This little boy is a delight to his family. His big smile can light up a room. It is fun to watch his mind figuring things out. It was so much fun to take some time and capture Josiah at 6 months. It seems like those 6 months have flown by, I know they have for his mommy and daddy. My favorite part of this session was watching his mommy and daddy though. They love this boy fiercely and it’s easy to tell he brings them pure joy.
I have gotten to know Jenni because she is the fearless leader of the MOPS group I am apart of. (Which by the way is an amazing national program for Mother’s Of Preschoolers that I highly recommend! http://www.mops.org/) Jenni approached me taking some fall photos of her kiddos which I was more than happy to do but quickly told her we would be making it a family session. I firmly believe in family sessions and the importance of documenting you as a family. I am so glad I talked her into it. As you can see from the photographs this family loves to laugh. I love being around and photographing a laughing family. I think laughing brings a family closer, and shows an obvious bond. I came across this quote and liked and felt it fit this family.
Families fill our lives with happiness and laughter leaving us memories to treasure today and forever after
Author: Unknown
When Lindsay approached me about doing family photographs she was sure of one thing, she wanted fall leaves. We tentatively planned a date that we thought the leaves would be in their prime. Well as that date approached it was evident the leaves just weren’t ready. We pushed the date back a couple of weeks. I am not sure if I have ever analyzed the leaves as much as I have in the last few weeks. I wanted the leaves to look beautiful but also didn’t want to miss the window for them either. As our session approached the leaves began to cooperate which I was relieved. However, the session happen to be on the coldest day we had this fall so far. The family was awesome and endured the cold to get some beautiful family photos. It was worth the wait to have the colors of fall gracing the family in the background.
I have had the privilege to get to know the Thomson family since Chris came on staff at the same church as my husband. We both have migrated from Kansas City so we easily bonded over important things we missed like Chick-fil-a and Quick Trip. We also have realized several small world moments of knowing the same people. Their children have been particular sweet to my kids which I always appreciate. They are an easy family to get to know and enjoy being around. I am glad their paths have crossed ours.
I kidnapped my friends two oldest daughters so she could have some moments loving on her newborn. It was great fun for my two kids to have their friends here that they truly miss. Of course I had to take the opportunity while I had them to do a photography session. I feel it counts toward their 5 year and 3 year session that was rushed a few weeks back. I love capturing these two girls. Both have so many expressions and many precious things that make up who God created them to be. It’s a wonder to watch how unique and fearfully made both are.
The Corn Family won a session through a fund raiser. I am so glad they did. They are the sweetest family. Abby is as smart as she is adorable. I love watching the special interaction she had with her daddy. He had her laughing and telling stories. It was very endearing. Micah is all boy climbing and exploring but stopping long enough to flash me a smile and show off those gorgeous blue eyes. I really enjoyed getting to know this family better and capturing them through photographs.
Cailyn’s mama has worked very hard to get to hold this precious baby in her arms. She was on bed rest since 25 weeks. There were countless people praying for the healthy, safe arrival of this adorable girl. As soon as she was born the announcement went out, “the princess has arrived and she is perfect!” The joy on her parents face is evident. I am once again blessed to be able to capture a beautiful newborn in all her sweetness!
When you are faced with multiple obstacles during a session what do you do? Keep going. That is how this session went. It is possible that we should have quit much sooner then we did. I am so glad we didn’t as I was able to capture some of the cutest photographs of these sweet girls. I am so glad their mom trusted me when I said let’s keep trying. I do know this session will go as “remember when” kind of moments but I appreciate that will be followed by a laugh. Life is so often memories in the making, and photography is catching those moments, so honored to catch those memories in Lilly and Layla’s life.
