Holiday Mini Sessions!

About a month ago I spent the day taking Holiday photos!  I always wait to post about my holiday sessions until all Christmas cards have been sent out so that everyone can enjoy the cards without having already seen the pictures.  So, here you go!  Previews from my Holiday Minis that were oh so fun!  

Up first, the O'Donnell family!  I have been watching these girls since the oldest, Anna, was 3, and Emily, the middle one, was just a baby.  And now the youngest, Caroline, is already 4!  I can not believe it!  I like to think that I'm part of the family :)  This 30 minute session was filled with lots of goofiness and laughs ... oh how I love them!

Up next, the beautiful Lang family!  I met Angela about a year ago when I started observing in classrooms for my Masters degree, and now I'm going to be student teaching with Angela come January!  Not only is she a fabulous teacher who I'm so blessed to get to learn and grow from but she's an amazing woman who always brightens everyones' day!  Thank you for letting me take your family photos ... aren't her kiddos, Sydney and Cayden, so sweet?

And last but not least, the Yovich family!  I grew up doing gymnastics with Elizabeth, and we have stayed good friends through all these years!  I was so happy that they came to me to take their family photos!  I think they turned out great!

The Graden Family & Crimson's First Birthday!

It was so much fun photographing the Graden family!  I first met Erin when she was a bridesmaid in a wedding I photographed in October.  (If you didn't get a chance to see the beautiful wedding of Chase and Chelsie, you can view it here).  I photographed the Graden family a couple of weeks ago, and along with family photos we also took some adorable pictures of her daughter, Crimson, who turned ONE the other day!  It is always so much fun for me to get to set up a backdrop and lights, and take some fun studio portraits!  Crimson had never had this much cake before, and goodness did she love it!  Could Tannen (the 2 year old big brother) and Crimson be any more cute?!  Thank you so much to the Graden family not only for a fun shoot, but for being patient with me through the editing process since I had to get my tonsils removed the other day!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  

The White Girls - DeKoevend Park

Such a cute Fall sister portrait shoot ... could these girls be any more adorable?  Thanks to their Momma who is one of my absolute best clients!  It is always a joy to photograph your beautiful girls :)  

First Communion!

I know it's been a while since I've posted on here, but boy, have I been busy!  Between grad school, volunteering in schools, studying for and taking huge tests, working, photography, and visiting friends in Boston (blog post to come soon of this short trip!), I can not seem to find enough hours in the day to get everything done that I'm supposed to!  So now here I am trying to get at least one photo shoot posted before I have to hit the hay to wake up early tomorrow and start my not-long-enough day all over again.  I know I said I would have a few shoots posted by today, but sorry to break it to you, that is not going to happen.  Hopefully I can post a few tomorrow between class and work, but we will see!  I'm not making any promises! Anyways, a few weeks ago I photographed the White twins and their good friend CC (you might recognize all these kiddos from family sessions I did last Fall) before their First Communion!  It was a special morning to say the least, and I am so glad that I got to be apart of it!  The girls were excited, happy, giggly, wild, and oh so beautiful in their big, white dresses!  It was also very special to get to include their sisters and Mom's in some of the photos as well.  Reese couldn't have been any more cute than she was in that stylish blue polka-dotted jacket, and little Charlotte was so happy to get to be apart of the action in her pretty dress as well!

Baby Westin

A couple of weeks ago I was honored to meet and photograph the Tinniswood Family!  Mom, Dad and big brother, Landon, welcomed perfect little Westin into their family a few weeks ago so, of course, this photo shoot was centered all around him!  Westin wasn't a big fan of having to pose for these photographs all by himself, and was much more happy and comfortable in the arms of his loving Mom.  I mean, what two week old wouldn't be, right?  He was also a little apprehensive about the flash as well, but I think we ended up with some precious moments for sure!  Could he be in more adorable?

The Fierro Family

I recently had a fabulous family portrait shoot... but it wasn't any ordinary family portrait shoot.  In fact, it was one big family portrait session consisting of three families smooched into one hour, and what fun it was!  I photographed these three separate beautiful families who are all related, and then also photographed the entire family as a whole!  It was very special to get to capture the entire family together, since it doesn't happen very happen as three of them live in England!  Also, congratulations to Anthony and Andrea who just welcomed a perfect, beyond beautiful little baby girl into the world a few weeks ago, and it was the first time that all of them all got to see her!  As well, it was so great to get to photograph Grandma Kathleen with her three absolutely adorable grand children!  What could be more remarkable than that?!  I was very honored to be able to photograph this family!

The Duran Family

Last weekend I was blessed to meet and photograph the wonderful Duran family.  I have to give out a big kudos to this family for not rescheduling their shoot due to two unfortunate circumstances.... The first being that Cecilia (the oldest of the two sisters) broke her arm a week before our photo session, and two, it was 25 degrees outside with snow on the ground the day of our shoot.  Fortunately, Cecilia was able to cover up her cast pretty well, and Adrian (the Dad) has an incredible office in downtown Littleton with really cool brick walls so we were able to take some indoor pictures instead of having to stand out in the freezing cold for an hour.  We did, however, venture over to the Littleton Historical Museum to take a few outdoor pictures, and I was amazed and impressed that not one of the members in this family complained about the cold, especially since they didn't even put their jackets on.  I, on the other hand, was all bundled up in my North Face fleece and giant scarf).  Only when Reese (the youngest of the sisters) tripped and fell did we have a few tears shed, but she cheered right up with the promise of a cup of hot chocolate if only she smiled for a few more pictures.  This shoot turned out much better than I could have ever imagined, and all the credit deserves to go to the Duran family!  Thank you Mandy, Adrian, Cecilia, Reese and we can't forget Otis, the adorable model-savvy pup!

The Cirelli Family

On Sunday I photographed the Cirelli family.  It was so nice to meet this wonderful family, and I was honored that they asked me to take their family pictures.  This beautiful family of four recently welcomed Liam into the world so congratulations to all of them!  These two brothers couldn't be any more cute.  The two year old, Owen, is so photogenic and fun!  He loved getting to run around the park while Liam was so content and happy the entire time... I think he may have even enjoyed getting his picture taken.

Virginia: Norfolk, Colonial Williamsburg & Thomas Jefferson

This weekend (well Thursday through Saturday) my Mom and I went to Virginia to visit my Aunt Ann, Uncle Steve, my cousin Jayme and her baby girl Rylea.  Rylea just turned one on Wednedsay, and we were excited to get to go celebrate with her!  Although our trip was cut short due to good old Hurricane Sandy (we were supposed to get home late tonight, but ended up getting on a flight last night instead, and good thing because our flight today was cancelled and Norfolk is currently getting 10" of rain today!), we still made the most of the short time we had there.  On Friday, my Aunt Ann, my Mom, Jayme, Rylea and I spent the day in Williamsburg.  If you've never been, go!  Colonial Williamsburg served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and was the center of political events in Virginia leading up to the American Revolution.  I was in love with the old buildings, the history, and the trees.  Rylea loved all the sheep, cows and horses! Not only did we get to see where Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry lived in the Governor's Palace, but we got to learn about the history and culture of the times too.  Besides going to Williamsburg we spent our time in Norfolk hanging out with the family, and being entertained by beautiful, adorable Rylea!  

It's That Time of the Year

It's that time of the year again when everyone wants their family photos taken.  Here is a much needed blog post of the three family portrait sessions (and the Mom-Daughter session) that I did this past weekend.  All four shoots were so much fun.  I was honored that these four incredible, beautiful families asked me to take their family portraits. First up is the O'Donnell family.  Although we couldn't get the little one in this family to have a serious smile for any of the pictures, I think these photos definitely show off her spunky attitude.  What do you think?  Could she have any more great faces?  And how about the other two munchkins?  Super cute, right?

Next is the Hicks family ... this shoot was so much fun with all the leaves and fabulous fall colors everywhere.  Not to mention the cute, stylish kids and the beautiful parents!  Thank you all for making my job SO, SO easy!

And finally, we have the Lamar family.  I have been blessed to know this family for many, many years now, and they just welcomed a new baby girl, Frances, to their already stunning family.  Congrats!!

And last, but not least we have adorable little Evie.  Poor Evie did not particularly want or enjoy getting her picture taken, but she definitely had a cute pout, and think the few that we did get were worth it!

The White Family

On Sunday, I was blessed to get to photograph the White family.  This incredible family was so much fun to work with.  With the beautiful parents, charming 7 year old twins, and an adorable baby girl, they sure did make my job incredibly easy!  The girls are so full of life, wild and fun, and I tried to get their great personalities to shine through these images.    The colors on the trees, and the fallen leaves couldn't have been more perfect for these Fall family photos.  Thank you so much to the White family for such a fun shoot!!