Archive for June, 2012
I said to her, “What do you think about doing your entire session in a parking garage?” She said, “Awesome!” And the rest was Pinkle Toes history…
P.S. Last time, that little guy was elsewhere ;-).
P.P.S. LOVE her sense of style and that awesome hair color! Meg…you pulled everything together beautifully!
Jun 18, 2012
Every day when I go to wake her in the morning and tuck her in at night, I get to remember one of the most magical days in our family…the day she came into our lives. Each image in this display was selected for its own special memory:
- Wow! I can’t believe how big my belly had gotten!
- My husband’s hands were so strong and supportive.
- Look at the grins on my boys faces seeing their baby sister for the first time!
- I remember leaning in close to breathe her in. She was so warm!
- Her hair! I couldn’t believe she had all of that hair!!!
To this day, I have watched the video footage from her birth probably twice, but in the three years since her birth, I’ve watched the incredibly beautiful and moving slideshow of her birth countless times. Countless. I know I am *very* lucky to have this event recorded in such a timeless, personal, tasteful manner.
If someone came up to me today and said, “I’ll give you a million dollars if you destroy all of the photos from her birth,” I guarantee you I would turn them down. If someone said, “Okay then, for a million dollars, I can turn back time so you could have non-blurry photos of the births of your first two children,” well–you know what? I would seriously try to figure out a way to make that happen.
But why?
Because I have forgotten. The births of my children are the three single-most monumental days of my life–they changed who I am as a being–and yet I have to fight very hard to force my brain to remember them. Nature’s way, I suppose, but I don’t want to forget. I truly don’t. I’m not stuck in the past nor am I trying to relive it…I just want to…I just want to relish it.
I can promise you that looking pretty for the camera was the last thing on my mind that day. I can promise you I wasn’t wearing make up. I can promise you that when I was lost in laborland, I had no idea who was in the room with me.
Tell me if you see anything “gross” in the images above. Call me one of those “crazies.” Refer to me as a “diva.” Really? I think not. You know what? The birth of a child is not gross. I’m a loving mom and I run my own business–clearly I’m not crazy. And frankly, I’m no more a diva than a bride who wants pictures on her wedding day.
in one of my most favorite spots. You just can’t beat it!
Jun 13, 2012
I was feeling somewhat caught up and ahead of the game tonight. Then I made the mistake of looking through the archives and realized there were about 30+ sessions from last year that I had yet to blog. To which I replied, “Well, hmph.”
At least now we’re at 29+.
Jun 12, 2012
Too many times I’ll see something cool on my drives from my sessions and I’m too tired or too lazy to stop the car and photograph it. I stopped today.
Jun 12, 2012
Pop on over to The Creative Mama today! (There’s a free download, too!)
When I sat down to think about it, I’ve known this lovely lady for nearly a decade. In fact, she and I were pregnant with our first sons at the same time. We both had our 2nd sons at about the same time. We both had little girls at about the same time. She is a true lady in every sense of the word and she mothers her children with a grace that I could never emulate but absolutely admire. I’m so glad I finally got the chance to work with her like this and to capture the wonderful connections in her family! (Check out my personal fav from this session!)
Jun 11, 2012
These guys are no strangers to the Pinkle Toes blog and I can’t even begin to tell you how it makes me feel to think that most of my blog posts are of repeat clients. It is truly a privilege to get to watch these kiddos grow up. Love this tradition of having everyone there for his birthday (just like his big sis) and I LOVE that we sat him on the table with his cake (just like his sis). It was a very happy day! (Click to see my two personal favs from this session bigger HERE and HERE;-).
Jun 11, 2012
Golden, hazy sunrise.
Bubbling creek,
Giggles and shrieks.
Bears, blankets, wagons, and sparkles.
Sunday morning church bells.
Tears of trepidation,
Of happiness.
Adopted.
Loved.
So very loved.
A most memorable session yesterday where I felt like I was literally witnessing a family become a family.
Jun 06, 2012
Just a tad. It’s kind of fun to see the feature in this issue of CHIC Magazine, but even cooler to be among so many other incredible photographers and tons of photog eye-candy! Although, reading through my own Day in the Life, I may have given myself a headache 😉