Dont forget to take the time.

Things are busy. Things are hectic. I forget things left and right. I'm stressed and I have tons of editing piling up. But the other day my husband and son were sitting on the couch together, nothing really going on just sitting. My camera was next to me so I picked it up and started clicking. Those are the moments I want to capture. Those are the moments a lot of us take for granted. No matter how busy I get I never want to forget to take the time to stop and enjoy those moments. It's the simple things that make us who we are. Don't forget to enjoy them.

October = Family

I have fallen so behind in updating my blog....sorry friends. October has been a very busy month for me so far and it's no where near over. It has turned into a very "family"month with lots of family portraits, including my own. My brother and his family were visiting from PA and I decided it might be my only chance to get a portrait of us for my mom. It was NOT easy with 2 toddlers and 6 adults but we got it done. I will update on all the other beautiful family's I've photographed very soon.

Elise

Another great newborn shoot the other day. Oh how I love those little ones. Ms. Elise did a fantastic job. After just a little bouncing from mommy she was good to go. I think she really enjoyed all the new textures I kept putting on her. She had some beautiful heirloom blankets that we used and a few other special "family" things. I love when I get to use personal items like that. I think it makes the photos mean so much more. Here is just a sneak peak of beautiful little Elise.

my little photographer

The other day while cleaning my kitchen I was inspired by my antique camera collection. I have quite a few on display but one in particular grabbed my attention that day. It was an old brownie that I inherited. I've always loved it but at that moment all I could see was how cute my son would look holding it! I took him out into the yard and just let him have fun with it. At first he tried looking through the viewfinder as you would a more modern camera. (which was adorable)But after I showed him how it worked he had a blast. He was running all over the place telling me what he saw through the lens, "I see a tree, I see mommy". It melted my heart. I would love to be able to see the world through the eyes of my son and photography is the closest I'll ever get.

Baby Ava

I had the pleasure of photographing baby Ava a few weeks ago. Just like her mommy, she was sweet as can be. And I must say had the cutest set of roller skate booties I've ever seen!! enjoy....

Family picture time

My son started preschool this year, Exciting I know. when I was getting all of his things ready for his first day I saw a letter asking for a family picture. I thought GREAT I love pictures. However it took me about 4 sec. to remember we don't have any. Most people say to me "How great it must be to be a photographer. You must have tons of family shots on your walls." well...sadly I do not. Because the drawback of always being the photographer is never being in your own pictures. I decided a few weeks ago that this was just not acceptable. I was determined to get a portrait of all three of us. I packed up the family, the camera and the tripod and headed out to an open field near by. I must say my husband was a trooper. He did not complain once. I took prob. 60 or so shots and got maybe a handful worth keeping. Not to mention the workout of me running from camera to my family before the self timer went off. It all paid off in the end and that's all that matters

Everett

Meet Mr. Everett. He was just 1 week old when I took these pictures. I loved spending the morning with him, his proud big sister and their mommy, who just happens to be one of my oldest friends. I don't think I can express in words how much I love my job and how blessed I feel to have this gift.