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I had a fun session with this Smyrna Family.  The evening colors were amazing this day and I loved the purples and blues we picked out for them to wear.  There were too many good ones to choose from but I thought the ones of Riley and her Mom were really special.  Often as mothers we want to capture our children and remember how they were when they were young.  It is a gift for us.  I think it is also such a gift to a child to have pictures of US while we are young too!  I know Riley will treasure the images that show how much her Mom loves her long into adulthood and forever.

Mom did a great job of getting the family pulled together and on time for a photo session.  At the end of it she had to pick up Riley’s friend and host a spend-the-night birthday party with several girls.  I can appreciate the stress of all of this and thought I would note it on my blog for the world to know how super she is.  I am a terrible party-thrower and avoid them for my own children so I regret not having a glass of wine for her.  🙂

Congrats, Riley, for making it to Double Digits!  Just like it was for my family this week, a major milestone for you AND your Mom!  Riley and my Evan have gone to church and pre-school together since they were itty-bitty and I’m so happy to see how nice they have both grown up.  They will be having their Senior Pictures taken before we know it (boo!).

Note: In general, almost all mommys hate the way they look in pictures.  Especially a mommy that just had a baby will feel this way!  I also cringe when I have to be in front of camera.  All I have to say about it is that in 50 (or even) 20 years you will think you looked great!
posted in: Childhood,Family

Happy Holidays!  With all the wonderful Black Friday deals out there I thought I would have one of my own.  I’m extending my Christmas deadline for Gorgeous Kotori photo jewelry, key rings and Christmas ornaments until December 1st.  After that Rush Fees will apply. These hand-made sterling silver products make the perfect gift!

Email me this weekend if you are interested and orders place by Monday will receive an additional 15% discount.

I’m going to have a new Christmas ornament made for myself this year.  They are waterproof and UV resistant, never tarnish and have the year engraved on the back.  With my discount you can have your favorite image from a session with me for $47 (plus tax).  It will be a beautiful heirloom keepsake that I can hand down to my children one day.  If you have ever seen how my children “help” me decorate our tree, you will know why I need high quality products!

posted in: Products

I  was fortunate enough to photograph Sweet Baby Lyon soon after he was born.  I love him.  His Mommy, Alice Park, is a friend that is also an Atlanta photographer so several us let her sit back one morning and photograph her new baby.  You can check out Alice’s blog and follow Project Lyon and see how big this little guy is getting.  I think this is a fabulous idea any new mother can do with her newborn.  The moments go fast so keep that camera on hand at all times!

It will be hard to duplicate the beauty and sense of humor of Alice’s post but it gives me inspiration to document more little moments with my own children, in particular my youngest.  I have volumes of thick albums detailing every moment and activity of my boys’ young lives.  I have not one entry written in Kate’s baby book.  I started my business around the time I had her so life, work and 3 kids got away from me fast.  This wasn’t meant to be a confessional but at least we can always start where we are.  It is never too late.

In case you were wondering…Little Lyon did not have a big roar.  He was so sweet and easy.  I don’t think he ever even cried.  🙂

posted in: Baby,Studio

This is such a sweet family and I’m so glad I got to capture them having a little fun with their kids.  Having a new baby and a 2 year old little boy can be very challenging at times (I speak from experience).  There is so much work and exhaustion.  There is also a lot of joy  and laughter and I think you can see that in this family.  They adore their kids and these images will only become more precious as the years go by.

I hope everyone is enjoying their families this summer.  I had LOTS of time with my family at Disney and some of it was even fun (ha).  More on that later.

I’ll be out of the office again through the weekend for a REAL vacation and look forward to my upcoming baby sessions next week!  I’ll be sure to answer all emails by Monday.

posted in: Baby,Childhood,Family

A little blast from the past.  The day I became a mother for the third time.  They are so little!

I was a nervous wreck taking this picture.  You can imagine…being in the hospital and your two little {wild} boys show up running around being loud.  They were overly excited to meet their new little sister, Kate Cannonball.*  They sat with her for this shot but flopped her around and maybe pushed her over once.  They loved to jam that pacifier in her mouth and like every younger sibling, Kate didn’t mind one bit.  Anyway, I made it through without a Valium (somehow) and boy am I glad I have this picture now.

* I really did almost legally name her Kate Canon.  Not for my Canon camera, of course, but because that was just her name.  Still is.  She was given a pirate name by her brothers and it kind of stuck.

And lastly, Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom!

This is my Mother before she went to Mary Kay’s Career Conference this year in Atlanta.  Kate checks out her pins.  She is used to seeing her Grammy in Auburn T-shirts and not sure what all this bling is.  I have lost track but I think my Mother just celebrated 38 years with Mary Kay (I may be corrected on that).  What an accomplishment to stick with anything for that long.

Happy Mother’s Day to you all too!

posted in: Musings

Welcome to Miss Elizabeth’s Nursery.  I always love to see a baby’s nursery.  They always have such sweet precious baby things to oohh and ahh over.  Elizabeth was no exception and is lucky enough to have a wide assortment of new, old and handmade things that made her room all the more special.  Whether it is blue or pink and sometimes purple I have fun in these rooms thinking of how perfectly prepared they are in great anticipation of Mom & Dad’s new arrival.  It is such a short time that the clothes are so little and before the baby grows to throw toys all over the room.  All of it makes me smile.

I traveled to Augusta to be with little Elizabeth.  She was a little older than the typical 2 weeks but was still a perfect angel and slept a good bit for me.  That is especially important to note since I forgot my room heater!  I had a great time hanging out with her family and can not wait to see this little one grow up.  It will be bittersweet to see her nursery grow with her and turn in to a toddler room and then on to a little girl room.

Photographer’s Tip:  Take a picture of your nursery if you are getting ready for a baby to come.  Take a before and an after picture.   Your baby will not know what his or her room looked like before they came along if you do not.  I have pictures of my husband painting my nursery (3 times!) so all my kids will know that there were special preparations made just for them.  Take a close up of special little things in the room as well as the whole room before baby comes and diapers explode all over the place!  I also took pictures of gifts that were given to me when my children were born – it is so easy to do in the digital age.  I could go on and on but you get the idea.  I love the idea of sharing with children how excited you were about their arrival and what life was like way back when.  🙂

posted in: Baby,Photographer's Tips

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