On Friday – the 26th – I got a call from Xavier – my sister’s husband – saying – COME NOW! Wait. What?

We figured it out – and Samm was being induced – so I hopped in the car and drove 3 hours to NJ. The boys and Jared stayed at my parents – which worked out wonderfully.

Samm progressed very slowly. We waited. And waited. And waited.

I went back to their apartment Friday night and slept – waiting for a phone call. When I got to the hospital Saturday morning – it had been a long night – but at least Samm was able to sleep. Saturday moved slowly – and by evening – I went back to the apartment – got ready to watch Doctor Who and eat some pizza – and a text came in. Come now – they are prepping her for a c-section!

And then the cries. Those sweet baby cries!

Isn’t he GORGEOUS!

He weighed a little over 8 lbs. Such a sweetie!

BE STILL MY HEART!

Samm had a rough recovery immediately after her c-section. It was a few hours before she was able to hold little Jack.

He was born at 8:48 in the evening on December 27th.

I went back to the apartment and slept. I knew I would have to leave by noon the next day – so I made sure to come back and get lots of love in!

BEAUTIFUL!!

I am so thankful that I was able to be there! Jack – you are so loved! You have an incredible momma and such a sweet dadda to love you!

We got up early – which WAS the norm in this house – on Christmas! Fitzy was SO excited!

HAN SOLO IN CARBONITE!!!

I LOVE that last picture – so sweet. Such a sweet boy!

We spent the morning enjoying presents and then my parents came over – and we went to their house! Awaiting news on baby Jack!

We keep Christmas small here – we do the 25 days of giving all month and focus on blessing others. Fitzy has gotten really excited about it!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas – soaked in love!

Since my sister was due Christmas Eve – we decided to have Christmas a day early with Jared’s parents!

We found this basketball game on clearance for TEN dollars a few summers ago! SCORE!

It was a beautiful day together!

We had a small early Christmas with my parents – which is always fun!

It was a STAR WARS Christmas – all around!

Stay tuned for more Christmas posts!

Missy is a great friend – and I’ve taken their photos countless times!

This year they wanted some snowy pictures – at a Christmas tree farm!

*A* was NOT happy with the snow and cold – but we made it work!

Missy – we just LOVE you! How do we have three year olds?!

A week or so before Enoch turned ONE – we had some photos taken by Carden’s Photography!

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

LOVE those shots!

PRECIOUS!! My favorite!

I just love love LOVE these pictures – they are ALL over our walls!

Virginia – thank you SO much for having us! We are SO VERY happy with our photos! They are ALL over our walls!

Enoch turned one on November 19th – crazy!

We had a party for him at the beginning of November – along with my sister’s baby shower for sweet Jack!

My sweet family! I just LOVE them!

He LOVED his zucchini bread cake!

My brother and his family were in town for the parties – so we took advantage of the cousin time!

In the spring – we will try to combine birthday parties and then again in the fall – it’s so much easier with everyone farther apart!

We made our yearly trip to the PA Renaissance Faire in October – this time with my brother and his family!

This guy – oh my word!

Fitzy and Rowyn are the best of friends!

My dad MADE chainmail for Fitzy and Judah! SO AWESOME!

I cannot WAIT to go next year – with EVERYONE!

I’ve taken pictures of Sheri and her family for the last couple years – and always look forward to our sessions! This year – we waited for a fresh snow!

We got a few cozy pictures by the tree first!

BEAUTIFUL!

ADORABLE!

AWESOME!

You guys – are AWESOME! Thank you SO much for having me over!

Nan asked me to come capture their family Christmas – I was honored!

Mara is a dear friend of ours – and Fitzy LOVES hanging out with her nieces!

PERFECTION!

BEAUTIFUL!

LOVE those shots!

Nan and Gordon have renovated their home – BEAUTIFULLY! These lamps – GORGEOUS!

They’ve let me use their property a few times for sessions! Just gorgeous!

OH MY HEART! That boy! He LOVES Mara’s mom – which sounds like – Ma-ya’s mom!

They had a new baby cow – so Fitzy had to investigate!

Thank you so much for inviting us over! And for loving Fitzy (and the rest of us) like we are truly part of your family!