Ok so my title is a little cheesy for this family, the parents are super cool and pride themselves on NOT being cheesy. Having said that, I must insist that they are cheesy in a way because they are total best friends. Seriously, these two think alike, laugh at the same things (sometimes at the expense of others, including me probably), and spend their evenings hanging out and often talking online from the same room, haha.
I’ve known this lovely lady for about 6 years now, we met online (yes, gasp, online!) on a mom’s forum. Her two kids were born within weeks of two of mine! We talk every night on messenger while I work, and I just finally met her in PERSON last week. It’s funny how you can know someone so well and have never met in person- when I finally met her it was like we had met years ago, no awkwardness, and ALOT of fun.
Anywho, here’s a sneak peek from our session in Dallas, TX. It was hot hot hot, but we managed to make it happen and I hope they like the outcome so far! 
Just a note to let you guys know that I’ll be out of town from Friday morning to Monday night. If anyone needs to email me during that time, I will have internet access (iPhone) and will respond to your email in a timely manner, as always! :) I will resume working on galleries, orders, and sessions next week. Have a great weekend everyone!
And of course a picture for the weekend, little Delilah- at her 6 month session we didn’t get the squishy butt shot so we got it yesterday, but this one ended up being my fav instead!
I’ve been burning the midnight oil trying to catch up on many sessions and this image was my fav last night so I thought I’d share it since I’m having blog withdrawals lol.
Maybe some photographers would’ve been overwhelmed to walk into little Addisyn’s house and have 3 little ones gather around… for me it was normal and comfortable, felt like I was at home! This amazing Mama has 4 kids under 5, well-behaved, adorable kids I might add! I’m always excited to photograph big families like my own, we all fit into our own category of chaos and fun!
Anywho, back to little Addisyn, oh my what a doll. Slept perfectly, fabulous hair and lips! Thanks L family for having me over today to help celebrate this addition to your family, it was great to meet you all! Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!
This little girl was such a trooper for her session! She was a little tired, possibly from a tooth-in-progress, but she still tolerated all of our ideas and was such a sweetie! I just love her beautiful eyes and hair!
It was great hanging out with you guys M family, Tessa is a doll!
This sweet little guy decided he’d rather eat than participate in a photo session, but with lots of patience from mom & dad, he came through and slept hard for some cute sleepy shots. I loved his hair and adorable lips, what a cutie!
Thanks H family, hope you got a nap after I left! Enjoy your sneak peek!
Matthew and I had to reschedule our session for after my vacation, so he was a little older than my typical “newborn”, however, was the BEST little model ever- awake and happy and loving the camera for half of the session, then slept hard for the second half. I had a terribly hard time choosing only 3 images for his sneak peek! 
Congrats L family, you guys have a wonderful family of 3, Matthew is just adorable and so sweet! Talk to you soon!
Today I met Tim & Taylor, 4 week old boy/girl twins. They were soooo sweet and squeaky and grunty, I just love newborns (if I haven’t already made that clear a million times). They were born to laid-back, fun, adoring parents (not to mention a totally gorgeous mama!) and I’m sure will bring them many years of laughs and love. Thankfully the sun broke through and cleared the dark clouds, just for them, and we got great images!
Thanks for having me over R family, many congratulations on your precious babes!
Happy happy happy half-birthday to baby Delilah! It’s been a couple of months, but I am continuing to document the first year of my bff’s daughter. If you’re just now tuning in, check out her newborn session, 6 week session, and 2 month session. We also did pictures at 3.5 months, but my hard drive crashed so I didn’t blog them (although all of my files were saved!).
So here we are at 6 months! Already! We had such a fun session- a benefit of doing sessions with friends, they let you do whatever you want, even if it includes nudity in public, wet grass, and hot humid temps!
Happy 6 months Lilla, we love you!
I had a great time this morning with this fun family of three, soon to be four! Mom has that “glow” and was such a good sport, as I made her lay in muddy grass and sit on hard sidewalks!
Thanks for a fun session B family, I can’t wait to meet your new little guy!
Big brother is ready!
I meant to blog before I left but didn’t get a chance. Just got back from a week in Corolla, NC with my “little” (haha) family and some extended family. We had a GREAT time, perfect weather, no crowds, quality time on the beach, in the pool/hottub, playing games, watching movies, just laid back lazy beach week!
So after all that relaxin’, I’m back home, 2 sessions waiting to be proofed, many orders to place, and 3 sessions this week! I’m excited to dive in! If you are one of the clients with galleries due or orders placed, I promise I’m working my butt off this week!
And as always I’ll end with a picture, only this time it’s not a picture that *I* took! We had a family session with an amazing photographer, while we were on vacation. He just happens to be my brother, a huge inspiration to me! Check out his work: www.aarondressin.com! This is one of the awesome images that he captured of me and my hubby and our 5 kids!
I spent yesterday morning with this fun family of four- I was worried that it would rain, but it held off and we had lovely light in their gorgeous backyard! Little Vu was easy going and up for our many ideas, even naked baby! Big boy Joseph (aka Bear) was pretty much a typical 2 year old, no interest in the camera, much more interested in playing! That was ok though and I think mom and dad will be very surprised by how many cute pictures will be in their gallery!
Thanks for having me over W family, enjoy your sneak peek!
I spent my morning yesterday with Camryn and Samantha, 6 month old twin girls who were soooo sweet! I have to wonder if they will have opposite personalities as it seemed like when one was smiley the other was serious, but some tickling and silly sounds brought smiles from both of them. They looked so darn cute in matching hats, I love twins!
Your girls are so pretty and sweet, enjoy your sneak peek D family!!
…and I’d like to present the “baby with perfect newborn session behavior” award to little Ryan! :-) So this little guy slept from the time I got there, until we woke him up at the end of the session for some “open eyes” shots with mom & dad. No waiting, feeding, rocking, or pleading- he just conked out and stayed that way through many pose changes for all of those “sleepy” shots! He’s such a cute guy, and I loved all of his expressions, stretches, and sounds, wonderful newborn fix!
Congratulations M & K on your new baby boy, he’s just precious!! Enjoy your sneak peek!
I’m editing like crazy now trying to stay ahead of schedule, as I have 3 sessions this weekend and leave for the beach on the 30th! I came across this image and just stopped and stared at it. If you follow my work or my blog, or just know me personally, you know that I love details. I notice the tinyest things about my kids, I study my baby’s lips, they are like a rosebud. I stare into my 3 year old’s eyes as she talks to me, they are a yellowish/brownish caramel color, they mesmerize me, as does her take on life. Lucky for me, my husband notices these things too, so we have spent years watching our kids and taking in the details together. How fast the little details change into different ones! I love my job because I get to see brand new babies on a regular basis, and even help parents document those tiny details.
So anyway, I may be more sentimental than some, (ok I’m VERY sentimental!) but I figured I’d post this image of baby Lila tonight as I’m looking at all of her tiny 5-day-old details. I love love love my 100mm macro lens, it’s my current favorite by far, and I use it more than any other. Thanks Macro, for helping me capture the wrinkles, flakes, hairs, creases, and lashes! hee hee
I spent my morning with sweet little Lila and her parents. Lila was easy to keep happy, tried to stay awake and party with us, but eventually crashed long enough for me to get those coveted sleepy shots. She was so cute and totally looks girly to me already. She has obviously stolen the hearts of her mommy & daddy in just five short days.
It was great to meet you guys today, enjoy your sneak peek!
A smile and a huge pink bow, what more does a girl need!
Today I met Kaylie, an adorable little girl with a beautiful smile and sweet disposition. I was asked to photograph Kaylie for the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia’s 2010 calendar. I’m so honored and excited to be a part of this! Kaylie made my job easy, her perfect curls, pretty dress, and apparent love for the camera, what a doll! At the end of the session, I was kneeling in the mud trying to get a few more shots, and I saw (through the lens) Kaylie coming closer and closer to me, I pulled my camera down and said, whoa I can’t take the picture that close Kaylie! But she just wrapped her arms around my neck, hugged me, and then planted a kiss on my cheek! Ahhhh by far the best part of my day!! I’m so grateful to have met this sweet little girl and her family! :) Thanks for braving the wet conditions to meet me today!
I met Miss Ella when she was 8 days old and was so excited to see her again today for her 6 month session. She actually looked very similar to when she was a newborn, just as pretty and girly. She was a good sport about modeling, as long as mama was near (very into mommy, like most 6 month olds lol). I love seeing how my tiny clients grow, and it was so fun to see her sitting and hear her “talking” to us! That girl has a mean grab on her own feet too, I may have to post that picture at some point, she can still fold in half, sooooo adorable!! I had a great time hanging out with you guys again, hope you enjoy the sneak peek!
Everyone knows I love newborn sessions and I had a great winter of mostly newborn sessions, but I have to say it was SO nice to get outside today again and spend a session with a fun family! Despite the rising temps and clouds of pollen, we still had a great time hanging around their neighborhood and yard. Nothing makes a session go better than laid-back parents and easy-going (& ADORABLE) kids. I had a very hard time picking some for the sneak peek, I think you guys will love your gallery, L family!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Calling all REFERRALS!!! So I’ve always given little thank you gifts to clients who refer their friends to me. I’ve never had a formal “referral program”, but I’m not really a formal kinda gal. Having said that, I’ve decided to firm it up some and let you guys know what you can get! :) So starting now, anyone who refers a friend to me, will get a $50 credit with babysnap, if that friend books a session. 50 smackers in babysnap cash, heck right now that pays half of your session fee! And as my clients know, I loooove to put little gifts in with their orders, so I can’t promise that I still wont do that too! <3
Next order of business: I only have ONE regular session left in May and it’s May 9th. So if you’ve been thinking about scheduling a session, but have been too busy going to meetings, doing laundry, and shuttling kids to activities lately to email or call me, do it soon! June is filling up fast too and from late summer on, it’s just crazy busy!
Remember, I always save room in my schedule for newborn sessions, so although it’s better to schedule your newborn session while still preggo, you can still call me last minute and say “Ack, baby is here, can you squeeze me in?”, the answer will be “yep!”.
Lastly, since I just realized May and June are the months that we celebrate Moms and Dads and that made me all warm and fuzzy because I just love being a mom, if you mention this blog post when you book your session I’ll knock $20 off of your session fee!
And because I can’t post without pictures, I’m going to pull a couple of my favs from recent galleries that didn’t previously make the blog:
Gorgeous nursery:
Just became one of my all time favs:
Gorgeous mama:
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