"Family is not an important thing, it's everything." -Michael J Fox
Happy 6 months little Luke! You are so loved!
I hadn't seen this sweet family since mama was expecting this little one, so it was great to catch up with them and see how parenthood was going and see this sweet little thang. I think they're handling things pretty well don't you? <3
What a blessing to photograph this precious family's newborn session a few weeks ago. We met last fall at their first session with me just days after I had found out I was pregnant with Corinne and when they didn't yet know that they were pregnant with their 2nd little one. We usually spend lots of time just chatting about parenthood and Jesus at our sessions. Ha! Thankfully, they were happy for me to bring Corinne to their home for their newborn session since she was so little, their home that they JUST moved into. I loved that they just wanted me to document this beautiful season no matter what. I have absolutely loved getting to know this sweet family. Jessica shares these words with us about her family...
I am so thankful for these pictures of my sweet babies as our family grows! I want to remember them just as they are in every stage. I have always been the type of person who mourns things easily. Last day of school? I was in tears. Friend moving away? I'm a wreck. The speed with which my babies are growing literally brings me to tears much more often than it probably should. It really does go sooooo fast. This time three years ago I had no children and was not pregnant, and here I sit with an almost two year old and newborn. But it is all so sweet!
I want to always remember these days- my daughter's cute little voice and the funny things she is starting to say, or the way my son's tiny hand will find me as he falls asleep on my chest. I know that my husband and I will recount these days as some of the good ole days. I have always wanted to be a mom and have dreamed of a big family all of my life. The Lord has been so gracious to entrust these children to us. As I look at these pictures I am overwhelmed with His love for me in allowing us to experience and take part in shepherding these sweet babies.
Congratulations Geist family!
This summer has been so much fun at our house. I have always wanted a pool. Our kids love to be in the water. It has taken me 3 years to convince my husband to let us get a little temporary, super classy ;) above ground pool for the kids, and this year I finally succeeded. Yes! This thing has brought our little family so much joy and good times together for the past month so I wanted to do this months 10 on 10 post of images in and around our pool. Make sure you make your way around the circle by heading over to my talented friend Allison of Poetry and Prose Photography's post. :)
If you know this family, you love them. Pat and Gianna moved to Knoxville and started ministering to our church through worship right before they got married about 3 years ago. They are both incredibly talented and have become so precious to our family. It has been such a blessing to see them enter into parenthood with such grace and to see their hearts explode with love when they look at their sweet little Norah. Congratulations Kicks! I knew you guys would rock parenthood and it has been so fun to see you guys blossom into this new season. We love you guys!
This family. Oh my stars.
They contacted me to photograph them since they were expecting their third baby. Another precious girl who would complete their family. They hadn't had family pictures in years and really wanted to remember how special this time was together. You guys. This Daddy. He was made to be the daddy to girls. He was also a photographers dream family session dad. haha! He was so sweet with his girls and telling them how pretty they looked and helping fix their hairs that might be out of place. And when I took mom's photos, he kept telling her how beautiful she was. It was seriously one of the sweetest sessions I've ever been a part of. I am so honored that this sweet family chose me to photograph them this spring. Congratulations Olinger family. What a blessed little girl to be a part of your precious family. <3
I just love getting to watch a family grow. When you have your first baby and you experience love like you've never know before, it's hard to believe that our hearts and love can expand even more as our family grows, but it does! In new and beautiful ways. Seeing your baby become a big brother and seeing them fall in love with their sibling is one of the sweetest things on this earth. I loved documenting this sweet family's newborn session for them and seeing them as they experience this very thing. A brand new love. Congrats Martin Family!
I can't believe my Reidy is 2. Even though you aren't the baby of our family any more, for some reason you still feel so little to me. Maybe that's because you were created to need more snuggles than your siblings and we spent LOTS of time holding each other this past year. You light up our family with your sweet smile. You take being carried around and told what to do by your older siblings really well and now we are getting to see you grow into your newest role in our family....being a big brother. I've seen a new gentleness come over you as you spend time with Corinne. I am so thankful to be your mama and am so excited to see the little boy God grows you into.
Happy Birthday baby, Mama
I can't believe it's been a month already since our last 10 on 10! This month has just flown by but that's probably because we've been busy! Our summer days have been filled with swimming lessons, reading, blackberry picking, lizard catching, staying up past bedtime to see lighting bugs and eating popsicles. Not gonna lie, mama is tired but I'm so thankful for these days. Thankful for a house that's full of love, forgiveness and grace upon grace, cause Lord knows we need it around here. Continue on around the circle to see my friend Emma's post. Enjoy!
I absolutely love photographing a family as they become parents for the first time. The love that is literally beaming out of them is unmatched. I had the privilege of meeting this sweet family several weeks ago at their maternity session and then just recently after they had their sweet girl. I love this mama's words as she reflected on the past few weeks as a new mother.....
"I was so nervous and unsure of myself when we brought Anniston home from the hospital. I had no idea what I was doing. My grandmother told me that all a baby needs at first is to be changed, to be fed, and to be loved. So I changed her when she needed to be changed, fed her when she needed to be fed (no matter what time of day or night :)), and I loved her fiercely. Soon it felt like I had been doing this mom thing for forever.
No one can prepare you for motherhood. No one can prepare you for the loss of sleep and the uncertainty that comes with taking care of a baby, and no one can prepare you for the immeasurable amount of love that you feel for a tiny little person. I have only been a mother for a short time, but I am already certain that being Anniston's mom is my greatest accomplishment. She is such an undeserved blessing and has shown me a love that cannot be described, only felt."
Congratulations Birtsch Family! Anniston is so blessed to be a part of your family! <3
Oh goodness. All the love for this session. Love watching this sweet family grow and know them more. They love each other well, it's easy to see. <3 Happy 3 months baby Luke!
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." -Audrey Hepburn
It is always a pleasure to meet up and photograph this sweet family. I love just getting to hang with them and see them love on their little guy. Camden you are so loved. <3 Enjoy Neal family!
I have photographed this family for 3 years now and I always love catching up with them and spending the evening with them. We met up early this Spring and had such a great time picking flowers and running through fields. Enjoy sweet Whitt family!
I love it when sessions end with me chatting with my clients for the longest time about how they are about to become a family of 4 and how the Lord is preparing their hearts for this new and exciting adventure. I can't wait to meet this family's new member just any old day now. Soooooo, I figured it was time to blog their spring/maternity/18 month session. I just love you guys and look forward to seeing your family grow!
I can't believe it's been month already since our first 10 on 10 project. This month has been super busy with us preparing for and having our 4th baby a week ago. I'm excited to share a few of my favorite lifestyle images with you from this past month including a few of our brand new little Corinne. I'm hoping to put together a post here in the next week or so of some of my favorite images of our family since she's arrived but ima need some sleep and a little editing time first. ;) I hope you'll make your way around the circle of these incredibly talented photographer mamas and see how they photograph their days. Continue on around the circle by heading over to my friend Sarah Garcia's blog to see her June installment of our 10 on 10 project. Enjoy!
I loved meeting and photographing this wonderful family this Spring. We met up at one of their favorite places and had a great time roaming around and exploring together. Enjoy these photos Derenski Family!
There is nothing quite like getting to see a family grow. I have been so blessed to see this family do just that, since they've been with me since the very beginning. I just love you guys Fay Fam!
"Family isn't an important thing. It's everything." Michael J. Fox
I had such an incredibly sweet time photographing this adorable family at this sunrise session earlier this spring. I love when clients email me telling me how much they love their baby and they want that captured. Enjoy these sweet photos of this gorgeous family. <3
I can't wait to meet and photograph this sweet baby girl coming soon! She is already so loved. You can see that all over this mama and daddy's face when they talk about her. Congrats and so excited for your guys! Enjoy Birtsch family!
It has been way too long since I've blogged and I'm excited to share a new project I'm involved. This year has been such an incredible year for me so far. I've had the opportunity to develop some incredible relationships with other photographers. I've been able to mentor with 3 of the most amazing and talented women in the industry and gotten to know so many incredibly talented artists along the way. One of those ladies is my friend Sara of Sara Garcia Photo Art. We met at Joy Prouty's Wildflower's workshop a couple of months ago and she recently invited me to join a monthly blog circle with some other seriously talented women. So every month on the 10th of the month we'll share 10 of our favorite lifestyle images and at the end of the post you'll see a link to go to the next post and see that artist's images until you make the full circle. I can't wait to get to know these ladies through their images over the next few months and I hope you'll join us as well! So grab a comfy seat and enjoy so beautiful imagery! I haven't shared many personal images on my blog in a while so I decided to share a few favorites from 366 and a few that I haven't shared. Enjoy!
Continue on around the circle by going here to see Kristi Burton's post!