"...I daydream after breakfast
While the spirit of eggs and toast
Knits together a length of bone
As fine as a wheatstalk.
Later, as I postpone weeding the garden
I will make two hands
That may tend a hundred gardens..."
Excerpt from "Ordinary Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver.
Thanks, Laura, for sharing your ordinary miracle with me this spring! He is the sweetest. xo.
Meet baby Logan. Can you believe that face? Yes, he was a newborn and less than two weeks old here and yes, he seemed to skip the wrinkly old man phase. I credit his good genes?
I've loved getting to work with families that, prior to a newborn session, I knew of but didn't know. I walk into their house in these dreamy first days when everyone is on cloud nine and living in a blur at the same time. You tell me birth stories and let me keep clicking through nursing sessions (thank you, by the way; it's for you and not the blog and the results are almost always among my favorites).
These two were no different. They greeted me with grace and calmness, as though they weren't awake more than asleep the night before or sped through a major life change a few days prior.
Thanks for having me, B+K! I loved meeting your babe and getting to know you. From what I see, it's all sweetness inside your walls. :)
Congratulations, Katie and Ben, on having the most adorable little boy in Drexel Hill. ;) xo.
I met up with John and Kristin on a hot Friday evening in the spring for their engagement session. They were working overtime on wedding stuff (planning a party for ALL your favorite people is no joke, as you know) and showed up looking classy and cool (I couldn't wait to get these two in front of old stone walls when I saw these outfits!) ...but told me how beat they were. We took a few minutes to chat and chill and I dare say they did just fine. (See below.)
I mention this because I know it's quite a bit of work to get out of the house for a photo session and it is so common to feel frazzled and stressed when we begin! I have more thoughts on this, but for now, just know that folks who show up feeling crazy still love their final images.
John and Kristin, I loved getting to know you and see just how much you care for one another. Lovely in my camera and lovely in real life. xo.
Theresa has been one of my closest friends for years. We had a joint sweet 16 birthday party, took pictures together before high school dances, and historically caught up over meals in diners (diet coke and salad for her, crispy chicken salad for me).
She met her beau, and, like only brave souls can do, dropped everything and moved to Germany with him. She's one of the hardest workers I know and I'm one of many who value her friendship. This woman is...the woman.
About the beautiful flag Austin is laying on (scroll way down) in two images: Anthony's grandmother had the flag flown over the white house on his 16th birthday and then gifted it to him. Since then it has flown in the back of his plane on missions around the world. What a legacy and a gift - to Austin and to the rest of us.
Thank you for having me, A + T. Your little one is adorable and I'm thrilled that I can now hop in my car and come see you. :)
