Getting Ready for Valentine's Day

In an effort to get a photo Valentine out in the mail to family members I did a photo shoot with my 2 boys while my husband was at work. Let's say it was interesting ;-) The oldest was quite the ham for the camera but he did not do so well at sitting still. The youngest did not want to look at the camera at all! Oh to be 1 and 3 years old again!

Baby Scott at 6 months

December - Baby Scott turned 6 months old! The infant that I first met at 1 day old was now sitting up by himself and quite the character!

The Gramling Family

I was delighted to do a family foto shoot for a Mommy friend of mine that I had not seen in quite a while. It was absolutely freezing outside on Black Friday but fortunately we were able to find refuge at an Arboretum in the city. At first I'm not sure her boys knew what to make of the venue but by the end of the session they managed to have some fun.

Fall Fun!

Normally when it's Autumn and our lawn has been smothered with beautifully colored leaves my husband rakes them up and either promptly mulches them or stuffs trash bags with them. This year I begged him to wait until after I could capture our boys jumping in piles of them and rolling around in them. Thankfully he listened :-)

Danny's First Birthday Cake Smash

Right before my youngest son's First Birthday I decided that I wanted to capture him doing a cake smash. I had not done this with my oldest son but I thought it be a fun thing to do with Danny - especially since this boy LIVED for food! My friend Gretch made my son a matching Happy Birthday t shirt and cloth diaper cover and agreed to try and help wrangle him as well as his older brother during the photo shoot. The images I caught are priceless and I will forever cherish them and laugh at them until my cheeks hurt ;-)

Staley Family Pics

October came quickly and with it another session with my friend Gretch and her family. We visited a favorite pumpkin patch of ours and I caught the kids enjoying it.

Albion Fire Station

In October my brother-in-law took my oldest son (who was almost 3 years old at the time) on a tour of the fire station that he volunteered at. My son was in awe of all of the immense equipment and bright, shiny fire engines. . .

Baby Nicolas Newborn Session

Baby Nicolas came into this world to meet an amazing Mommy, two older brothers waiting impatiently for their new playmate, and a pair of his Daddy's tall firefighter boots to fill ;-)

Baby John Newborn Pics

September was a very busy month for me! I drove down to Queens (New York City) to do a newborn session for one of my oldest friends. It was amazing to see Jenn & John with their perfect little newborn - all decked out in Yankee gear of course!

Baby Scott at 3 months

This little guy is absolutely one of the happiest babies I've ever had the pleasure to work with!

Baby Scott

Baby Scott came into this world back in June, in his family's home, at the hands of his Mommy, Grandma, and Aunt. Although I wasn't there for his home birth, I was able to see him a day later. What a peaceful newborn he was! He was very content to pose in a plush pile of newborn fluff that his Momma made for him.

Catching Up!

I have fallen far behind in this journey of mine. . . I'm going to be posting pics of sessions from the last several months, not necessarily in chronological order ;-)