Slideshow {Northern Virginia Family Photographer}

I know on this blog I usually only show a few images from the sessions that I hold with my clients. I thought it would be fun to show a slide show of a completed gallery. This was one of my favorite sessions to date. This gives you a little glimpse of what I see behind the lens during a session with some very lively, beautiful children.

Freedom {Northern Virginia Photographer}

Yesterday our country celebrated it's independence. It is a time where we can reflect about the freedoms we enjoy and the price that many have paid on our behalf so we can enjoy them. My dear friend Erma Bombeck puts a pretty good spin on this day. (OK, so she isn't my dear friend but if she were still alive and we were neighbors, I know we would be great friends)

"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think that you have overeaten, but it is patriotism."

I hope you had a wonderful day, doing something that you enjoy with people you love. God Bless America, Land that I Love

Afternoon Fun {Dorie Howell Kids}

This afternoon I had the pleasure of hanging out with these two sweet kids. They were just as agreeable as can be and let me drag them all over one of our local gardens on an incredibly hot afternoon. Mom asked as soon as I got there if we could try to stay in the shade. Of course, I agreed as I am the first one to run into an air conditioned building as soon as it gets over 70 degrees. "Miss J" was ready with all her wardrobe changes and "Little J" just smiled and went with the flow. Thanks for a great afternoon, enjoy your sneak peek.

I could not let the afternoon go by without getting a great shot of "Miss J's" eyes. Watch out Dad, she is going to be a heartbreaker!

Drindl {Dorie Howell Kids}

April has been the month of house guests for us. We will have had guests here for 22 of the 30 days in the month. Our last group (before the current group) came to visit us from Munich, Germany. They had a great time seeing all the great Washington, D.C. sights and they absolutely fell head over heels in love with our little one. Spending time with my husband and I was secondary to watching, playing and just laughing at little Miss S. One of the things they brought over for her was a German Drindl. It is a traditional dress worn in southern Germany and Austria, based on the historical costume of Alpine peasants. We couldn't help ourselves one evening and dressed her up for a photo session in our front yard.