Little Nuala and Baby Orlaith



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!

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Fun times as usual. I really can't believe Declan is a year old. Its really crazy. How time flies when your having fun.Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia




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Anderson was such a pleasure! He is a cutie pie. Thank you for having me out.Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia, photography



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It was great spending the afternoon with you guys. Thank you so much for having me out!Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia



As per usual, such a fun time. You guys are awesome, I'll see you again soon!Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia, photography



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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.Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia, photography



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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.Labels: baby, children, family, Philadelphia, photography






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We had lot of fun a the beach! Such a great family. Stay tuned next week for more.Labels: baby, children, family, Philadelphia, Sea Isle


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.Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.Labels: baby, children, engagement, events, family, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Wedding Project, wedding
Its hard having family living so far away, I don't get to do the normal things you do with family on a regular basis. Even in New Mexico its hard because everyone lives at least three hours from each other. My mom and I had a great visit though. She was here in PA over Christmas but with Alma, our dog, getting sick we really didn't get to visit and do all the fun things we wanted to do. I pampered my mom for Mothers day that's for sure. We had a lovely brunch at St. Claire Winery, shopping in Old Mesilla and we had manicures and pedicures. She just moved into a new place as well and her yard/courtyard is so cute. It has a lot of tree's and cactus, its very shaded and protected which makes it so comfortable. I love her new little place.Labels: family, New Mexico, personal




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









Can't forget to mention our new Vermont Cart. Don was very excited to get this bad boy. We are big fans of made in the USA. Our friends parents in Vermont have one of these carts and Don hasn't stopped thinking about it. We finally have our own, with our own little personal touch added.
Hope you are having a great weekend.

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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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.

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.
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.

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

Such a fun morning hanging out with you all. Ekash is so adorable.
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.
I had such a fun morning! You guys were great and your children an absolute pleasure to photograph.
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.
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.

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.
Kids will be kids.
It was fantastic hanging out with you guys again! I can't wait till next year.Labels: children, family, Philadelphia




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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.
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.Labels: baby, children, family, moodybaby, Philadelphia
Maygan and Dan's mothers were visiting as well. This is a pretty special grandchild. It was wonderful to meet them and I am so happy they were there for Titus's first photo session.Labels: baby, family, Philadelphia
I always enjoy letting the kids loose and seeing what they do, you had to keep a close eye on this guy though. I like that you can see Pete making sure the little man was ok.
I had to include this one because I can't tell you how excited I am to see these guys on their wedding day. Julie is amazingly gorgeous. I love this image, she didn't even know I took it.Labels: engagement, family, Philadelphia

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.
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.
There are many more where these came from including some really fun family portraits. Check back next week sometime for more and a slideshow.
One cool bit of info that I don't believe Ryan has talked about on his blog is that they are using cloth diapers for Vienna. Part of the deal to use them was if they had a service that would wash them so Kelly found one in Reading and they get a delivery of fresh cloth diapers every week. How cool is that?
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.

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.
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.
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.
It was so much fun hanging out with you guys, it was so great to finally meet you! I had a great time.
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. 
We introduced bubbles at bath time. I just love this one.
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.
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.

When we went in for our sonogram at 19 weeks our radiologist wouldn’t give us a straight answer about the baby’s gender. Having done this once before with our first child (a girl) I pointed out to him, which I’m sure he appreciated, that the image had no penis.
We named him Calder, after the Alexander Calder mobile that we first met each other under. We have spent the last month teaching ourselves not to say “her” or “she” when talking about Calder and collecting second-hand boy clothes. Noli adapted very well to getting a baby brother instead of the promised sister. She is mad at us for not giving her our total and undivided attention anymore, but she adores Calder and announces her new title of “Big Sister” to everyone we meet.
Riley came home 5 weeks later, weighing exactly 4 pounds. Because she was born so early, I do not have any pictures of myself in which I am obviously pregnant. And because her body was so sensitive that small amounts light and noise would disrupt her entire day, we never had her professionally photographed as a newborn. The only early photos we have of Riley are harsh and blurry pictures of her in the NICU, taken by her scared and emotional father. I am submitting the most meaningful which was taken the first time I was allowed to hold Riley, four days after she was born. As soon as I put Riley to my chest, she opened her eyes for the very first time and looked right into mine. It was at that moment that I knew that we both inherited the power we needed to survive this situation, and that we possessed a bond that only a mother and daughter could share. Though the picture itself is poor, it captured a significant moment and therefore is irreplaceable.
all this talk about bellies...for good measure i thought i'd throw in a picture of my belly (please excuse the drool, it comes without warning these days)
so, i hope you enjoyed the pictures of me and my mom (and g'ma), and i hope i'm one of the winners of the contest...it would be the best mom's day present ever for the best mom ever!
I took it easy most of the day yesterday because the top of my feet/ankles are really sore. Not sure what I did exactly but it is a little painful to walk. We have done a TON of walking this week and I have worn a variety of shoes, I think I hurt myself when I wore flip flops one day. So its really just annoying. I am happy I don't have a wedding this weekend, although I have a super cool engagement shoot up in New Haven CT! 

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

And another birth congratulations goes to my wonderful clients Michelle and Mike. Their little boy came early much to everyones surprise. I have not had the chance to say congratulations in person but I wish you both the best and I can not wait to meet the new little man!
So exciting. So many babies I love it. My good friend Mindy is having a baby shower in Pittsburgh this weekend that I am not able to make it to, she will be having two lovely little girls in May! Congratulations and I hope the shower is awesome! Linette's little man Carver is having a first birthday this weekend and I will be lucky enough to see them, what a wonderful year it has been. AND I just found out another good friend of mine is expecting. So exciting, so many babies and I can not tell you how lucky I feel when my clients call me, write me or send me birth announcements, oh man it just hits ya in the heart. Such a rewarding profession I have.
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.
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.

Cake!
Each of the grandchildren received a wonderful snow globes with a photo from their grandparents wedding day.
I gave you the teaser shot of the grandchildren yesterday, still cracks me up just look in the post below this one.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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.

Colin and Cameron were very excited that Uncle Don was there to help put together their batman Lego ships.
The kids also got a Wii, and we gave it a good workout or I should say it gave us a good workout. Between boxing, bowling, golf, tennis and baseball there are parts of my body that are still sore! I had a nice relaxing couple of days, hence the lack of photos to post up. We had a white Christmas, but we didn't really go outside. It was nice to be a little lazy for a change.