My Little Lady

There is something so sweet about how she’s standing at the window.  Legs crossed.  On her tip toes.  Her cuteness just kills me sometimes.

I’ve spent the past month reconnecting with my family after a very busy fall and when I was organizing my computer files, I realized I had only taken a handful of pictures of my kids between September to December.  Those three months fell into some kind of black hole that I will never get back.  And as someone who loves to document, I am feeling some serious mommy guilt over it.

So, like so many parents, one of my goals this year is to document my kids more.  If I didn’t take out the camera on this day, I wouldn’t have captured this adorable moment.  They are the details that I want to remember.

Beautiful Babe

Now that Christmas is over and the shopping, cooking, entertaining madness is done, I can get back to blogging. And boy, do I have a lot to catch up on! I only have one more session left this year. It’s a little girl due on the last day of 2011, so she’s expected to make an appearance any day now. And another newborn girl will kick off the new year in a few weeks. So, since I’ve got newborns on my mind, here are a few images from Preston’s photo session. What a sweet, sweet baby.

Spunk

Ah, little Landry. I have loved watching this little girl grow. I think this was our 5th photo session together and I’m so glad I was able to fit them in for one of my final sessions of 2011. This girl’s got spunk.  And her parents are super cool too.  I mean, only a real man can wear pink striped socks and be proud of it.

Hey Jude

If you’ve ever met me in person, you’d probably be shocked to learn that I weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces at birth. People often joke that I’ve only gained 20 pounds since then. (Funny, but not true) I still marvel at my newborn photos, which really don’t look like newborn photos at all. I look like a small toddler. But I digress… This little man was just about as big as me, coming in at 9lbs, 1oz. His name is Jude. And he is such an adorable, chunky little fella with the sweetest cheeks you can’t help but pinch.

The Gift of Life

Today is a special day. One year ago today, a young woman gave a 3 year-old girl a priceless, selfless gift. When no one else was a match, she stepped up to save her niece’s life by giving her a kidney. One year later, that little girl, who had been in and out of the hospital for years, endured endless days of dialysis and faced an uncertain future with a rare, life-threatening auto-immune disease, is now happy, healthy and thriving. Recently, they wanted to document that incredible bond and three generations of women. Their beauty, both inside and out, knocks me over. And the connection between this aunt and niece leaves me speechless. What a special, special family.