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The “W” five ~ Concord, NC Photographer

June 30th, 2010

I’ve been really behind on updating my blog this summer but thought I should share pictures of this little cutie. I’ve been taking pictures of twins “A” and “B” since they were around 10 months old. Naturally, it was a pleasure to get to take pictures of baby “C”. This little girl made me work for these shots though. I can’t tell you how many times she pooped and peed. AND goodness she did not want to sleep! That doesn’t matter though I think we got some good shots of her wide eyed and bushy tailed…and even some “pretend sleep” shots as well. I can’t wait to see this little princess grow up. She is sure to be as sweet as “A” and “B”.

The “W” family of 5!!!

These are two of my favorite pictures from the session. We never thought we’d get the first one with both parents hands because “C” wouldn’t go to sleep. But she finally dozed off for about 5 minutes which is just the right amount of time to get the shot.

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Beach Portraits ~ Ft. Fisher, NC

June 23rd, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I went to the beach for the Beach Portraits event! This was my second event and boy was it fun. What’s better than doing your work ON THE BEACH! It was a wonderfully sunny day and not too hot. All the kids did such a great job for me posing and doing whatever I asked them to do…even the younger ones. I know my kids would have run straight for the water but no one did that! I need some pointers from these moms on how they get their kids to behave so well at the beach haha!

I’m so happy for a second successful event! I hope to do many of these in the future.

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Baby Roo is a Boy!! ~ Concord, NC Photographer

May 25th, 2010

This little guy was a surprise to his mom and dad! They didn’t find out gender until his birthday and the whole time thought for sure they were having a girl. Not only was that a surprise but he was 2 lb bigger than his two year old sister at birth. He is very squishy and soft! I loved every moment of him being here for his first portraits. It really gives me baby fever (but I’m resisting that!).

Baby “Roo” is truly a joy!

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Newborn Baby “A” ~ Concord, NC Photographer

May 25th, 2010

One of my best friends in the whole wide world had a baby!! And it’s a BOY! I’m so excited for her and happy that I was able to capture some of these pictures during his first couple weeks of life. I really can’t wait to watch this little one grow up and hope to be the one taking all his important pictures!! I love you Mommy “R”! Wow things sure have changed in the past couple of years

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Spring Event at the Park ~ Charlotte, NC Photographer

May 15th, 2010

I had my first “event” on May 8 at Freedom Park. This was so much fun and it was really nice seeing some old faces I had not seen in a long time and meeting some new faces as well. Thanks to everyone for making this a success. I will be doing more of these in the future!!

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Aweeeeeeeee Newborn “C” | Concord, NC Photographer

April 14th, 2010

One of my very good friends had a new baby!!! Actually a lot of my friends are having babies and I’m so happy to see all these little ones. So much so that it’s giving me baby fever. But no way I’m too busy these days to even consider that!! Little “C” is as cute as they come and is super sweet. It did take a little coaxing (and lots of milk) to get her good and sleepy but our efforts were not in vain. She finally knocked out really hard and we were able to play. Thank you MommyB, DaddyJ and Big Sis A for coming by. I truly enjoyed every moment

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“J”s Christening Party | Charlotte, NC

April 7th, 2010

On our first warm and beautiful spring weekend, I had a shoot for a cute 4 month old (almost). This was his christening party!! Even with all the fuss and business of the day, “J” never really complained and even napped halfway through the party. We couldn’t have asked for a better day!

Everyone had their turn holding the guest of honor…

And finally I snuck one in of mommy and J.

We went outside a few times to try to get more formal pictures. It was a beautiful day but the pollen was full force. I don’t know if that is what caused “J”s eyes to water but this happened everytime we headed outdoors.

I wasn’t allowed to take pictures of the christening ceremony at the church, but I did get a few pictures of “J” just before. So cute!

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A fun morning with C and P {dogs} | Concord, NC Photographer

April 1st, 2010

This session was a little out of the ordinary for me! I really did enjoy spending the morning C and P and their owners. C is sick and his owner wanted some pictures of him before he passes and called me. She wasn’t sure if I did this sort of thing and I haven’t before, but this was totally worth it to me to do. I’m a little bit of a softy when it comes to pets, and I really wanted her to have pictures she can treasure for years to come. C is part of the family after all!

Now…you would think taking pictures of dogs would be completely different than taking picture of children. However, we did a lot of bribing with treats and made a lot of silly noises to get them to look at the camera. Hmmm…that sounds really familiar to me

Also thank you to “Mommy J” for referring this family my way!

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“M” is turing one!! | Concord, NC Photographer

March 23rd, 2010

Little “M” came at six months old for pictures and now she is one! Time really does fly around here and I tell you this girl does not look like the same kid as she did six months ago!

We had tons of fun! “M” is a little ham and loved the attention we were giving her. She mostly loved the tickle game with mommy and that was where the best smiles came from. And the CAKE! Boy did this one love her cake!! I haven’t had a face plant in almost 2 years and she did it 10 times at least! I couldn’t have asked for a better photo day

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Happy Birthday “A” ~ Concord, NC Photographer

March 18th, 2010

Little miss “A” came in for her one year portraits. She is such a cutie and full of energy and personality too. She didn’t seem intimidated by all the lights and was quite happy to take pictures as long as she was fed cheerios pretty consistently

I enjoyed this session so much and hope to see “A” again sometime in the future!

Enjoy!