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it was one of those days.  you drag all of your props/equipment/pregnant-self out to the car and realize that it’s raining.  you can’t find a parking spot, so you drive the same 2 blocks 4 times until someone leaves, and you drag all of your props/equipment/pregnant-self out of the car into a torrential downpour.  you have a moment of dread that comes with the “oh crap is there even going to be enough light to take photos” realization.

and then it happens:    a beautiful home, a beautiful couple, one beautiful baby girl, and juuuuust enough light.

that day may not have offered much light, but little miss V certainly did!  she was so sweet- even loving on a baseball for her baseball-loving daddy (who just so happened to work for the O’s).

one of my favorite things about my job is when i get to meet fun new parents. not that there aren’t many fun parents out there (there are), but it’s always nice to meet people who are laid-back, fun, and look forward to expanding their social life with their new addition rather than feeling hindered by him. handsome mr e was lucky enough to be born into one of those families!

meet master w,    the newest mullins 

  this little fella has been a part of our lives for exactly two months now, and it has taken me almost as long to finish editing his newborn photos! i guess that’s what happens when you’re trying to adjust to life with two kids?   i’m not gonna lie and say that it’s been easy, but we have finally settled into somewhat of a routine and it’s getting easier by the minute. call it chronic lack of sleep, but i have a hard time remembering life without him!

  miss G has adjusted beautifully to being a big sister– she is crazy, wild, compassionate, loving, and, most importantly, will leave her brother alone… for the most part.  i thought she would have a hard time when i was paying more attention to W, but she is right there beside me calming him down and talking to him with the cutest little “awwwww, bebe! is ok bebe! come ‘ere. awwwwww!” haha

of course, when it came time to take photos with him, she was having NONE of it…. that is, unless he was in a “boat.” and you can forget having her actually touch him unless they were both in “boats”!   i suppose that’s how a 2.5-year-old mind rationalizes walking in on a photo shoot with a newborn in a dough bowl…  clearly, he’s boating.

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  first off, how cute is newborn e!?  you can definitely tell he’s the sibling of his firecracker big brother, b.    we had our session the day before b’s 3rd birthday party, so he was quite excited reading and re-reading all of his birthday cards.  (so cute!)  the excitement faded to antsy pants as our session went on, and just when we thought he was completely over getting family shots, b pulled out his most favorite thing to “read” of all:  his parent’s honeymoon photos!  check out that awesome sunshine-y smile!   the w family is so lucky to have two incredibly cute boys on their hands.  watch out, world!

 

 little mr j has such a sweet disposition– and there’s no question where it comes from.  i had the pleasure of meeting mr j’s mama and grandmom and it’s easy to see that he fits right in with the rest of the family.  it’s no secret that i’m a sucker for family ties, so when his mama pulled out a rabbit charm that was sent from their family over seas, of course we had to snap a few photos  

 

 

  i had the pleasure of photographing miss m just days after her birth.   this was even more fun for me since miss m’s mama is a good friend of mine and i’ve loved photographing the L family since this little business of mine got going.   in fact, i’m not entirely sure this business WOULD have gotten going without m’s mama pushing me into it!  needless to say, i owe her a lot– transitioning into doing something you love is a scary thing and i am now positive that i couldn’t possibly find a job i love more 

 

  so yeah, this gorgeous little lady is completely laid back and looks a lot like her big brother in the cutest way possible!

 

 

aaaaand i’m back!    after one serious holiday rush,  all shoots are done, client orders are out, and this lady is offically on maternity leave!   as much as i absolutely loooove what i do, it was getting a litte rough there toward the end.  this kiddo is certainly not taking it easy on my body     now to kick back and tackle the hoards of blog posts i have waiting for me….

…and speaking of which…

mr m was more than just a bucket of smiles– take a look at that amazing, fully-part-able mane!      *love*

 

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  i usually do my newborn shoots within the first 10 days of the baby being born… and i usually stick to that…  for so many reasons, really: posability, sleepiness, colic hasn’t set in, etcetera etcetera.

     but this little fella managed to sneak in at a cool 4 weeks old    i will be the first to admit that i was super nervous we wouldn’t get much out of the session, but i was in for a surprise!   little man did such a good job and i had fun while we were at it!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  helloooo gorgeous family! 

miss s and her big sister are just the sweetest little things– and an absolute joy to photograph!   i love seeing girls at this age being such good big sisters– gives me hope that my own miss g will be a great older sibling to our upcoming wee one (…or maybe that she won’t poke his eyes out every chance she gets… we’ll settle for that, too.)

 

 

 

 

  i just love doing sessions with friends– and even moreso when it means new squishy baby love to add to the group!

  miss c and my little one have been playgroup buddies for the past 1.5 years and it looks like our second children will be doing the same.   of course i had a great time getting to hang out with the h family, and i can’t wait to do it all over again when they have a third  (ha- just kidding!!)

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