happy snow day!  remember that time when it was warm and sunny?  check out this throwback post to the awesome greenland family last fall when it was the perfect temperature outside and their daughter was home from college for a visit.  i am so glad that we were able to get together for this family portrait session before their son heads off to college next fall!

what better way to celebrate your 60th birthday than to steal sweet kisses and “bake” cookies with your daughter and your darling granddaughter? this lifestyle family portrait session was such a thoughtful gift from a daughter to her mom.  happy birthday caroline!

i love the bright colors and sweet moments in these pics. gummy smiles and chubby cheeks are the best!

i look forward to seeing this crew every year. there is so much love in this little family! from flower picking, a brief homework break and some tickle torture they always embrace the chaos of three kids with so much love in their hearts (and a little bit of bribery, lol!)

this little animal lover came for a visit to the whitebox farm for her 6 month portrait session. i don’t think she was to sure about meeting big momma the chicken for the first time!

it may be october, but it still feels like summer with this unseasonably warm weather! there is no better way to hang on to that summer fun feeling than a breakfast of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at the pool with cute puppies!

i have know these babies since birth and it is so fun to watch them grow!  what better way to end a summer portrait session than with a run through the sprinkler!

i love this family so much! i am so sad that they are moving, but i hope we can catch up again when they come back to nc to visit!

what a sweet family … i had such a great time photographing the sparks family!  their new bundle of joy was on the way and willa showed off some of her love for horses!

thank you for the hospitality lori and forrest! it was so great to hang out with you and these sweet girls in beautiful wilmington!