Have I mentioned that I LOVE coming back to families year after year?

BECAUSE I DO!

And I LOVE when the kids are already warmed up to me!

The baby and the oldest – the bookends.

SO SWEET!

AREN’T THEY A GORGEOUS FAMILY!!

DAD & HIS GIRLS!!

Those boys – they have to stick together!!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS! BLURRY & ALL – focus isn’t everything!!

Stay tuned for the rest of their session! I’m working on taking LESS pictures and having a few less favorites to show you – but it’s not working out too well!

My sister was here for the last week in July – the boys ADORE their cousin Jack! They like Aunt Sammy too!

Enoch & Jack are 13 months apart but that Jack guy is a tall one!!

Fitzy and Pa were talking about school and Gettysburg and books – and it was ADORABLE!

This is my cousin’s little girl – and this was the FIRST time I met her!

That’s my mom in the back – she’s gotten close with my cousin Heather recently and that little girl LOVES her!

Enoch guy and Pa! Two peas in a pod!

A grandmother has ONE job – FEED all the kids ALL the sweets!

I just noticed Jack’s tooth! It’s longe than the others – and it makes me laugh every time he laughs! I LOVE IT!

Hey Fitzy – you can’t fit in that tub!

CRAZY CRAZY BOYS!!

Rosemarie messaged me on FB to take advantage of a special I was running!

Have you NEVER been in front of my camera? NOW IS THE TIME!!

These are their first professional photos since their oldest was a baby!

We spent an hour at Hills Creek on a BEAUTIFUL Saturday morning!

ISN’T SHE ADORABLE!?!?

This guy – he loves Jurassic Park too!

I LOVE those shots – SO SWEET!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!! I feel like they describe childhood PERFECTLY!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

Ending the session at the playground!? ALWAYS SAY YES!!

Those shots – they are my FAVORITE! If I could only show you ONE image from this session – it would be that one right above this sentence!

Dad is waiting in case she needs him – but she’s climbing and conquering. A picture speaks volumes – and this one – VOLUMES!!

She was debating if the top of the slide looked like a shark’s mouth!

He might be too big to go down the slide WITH his mom – but when that sweet boy that made you a momma asks – YOU GO DOWN THE SLIDE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

Ending the session with some good old-fashioned playgroup licking! WHY NOT!

Rosemarie – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to spend an hour in the life of your family!

I hope to see you guys again SOON!

Have I mentioned that I love taking your wedding photos? And then when you’re carrying a precious baby? And THEN when that baby is born?

I LOVE photographing all those moments for you!

I photographed Cassie & Erik’s wedding LAST June and their maternity session THIS June – and now – their sweet little boy!

I LOVE this perspective!

THAT SQUISHY FACE!! THE BEST!!

I’ve discovered that most newborns are happiest in the arms of their momma

Hello wedding rings – we meet again!

You see how relaxed he is? MILK COMA!!

MY FAVORITE!!

Cassie & Erik – thank you for asking me into your lives for the BIG moments!

I’ve been photographing Lauren and Dan for SEVEN years – almost EXACTLY! I first met them when they were pregnant with their oldest!

They’ve asked me back into their lives SEVERAL times over the years – but ALWAYS to capture their pregnancies!

I LOVE THAT SHOT! Kids being kids – living that country life!

She’s the baby – but not for long!

BE STILL MY HEART!!

SWEET SISTERS!!

The boy that made her a momma!

ISN’T SHE GORGEOUS!!

THOSE CURLS!!

And because I wanted to see ALL the way back – here’s a photo from each pregnancy!

That’s from her pregnancy with her oldest! SEVEN YEARS AGO!

And that one – pregnant with her curly-headed little girl!

And pregnant with the baby – that will soon be a big sister!

And now – with their second baby boy – their fourth baby!

Lauren & Dan – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me into your lives year after year!

I can’t wait to meet your newest addition!

My grandma lives in an apartment attached to my parents house – which was once her house.

Back when it was her house – we would visit – a lot. And sometimes we would visit her best friend.

Her best friend was Patricia – sadly – she passed away earlier this year.

Patricia has three children – all about the ages of me and my siblings.

Noreen is the youngest of those children – about the age of my brother. My grandma is still in contact with Noreen and they got talking about her upcoming wedding and she had heard I was a photographer. She reached out to me about her small – intimate wedding – wondering if I did packages that were only an hour or two.

The answer – if I am available – ALWAYS – especially on short notice!

The wedding was supposed to take place at their home – but the rain rain rain came down down down the week before and flooded the field – so they moved the venue to the East Smithfield Fire Hall – it’s the tiniest little building in the middle of a beautiful field!

Noreen and her daughter! TWINS!

She wanted to carry her Gram and her mom with her on her wedding day – what a BEAUTIFUL way to carry their memory!

ADORABLE!

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

I very rarely get this view during a ceremony – so I took advantage!

His bride – that look on his face!

He couldn’t even contain his excitement! Neither could she!

Stay tuned for the rest of their wedding day!

I’ve been taking photos for Arica and her family for SEVEN YEARS!

These kiddos are 7 and 4 – just like my sweet boys!

I’ve loved watching them grow!

He’s such a good big brother!

SHE IS SO DARLING!

BE STILL MY HEART!

This is the third house they’ve been in since I’ve been photographing their family!

THIS is the property they’ve been WAITING for!

Sometimes – I can’t pick a favorite between the black & white and the color – so I’ll show you both!

MY FAVORITE!!

SO VERY SWEET! MY FAVORITE MOMENTS!

SUCH A DREAMY SPOT – and it’s their backyard!

My favorite shots YET! My favorite session of their family so far! I feel like that happens every year!

Arica – THANK YOU for asking me into your lives year after year! I APPRECIATE YOUR FAMILY SO MUCH!!

I’ve been taking pictures of these kiddos for YEARS!

I was so excited when Roni asked me to come take pictures of ALL the grandkids together!

This little pumpkin! It’s my first time meeting her! I WANTED TO EAT HER UP!

And this little guy – he was NOT so sure about having me take his picture!

LOOK AT HER SQUISHY ARMS!!

THAT SWEET FACE!!

LOOK AT ALL THOSE GRANDKIDS! PRECIOUS!!

Roni – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me to come out and photograph your sweet family!

It’s SUCH AN HONOR to keep coming back!

 

Jared’s aunt and uncle were up for the 4th of July – so we got some quick family photos!

That’s my HANDSOME hubs!

Those CRAZY boys!

I hope you spent America’s birthday with the ones you LOVE!

Katie and I have had this session scheduled for MONTHS! The weather this summer has been SO unpredictable!

BUT – we eventually got a BEAUTIFUL day – third time’s a charm!

I LOVE THAT LAST SHOT!!

I love that shot – everyone is looking at me – but Jeff is looking at his son! SUCH A MOMENT!

Isn’t she DARLING!?

He warmed up to me – eventually!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

And the way to winning a little boy’s smiles – A TRACTOR!!

She has THREE BIG BROTHERS to look after her!!

Katie & Jeff – I’m SO happy that it FINALLY worked out – and on such a BEAUTIFUL evening!

I hope to see you again soon!!