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Little Miss E | Pittsboro, NC Child and Family Photographer

admin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:43:33 +0000

This is the third time I have had the pleasure of photographing Little Miss E and I believe that she gets cuter and cuter as she ages. Dave and Griffin came along to this session so that they could spend some time outside and Griffin could see the cows at the farm, but Griffin also did a good job of getting Miss E’s attention so I had to utilize him to keep her attention near my camera on numerous occasions. Worked like a charm! Griffin is shaping up to be a good assistant already! Two can be a challenging age to photograph, but Miss E did amazingly well! She was a trooper throughout the session and we really got to see her personality shine through with genuine smiles and laughter. The location her parents chose could not have been more perfectly suited for the dress she was in and at times, it reminded me of a scene of The Secret Garden. Here are a handful from their spring photo session….

The M Family

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:50:52 +0000

Wait until you see the blonde beauties I am bringing to you today! I was happy to have the pleasure to photograph these two little ladies and their brother recently and they gave me a run for my money! Mr. D did not want anything to do with my camera from the beginning and I got a number of images like the one below….

We let Mr. D do his own thing for a bit and we caught a couple of his sisters… oh my, are their parents going to have their hands full in another 10 years or what?!Nothing better than belly laughs with your sister…Finally, Mr. D decided he was ready for his close up but he would only agree to the terms of the shoot if he got to use his own props… Thanks for letting me document this period in your lives! It was a pleasure!

Brotherly Love | Holly Springs, NC Children’s Photographer

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:59:20 +0000

“A brother is a friend given by Nature.” ~ Jean Baptiste Legouve

Kids Being Kids | Cary, NC Children’s Photography

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:30:33 +0000

Since before Griffin was even conceived, I had been hearing about how awesome our daycare provider was. One of my former co-workers described her as the “toddler whisperer” and I fell in love with the fact that she teaches the kids at her house New Zealand manners by clinking their cups at snack time and saying, “Cheers, Mate!” Tania is a an amazing woman who cares for all of the kiddos in her house as if they were her own and Griffin has been very lucky to have her in his life. Tania is probably one of the coolest moms I know. She encourages her kids to try new things and Jamie and Leo are into everything! Anywhere from swim team, to guitar lessons, to now football and softball… Tania is there cheering them on every step of the way. I admire that about her and about the way she parents. She thinks that kids should be outside playing instead of sitting in front of the TV and she always tells her kids that they can be great at whatever they set their minds to. I was excited to pay Tania back for everything that she has done for us and for Griffin by photographing Jamie and Leo a few weeks ago. Tania forewarned me that Jamie and Leo weren’t going to be down with posed smiley pictures and I told her that was fine because I would rather capture them in their element, kids being kids.

This is what happened when I tried to get Jamie and Leo to stand together for just ONE picture. Leo wasn’t having it! This is his death glare to Tania because she promised him that there wouldn’t be any posed pictures! Haha! Sorry Leo, that was my bad!

Leo is playing football for the first time this year and I think that this picture lives up to his team name, The Chargers! I would be intimidated by you Leo if I was your opponent!

Tania has always told me what a girly girl Jamie can be because she loves clothes and anything fashion, but these go to show that girly girls can be tough too! Check out those legendary tie-dyed purple socks!! Did I mention that Tania was the coolest mom around?

Dave and Griffin came along to the session with me and Griffin was sure to give Leo a high five for all of his modeling efforts!

Thank you Jamie and Leo for letting us hang out with you for the afternoon and thank you especially for always being so good to Griffin! He is lucky to have both of you in his life and I know that he adores you both! Tania, all I can say is you rock and we are very thankful that we found someone that we could trust with the most important person in our lives. I hope you know how much you are appreciated and admired!

Austin + Payton | Apex, NC Children’s Photographer

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:24:25 +0000

Meet the amazing cute and adorable Austin and Payton! Austin and Payton’s mom uses the same daycare provider that I have used since my son, Griffin, was born and I headed back to work following maternity leave. Austin has always been the child that could keep Griffin happy and entertained! I can remember the first few months that we dropped Griffin off in the mornings when he was an infant, that Austin would come running over to pinch Griffin’s cheeks and give him a kiss on his head. It was good “baby practice” because a little over a year later, he had a new sister to squeeze and kiss when Payton arrived last spring. If their mother is anything like me, I wonder if she worried that no child could live up to the cuteness standard set by their first child, but Payton stepped up to the plate! How parents could get so lucky to have TWO such adorable kiddos is nothing short of amazing! Austin has affectionately nicknamed Payton “Sprinkles”. She is so sweet, I think that it fits perfectly!

Fun at Duke Gardens… with a UNC fan! | Durham Family Portraits

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:44:20 +0000

I am not feeling well this evening, so my writing skills are lacking. But I did want to post this one session from a few weeks ago. This was the second time that I had the pleasure of photographing sweet little Ellie! She is getting so big and has changed so much from last time! Ellie just turned one a few weeks before this session and it is SUCH a fun age. Watching her walk around the gardens and squeal with excitement was SOOOO much fun to watch. She makes my heart feel happy when I look at her pictures. Thank you for allowing me to take her pictures again, Mom & Dad! I am so glad that you were able to endure being in Duke country for a couple of hours!

The Lamphere Family | Fuquay-Varina NC Photography

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:42:34 +0000

I am a little behind on blogging this session, but better late than never, right? I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph this adorable little family right before I left for WPPI at the beginning of the month. I was originally supposed to do this session the weekend before, but I was getting over strep throat and I did not want to risk bringing leftover germies over to their newborn. Their oldest daughter, Briella, is about around 18 months and they just had their youngest daughter, Maria, a little less than two weeks before our session. Mr. Lamphere better prepare himself, because his little girls are GORGEOUS!! He could have a rocky road ahead! Briella was quite concerned at first about what I was doing with her little sister, but I think I started to win her over towards the end of the session! Briella seriously was one of the smartest 18 month olds I have ever seen in my life! She knew some counting, she knew her shapes, she knew her colors and so much more! She had this one toy where you sorted different colored shapes on to different pegs, and she knew exactly what she was supposed to do. She would sort appropriately, and then she would intentionally but the wrong shape or color on the peg and would then look up at her parents and giggle because she knew she was being silly and putting it on the wrong peg! Then she would get her parents to laugh and she would put it on the right peg. It was AMAZING! It is obvious that her parents have spent a lot of quality time with her! It makes me want to be a stay-at-home mom!!

Here is the shape peg game! Silly Briella… putting a yellow triangle on the purple rectangle peg!

Their dog, Lotto, wanted to make sure that he was included in the family portraits! This shot makes me giggle!

Thank you guys for allowing me to take part in your family’s history! Now I am off to go teach Griffin some shapes! Ha!

Happy 14 Month Birthday Griffin!

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:42:37 +0000

Dear Griffin,

So I have been a pretty crummy mommy when it comes to keeping track of all of your milestones since you were born. I haven’t kept a baby book with the date that you first rolled over, got your first tooth, first haircut, etc. So… in honor of your 14 month birthday today, I am going to make a vow document all of the ways that you change during the course of a month and also document all of the ways that you amaze and bless your dad and me every day. Please forgive me my shortcomings as a mommy, but please know that no other mommy could love their child as much as I love you!

Right now…

… you are definitely a daddy’s boy

… you love bathtime

… you are not walking yet, but boy can you break it down if we put some music on

… you LOVE music

… you love to laugh and you have developed a giggle that gets closer to mine every day

… when I ask for a kiss, you lean in and put your forehead to my lips (sometimes you head butt me but I still love it!)

… just this past week, you have started excitedly nodding every time someone asks you a question, no matter what the question is

… you prefer to only eat pizza and macaroni and cheese (you come by it honestly)

… you cross your little ankles when you are riding in the car or drinking your bottle before you go to bed

… you are the best playmate I could have ever imagined for your daddy

… you do this little thing where you make fists and grunt over and over again if we mimic you back and forth

… you are starting to say “Uh-oh” with intention but you only say the “oh” part most of the time

… you love to read books (Our favorite book to read together is I Love You, Stinky Face)

… you make every day in our house happy

I love you Griffin… endlessly.