Little Nuala and Baby Orlaith

If you have been following me for a few years you will know that this family has been with me since the beginning so to say! We first started right before Nuala was born and now she has a sister, Orlaith (or-lah). This was my first meeting with Orlaith since the belly session. She is such a beautiful happy baby! Nuala is such a great big sister too. This has to be one of my all time favorite sessions.

Meet Orlaith

happy baby

She has amazing eyes.

I love this one!

Nuala taking on her big sister roll.

I can't believe how much Nuala has grown!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

I am all about fun family pics.

I think if there is any one image to sum up this little girl it would be this one.

Again, LOVE!

hehe, this just makes my heart happy.

How do you know a family really loves you? When they specifically request a photo of you with their children. The feeling is mutual guys, love ya!

The slideshow is pretty fun, I highly recommend checking it out.

Baby Declan, One Year

Billy and Karith are friends of mine from our vintage scooter club and I gave them a moodybaby session at their baby shower last year. It was so fun to get out and spend some time with these guys. Declan was so much fun! He is a really smart, cute adorable little guy.

He enjoys a good book.

Stories are always better with mom and dad.

Good times with mom, dad and "the pig" which is Oberon their dog.

This little guy has no fear. He was up and down that slide so many times.

I love this one.

mmm is that handle good?

This is his farmer John pose.He seems pretty comfortable with the corn stalks in the background hanging out in his John Deere wagon.

Not to mention his flare.

Another favorite. This hat is a staple on this boy.

Fun times as usual. I really can't believe Declan is a year old. Its really crazy. How time flies when your having fun.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Baby Jackson, Six Months

Oh my gosh, baby Jackson is the cutest super chunk I have ever laid eyes on. We had such a fun session. Carina gave her brother the gift of a moodybaby photos session at their baby shower. I had been waiting to hear from these guys wondering at what age they would want me to come out. So happy they choose six months. I love babies at six months!

Meet super chunk baby Jackson.

Oooh love it. He is like a mini Micheline man!

They still had some awesome color, had to take advantage of that!

So serious!

Love when they try to get my camera!

I snapped this really quick, proud parents looking on.

I think any woman with a child knows this. Ouch!

Story time!

I love the point of view shots.

Yeah! Play time!

Auntie Carina supplied the entertainment behind me.

Thank you Auntie Carina for my moodybaby session!

LOVE it.

You guys were so much fun! Thank you so much for having me out.

Check out the slideshow for more fun images.

Baby Anderson, two weeks

Little baby Anderson was the sweetest thing. He was only two weeks old for this shoot and we were fully prepared to have a very sleepy baby. Well, he must have known it was photo-shoot time because this little guy was awake for our whole session. He did a wonderful job and made mom super proud for keeping his eyes open for as long as he did.

Meet baby Anderson

He had a little snack and then some cuddle time with mom.

He has already found his thumb, which he loves.

May be a new favorite.

Quiet time with mom on the bed.

Love this.

He loves the stroke of his moms hand on his face.

"yeah, you know its all good"

Anderson was such a pleasure! He is a cutie pie. Thank you for having me out.

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The Bernards

Some of you may recognize Julie and Pete from their wedding last year. Well life has surely had some big changes for these two! This past winter Julie gave birth to Preston and Owen, yes they are identical twins! Man are they adorable! Their big brother Logan does a great job of looking after them too.

Logan, like the center of attention? No..... :)

Logan really does do a good job of hanging out with his brothers.

It is quite the event just getting out of the house with twins and a toddler.

Love this of Logan and his T-Rex balloon.

Now, I had the names right the day of the shoot.....but I seriously can't remember who is who. Preston or Owen?

Love this.

Julie just might be super woman.

Pete and all his boys.

Their good friend John stopped by for a few shots too. He and Logan are best buds.

Seriously? This kid couldn't get any cuter.

This is the usual scene in this house.

One more family portrait.

Aren't these two a smoking hot couple?

As per usual, great seeing you guys. Major kudos to you, you certainly have your hands full and you make it look so easy!

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Baby Gus, One Year

This little guy is near and dear to my heart. Gus is my good friend and former room mate Jill's son. Augustin if we are going by full names. He looks just like Jill with the red curly hair to boot! I had such and awesome day with these guys. I can't wait to do it again. I seriously can't believe he is already a year old. Time flies. Jilly is doing an amazing job, she is such a good mom and will most likely be the funnest mom in the class.

You can see how much he looks up to her.

What a stinking cutie!

Ok, mom. I'm hungry. Lets get this show on the road.

You will never question if he is her child. Gus is the mini male version of Jill.

There are just no words.

Fun times down the slide!

Building trust.

My favorite.

Jilly we need to do this again. I can't go this long without seeing this little guy.

Peace and Carrots, enjoy your slideshow

Baby Alex, One Year

Baby Alex was so much fun to hang out with. He is such an active little boy and so expressive. I was exhausted after this shoot! haha!

Cracking up at Dad with the watering can.

I love this, just the simple pleasure of touch and color.

Such a handsome little man. Loved his t-shirt.

LOVE this one. Just something about it. Maybe its the expression of independence and the assertiveness of a one year old on a mission, I don't know. I love playing with shadows too.

We had a ton of fun on the slides.

The wheel is his favorite part of the playground.

Some fun with mom on the swings.
(Yep, that's my hand in there too. I would tickle him every time he got close.)

LOVE this.

Back to the wheel!

We ended with some story time.

It was great spending the afternoon with you guys. Thank you so much for having me out!

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Baby Evie

I am finally getting caught up with the blogging world! I know its been quiet, thanks for being patient.

Well, back in August I had a wonderful time with Melissa, Ben and baby Evie. They were in town for Soyoung & Stephen's wedding and were excited to schedule a shoot. It was a bit of a special occasion. Evie's first birthday and their wedding anniversary all rolled up together at the same time.

Love this little family portrait

Everyone had the biggest smiles all day.

Evie showing us her serious face.

Love this too.

She was very enamored with herself in the mirror.

Too cute!

This little girl was such a star that weekend! A photoshoot of her own and capturing everyone's attention at the wedding.

It was so great spending time with you guys!

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Baby Ryder Session 3

This little man gets cuter with every breath he takes! I always have the best time with this family and Ryder is getting so big!

This is my favorite image, I just love it!!

He had been a little sleepy when we first started but once we put him on the slide he perked right up. This was his first experience on the slide too, so it was extra special.

One happy kiddo!

Oh, doesn't this look just make your heart melt?

These guys are one adorable family. It is always such a pleasure to see the love they have for this little man.

Love this one too.

kisses from mom!

"hey, what's in there?" This is why I always use my lens hood for kid shoots, I love it when they interact with the camera, they have something to grab on to and it keeps a safe distance from little fingers. :)

As per usual, such a fun time. You guys are awesome, I'll see you again soon!

check out the slideshow!

Baby Hutch

Baby Hutch was so adorable! We had such a good time during our shoot. He just started walking a few days before and he was doing the frankinstein, drunk baby walk all over the place! His new found ability opened up so many new possibilities and cool things to get into. Not to mention keeping mom and dad on their toes.

I got there just in time to get him waking up from his nap.

Isn't this kid cuter than anything you have ever seen?

Babies love to check out what going on in that lens!

Hutch is Dad's hunka hunka burnin love.

A kid that likes grass! Awesome.

I just have to laugh when I see this one. We had just tried for a nice family walking photo, but Hutch didn't want to walk. Gotta love it.

His little side looks are heart melters.

Bath time Mohawk!

High five to dad.

He likes to hide in the curtains.

We had such a fun session, Hutch is such a heart throb! Our session ended just in time to put him down for bed. Talk about good timing!

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A lot coming soon!!

I apologize for my lack of blog presence lately! I assure it is not because I have nothing to do, quite the opposite actually. Its been a super busy summer and I am busier than I have ever been before. The past two months have been such a blast, I have been shooting at least four days a week and school has started at Drexel where I am teaching two classes. The Philadelphia Wedding Project has been keeping us busy as well, check it out we have so many awesome sponsors and there is still time to submit your story! I am diligently working to get sessions online and the blog has been very quiet because of that. I thought a good substantial teaser of all the things to come would be just what the blog ordered. The images are pretty much the order of which you can expect to see everything.

Baby Hutch

Emily & Josh

Baby Evie

Soyoung & Stephen

Baby Gus

Jane & Dave

Baby Ryder

Melanie & Joe

Baby Alex

Despina & Chris

Steph & Dan

Kate & Ben

I also just shot an awesome double belly session with Dave Williams on video. We will have video and images cut together in a few months. Such a cool project!

Zachary & Noah

August was definitely the month for family portraits. I hadn't seen these guys since Zachary was in his mom's belly! He is so adorable and Noah was just as much a gentleman as he was when I first met him.

Great looking family, no?

Noah is a very good big brother.

The many faces of Noah.

This family has a love of books.

May be my all time favorite playground shot.

Zachary loves to just dangle. Isn't he a cutie!

They have a similar photo to this one of Noah when he was a baby in the same spot.

Love this family portrait.

It was so great seeing you guys again! Noah is so smart, no doubt to his love of brain quest. Zachary couldn't be more adorable.

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Oliver, Nolan & Isla

I love this family. Another prime example and my how time flies! I will always remember the first time I photographed them.

Very pregnant Robyn and little Oliver.

Then the first shoot with Nolan and the beginning of the "traditional" family portrait.

Now look at them! With a new addition, Isla. I didn't even know about Isla till I showed up, Robyn complimented my hair and said oh I remember the days before three kids. I thought to myself, three kids? What? And yep, they had just been through a whirl wind of an adoption and welcomed little baby Isla into the family. I think she is the perfect fit.

Oliver and Nolan exhibiting typical brother territory battles.

Beautiful baby Isla, or Lala as they are calling her.

She is adapting quite well and sleeps through all the noise of two rambunctious boys.

Time to take a ride in the family elevator! This game keeps these guys occupied for hours.

More territorial battles.

Sweet little Nolan.

Oliver trying to decide if its worth jumping in.

We always take a little walk down the street for pictures. The rain that day didn't stop us.

Dad and daughter

Bath time. All together, boys, dogs and all. I love how both Oliver and Nolan are touching their heads. Something so brotherly about that.

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Abbie's first birthday!

Abbie's birthday party was a blast. She has it made at her grandparents who own all these blow up playgrounds! They were an obvious hit with all the kiddos. Time sure flies when you are having fun. You can look back at Abbie at two weeks old and six months old. I have been loving the babies first year packages. I get to watch these kids grow and its so much fun.

Abbie was excited about the party!

Little AJ, you might recognize him, with his new found friend.

peekaboo!

Loved the cake, not only looked delicious it was!

Laughing at something dad said. Love this image.

mmm her own personal cake!

Messy chocolate baby!

Trying to escape but dad caught up and gave her tickles.

You have to love a baby in a tutu.

The happy family on a special day!

I can't believe a year has come and gone, thank you so much for everything! It has been so much fun to see Abbie grow.

Be sure to check out the slideshow

More from the beach

Finally getting caught up around here, where did August go? It feels like fall.

A few more favorites from my family session at the beach. Great family, great kids, great day! Check out the slideshow at the end.

Check out more in the slideshow.

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Beach Family Photos Teaser

I apologize to my loyal blog stalkers! This summer has been pretty crazy, can't complain but I am a bit behind in editing jobs right now. I will have a larger post for this awesome family with a slideshow next week. I wanted to get some teasers up for everyone though, thank you for being so patient.

Isn't this a good looking family?

Meet Georgie

You remember J.P. from last fall right? Cute as ever.

Nile

Jolie

Baby Jane, loving the water.

And last but not least Griffith.

We had lot of fun a the beach! Such a great family. Stay tuned next week for more.

Baby Sadie Session 2

Sadie is just getting cuter and cuter! She is such a happy baby, has grown so much since I last saw her! She is super expressive and has such a great personality. It was fun to see Mike and Morgan get their silly on to entertain her for photos.

Its like she's already telling us a story, maybe some playground gossip.

Hehe, gotta love that tongue!

Hand in mouth, you know that's where your supposed put it right?

Little cheeky monkey

Back to the gossip: "Really? Oh no you didn't!"

Aren't they just adorable?

Classic Philly Love.

We stopped to smell the flowers for a minute.

Bathing beauty

Being this cute is hard work, wears a girl out.

Playing with Mom, by the way Morgan love those lashes!

Great hanging with you guys again. So glad we cooled off in the fountain a bit. Sadie just keeps getting cuter, can't wait for the next one!

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Ekash, One Year!

Little Ekash can seriously steal your heart! This boy is so adorable. He has changed so much since I saw him last fall, its crazy! He is walking now and has such a personality.

He is still very curious about the camera.

He has the cutest little wiggle when he walks. You can totally see it here.

He likes to share his toys

At home on the playground

Now this is a super special moment. Ekash is walking all over the place but he still crawls up steps, well that was until now! This is his very first time walking up steps unassisted, with mom in the back just in case. He did it all on his own.

My favorite!

Happy Father and Son.

Having some fun on the swing.

Love this little moment

Seriously one adorable family

Be sure to check out the slideshow for more and for the sequence of Ekash's first walk up the steps by himself. It was difficult choosing which images to feature by themselves.

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Baby Titus Session 4, One Year!

I can't believe its been a year, if its gone by fast for me you can only imagine how Maygan and Dan feel! Little Titus is so adorable and he is probably walking all over the place now, he still needed a little helping hand when we had our session.

Daddy with the finger support.

Their church was generous to let us have it to ourselves for photos.

A little peekaboo.

Titus loves to swing and he goes super high!!

Some comfort from mommy.

I love this one.

Still loves to smell the flowers.

mmmm, ice cream on a hot day. The perfect reward after a long shoot.

So good seeing you guys, I can't believe that was our 4th and last session. Crazy how time flies!

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Baby Jared, One year

Baby Jared was super adorable. That red hair still growing in with a little bit of baby mohawk, irresistible! We had quite a few "first times" in this one year shoot. It was so much fun to watch his parent surprise and see them experience some new things together.

Meet little Jared.
Not too sure of the grass at first, had never crawled in the grass, but we overcame that. It was too cute to watch him figure it all out.

He swings at day care all the time but this was the first time swinging at their local park. He had a blast.

Jared is almost walking, oh so close. This may be my favorite image from the session.

He was very animated.

Dad rescuing him after his long crawl up the grassy hill. Love this.

Story time with mom.

Love this little moment.

He loves playing behind the gate on the stairs.

Happy Birthday little Jared!!

I had so much fun with these guys! Thank you so much for having me out. Jared is super adorable.

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Baby Ryder Session 2

Wow Ryder has grown so much and is so cute I could just take him home, no worries I would never do that. He has changed so much since our first session in January! It always amazes me how fast these babies grow up. Tina and Nick are more excited in love with this boy every day! It was so funny listening to them behind me as we got the black velvet series of shots, they can sure make that little boy crack up. I had a wonderful time as usual, this family is always fun to be around.

Ryder looks a lot like Nick right now but there is no mistaking he has his mothers gorgeous eyes.

See what I mean about those eyes! No enhancing on my part.

A fun little grouping

See what I mean about getting this kid to crack up, just wait for the slideshow!

Love this of mother and son.

My favorite family portrait.

It was a warm day, so why not go in the pool?

This one is all about the moment. This was the very first time they submerged him under water.

Swimming makes you hungry

And guess who gets to finish the bottle! YUM!

Again it was a pleasure you guys! I always love my visits and can't wait to see how much Ryder grows over the summer! See you this fall.

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Baby AJ, One Year

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hanging out with baby AJ and his parents. It is actually a little bit of six degrees of separation with this family. I first met AJ's dad Mark back in October when shooting Erika and Ryan's engagement session. Mark had seen us wandering the neighborhood and invited us up to his roof deck to take some shots. An awesome gesture that just made the already awesome day even better. Erika and Ryan actually had one of the shots from the roof deck framed at the wedding last weekend. Anyway, I had mentioned to Mark that I did children sessions, I noticed baby stuff, but Annemarie was not in town at that time. So time went by and I hear from Annemarie, turns out she is in the same play group as baby Abbie and her parents recommended me. She showed Mark images from baby Abbie's session and his response was "yeah thats the girl I told you about!" HA, small world. So we finally got a session scheduled for AJ's one year. I love this family, you guys are awesome. I had such a blast. Lets look at some images and the slideshow is at the bottom.

My favorite of Mark and AJ.

Cracking up at AJ, wanting to eat the triangle.

AJ loves to help make the bed, you will see why in the slideshow.

Their house is AMAZING, love this skylight from the 3rd floor looking down.

You can really see how in love these parents are with this little boy.

This is actually one of my favorites. Just something about the light from the fridge, food on the ledge, foot on the ledge for support and just the beauty in little everyday things.

Trying to escape!

The interaction of this family is very fun, tender and genuine.

high five on the swings!

hahahaha! Mark has this thing between him and AJ. Mark always tries to "eat" him. You know its a father son thing, AJ just loves it. I love this one.

We browsed a little garage sale on the way back, AJ really liked this mirror.

There are many many more, check the slideshow out. You guys are awesome and I can't tell you enough how much I enjoyed our session.

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Coming soon to a blog near you!

Okay, so yes I have been a tad absent with the blog posts as of late. I do have a good reason, I have been traveling and shooting and traveling and shooting, well you get the idea! I have a ton on deck, so I thought I would give you the line up in order of whats next here at the Joy Moody blog!

First up will be Blair and Mark married June 6th! Such a fun evening full of surprises. This image is one they talked about when I first met with them a year and a half ago! Meadowcroft is their new last name so it only seemed appropriate to do a little shoot with this sign which was conveniently located down the street from the reception.

Then we have Marybeth and Adam. Marybeth happens to be one of my best friends, we were roommates for a semester in College. I traveled down to Ocean City Maryland to have a little visit and engagement session with these two beautiful people. They both work at Seacrets and they also met there so it was the obvious choice to do the engagement session there.

These are all of Adams favorite things.

Some moodybabies will grace the blog as well! This is baby A.J. Talk about a small world but I first met A.J's dad during Erika and Ryan's engagement session, he let us take some pictures up on their roof deck, we then figured out that AJ was in a play group with baby Abbie! We had such a fun time, cant' wait to share these!

Then baby Ryder! Oh my how this little boy has grown since our first session. He is so adorable I can't even express his cuteness.

Then up is Mandy and Ryan's wedding. They were married in Nebraska this past weekend, June 20th. Don and I had a most enjoyable time with their family and friends and the wedding was so much fun!

I am playing a lot of catchup this week and gearing up for Erika and Ryans wedding on Saturday! So keep an eye out on all the eye candy that will soon grace the blog.

Paying it Forward for the Langdon's.

As photographers yes we have the eye to capture great moments and we get great stuff for our families. Problem is that either we are never in those photos for obvious reasons, or its a cheesy self portrait, or with families its always only one parent at a time as the other takes the picture. Family photos are hard to come by when you are a professional photographer with a growing family. Last week I spent some time with the Langdon's. Steve and Sara are professional wedding photographers here in Philadelphia and they just recently welcomed a new addition into the family. Sara gave birth at home a few weeks ago. I was also born at home and love the fact that many more woman are choosing to go this route.

I wanted to capture some great family images for them. So this is going to be a big post of images because I love them all and couldn't take any more out.

Meet the Langdon's. Sara, Olive, Luke and Steve.

Olive was very interested.

Feet!!

Little man Luke.

Olive ready for her close up.

Luke won't fit in daddy's hand for too much longer!

Who's there? Is that an Olive I see?

Olive is very helpful.

I love this.

Some special moments for Sara.

This just makes me smile. Luke happy and full.

With Olive down for a nap we got some shots with just Luke with mom and dad.

Can't forget Yoda. Yep Yoda the adorable pug.

Luke and Yoda. Ha, hey are you guys Star Wars fans?

Probably my favorite.

Yoda doesn't have any interest in Olive but he loves Luke.

Too cute!

I had such a great time guys! Thank you for the yummy lunch! See you tomorrow hopefully.

Baby Titus Session 3

Saturday I got to hang out with Maygan, Dan and Titus again. Its been so fun watching this little guy grow up! They have a family pass to Longwood gardens and frequently take trips there so it was the natural choice of places to go. It was a tad rainy out too so being inside the gorgeous gardens was perfect.

Here is Titus warming up. Love those eyes.

He is getting to be such a big boy!

There are so many neat water features in the children's garden. Titus was having a blast putting his fingers and toes in the water. He was a bit soaked after this one.

He loves hanging out with daddy and getting rides on dads head and shoulders.

Oh Spring! I think Titus is excited too.

Love this little moment.

At the end we went exploring outside a bit and actually found some flowering trees. Around here trees are just starting to come into bloom depending on the area you are in.

Happy clapping baby!

He wasn't too keen about being in the crocus.

Love the scale in this one.

Its so amazing to watch these babies grow! You can see earlier sessions here, session 1, session 2. We have one more, the one year, I can't believe almost a year has passed!

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Baby Abigail Session 2

Baby Abbie is growing up! Its simply amazing how much she has changed since our shoot in August, granted she was only two weeks old when I saw her last and she is now just seven months. It was really cute to see how excited Ross and Margo were to document some of the day to day activities. They couldn't be more thrilled with their little girl and rightly so, she is adorable.

During lunch she was fascinated with me, wondering what I was doing.

Sitting up, her baby model pose. Check out those big dreamy eyes.

Oh My gosh, so much about this one. The expression, the wave, the adorable baby fat. Too cute.

Happy Baby!

She was just as happy as she could be the whole time. Cuddling up with mom after her bath.

Family portrait time.
Charlie, the cat on the left, supposedly is very shy and doesn't come out for anyone. Anyone but me and Margo's dad that is. What can I say, I am an animal person. Charlie is very friendly, as is Louie can't go with out mentioning him. Louie is "the baby sitter". He keeps an eye on Abbie.

Cute overload. Man, some of my favorite images come from simple changing table photos.

Abbie in her crib, hanging with her friends.

LOVE this moment at the park.

Sunday was awesome. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and it put me in the mood for spring. I had such a fun time. Can't wait to see Abbie at one year!!

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Baby Parker

Disclaimer: This post has a lot of images it it!

I couldn't help myself. Parker is way too adorable. She has so much expression and I had such a good time with her and her parents.

We started off playing a little tambourine, she is hinting that it might be my turn to play here.

We had some fun family time. Lots of tickling involved.

Very interested in everything.

Floor time with daddy.

More music in the kitchen, this time with home made instruments.

A bit to drink and some Cheerios.

We did a lot of hanging out by her favorite window. Its just her height, love this image.

Little pudgy hands.

The view from the other side. Love this one too.

Did I mention this is her favorite spot?

Then upstairs for a wardrobe change and to play a little.

Too much, the cuteness is too much!

Being swept off her feet by daddy, she didn't mind a bit.

Back to the window!

This is up there for my favorite of the day.

Check out that belly!

Getting strapped in for some fun time.

And last but not least a classic family portrait.

I warned you it was a lot of images! I had such a great time with you guys. Check out the slideshow below for more favorites from the day.

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Baby Sadie, Session 1

I am loving these newborn sessions! They are so tiny and so adorable. Sunday I had the pleasure of spending some time with Mike, Morgan, Fez and new baby Sadie. Morgan looks simply amazing for having delivered Sadie a week ago. OK so if we are counting this week today Friday Sadie is officially two weeks old. Time has already flown by. I can't wait to see this little girl grow up, slowly of course.

I believe this is my favorite family portrait of the day. I love their interaction and that you can see their love for each other and Sadie shine through.

We couldn't have a true "family" portrait with out including puppy Fez.

My favorite of Mike and Sadie.

Mother daughter bonding. Isn't that foot to die for?

Speaking of feet....

I think they will spend hours looking at her like this.

Fez is a puppy and super excited but he was so good around Sadie. They are going to be best buds.

I think Mike is excited about his new baby daughter, don't you?

I bet she has already changed so much and it hasn't even been a week! Looking forward to our next shoot, you guys are great.

If anyone out there is interested in a MoodyBaby first year package shoot me an email, they are a lot of fun.

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Baby Ryder Session 1

This past Saturday I visited Tina and Nick and met baby Ryder for the first time. It was not long ago when we did our belly session and its always amazing to see "the final product". He is so handsome and adorably cute. Not to mention his parents and grandparents couldn't be more thrilled to have him. He is the first boy to join the list of grandchildren and Tina and Nick were told they would never have children. So this has been a most momentous occasion for the whole family.

Meet the new family

They are all pretty much my favorites, love this one.

My favorite.

We call this one The Lion King shot.

Big hands, little feet

Ryder always has a leg out. No matter how much you wrap him up he finds a way to get one leg out of the blanket.

Tina looks simply amazing for giving birth two weeks ago.

It makes me smile to see images from their belly session prominently displayed in the living room, they look awesome. I also just love this image with the belly shots in back and the newly arrived baby.

Heart melter.

He was so good! He was awake for most of the session and he was so bright eyed.

Another heart melter.

Similar but I love this one too, couldn't decide which one to show.

It was so fun hanging out with you all, thank you for the shake and the wine! I can not wait to watch this little guy grow up. He is so adorable. See you in a few months.

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Baby Titus Session 2

A few weeks ago I got to visit baby Titus for the second time. He has grown so much since July! It was so enjoyable to see all his new expressions and personality come through.

We had a little breakfast

Couch time with Dad

Bouncy fun time

Naked time! Too adorable. Love his eyes.

Showing some of that personality

Quiet time on the bed with Mom and Dad

By the end of the session he was totally tuckered out! So down for a nap he went. Nighty night.

It was such a pleasure seeing you all again. I look forward to our next shoot in a few months, I can't even begin to imagine how much Titus will change from now until then.

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Meena Session 2!

Oh my how little Meena has grown! I couldn't get over it. I was last there in May, it feels like it was just yesterday.

So to just back track a tad to secure my point better, here is Meena this past may. Uber cuteness.

And here she is now, can you get over it? I know how parents feel, the kids grow up too fast!

Snack time, the dogs know the place to be!

My favorite family photo. Last time the session was a fathers day surprise for Ameet, it was great to have the whole family in the shoot this time.

Meena is conquering the stairs quite nicely.

Getting a better view of the star on the tree.

They used this image for their Holiday cards. Too cute.

Love the interaction here.

weee!

Uh oh! Who's getting into the pots and pans?

Enjoying story time, well turning the pages at least.

Meena is one year old! Wow. Still totally adorable and I just adore the whole family. It was great getting to spend time with you all again. Have a happy new year.

Slideshow

Ellena 2008

Its been so fun to watch little Ellena grow up! This shoot was especially fun for me because the last couple of times I have seen Ellena has been at Melissa and Mikes wedding, the rehearsal dinner, bachelorette party (no she didn't go out with us but she was at the house before hand), bridal shower etc.. All those events have been so crazy with people and so much going on that it was hard to have quality time. Earlier in December we did our yearly shoot for her and it was so refreshing to have a little conversation with her, she was focused on the visit and playing with her toys, ya know normal kid stuff. She is just too adorable. Melissa and Mike have done a wonderful job.

She loves her rocking horse

We had tea time, although Ellena got all the cookies!

Just random fun on the floor with the stuffed animals. Kids do the darndest things.

May have been a total mistake on my part, but it was a happy mistake. Love this one.

They didn't have their tree set up yet, but the one on the deck was "all decked out" hahaha.

I am not all that great at humor sometimes can ya tell?

Everyone braving the frigid weather that day for fun family portraits.

Love this one of Ellena and Melissa.

As usual, awesome hanging out. So bummed I missed the holiday party, but looking forward to having you guys out to the house soon!

enjoy the slideshow

Kutz Family Christmas Surprise!

A few weeks ago I got to spend some time with the Kutz family. There are a lot of kiddos in this family and the shoot was a special shoot for a Christmas surprise for dad. I think they all kept it secret too, which I think is amazing! Nobody has seen the photos until today so the images themselves were are a surprise for everyone!

Let me introduce the family. Ladies first.

The youngest Emma. So darn cute.

The beautiful Erin

The oldest Nathan

Next up is Ian, love his Lego's.

Owen and their pooch Toby

Last but certainly not least Evan, who finally warmed up to me. He was a bit shy at first.

The whole happy family, well minus parents.

I had a fantastic time and I hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas.

Enjoy your slideshow!

Baby Ekash

Little Ekash, on my gosh, is so adorable. He is so tall and skinny for a six month old and oh those eyes could melt your heart. He was such a pleasant and happy baby for the whole session! We had so much fun.

Love this one with his Mom

Such a big room for a little boy, will be fun to watch him grow in this room.

What did I tell ya about those eyes? He is sucking on his favorite giraffe.

The window light was just amazing.

Some family fun

Hang time with Dad.

Sweet tender kisses from Mom.

His room is decorated really fun, I love the sweater, pictures and cards pinned up on string.

Cute overload. Love the specs of dust in the air, gives the image an added magical feeling.

I think babies look good with a little flare.

Such a fun morning hanging out with you all. Ekash is so adorable.

enjoy your Slideshow

Baby Lulu and little man Gus

A few weeks ago I spent a lovely morning with baby Lulu and little Gus. Last I saw them Gus was very shy and baby Lulu was still in Mom's belly. I just love coming back to spend time with families after seeing them before the baby is born. Its amazing how fast these kiddos grow up, I now understand what all the grown ups would say when I was little and how big I had gotten.

Lulu just loves to hang out, she is such a pleasant baby.

Gus getting big, in his new favorite jammies coloring some dinosaurs.

Adorable baby Lulu, seriously a heart melter.

Gus is such a good big brother, and one of the most polite little boys I have ever met.

Bath time! I adore Lulu in this shot and I also enjoy Gus in the back not wanting his hair washed.

Changing table moments are some of my favorite. I love the interaction with Lulu and Dad.

Isn't this one just so cozy?

What a great looking family.

This child is just too adorable for words.

Gus enjoying his whirly pop, courtesy of yours truly. These pops have saved the day on more than one occasion now! They also make fun photos.

Love Lulu's little furry vest.

We went to the playground for a bit, played a little and then the wind really picked up and it got super cold! I captured some fun moments on the swings though.

Lulu got to swing a little by herself too.

I had such a fun morning! You guys were great and your children an absolute pleasure to photograph.

Enjoy your slideshow

Baby Elle and Little Man Miles

I was so so excited to visit Justin and Stephanie again and meet their newest addition Elle. We have been doing yearly family shoots since Miles was born and it has been so special to watch this little guy grow. My how things have changed in this house since welcoming home a new little sister! They moved away from Philadelphia recently but I was so happy when they wanted to me to come up to their new home in Fair Haven, a stones throw from NYC. I pretty much spent the day with them, which was a lot of fun and I got a first hand look at how much time it takes to get two children out of the house.

Look how much Miles has grown, he is such a little man.

I had to post this, I was very excited to see so many family photos on their walls all taken by yours truly. :)

We had bath time.

This is such an adorable family.

In little Elle's room.

Reminds me of a photo I took of Steph with Miles when he was this age.

Picture perfect!

Justin is getting quite the work out these days. Hauling two kiddos is a lot of work.

The cutest photo of a child drinking milk ever!

Baby Elle's turn for the black velvet!

She is such heart melter.

One of my new favorites.

I had such a great day with you guys. I can't wait to see how much Elle changes over this next year. Give those kiddos a hug for me.

Slideshow

Baby J.P.

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hanging out with baby J.P., his mom, dad and can't forget the cats and dogs! J.P kept us on our toes as we chased him and kept him busy.

Warning, cute overload in the images below!

Geeze, can this kid get any cuter? I mean really?

We had fun playing in the leaves

Hi mom and dad! Weee!

Love this! His little fingers holding on ever so tightly as he pulls himself up the big step.

Just love those eyes.

Keiser the german sheppard was the sweetest thing, so good with J.P too. Love this image.

I warned you about the cute overload!

I love the interaction with everyone here, makes you want to clap your hands doens't it?

Pucker up!

What an adorable family

Keiser, the protector.

It may be out of focus, but I still love it!

As you can tell I had a hard time choosing images to feature! So many great images from this session! I had so much fun.

Enjoy your Slideshow

Fun Family Portraits

A few weekends ago I had the pleasure of spending a fun filled Sunday morning with April, Phil and Lucy's family. You may remember the very sweet little Lucy, well she has grown into an energetic two year old! This session was a Christmas gift to Phil's mom last Christmas. So it was exciting to meet everyone after months of anticipation. We had a blast, I can testify to that! The kids gave me a run for my money! Phil's sister Amy and her family were there with their two children Zoe and Oak. This is such a great family and I will give advanced warning that I just finished the slideshow, watched it and found myself tearing up. What a wonderful gift for Grandma, I am so glad I got to be a part of it.
I will introduce the kiddos first.

Little Lucy

Cousin Oak, Oak and Lucy are a few months apart in age.

A very mature 5 year old Zoe.

Fun time with Grandma

Oak, with a tough guy attitude.

Fun time in the fall leaves.

I love this image of Lucy just before tossing the leaves in the air.

I am a firm believer in bringing the true personalities out. We did get some very nice smile look at the camera photos from this series, but I love this one.

The little princess.

Grandma with her Scottie, such a sweet dog and I love this image.

And last but not least my favorite family portrait.

You all were wonderful! Thank you for having me for lunch, you have such a warm and inviting home.

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Maddy & Logan

I had my yearly shoot with the Westcott family last week and it was so much fun. Maddy and Logan are not only adorable but super fun kids. Like last year they were super excited because when I come over they are allowed to break rules like jumping on the bed.

How about these hovercraft kids?

This shot was all Logan's idea. He wanted everyone to line up in order of height. I'd say it worked out great!

You always have to take some chances to get good shots! I frequently risk getting hit doing photographs like this, but luckily I have not been harmed.
I love this one of Maddy

Family Portrait 2008, love those fall colors.

I love how Maddy and Logan interact with each other.
This is such a brother sister shot.

Logan showing off his Karate moves!

What would the session be with out an awesome shot of Marissa & Jim, happy parents!

Kids will be kids.
I am not really a smile and say cheese type of person, I much prefer genuine personalities to show through.

It was fantastic hanging out with you guys again! I can't wait till next year.

Enjoy your Slideshow

Christmas in October

The holidays are going to be here before you know it! If you are like me you scramble during the second week of December trying to get your holiday cards in line. This year I decided to start early and offer custom designed holiday cards. They are absolutely gorgeous and totally customizable. Want to say something specific, you got it, want certain colors, you got it.

Below are just a few examples of what you can choose from.

Holiday Card Promotion

All Portrait and Belly sessions booked during the month of October will receive one set of 25 custom cards instead of a print credit. You must fulfill your session by December 1st, I will need time to process your session and order your cards.

If you already had a photo session with me and would like to order holiday cards here is the low down.

All cards are 5x7 and come in packs of 25. (I do have some 5x5 square options)

1 set 90.00
2 sets 150.00
3 sets 200.00

If you had a session already and order your cards before October 31st I will take an additional 10% off your order. If you have not used your gift credits you may use them towards your cards.

All orders must be placed by December 1st.

Contact me for more information and to see more examples.

Baby Zayd

I love this family. Michelle and Mike are just two of the sweetest people. I covered her baby shower and we did a belly shoot so the next obvious step was a moodybaby shoot. Well things have been crazy and they recently found out they were moving. We kept scrambling with our schedules trying to make this work and I was afraid it wouldn't when they found out they would be moving to Miami on Monday, yeah two days ago! After everything it would be a shame for them to go with out a baby shoot. Plus I had not met little Zayd yet! So we did everything we could and made it work! It was really important to Michelle to be able to do this shoot in the home they began Zayds life in and I am in total agreement. I spent Friday morning with them and had a blast. Little Zayd is so adorable and just a happy content little baby. I think the 5-6 month age is my favorite for babies. Their dear friend stopped by for a few shots as well, if you are wondering who the other woman in the slideshow is.

Without further ado!

First we must go back to the baby shower

The Belly ShootMeet Zayd and all the fingers he can get in his mouth at one time.
The adorable family.
Typical time spent with Daddy.
One of my favorites with Mommy.
What did I tell ya? He is a happy little guy.
Lots of laughter
You can't go away with out some baby feet.
I am very glad you guys made it safely to Miami.
I hope the wind brings you back to Philadelphia. I had a great time with you all on Friday.

Slideshow

Baby Abigail Session 1

Last week I had the pleasure of spending time with Ross, Margo and baby Abigail. Abigail was two weeks old last week and oh so adorable. She was very sleepy as most newborns are but we did have some good awake time with her. Mom and Dad are so excited to have her around, its so nice to watch the bonding of baby and new parents.

Tiny hands

Tiny head

Tiny feet

She is so adorable. I love her expression here.

The new family

Wondering what this lady is doing with that big camera.

As new parents I think this is what they do the majority of the time, look in wonder and amazement at Abigail. I don't blame them.

We can not forget the other children.
The cats were very curious and took quite the liking to me and the camera.

This was our first of three sessions to document Abigail's first year. I am so excited to watch her grow and watch this family grow. Looking forward to our next visit. Until then.

Slideshow

Baby Ari

Tuesday I finally got to meet baby Ari. His mom and I have been in contact since October about it was finally time to schedule a shoot for him. This little man is a riot. It took him a few minutes to figure me out, we woke him up from a nap and he was very skeptical of me at first. He warmed up pretty quick though and we got down to some good ole playing.

Meet baby Ari

Hanging with mom in the rocker but cracking up at dad off to the side.

There are some fun sequences in the slideshow of mom and dad giving Ari a ride.

I particularly enjoy this image all by itself.

Ari has one of the most animated smiles I have seen.

I loved this bed.

This is my favorite family shot of the day.

So much fun you guys. It was great to meet you!
Have a wonderful 4th of July.

Baby Riley Slideshow!

Ok, finally getting caught up! As you may remember I had a super fun photo shoot with Riley before heading out of town for Chris and Jess's wedding. It brightened my day today going back through to choose the slideshow images and I got this sweet message from Liz while I was away:
"A teaser is right!!! I love every single picture you "teased" me with and cannot wait to see more! You did such a fantastic job~ Riley has not stopped talking about you since we met. Every day she asks if you are coming to see her again. AND-- the "chocolate bear" has been added to her night time repertoire. "

Love that and I hope to see Riley again soon!

Here are a few more images and check out the slideshow at the bottom.

Love the bubbles and this shot

Riley would have been completely happy if she could have been the one taking pictures, she was totally into how my camera worked. So we did a couple of self portraits and made some funny faces.

In the process of getting some nice family shots again Riley was more interested in taking the photos so I assisted her with this one. I framed it up and she pushed the button, not bad!So much fun you guys, I know you will have a fun time watching the slideshow. I could think of no other song suitable than what I choose.

Baby Riley Teaser

The last few days have been a whirl wind and its not over yet! Yesterday I traveled up to New Haven CT to talk with the CT Pictage users about maternity photography. It was my very first speaking engagement and I was super nervous. Despite getting rained out of our original beach shoot everyone still gathered at Steve Depino's for dinner and to listen to me speak and give a small demo. The wonderful Missy was the belly model and I will have a few photos to share in a couple weeks. Everyone was great and from the feedback I think I was able to inspire a few people and give them some new ideas.

I grabbed this from Erik Maziarz's blog

I headed back home this morning just in time to head back out to meet up with the Haring's who won my Mothers day contest. Baby Riley is way too cute and so fun. I don't have time before we leave in the morning for Vermont to do a slide show but I wanted to leave you with a few teasers. I had such a great time this afternoon and the weather was perfect!

We played a lot! And attempted to catch butterflies.

Relaxing in the hammock

bubble time

Riley does a very good job of blowing bubble as well as catching them.

Such a sweet girl

And what afternoon would not be complete with out playing in the sandbox?

There are many more where these came from including some really fun family portraits. Check back next week sometime for more and a slideshow.

I will be out of town until Wednesday. Chris and Jess are getting married this Saturday in Bennington Vermont and we are taking a couple of extra days there to relax.

Baby Isaac

I was so excited to meet up with Deb and Malk this past Sunday and meet the new addition to their family. I was almost one year to the date of their wedding last year and how things have changed! Deb and Malk have been together forever and I remember when I got the message from Deb telling me they were expecting little Isaac I was so excited for them. They live in upstate NY but their family is all around Philly so this past weekend they came down and introduced Isaac to everyone. I caught up with them at Malk's parents house near Rittenhouse Square.

Meet baby Isaac, snoozing after a little breakfast.

Making faces at Daddy

Cute feet shot

Malk with the stroller waiting while Deb and I got our coffee fix.

They new family

Malk's parents were so excited to have Isaac visiting.

It was so great to see you guys and catch up. I look forward to seeing you again next year and watching this little man grow.

Enjoy your Slideshow

Little Maya

I adore this family. I have such a great time every time I see them and they are just genuinely wonderful people. I can't believe how much Maya has grown since I saw her last year, you have to check out last years shoot.

Maya has the most amazing eyes I have ever seen.

We recreated a couple shots we took last time to show how much she has grown over the past year. I love comparing these shots.

One more.

Maya's bed has transitioned into a big girl bed. She was allowed and actually instructed to jump on her bed just for me. I don't think she minded at all.

So this image is so sweet, Maya was having fun jumping on the bed and putting necklaces on her rocker dog when she came over and sat in my lap. She was very interested to see some of the images I had just taken of her jumping on the bed. It was such a sweet moment for me.

She got dressed in her new fancy dress for this year and we headed outside to get some more "formal" photos.

Isn't she adorable, she is waving at everyone walking by.

Such a beautiful family.

When I first arrived at the house Katria told me that of course Maya didn't get up at her usual time of 8 a.m. but instead 6 a.m. and she was getting a little tired. George and Katria did a great job of doing all the things Maya loves to do to keep her moving and happy. But when Maya gets tired she starts to play with her hair, pulling a little strand through her fingers. It is too adorable for words. By the time our session was over she was ready for bed and went to lie down with no instruction. She is such a good girl. You can see her playing with her hair in this image while reading a book before her nap. I know I keep saying it, but its too darn adorable.

Enjoy your slideshow!

Baby Charlie

Sunday I went up to hang out with Charlie and his parents Maura and Will. Will had surprised Maura on Valentines Day with a gift certificate for a photo session. We waited for the weather to get nicer and Sunday was perfect. It rained towards the end but we didn't let it get us down.

Meet Charlie. He loves helping his mom with chores around the house.

There is an awesome park across the street, which is where they spend most of their time.

Charlie loves the slide, he can go down forwards and backwards.

This is my favorite image of Charlie and Maura.

This kid is going to be a heart throb.

More play time on the swing in front of the house.

The only downside to the playground across the street is that they don't have any swings for little kids.

They go to Valley Green all the time so it was important for us to go and get some family shots there. We had to leave Morgan the dog at home for this one though.
I just love this image

One last family portrait before the slideshow.

It was so much fun hanging out with you guys, it was so great to finally meet you! I had a great time.

Enjoy your slideshow

Baby Zoe

Saturday morning I got to hang out with Zoe, Amber and Taylor. It was such a blast. Last you remember Amber was her belly session! Well so much has changed since I saw them last. Little Zoe is now 8 months old developing a wonderful personality and Amber and Taylor couldn't be more excited to be parents.

It was really funny when we began the session because Zoe was down for her nap and we had to decide how to get her up. Taylor and Amber fought over who would go into the room first to wake her up, you will see in the slideshow its too darn cute.
They are about the most excited new parents I have ever met.

Such a sweet moment after waking up.

Mmm. Lunch time! Gotta love that face and the faux hawk.

Bath time!
Love those eyes and the little curl of hair on top of her head.

Their bathroom is actually quite small and the spectacle of all three of us in there for bath time was hilarious. This is what Zoe saw.We introduced bubbles at bath time. I just love this one.

I love how inquisitive children are at this age.

It never bothers me that they reach out for the camera.

Every parent can relate to this image.

Gotta get them dressed quick before they make their escape!

A very nice timeless, classic family portrait. A good looking family as well.

I could have posted every image in the slideshow above but I had to restrain myself. Such a fun session, I had a blast and Zoe, Amber and Taylor make an adorable family.

Enjoy your slideshow!

Baby Meena

Wednesday I had so much fun with Meena and her mom Shannon. It was also coincidently Shannon's birthday, happy birthday Shannon. This shoot was not for her birthday as you might think but it is for a surprise Father's day gift. Not to worry Dad does not know about me and does not have any idea that this little shoot took place. :) I made sure about that, I don't want to spoil any surprises but I also get so excited to post the images and slideshow. So if you know Meena's dad, shhhhh its a secret!

Meet little Meena she is five and a half months old. Too darn cute.

She loves her Mama, barely takes her eyes off her.

They have a good time together and Shannon knows how to get a laugh out of her.

You can see some of the pooches in this image.

Two of the sweetest dogs ever and they absolutely adore Meena.

Ticklish cheeks. I love this image.

Heart melter, isn't she the cutest thing?
The dress she has on is her daddies favorite.

So calm ,cool and relaxed.

Here is where she earns her true moodybaby title. :)

Gotta capture the baby feet.

We wore little Meena out during the shoot. Shannon put her in bed before I left and she was out in a matter of minutes. I know Dad will love this surprise and I can't wait to come back for a full family session and see everyone again. I will have to remember to bring some treats and a toy for the doggies.

Enjoy your slideshow!

And The Winner Is...

Elizabeth Haring!!!!!

Congratulations Elizabeth! I am so excited to to meet you and your family.

Here were my mom's thoughts about your story:

I chose #2 because I know the difficulties this mother went through with a preemie. If you remember, your cousin Heather went through this. It seemed like she was always having to take Jonathan to the doctor for the first 4 years of his life. We don't have a lot of photos of him as a baby. This is a very true story of the "miracle" of birth. I really feel this mother and baby deserve this photo shoot and I am looking forward to seeing the photos when they are done.
Love you!
MOM

But not to worry Kaleo and Danica, it's mothers day and I can not let the day go by with out giving you a gift as well. So you both will receive 100.00 off a baby shoot with me!

Congratulations to you all and happy Mothers day!

Mothers Day Contest

I thought it might be fun to hold little contest for Mothers day. What do you think?

Here's the deal.

I will give away ONE baby shoot and ONE belly shoot. The catch? Well I want to hear your stories, why you or your mom deserves it, why you want it or why someone you know deserves/wants this shoot. Send me your stories AND a creative photograph of your mom, yourself, your mom when she was pregnant with you or your belly. Self portraits are the best as you are always your most available subject.
I have never done this kind of thing before so I thought it might be fun. I hope you guys are up for it or can nominate someone who you think deserves a photo shoot with me.

I will post images as I receive them and a winner on Mothers day. Due to the timing of this I will be deciding the winner but I will also be posting the top three stories in each category along the way.
(if you don't think you can take a creative photograph of yourself or your belly, you can submit sentimental photos of your mother that you love.)

send submissions to: joy at joymoody dot com

So get to it! :)

Here are some old photos of my mom that I have always loved and may give you an idea for what you could submit if you go down the old photograph route.

Carver's first Birthday

I really can't believe it has been a year since this little guy made his appearance in this world! Linette and Kyle have become such great parents. It has been so fun watching them grow as a family this past year. I seriously don't know where the time has gone.

Just a quick trip down memory lane to one year ago.

Here is the little guy in the first few days of his life.

The new family one year ago, my how time flies!

Look at the little man now, one year old, growing so fast!

The wonderful Kielinksi's

Carver's cousin Dom taking him for a cruise.

I love this. Check out how intensely Carver is eyeing up his cake! MMM yummy!

Mom and Dad cutting the first birthday cake for their little boy, in their new house and new kitchen.

And I just love this portrait of Linette and Carver.

Can this kid get any more adorable?

There are plenty more photos where that came from, so check out the slideshow below. Special music chosen specifically with Linette in mind. Love you guys and I am so happy Don and I were there to share such a special day. The party was so fun, be sure to check out Linette's blog to see more.

Edit: I just swiped this from Linette's blog.
I find this image Kyle took of me and Don at the party absolutely hilarious!

Baby Sydney

The Saturday I left for Florida I had quite the busy morning, a belly shoot and then a baby shoot with little Sydney. Very full day, but a ton of fun. Little Sydney was a real mover and shaker, she really gave me a run for my money. Man this little girl does not stop, she is constantly on the go, no time for cuddle time here! She has too much to do and get into. But seriously she was the cutest little thing.

I love how here mom Nicole decorated her room and kids rule # 614 is so true!

Total cheese ball.

Hang time with daddy.

A nice moment with Mommy.

Gettin naked!

Oh so cute baby butt.

Very interested in my camera

She is almost walking, almost.

But this is one of her favorite things, she loves to tackle and wrestle the lion.

Everyone loves to get the feet shot, but I have to switch it up.

Uhh ohh is she tired? What about kid rule #614?

Just something I love about this image.

So so fun hanging out with you guys. I was worn out when I left and I was only there two hours! Sydney certainly keeps you moving. She has such a cute and curious personality it was such a pleasure.

Enjoy your photos and your slideshow.

Baby Brock

Friday afternoon I went back and visit Danica and Ben and meet little baby Brock. Last time I saw Danica she was all belly and Brock was warm and cozy inside. It is so awesome to go back and meet the babies, I just love it.

Check out this little man.

So sweet with those squishy cheeks.

I feel so bad when they get upset, but I just love the squishy faces babies make when they cry.

Looking to mom for reassurance.

Now its daddy time, what a handsome couple.

An adorable little family.

Look at the smiles he gives his Dad, we were trying to get him to smile like this the whole session but he was obviously waiting for Dad to get home.

It was really great seeing you all again and meeting baby Brock.
He is so adorable, I had a wonderful time.
One last image, such a beautiful timeless family portrait. I love this image.

Enjoy your Slideshow

Alex & Sam's first birthday

This past weekend was full of Korean tradition! Not related at all and total coincidence. Sunday morning after my wonderful day at Rich & Yun-Jin's Korean wedding I got to photograph Alex & Sam's first birthday celebration. It was so cute to see them in their little Korean outfits. They had the same type of alter setup I had just seen for the first time the night before. I do not know what it is called however, maybe someone does?

On to the photographs.

Meet Sam on the left and Alex on the right.

They weren't quite sure what to think and Alex was really interested in tasting everything!

A little detail from their outfits.

Just too darn cute.

break time, getting photos taken is hard work. Little ones need to be re-energized.

Fun shot with Mom.

Such a sweet moment between Sam and Mom and Dad. I just love both of these images.

Cake!
On a side note it was really funny how differently Sam and Alex approached their birthday cake.
Sam totally devoured her piece and it was all over the place while Alex very selectively chose pieces to eat off the cake and her piece still resembled cake when she was done.

Such a pleasure it was, and I can vouch that the cake was out of this world yummy.

Enjoy your Slideshow!

The Business Of Being Born

I attended a screening of Ricki Lake's documentary The Business Of Being Born. I want to encourage every woman whether you are pregnant or not to see this film. It is coming out on February 27th on DVD, you can rent it or buy it.

It is amazing to me the tactics that hospitals use when delivering a baby, and how uninformed women are about their rights. I have not had any children myself so I can not comment on the experience of birthing a child but as a baby that was born at home I have always had an understanding of the benefit of not being born in a hospital. Not that I remember anything about being born at home but all my life I have had a clear understanding from my mother about the whole experience. She did not have a great experience when she gave birth to my brother in the hospital so when I came along my parents made the decision to have a midwife and give birth to me at home. My mom always talks about how wonderful it was to have me at home, she was up and walking making tea an hour or so later. There is something really comforting about that. At the hospital they really don't want you to get out of your bed.

My head is so full of information right now and parts of this film just brought me to tears, happy and sad. Did you know that you as a woman and mother of your child have the right to tell the doctors and nurses that your baby will not leave your room? People take this for granted and accept it when the nurse takes the baby away to the nursery, why is that? They just don't know that they have that right.

All the women who had their children at home in this film talked about how hard it was and how rewarding it was to have their child at home, the bonding and experience of it could not be matched and they would have not had the same experience being all drugged up in the hospital. Once the hospital has an IV in you it is so easy for them to drug you up and your head is not in a rational place to have any say so. I can go on and on, I am obviously so moved and upset by watching this, I don't even know where to begin. But whatever you decide to do when having your child make sure it is your choice, know your rights, and make sure your partner and family know your rights and what you want. When you are in the heat of the moment it is hard to stick to what you think is right and the doctors have a way with threating the life of your child to get you to do what is convenient for them.

If you are about to have a child, or plan to in the future watch this film and make sure your husband or partner watches it too. I think it is really important. The film is not about trying to get every woman to have their children at home, it is about educating women on their choices.

Here is the house I was born in, I was born in Santa Fe New Mexico.
My placenta was planted under a tree in the back yard.

Joan & Richard's 50th Anniversary

Saturday evening I went out to document a very special occasion for this family. Joan and Richard's 50th Anniversary. All of their children flew in from across the country to be here for them on this momentous occasion! They have six children, and even more grandchildren. This was a full house and it was certainly spilling over with love.

Here they are fifty years ago and then today. Don't they look fabulous!

Each of the grandchildren received a wonderful snow globes with a photo from their grandparents wedding day.

This is a clearer photo of the image in the snow globe, I love it.
Such a classy couple.

You can't get through the night without one of the grandchildren climbing into the furniture.

Here they are, all of Joan and Richard's children.

The children with their families.

I gave you the teaser shot of the grandchildren yesterday, still cracks me up just look in the post below this one.

One big happy family!

You were all great, I hope the rest of the evening was just as fun.

Here is your slideshow

Classic kid group shot

I photographed a really sweet 50th Anniversary party on Saturday evening and going through the images quickly tonight this image of the grand-kids got my eye and it cracks me up. So typical I think. I will certainly be posting more images from this event but I had to put this one up tonight.

The grand-kids group shot was a must have, the two little ones were less than thrilled but the show must go on! Better to document the moment than not have them in the shot at all. I personally LOVE this image.
This was a super family and I will have more to post about them later.

Baby Esmee

Saturday was a great day, not only did I get to spend the morning at Nuala's party but after that I headed out to meet baby Esmee. Oh my goodness this little girl will steal your heart. She was so funny and all about the camera, all about the smiles and surprising her parents. My cheeks were sore when I left their house from laughing and smiling so much.

Meet Esmee

What did I tell you? This was Esmee after only a few minutes of me being there.

Too cute!

Elodie and Eric are really great with Esmee, Elodie is French so she speaks to Esmee in French and Eric covers the English side of things. They are a super cute family.

Bath time!

I am always excited when the children I photograph surprise their parents when I am there. Esmee discovered her tongue, she was so interested in it and kept making super funny faces.

I just love this little moment between father and daughter.

I found a cute little song that I thought really went well with how our session went and has an added little French flair! You can't help but smile.

Enjoy your Slideshow!

Nuala's 2nd Birthday

Saturday was Nuala's 2nd birthday, and I had the privilege of being there again for the party. It has been such a pleasure watching this little girl grow up! You can check out last years birthday here.

So serious at first yet so adorable!

She was very excited, within the first five minutes of my being at the house two different presents were dropped off. She could hardly wait to open them.

The party was held at the Fleisher Art Memorial, they did a superb job of setting up all sorts of fun crafty stations for the kidos. Nuala's first stop was to make a button.

Print making for two year olds.

Painting fun with vegetables.

Rebecca and Kevin are awesome parents, so proud of their little girl and a good looking couple.

Very happy family!

The end of the party was crazy! All the kids got balloons and they were having the time of their lives running around the room with them.
Nuala went from having just one balloon to having eight!

Of course I feel special when the parents request a photo of me with their child.

I can't believe how fast Nuala is growing up and that I have been able to document so many stages in her life starting from when she was still in the belly!

Be sure to check out the slideshow, you should recognize some of the kids from the party last year and from some of my other moodybaby photo sessions.

Fun website for the mom to be.

I came across this site today and had to share it, babystrology.com.
You can find baby names based on meanings and origins, you can create a countdown ticker for when the baby is going to be born (cool tool for mom's with blogs). You can buy stuff, learn stuff and have fun. I thought it was pretty cool, if you are pregnant or planning to be check this out!

Best of 2007

So its that time of year. I have never done a best of post before, so this is a first for me. Going through all the weddings and moodybaby sessions from last year has been a great trip down memory lane. It was so hard narrowing these photos down, I could have easily doubled each slideshow.

Best of Weddings

I have included a lot of photos that never made it to the blog from weddings I second shot with Laura and Paul Eaton, Sofia Negron, Joe Pulcinella and Heather Fowler. I have had so much fun this year and learned so many new things along the way. I am really looking forward to 2008. With that I give you some of my favorites from this year.

Best of MoodyBabies

Narrowing down the babies was equally as difficult as the weddings. I photographed so many adorable children this year. I also gained many new friendships with all the families that invited me out to their homes and into their lives. I am so excited to see many of these families again in 2008.


Happy New Year everyone!

Baby Dylan and Caleb

Today I visited the adorable Dylan and Caleb, you have seen them before when they were first born and at Thanksgiving. Paul and Steph are good friends of ours and this shoot was my baby shower gift to them. Their hands are more than full with these two boys who are growing like weeds! Dylan is the big boy and Caleb is the little man, they are only six months yet are wearing 12 month clothing! Crazy for twins born almost a month early.

Mom and Dads bed is the typical landing pad, check out Cosmos watching out over they boys.

Isn't Caleb the cutest little thing?

All decked out in moodybaby onesies and being entertained for the first time by bubbles, although Caleb was still more interested in what was in the toy box beside the chair.

Eating is quit the event in this household. Dylan doesn't have any trouble finishing what his brother doesn't eat.

Moodybaby true to form.

A family portrait.

It was great finally getting to take these photos for you guys, enjoy your slideshow.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had a bit of an untraditional day but it was a great day. It was so warm here that we decided to take advantage of it and wash and wax our cars. I can't even tell you how long its been since my car was washed. After we were done we came in and prepared some side dishes for dinner, got showered and headed over to our friends Paul and Steph's. They invited us over when they found out we didn't really have anything planned this year. It was great to spend the evening with good friends and babies! They have twin boys, Dylan and Caleb. They are getting so big!

Dylan

Caleb

We had a great time and I know Paul and Steph welcomed the additional helping hands with kitchen stuff and babies of course! We had a ton of yummy dishes and Steph made a carrot cake to die for!

Paul and babies all tuckered out!

I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Baby Carver

Linette is one of my best friends, I went to school with her and Kyle at Drexel. We are all photographers, and you know that they have many fantastic photos of their little boy Carver. But the curse of the photographer is that you are rarely on the other side of the camera. They have plenty of photos with one parent and photos of them as a family are pretty sparse. So in comes the photographer friend to save the day! Woohoo! I had so much fun.

Kyle getting the little man up from his nap.

Kyle is the King of funky faces and that gene was certainly passed on to Carver, check out the attitude in this one!

Like I said, King of faces.

I don't think clipping finger nails can get any more beautiful than this!Bath Time

I love this little guy, he is so used the camera it's scary.

My poster child for MoodyBaby.
If you schedule a shoot with me you will be receiving one of these lovely onsies!

Without further ado, enjoy the slideshow. I had a lot of fun with this one, its very entertaining. Just wait to see Linette dancing for Carver.

Baby Miles

I love getting to watch these kidos grow up! Last year when I visited Stephanie and Justin Miles was 10 weeks old! He has grown up so much, but he still looks the same (you know how some babies totally change) and is so adorable. Check out last years slideshow here.

Stephanie thinks Miles may be a professional Chef when he grows up. This is his normal activity while she is making dinner. Looks like a Chef in the making to me!

Aren't they just the cutest pair? I still see that little baby face in Miles.The street they live on is amazing! Right out of a story book with these fall colors.

Way to adorable.

Stephanie and Justin have so much fun with Miles, I don't blame them.

The song choice in this slideshow is for Miles, this is his favorite song and was playing when we first started our session. Enjoy!

Sneak Peek, 2 moody baby sessions

I get too excited posting these photos! I am working on the slideshows for my two weekend sessions but I just couldn't wait to give you a sneak peek! Its like surprises or when you buy a present for someone early, its so hard not give it to them right away.

I did an official session with Linette, Kyle and Carver on Saturday, it was so much fun and so many great photos!
I also had the pleasure of visiting Justin, Stephanie and Miles again. Miles has gotten so big since last October but he totally looks the same!

The color of the foliage right now is AMAZING! As you can see from the photos above. I feel like its been forever since I have had a real post, so I hope you enjoyed the little sneak peek, check back in the next couple days for more photos and the slideshows!

My Philly Baby

To all the moms out there:

There is a new source for finding anything to suit your babies needs! Check out MyPhillyBaby.

This is a new site dedicated to helping you find the local resources you need. Two of my favorite places are also listed in their directory, Belly Maternity and Yoga Child. Patty from Belly can outfit you in the most fashionable maternity wear and Gail from Yoga Child can help you relax and breath with prenatal yoga classes, as well as mommy and me classes. You can also see photos I did for them on their site and in their stores.

You can also check out the Philadelphia Expectant Mothers guide, there are some awesome resources in their as well. They have been around a long time and are a vast source of information. They actually have a PDF of their guide that you can download.

Enjoy, and I hope these sites can help you find what you are looking for.

Baby Ellena and cousin Nicholas Holiday Shoot

Sunday I went up with Melissa to her sister Michelle's to photograph their kidos for the holidays. Melissa and Michelle plan on surprising their parents with photos of the grandkids for Christmas. The perfect gift!

You might recognize Melissa and Ellena

Michelle and Nicholas

Aren't these guys the cutest? They look like they could be brother and sister.

We had to work super fast because the attention span was pretty short but Nicholas and Ellena were the perfect subjects and very well behaved for all we put them through.

By then end of the evening Nicholas had developed quite the crush on me. He wanted to sit next to me at dinner, he kept crawling in my lap to look at books and inviting me to play cars with him. He truly hammed it up for the fisheye lens too, oh and I have to mention that the Whirly Pop came in handy yet again! Those things work wonders on 3-4 year olds.

Enjoy your slideshow!

Oliver and Nolan

Have I expressed how much I am loving my chosen occupation right now? I had a ball this past week photographing all these amazingly wonderful families. Today was no different as I spent the morning with Oliver and new baby Nolan. It was my second time meeting Oliver and my first time meeting baby Nolan. He is the cutest thing and Robyn and John couldn't be happier with their new addition to the family.

I Love Love this family portrait. I know Robyn will too because when I showed it to her on the camera she got weepy, so so adorable.

I thought it would be fun to include this one.
This is from our August session before Nolan was born.

Very tender moment between mother and son.

How cute is this kid, straight out of toddler GQ.

Father and son, such a good pair.

I can't take all the credit for this photograph, this was all Robyn's idea. Beautiful.

Baby Nolan and his first photo shoot. He was really showing off for the camera today.

It was so great to see you all again.
I look forward to future shoots and watching these kidos grow.
enjoy your slideshow

Dominique and Xavier

Sunday afternoon I spent some time with Dominique (Q) and Xavier. We were concerned with the timing of things at first because Xavier was down for a nap and we weren't too sure if he would wake up in time or not. But things alwasy have a way of working out and just as we were putting Q down for a little nap Xavier was waking up. So we got to spend some time with each of them alone which was nice.

Q's room was awesome, I love the mural on her wall.

oh boy, isn't she the cutest thing?

She was the sweetest baby, posing very nicely for me.

I love this photo of Q and Tanya.

Tanya and Tim warned me that Xavier is a little cranky when he first wakes up. Luckily I thought ahead and brought him a tasty treat! This is when he first got