This Saturday was the best day of the year (so far) for weather. After finishing a busy morning at the studio I took my niece out for a little walk in the woods with my sister and my children.
      It is really special to share these small moments with my sister. As kids we used to run and play in the woods all the time. There were no video games, and in the summer, when there were leaves on the trees we were lucky to get three or four channels on the T.V. So our summers were spent playing in the woods and fields that surrounded our house.

   Seeing my boys run and play hide-and-seek with Bella brought back so many memories and it made me immensely grateful for the wonderful healthy life that we live. I won't lie, it also made me feel OLD knowing that more or less than 25 years have passed since my sister and I hung out in the forts and paths of our childhood stomping grounds. T.I.M.E. it sure does have a way of skipping along.



Huge thank you to Jennifer Mann, From Jennifer Mann photography for the green umbrella :)

Weddings don't have to be large and include 100's of people to be special. Today I was very honored to be a part of a small sweet ceremony with just 10 people in all, including the bridal party.

 







The uninvited muddy guests..... Had to snap this. I saw the family's dogs hanging out in the back of the truck as I was leaving, the dog on the left isn't orange by nature.

A few years ago I was enjoying weddings so much that I almost decided to give up newborn photography. My brides were fun to work with and weddings presented this amazing challenge. There were constantly new venues and lighting arrangements, new dresses and styles. It fascinated me to the very core of my creative strings. But I am so glad I came to my senses. WHAT WAS I THINKING!

I still love, love, love weddings, but in the past two years babies have consumed a large amount of my studio work. And I adore it. Each time I get to spend an hour with new parents it takes me back to remembering my own children being tiny newborns. I don't have pictures of them being tiny and new other than snapshots. I wish I did.... but now I can create these memories for other moms, and in that I find extreme satisfaction.