I've had a daughter for 2.5 years now, but for some strange reason, I still think of myself first as a "mom to boys." That relationship is very special to me and I'm immediately drawn to images of moms and their sons. I was so thrilled when Christi asked me to photograph her family and I loved watching how she interacted with her boys. She loves them both equally, but differently. She appreciates their individual personalities and is simply amazing at letting them both shine their own lights. She is a beautiful matriarch ;-).

Oh, I could definitely get used to nights like this.

Walking up to her at our session this week, I kept tearing up. I was having flashbacks to here...and then to here (sigh)...and then this...and to these from last fall...

I admit it's a little tough for me to watch these kiddos grow up. It reminds me of how fast my own children are growing. But it does make me happy that families are documenting each of these milestones in photographs...something I promise they will never regret. It makes me excited to see how much she's going to change even over the next year. Thank you guys...from the bottom of my heart..it has been a beautiful, beautiful year with you!

We rode bikes. We enjoyed the beautiful weather. I took snapshots of my kids. I didn't care that my baby girl wasn't perfectly coordinated. My middle son learned to ride on two wheels. We added a few more memories to the family memory bank.

I.love.this.kid. And his family. It was truly by luck that we were able to squeeze in his newborn session almost a year ago and I'm so happy we did. Oh, did I ever share pics from his 4 month session in November?