I have loved and photographed this family for years! We had lots of fun, as usual. This awesome family is in the process of adopting a very spirited little two year old girl. There are many more images that I would love to show, but those will have to wait until the adoption is final.:)
I have three boys, so I love to see other moms with their sons. This pair were so full of love. Mom was so patient and really kept him happy and laughing like I’ve never seen before! 
Picture it- little girls and dogs alike in fairy wings, colorful paper butterflies hanging from the tree branches and pink sparkles and glitter everywhere.
Kids partied.
Dogs, um, partied too.
The birthday girl.
Tea time.
Too cute! I love how the dogs are both anxiously awaiting their turn.
He wanted a sticker on his paw too. I feel his pain.
Storytime.
Happy Birthday to a sweet princess!
I do not like to hold onto things for sentimental reasons, whether it’s furniture, paperwork, clothing. So, when my husband’s grandma gave us her bedroom set from the 1920′s, and the vanity and matching stool didn’t fit in our bedroom, I really didn’t want to store it in our garage. While rearranging the garage, it dawned on me that the stool would be a perfect prop! So, I took my youngest out in a field on this stool. I love it!
I haven’t been down to the Confluence in Auburn with a client for quite a while. It was so much fun! This family loves the outdoors, so hanging out on the trail and near the water was perfect for them. The mom is one of our well loved librarians and I was so happy to photograph her son and daughter for their senior portraits.
Okay, I am not kidding when I say this family knows how to have FUN together. They made me LAUGH. I get such a kick out of families that are goofy together.
We couldn’t have asked for a better prop than this one.
I have always wanted to photograph someone on this bridge over the river. Luckily, we had plenty of family members to be on the lookout for traffic.
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Thanks, A Family!
This family’s farm property is a photographer’s DREAM! Views that go on forever, meadows, landscaping, barns, haystacks and lots of animals. As a primarily outdoor natural light photographer, I was in heaven here. And this family is so much fun! I had no idea this mom could be so wacky until I saw her helping me get her kids to smile. I love this family!
Mom and Dad made for a perfectly balanced pair. One kept the kids behaving nicely and the other kept things natural.
This is one of the meadows that I want in my backyard.
Thank you, M Family! I had a great time with you guys.
This is the song that I was listening to while editing this family’s images. Click the link here —->Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison I think it fits this family perfectly! They were crazy in love with each other. I drove home with a smile on my face after watching them hug and kiss and simply enjoy each other.
I knew we were doing good when this was the first picture out of my camera that day.
These lucky kids are just blossoming with their mom and dad’s love.
Their lovely au pair came along to join in the fun too.
I LOVE this one. It completely cracks me up how she is so sweetly cuddling up to him and he is just not having it.
We did a family session combined with a maternity session. I never knew how well it could work to have the kids tag along during maternity portraits. I think they made the images that much more “real”.
This is one of my all time favorite images. We didn’t plan it this way, but isn’t this how life goes with kids? You plan something romantic and then the kids come in and make it their own. Ha!
Lovely end to a lovely evening! This family has since welcomed their baby. Welcome to the world, Isabella!
I have so many holiday mini sessions I want to share but my computer crashed and I’m working on a very slooooooow backup PC. Here is one recent family that I just loved. I used to think that the photography itself would be the most fun thing about doing this as a business but seriously, it’s meeting wonderful families like this that is just a blast. These boys were so adorable and mom was just gorgeous. It was a rather overcast day, with rain threatening, but we made it with just a few sprinkles falling.
I had the most wonderful opportunity to meet with a friend that I’ve only known online over the last several months. Juliet and her husband, Ben, welcomed their first child, a son named Lachlan, last April. He lived for only eight days but was shown a lifetime of love during that short time. Lachlan touched so many hearts, during his life and after, and will never be forgotten.
In the babyloss community, babies born after a loss are often referred to as “rainbow babies”. Last month, Ben and Juliet welcomed their rainbow baby, Ella, into the world. I was SO happy to be able to spend a day with them and photograph Lachlan’s little sister. And can I mention that their Australian accents were delightful!
She is such a serene mother, quietly loving and adoring her baby.
Ella’s Daddy is every bit as loving and tender with her.
She slept so good for me!
I think it’s very evident that Ella will have no shortage of love!
I always love creative crops but this one is just my very favorite. I love all the body language.
Ben and Juliet, thank you so much for welcoming me into your home. I’m honored to call you both friends.
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