A holiday session at home with family

winter extended family lifestyle portrait photography at home near Christmas

Talk about a quintessential pre – holiday family day!   These grandparents had their children and grandchildren over for a beautiful session with Krista just before Christmas last year.  My favorite moments captured are the ones that catch the family just being themselves.  Sometimes quietly, sometimes goofily, but always genuine and real.

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Cousin pile-up on the slide!

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This little lady is a girl after Krista’s Harry Potter loving heart!

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Thank you, Petrakos family, for inviting Krista into your home for the afternoon!

 

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms out there! Especially to my two favorite Moms – my Mother, Shelia, and my Sister, Kyla! I think you’re both the greatest and I hope I can be a mom like you someday :)


Normally for Mother’s Day I’d spend the day helping my Mom buy flowers for her garden, and then watching her fill her flowerbeds with new flowers. But, this year, I can’t be there with her. So, here’s a picture of some geraniums, her favorite flower instead :)

I hope you have a wonderful day Mom!!!!!


And to all of my other favorite Moms – my two wonderful Grandmothers, GaGa & GiGi – my awesome Aunts & Cousins – Mommy Aruta – and all my dear friends who have become great moms – Happy Mothers’ Day!!!

And just for fun, here’s a video that we produced at Genesis for our Moms:


Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

I know it’s a bit delayed, but I did want to wish everyone who reads this blog happy holidays! It’s been a crazy season and I have MUCH to blog about in the coming days and weeks. I hope and pray that you all have had a wonderful season with your friends and families, and that the year ahead will be wonderful as well! I think that 2008 is going to be a big year, and I absolutely can’t wait to see what God has in store. And I can’t wait to share it with all of you who check in to my little blog to see what’s new :)

Many blessings, and Happy New Year!