Announcing Baby 2 | Family Mini Session

I could tell from the first email I received from Mallorie that she had the sweetest spirit!  You know those people who just ooze goodness?   Yep, she's one of them!   I was extra excited and honored when she asked me to take some photos of her family, announcing that they are expecting their second child.  We had such a fun time and I am already looking forward to my next session with this adorable family.

Congratulations, guys!  I can't wait to meet the newest addition to your sweet family!

seven on sunday | volume 5 (spring break edition)

Hi friends!  So it's technically seven on Monday this week, since yesterday was Easter and I didn't have a moment to be on my computer. Last week, over spring break, we decided to be tourists in our own city.  I decided to share 7 pics from our time there.  It had been awhile since I had photographed anything in DC (other than people) so I had a lot of fun with it!

seven on sunday | volume 4

I just couldn't narrow it down to 7 photos this week, so I chose 7 moments...

1/ Some Journey and air guitar before dinner with my girl

2/ More Spring blossoms

3/ Exploring the kids' "fort" for the first time in months and the return of tree climbing

4/ Kitchen helpers and sweet moments between siblings

4/ A Starbucks date with my good lookin' husband (and can we just talk about the pink cup sleeves!)

5/ Gorgeous weekend weather and Easter egg hunting (realizing the days my kids will enjoy these things are numbered)

6/ Watching Grant's sweet relationship with his buddy Gabriel.  (And being so proud of his patience and love with young kids.)

7/ Later nights outside and watching more sunsets through the buds of pink trees

Looking forward to some Spring break adventures this week!

Caleb | Maternity, Newborn and Sibling Session

Well, from the title you can probably tell that this blog has been a long time coming!  I first took maternity and family photos for the Rounsavalls back in the fall.  Then I got to visit them just days after they came home from the hospital with sweet baby Caleb.  A month later I returned to snap some photos of Caleb with his big brother, who had just returned from a visit with his grandparents.

Gabriel has been in front of my camera since he was a newborn, and he never disappoints!  He is so much fun!

And then, along came Caleb!

I normally don't get to photograph babies at 1 month, so it was a special treat to go back and see just how much Caleb had grown and changed just in those first weeks!

In typical 2 year old fashion, Gabriel wasn't really in posing for any pics with his baby brother...at first.  So we just gave him some time to warm up to the idea. :)

And then a little bit of magic happened. :)

And right before I was ready to leave, we got the pic Mom had been wanting of her two sweethearts together.  I honestly wasn't ready and my settings were slightly off.  Although technically, it's not my best work, I was so thankful to catch this quick moment!

Love you guys!  Thanks for letting me capture so many of your precious memories for you. xo