome it would be to grow up with a buddy who shares your same great looks and the same age. What a cool thing that would be.
How in the world did I become the mother of a third and first grader? At least I still have one at home, though he’ll be starting pre-preschool (well, that’s my name for it ;) next week. It’s pretty sad to see him wandering around this morning wondering where his brother and sister went.
Jillian is the first newborn I was so, so, so lucky to photograph in my newly-expanded newborn and baby studio at the GoggleWorks. (Luckily, her parents were great sports about working with me there, too, because my contractor was running behind, and it was not entirely finished when we met. They were kind enough to ignore the piles of hardwood flooring, tape all over my walls for painting, and numerous other “pardon me moving” chaos.) Thankfully, babies are little and don’t require much space for photography sessions–it’s amazing how you can push a mess off to one corner and still make images that project calmness and serenity!
I am so excited about the beautiful natural light that fills my studio, though Jillian was definitely the most beautiful thing in there that day. Isn’t she gorgeous?
Congrats Meredith and Patrick, and welcome Jillian!
Confession: Opening up pictures after a session is often a bit of surprise with some moments that I think are going to be great that didn’t really turn out that well, and others that turned out much better than I thought they would. But, typically, during each session, there’s a moment where I know I’ve got something I really can’t wait to get off of my memory card just as soon as I get to my office afterwards–e.g., The Blog Picture.
Tonight, this one was that one. An awesome moment with some really great kids in a very loving and funny family.
It’s amazing what you can catch at 1/200th of a second. :)
It was such a pleasure to work and hang out with this newly-transplated-to-Philadelphia family. Their kids are so adorable with their new sister, and displayed much love and gentleness, and not a single hint of jealousy. I’m wishing them many more years of the same! :)
