The Cirelli Family

On Sunday I photographed the Cirelli family.  It was so nice to meet this wonderful family, and I was honored that they asked me to take their family pictures.  This beautiful family of four recently welcomed Liam into the world so congratulations to all of them!  These two brothers couldn't be any more cute.  The two year old, Owen, is so photogenic and fun!  He loved getting to run around the park while Liam was so content and happy the entire time... I think he may have even enjoyed getting his picture taken.

Virginia: Norfolk, Colonial Williamsburg & Thomas Jefferson

This weekend (well Thursday through Saturday) my Mom and I went to Virginia to visit my Aunt Ann, Uncle Steve, my cousin Jayme and her baby girl Rylea.  Rylea just turned one on Wednedsay, and we were excited to get to go celebrate with her!  Although our trip was cut short due to good old Hurricane Sandy (we were supposed to get home late tonight, but ended up getting on a flight last night instead, and good thing because our flight today was cancelled and Norfolk is currently getting 10" of rain today!), we still made the most of the short time we had there.  On Friday, my Aunt Ann, my Mom, Jayme, Rylea and I spent the day in Williamsburg.  If you've never been, go!  Colonial Williamsburg served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and was the center of political events in Virginia leading up to the American Revolution.  I was in love with the old buildings, the history, and the trees.  Rylea loved all the sheep, cows and horses! Not only did we get to see where Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry lived in the Governor's Palace, but we got to learn about the history and culture of the times too.  Besides going to Williamsburg we spent our time in Norfolk hanging out with the family, and being entertained by beautiful, adorable Rylea!  

It's That Time of the Year

It's that time of the year again when everyone wants their family photos taken.  Here is a much needed blog post of the three family portrait sessions (and the Mom-Daughter session) that I did this past weekend.  All four shoots were so much fun.  I was honored that these four incredible, beautiful families asked me to take their family portraits. First up is the O'Donnell family.  Although we couldn't get the little one in this family to have a serious smile for any of the pictures, I think these photos definitely show off her spunky attitude.  What do you think?  Could she have any more great faces?  And how about the other two munchkins?  Super cute, right?

Next is the Hicks family ... this shoot was so much fun with all the leaves and fabulous fall colors everywhere.  Not to mention the cute, stylish kids and the beautiful parents!  Thank you all for making my job SO, SO easy!

And finally, we have the Lamar family.  I have been blessed to know this family for many, many years now, and they just welcomed a new baby girl, Frances, to their already stunning family.  Congrats!!

And last, but not least we have adorable little Evie.  Poor Evie did not particularly want or enjoy getting her picture taken, but she definitely had a cute pout, and think the few that we did get were worth it!

The White Family

On Sunday, I was blessed to get to photograph the White family.  This incredible family was so much fun to work with.  With the beautiful parents, charming 7 year old twins, and an adorable baby girl, they sure did make my job incredibly easy!  The girls are so full of life, wild and fun, and I tried to get their great personalities to shine through these images.    The colors on the trees, and the fallen leaves couldn't have been more perfect for these Fall family photos.  Thank you so much to the White family for such a fun shoot!!