i love this fun family!  we started off our session with everyone in their jammies for storytime and then headed outside.  it is hard to believe that harlem is already seven months old.  i never thought i would say that a double chin is cute, but harlem has the cutest double chin.  i love juicy babies!  klei takes his job of big brothering serious.  he is the best at getting smiles out of harlem.

i don’t know what i would do without maureen as my studio manager.  she takes care of all of the things that i hate, like paperwork, accounting and countless other things that i put on my no fun list.  this year her oldest daughter turned 15, seriously?  15?  i remember when she was born and now she can get her learners permit?!  the first time i took their family photos she was 7.  this year we visited a deer and alpaca rescue farm and an apple orchard for our shoot.  gotta love a shoot with a gorgeous family + a fun setting + maureen’s excellent styling skills!

i love this family. i love their energy.  love their style. i love their creativeness. i love their love of fun and bright colors!

baby wesley finally decided to greet the world!

mommy, daddy, gramma and wesely’s four legged siblings were all very excited for his first photo shoot and had lots of great props from vintage quilts to hand knitted caps.

i LOVE the shot of wesely with his great dane, pacey.  it does not get any sweeter than that.

both of these babes have the most beautiful big brown eyes framed with gorgeous long lashes.  so adorable!

happy monday with the cox family.  man, these kids have grown up since i photographed them last!

libby and i have been friends since i was 5 years old!  i have been taking photos of her girls for years, but this year we did the whole isley crew.  what a great present to give!

the “kids” bought a photo session for their parents, so the three isley boys and their families and their parents all got together on the family farm for our shoot.

i wish i had photos like this with my grandparents.

we briefly inturrupt this blog post for a small sales pitch…..there is still time to get a gift certificate for a family photo session for your parents for this christmas.  ; )  and now back to our regularly scheduled post.

check out some of my faves from my recent whitebox mini sessions.

i met the wood family at a lovely horse farm in pinehurst.  the girls were so excited about feeding the horses and playing with the dogs.  the pecan tree grove, the stunning horses and country roads made me feel like i was shooting an ad campaign for ralph lauren.  plus, the wood girls are so cute they could be in a magazine!

katie and alston are sisters.  the sisters and their families meet up at the farm for a festive fall photo session.  their mom and dad even stopped by for a quick visit to see the grand-kids in action.  there are some pretty funny expressions going on between the cousins.  i love it!

katie + grady + arrington

alston + glen + will

grandpa + bug (grandma)  and alston + glen and the baby bump!  it is a tiny bump, but a soon to be sibling for will.

the cousins.

when the tears start it is time to break out the big guns…..giant lollipops!!