It’s crazy to me that we have 2 toddlers in our house!  Remington will be 2 in September, which I can hardly believe… And Lucy just turned 3 in June!  Dogs count as toddlers, right?!  Well, rather than planning another birthday party for Lucy… Yes, yes, you read that correctly.  I’ve had birthday parties for Lucy, just one actually.   Granted, aside from myself, the only other guest was our cat, Lola.  It was for her 1st birthday.  I blame it on being pregnant and stir crazy!  Last year, Remington and I sang Happy Birthday and took her for a walk.  So this year, we were even more low key about it all.  Even though she’s not allowed on the furniture, I did include the very chair that we bought the day we found Lucy.  And gosh, she has changed since some of her earliest photos at 8 weeks old!    I still remember when she used to curl up on my shoulder and snooze while I edited photos!  It was so sweet!  Little did I know that she would show me a tiny glimpse of what it might be like to be a mother, with a tiny, precious being cuddled up in my arms.  And now these two are great friends!  Remington likes to chase her more than she would prefer, but it’s just because he loves her so!  Her antics make him giggle and screech, which in turn makes her bark…which in turn makes him laugh even more.  Although it’s nap time in the house right now (Lucy and Lola nap when Remington naps!), I can still hear their giggles and arffs echoing in the living room.  And it makes my heart full.  

We met up on an incredibly warm and sunny afternoon for portraits of this family.  They were troopers!  The heat didn’t seem to phase them one bit!  And Graham, 8 months at the time, was just as happy and smiley as could be!  Nick and Kristen love chasing after their two sweet and adventurous boys!  They make it look so effortless!  And their boys just adore them both!  It has been so fun to see how Colin and Graham are bonding – they both seem to love seeing what the other is going to do next!  Graham watches Colin’s every move with so much wonder and awe.  He’s been pulling up and working on taking steps – by now, he’s probably so anxious to run and play with Colin!  Speaking of playing, we worked quickly to get out of the heat…and to give Colin time to jump and climb on the nearby playground!  Friends and family can view their entire online gallery here.  Here are some favorites from our summer afternoon!

It’s hard to believe that Anne and Nick have been married two years already!  Their wedding day was so beautiful, so vibrant, and so them!  And as luck would have it, they were expecting their first child…due on their 2nd anniversary!  However, their sweet baby girl just couldn’t wait that long to see the world and meet her amazing parents!  And now Miss Alexina Marie is 2 months old!  Don’t you love her name? It’s a family name that Anne has been longing to use if she were to ever have a little girl!  Anne and Nick, you are wonderfully sweet and caring parents.  I love how smitten you are with your precious daughter, and how in love the two of you are, making for one strong family!  As we were getting some portraits of Alexina in the studio, I told them both that I hear their first dance song all the time and always think of their special day.  And Anne told me that now they’re even better together with Alexina!  So sweet!  This adorable family lives in Baltimore, and it was such a great honor to meet little Alexina and to photograph them together as a family!  Nick, Anne, and Alexina, it was so wonderful to see you!  It makes me so happy to see you both – proud, loving parents who are madly in love with each other.  No wonder Alexina is such a happy little girl!  And I’m smitten with her too!  Congratulations and enjoy the wild, crazy, totally amazing journey that is parenthood!  Family and friends can view their entire online gallery here – Coming Soon!

It seems like just yesterday, I was wondering when our little guy would be sitting up, crawling, taking his first steps, and now he loves to run and climb any chance he gets!  Remington is almost 21 months old, and we love him more than we could have ever imagined!  I took these photos at 19 months, and just love all the expressions he let me capture! (I’ve decided that I’ll convert his age to years once he turns 2!) It can be a challenge to get photos of him, as he’s taken quite an interest in my camera these days!  And he may have left some of his little fingerprints on my lens during our session… So with some help from Grandma and Grandpa (Pa-Pa!), I got some of those smiles and laughs (and serious faces too!) that melt my heart each and every day.  We started in the studio before heading outside later in the day, after a good nap, of course! 😉  And now for a few favorites!

I’ve simply adored this family ever since meeting them for the first time last summer!  We had celebrated Raegan’s first birthday, and now she’s a big sister!  Just wait until you see Miss Remington Lynn!  Don’t you love her name?  Of course, I do!  And I’m pretty smitten with her too!  I had the happy honor of documenting their new life together at just 4 days old!  Raegan was still adjusting to becoming a sister, and wasn’t quite ready to hold Remington yet…however, I’ve seen photos of the two of them together since then, and it was the cutest thing ever!  I can’t wait to get them both in front of my camera again!  For now, I am so excited to show you this sweet family of four!  Joe, Stacy, Raegan, and Remington, you are so wonderful!  Thank you for the honor of capturing this special time in your lives!  Friends and family can view their entire online gallery here!  And now for some favorites from our morning!