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Oct 12, 2011

Energy.

There is boundless life and energy flowing through this family. I think it flows through these images, too. And that makes me happy.

Oct 06, 2011

My middle child came running into my office yesterday–dirty, sweaty, out of breath, and talking a mile a minute. The house had been awfully quiet and I figured my husband and the boys were up to something outside, but I didn’t have a clue as to what he was talking about. Then I went out and saw they were digging in a little space in our front yard. Instantly, I realized exactly what they had found.

10 years go, my husband and I buried a time capsule for our future children. We’d been married just a year and hadn’t even started to think about having kiddos at that point, but we had this crazy idea to make a time capsule and decided to go for it. I specifically remember we wrote letters to our future children (we thought we were only going to have two and we already had their names picked out…Tristan and Amerlyn. Thank goodness she came along to fulfill our prophecy). Over the years, I’ve thought about when we might dig up the time capsule with the kids. To be honest, I couldn’t really remember what else we had put in there, but I was *really* excited to read what we had written to our future kids.

When they first started digging, the boys had no idea that *we* were to ones who buried it. They were so wrapped up in the excitement of finding treasure…they were convinced it was at least 100 years old, LOL. I was crushed, however, when I saw that the bag protecting it had fallen apart and the tin was severely corroded. Everything that was paper inside the tin (including several photos, my copy of this book–which was a HUGE part of my life–newspapers, magazines, and oh no!!! THOSE LETTERS!!!!) was ruined. I may or may not have cried a little bit over that.

However, some things did survive…

That’s a Polaroid of my hubby and I when I was in college and there’s my genie watch (I was obsessed w/ all things Disney growing up) and somehow, a little miniature plastic Hungry Hippos game survived, too. There was a bunch of old jewelry (almost all of it was corroded beyond recognition), but the greatest find was our high school class rings!! I totally forgot that we had put them in there and I have spent countless hours searching the house for them over the years, LOL. That almost makes up for the lost letters ;-). They say diamonds are forever, but now I’m thinking it’s plastic, Polaroids, and gold.

The boys enjoyed the time capsule much more than we ever would have imagined. We’ve decided to make another one for our family to dig up in another 10 years. I’m excited to see what they choose to put in there and I *hope* we can come up with a water-tight container that won’t fall apart on us–any suggestions…something besides gold?

Have you ever created or recovered a time capsule? I would LOVE to hear your stories and share them w/ our kiddos (talk to me on Facebook).

Sep 20, 2011

This was FUN!!!!!!

Okay, well once I got over the fact that the little guy greeted me with, “Are you coming to clean the house today?” *then* I had fun. But my gosh, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed and played so much in one session!!! Of course, part of the deal was that I had to let the kids snap a few pics:

Not bad work, huh?

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See, I told you we had FUN!!!

Sep 12, 2011

simple beauty.

Sometimes, you can strip away all of the color and hip, Austin backgrounds and wind up with something so simple, yet so beautiful. A little green oasis tucked away in Austin with a warm, glowing sunrise made for the perfect playground for this family photo session. They looked beautiful!

Aug 29, 2011

bittersweet.

Even though I’d spent hours going through the images and designing the album, my heart fluttered with both sadness and joy as I flipped through the pages when it arrived on my doorstep. The album features the maternity pictures, his beautiful birth day photos, and his perfect little newborn session (below). While it was incredibly rewarding to see it all tied together like that, it also meant that that particular “trilogy” was over. I’ve mentioned before that this beautiful family is leaving Austin soon and I don’t know why, but it really hits me hard when I think about it. I’ve been working with them since before the birth of their first baby a few years ago. Feels like I’m going to be saying goodbye to good friends. *Fortunately,* I get one last fix this fall before they’re off to make a new life up north. And equally fortunate, we can stay in touch via Facebook.

Okay. I’m done moping now. Here are a few photos from his newborn session…

Aug 25, 2011

all.

This session had it all…

…three adorable children with a super wonderful, loving mama…

…family snuggles and special time just for dad + daughter…

…a piano prodigy, funny songs made up to Nirvana tunes by dad, headstands on a funky purple couch, lush green grass where mom and dad could rest for spell…

…bikes and wagons…

all-austin-family-lifestyle-photographer-childrens-kids-photographer.jpg …sprinklers and watermelon…

all-austin-family-lifestyle-photographer-childrens-kids-photographer-bts.jpg …and even me! P.S. Remember the story about the bottom left photo? I still laugh about that.

It was such a pleasure to get to capture this family doing all the things they love to do together. Can’t wait to put together their album, too! I LOVE making albums and knowing that the images are going to go together to tell the story…the pictures are going to get looked at and remembered time and time again. Makes my heart happy!

Aug 15, 2011

she was a gem.

Her big bro was a little firecracker. They balance each other out 😉

I’ve really been enjoying lifestyle newborn sessions like this. It’s not about the latest prop or the coolest blanket or headband. It’s about a family just being a family and pulling in elements of their current circumstances into the images so they can always remember these early, fleeting days.

Aug 12, 2011

“You’re gonna miss this.”

I heard this song for the first time the other day and I couldn’t help but to think of my own life, my kiddos when they grow up, and all of the families I’ve gotten to work with over the years. I’m not one for sappy country songs, but this one got me…and then became the soundtrack while I edited this session…

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Aug 05, 2011

Easiest session in the history of sessions.

I hope I’m not telling on myself, but truly, this was one of the easiest sessions I’ve ever had (I guess I’ve paid my dues in the past). These boys were amazing and their parents were so relaxed and down-to-earth. Driving up to their home, I was getting *really* nervous because the skies were getting dark and there were rumors of bad storms (I guess that tells you how long ago this session was ;-). So when I got there, I told the boys that we were going to have to make it quick. They were absolute ANGELS! Not gonna lie…when I got a little giddy that their grandparents showed up for a few shots (celebrating a BIG anniversary this year). And I’m also not gonna lie about how mom’s eyes mesmerized me.

Jul 21, 2011

hot off the press!

I literally just sent these proofs off to order and I thought mom would love a bigger peek into her completely relaxed and so very fun photo session. Ack! So many favs, it was hard to choose. There’s just so much adoration and emotion in this family. Now that I think about it, definitely going to have to do a “part 2” post.

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