bits and pieces

this mom was a little concerned that he had so much of that shedding skin every newborn has the first few weeks, but I'm in love with that we could capture these images of the sweetness that only comes with baby newness! (is that a word??) - it passes so fast and before you know it, he'll be running and jumping and heading off to kindergarten.... and these sweet little nothing details of the first few days will be forgotten... except now we have this precious moment in time captured to remind us how sweet these first few weeks really are

this little guy was an absolute gem!! he must have smiled the entire time - he was such a happy little guy! We even got to have an added bonus of having his older brother and sister join in at the beginning.





LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!

Love the light!

you can't tell that it was freezing!! The sun started to dip and it turned really cold, but the reward was this amazing and beautiful light!!





isn't she just gorgeous?? love this one of the two of them!

what an absolutely adorable family!!

FINALLY!!!

This was a session I wasn't sure would ever happen!! We scheduled forever ago and the little guy took a huge tumble and ended up with a scrape that even photoshop couldn't remedy! Then we rescheduled and there was another mishap... third time the charm?? not a chance, RAIN!!! I seriously began to think this session was cursed!! But all things happen for a reason, and I think this was the most beautiful reason of all. When we were finally able to find a new date it just happened to be the day after the grandparents arrived for a visit... so what was to be a family session for 3 ended up being the sweetest session with both sets of grandparents!!






so wonderful to see so many grandparents and capturing these images that only grow more special with time!

timeless

Does anybody remember the book "don't sweat the small stuff?" I loved that book, and would read a few pages every evening - trying to memorize how to be calm in a storm, how to focus on the important stuff and forget all the rest. This family always gives me the feeling that they've conquered and embodied the practice of not sweating the small stuff! They seem so calm and really give off such a sweet peace about them!

I was so excited to hear they were in from Spain and pregnant with their next little guy! I was even more thrilled when they made time for a photo session! I'm not sure why or how, but my sessions with them just seem to bring about magic and a timeless quality to the images. Congratulations, H Family!! I truly look forward to seeing you the next visit this side of the ocean and meeting your new family member!

Winter in Miami

i'm hoping you can't tell that this family was withstanding teeth chattering, bigger than life goosebumps, and a wind that was cutting straight through to the bone!! It was seriously the COLDEST day in Miami history!! When I got out of my car to start this session, the temperature gauge read 54 degrees!!! IN MIAMI!!!

These guys were great!! It's so much fun to get to meet the families that come together to have their photo sessions - I really love seeing all the ribbing and laughing, and generally just the having a great time together that being with family brings!

I'll be posting a few more sneak peeks this evening... so excited to see what 2011 will bring! Happy New Year!



sweet grandma time!