Another Fall Day, Another Beautiful Family

More fall pictures of another great family. Their oldest boy is about the same age as my oldest daughter, and oh, how this friend and I have bonded in the past few years over parenting struggles. I love wrestling through tough parenting issues together, knowing I'm not alone, and encouraging each other by telling ourselves that our kids will be great adults someday! Being raised in this family, I have no doubt that these boys will be amazing when they grow up.





Look at these handsome little guys!

A Gold Star

To finish off my first weekend of the fall season, I spent yesterday afternoon at the beautiful Belle Meade Plantation with this super fun family. To add just a little bit of pressure, this friend of mine is also a photographer. Flattering that she trusted me to take her family pictures, but intimidating? Just a little bit :)



What makes a 2-year old boy smile directly in to the camera? A passing train, of course. That was lucky for us!



7 week old sweetness...





This is what happens when you try to take family photos with a 2-year old. Wait....come back here!



Ah, there we go. This is the shot I wanted...



How cool is this kid??











I had a great time, once again. This family really is super fun. Amazing people who can hold a 7-week old baby while watching their 2-year old boy run away from the camera, then still smile and have fun during a photo session - laid back, happy, great sense of humor -  they definitely deserve a gold star!

Fall Photo Season Is Here!

Fall photo season began yesterday for me. I kicked it off with a new lens, perfect weather, and a beautiful family. What more could I ask for? We spent yesterday afternoon at the gorgeous home of my friend's parents here in Nashville...



A very handsome and cooperative 3-year old boy - what a great combination!



And look at this pretty little girl....I can't make myself stop staring at those big brown eyes!





This was a split second before the sweetest brother/sister kiss ever! I think it's obvious that this baby girl adores her big brother.











Thanks to the G Family for being my first fall family session! We had a great time, as I always do when I'm around this sweet family. Enjoy this preview of the pictures from our afternoon together!

Panel

When my daughter was born, we had a photographer who we loved make a panel of photos from her first year and a half. It's proudly hanging in our hallway, and it's the one possession that I think I might run back in to my house to grab if the house were on fire. Sadly, that photographer is no longer taking clients, so when our baby boy came along, I decided to make his panel myself to commemorate his first year and a half of life. After our final panel session at 18 months old, here is the finished product:



I made it to match my daughter's panel, and I can't wait to have it framed and hang it in the hallway right under his big sister's panel. Fortunately, this file is saved on my hard drive and backed up to external storage, so I'll only have to grab the one panel if the house is on fire.

September Sunset

I love the beautiful light right before sunset. I had been itching to get my own kids out for some pictures at sunset, but it hadn't yet made it to the top of my priority list. Then the other day I was driving home from a friend's house right about 5 pm. We passed a beautiful spot that I hadn't noticed before, and of course I immediately thought it would be perfect for a photo shoot. So last weekend I dragged my kids out there to test it out. This may be one of my new favorite locations!

Happy families make me happy...

I just really love taking pictures of happy families. And seriously, I think the people I photograph get cuter and cuter all the time. This is one seriously good-looking family!



This little guy gave me so many great expressions. It was hard to choose just one for the blog! He gave great smiles and silly faces, but I especially love this expression. What a fun kid!



And wow, super cute little man...





Um, beautiful. Beautiful, beautiful people.

The Blessing of Grandparents

These blue-eyed beauties belong to a good friend of mine. Their sweet grandmother made these precious matching outfits, so of course we needed to take some pictures. After spending just an hour with them, I could easily see how much these kids love their grandma. When they look back on these pictures many years from now, I hope they remember these dresses, the fun, the love, and the blessing of grandparents.