A Child Lives Here

Life around our house is always an adventure. Between my different ventures, my husband's work and computer clients and a growing three year old, there is never a dull moment. I am loving watching my daughter grow and experience her world. Some things are fun, like her insisting that she MUST wear a dress every single day with a matching headband and sparkly princess shoes. Other things I could probably do without.

One of those things is her latest obsession with worms, caterpillars and slugs. She would rather look around in our yard for any one of those things than do almost anything else.

One evening after dinner she hit the mother load when she found a caterpillar nest that "burst" (for lack of a better word) and there were hundreds of these caterpillars all over the yard. She didn't feel the need to change out of her bathing suit to go check it out. Complete with matching bucket and magnifying glass, we headed out to collect caterpillars. To say she was completely amused would be an understatement.

Northern Virginia Family Photographer - Expecting!

I just love this family. This is the second time I have had the chance to photograph them and this year I get to do it twice! We met a few weeks ago for a maternity/family session to document their family as it gets ready to grow and I will see them in just a couple weeks to meet the newest member. I'm so excited about that!

Thanks for coming out and seeing me. As always, it was a pleasure and I am looking forward to seeing you and meeting your new little one very soon.

How cute is this sweet face?!?

I told mom that I love it when couples will take a few moments out and pose for pictures. When was the last time you did this with your love? If you say your wedding and it was more than five years ago, I think it is time! Let's set something up.

She loves her new baby already.

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Vienna Family Photographer - Three!

Two weeks ago I had a last minute cancellation which resulted in an open slot in my schedule for a session. I was so happy when I was able to book this family and take advantage of a beautiful afternoon. We could not have asked for more beautiful weather and our little subject was in a very playful, fun mood. A perfect combination to create some wonderful family portraits!

Want to arrange for a session? I would love to hear from you. I still have some availability in June and July.

Dc Metro Photographer - The White House

This year we were lucky enough to be offered tickets to The 133rd White House Easter Egg Roll held on the South Lawn of the White House the Monday after Easter. We were offered tickets by someone who works on Capital Hill and were very excited to go play on the White House lawn. We were invited, along with 6,700 in our session (a total of over 30,000 for the day) of our closest friends, to take part in this historic activity. They have four sessions during the day and we all were in the last session.

This year's theme was "Get up and Go". The focus was healthy lifestyle choices and had many activities for the children to take part in. From hearing a story being read, hearing Willow Smith sing on one of the stages, an Easter Egg hunt, painting crowns from the Washington Children's museum, learning about gardening, face painting, the list goes on and on. To say there was a lot to do with the kids, would be an understatement.

Going to this involves a lot of waiting in lines, security checks, and overall patience. (Yes, they will take Goldfish crackers away from a three year old in the name of National Safety.) Luckily we stocked up on patience before we left the house and were good to go. After waiting in several lines for over an hour in the hot sun, we finally crossed onto the White House property.

Our first stop was the actual Easter Egg Roll. Did you know they use real colored eggs for this? Our little one needed a little encouragement but she finally crossed the finish line.

Our future leader!

This is a picture of our little beekeeper in front of the White House beehive. They had shut it for the day so the bees stayed inside and had to spray it down with water so the bees wouldn't get too hot.

Yes, with this eye roll, I think we are in trouble when she hits her teen years.

This is our keepsake from the day. Provided by the National Park Service.

Thank you for having us over President and Mrs. Obama. We had a great time and look forward to being able to do it again!

DC Metro Photographer - 10!

I had a great opportunity two weeks ago to photograph this sweet 10 year old. I have known her for a few years and when her mom asked me to photograph her to celebrate her entrance into "double digits", I was happy to be able to. What was so great about this session was that mom just dropped her off and let us hang out during the session. That made my subject relaxed so I was able to get some portraits that really show her personality.

Congratulations on being 10!