I love sweet little boys and sweet, little, sassy girls, and these parents brought one of each. I usually only get to see these beautiful children during the rush of pick ups and drop offs, so getting to spend some time with them and their parents was such a treat. I hope you enjoy their sneak peek.
I’m blogging a little slower than usual these days, but here is the sneak peek for this sweet family. They just added a new addition to their family, and wanted some new photos of their three beautiful boys. Hope you like them!
You can’t meet Miss Maddie without falling in love. I photographed her a little over a year ago and she has left a mark on my heart ever since that cold day in December. When her mother contacted me to photograph her for Inspiration Through Art, I was so excited to see her again. To get to spend an afternoon with her is a treat…a very active treat. This little girl never stops moving or talking and thank goodness for that. She entertains me during the whole shoot with all the funny things that come out of her mouth. Her mother told me that she nurses her baby dolls under a blanket and every once in awhile, she will lift the blanket up to tell her babies not to bite. During the shoot, I wanted her to stand, sit, jump, do anything in front of these beautiful cascading flowers, so I pulled her close to me. She gave me a hug (she has amazing hugs) and I sweetly asked her to please go to the flowers, and she sweetly replied “no.” She just has a mind of her own.
I spoke briefly with her mother about Maddie’s story. Maddie was diagnosed with Turner’s Syndrome when she was born. Maddie’s first surgery was 11 days. She has complications from Turner’s Syndrome and some that aren’t typically from Turner’s Syndrome, so her mother is constantly working with specialist to make Maddie’s life better and pain free. Her mother wants people to know how amazing her daughter is. I don’t think I did her justice. You can see her beautiful big brown eyes, her beautiful smile, and a bit of the mischief in her eyes, but the way she stomps around and jumps and laughs and tells her stories, that is her pure magic.
Here are two little people who are wonderful and special. Big Sis is a little shy with a million smiles and giggles for her mommy. Little Brother is a ham. I could fill a memory card with his smiles and direct eye contact. Here is a sneak peek at their little session at the Botanical Gardens.
I was so excited to get this family on my calendar. Their two children are really close in age to two of my children, so I knew they were going to be fun, and they were. Little Miss S loves her snacks. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a child turn and smile as well as she did with the promise of a gummy fruit, and Mr N had a very shiny, new trophy to show me. We kept it in our sites for this shoot.
Also, I always get asked about my locations, so I’m going to tell you about this one. It requires a little patience. When all the leaves have turned brown and fallen to the ground, these Ginkgo trees are at their peak, unfortunately, so are the berries. I blamed it on other things, but Mom realized what it was, and I googled it. She was right. Apparently, it is an issue with these gorgeous trees’ fruit. I guess I’ll add these to the list of other things that I like for portraits (back allies, old buildings, weeds, rotten tree stumps and now stinky trees). Fortunately, these photos are not scratch and sniff, so now we can enjoy them the way they were meant to be, with the smell of fresh coffee or whatever will be baking in our homes this Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukah.
Why the title? Just a few lyrics from a the song of the day. University of Tennessee won today, and I’d bet this family is pretty happy about that. I know I’m pretty happy about it. In Knoxville, we love our VOLS! I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen Volunteer Orange worn as well as this crew. These boys are precious and their parents were a dream to shoot. I hope you like your sneak peek at their session.
My interest in photography came back as soon as I had children. My friends had beautiful pictures of their family displayed on the wall, and I thought that I would like photos for myself. So, I learned everything I could so that I too could have pictures on my walls, and then it dawned on me (much later than it should have), it is really stinking hard to take photos of yourself, your husband and your three kids. Thankfully there is a solution– a trade. I take photos of another photographer’s family, and they take photos of mine, so here is the photographer who traded with me. She’s fantastic and her family is beautiful. I can’t wait to see the images she took of my family!
This is a huge share. I know. I keep saying I’m going to stop doing that, but with 4 beautiful children, what am I suppose to do? We met at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens last Friday night and all these gorgeous children started piling out of their mom’s car, each one as stunning as the last. I’m not sure how much they enjoyed the session, but I loved it. They were all so well behaved even with a little silly, but during a 2 hour shoot, a little bit of silly is needed and much appreciated. We’ve been trying to schedule this session for a few months. We tried in the Spring, but I think Fall shoots are the way to go in Knoxville.
Meet Miss E, Miss M and their parents. They are expecting a new sister or brother. We do not know which one, and I, for one, cannot wait to find out. I’m not good at surprises, so I’m pretty impressed with Mom and Dad for not finding out. Until then, we have these images of a beautiful family waiting for the one on the way. I think it is a boy…or a girl. It will be lucky either way to be in such an amazing family.
