Baby Harper

I love Infant Sessions.  It is so wonderful, and almost magical, how new and fresh to the world they are.  Sleepy, and cuddly, and simply adorable.  I had the honor of doing Baby Harper's Newborn Session when she was only 3 days old!  (officially my youngest client yet!)


Getting started is always the most difficult because the baby is all snuggle-bugged and snoozing away.  I feel so rude interrupting such a peaceful and comfortable slumber.  However, it's what I'm there for so it must be done. Congrats Dodds! Harper is precious!!

Mini Vacay in May

To celebrate our 11th anniversary this past May, we went on a little adventure to a couple of our most favorite towns.

The first stop was Savannah, Georgia. Oh how I do love this place. The old and original beauty of it is so captivating to me. We walked the entire riverfront and then through the parks, and then back again. We ate at a little seafood place on the water, enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and live music. From there we went to my favorite piano bar, Crocodile Rocks.

After thoroughly enjoying Savannah we went on to Charleston, South Carolina, which is a very pet friendly town! We had our dog, Finn, with us and was a little concerned at first as to whether he'd be frowned upon or accepted. He ended up being pampered with fresh water and treats and a ton of 'oh's and 'aw's and love everywhere we went. It was really fabulous. Our final stop that trip was to Folly Beach, South Carolina, which is adorably quaint little beach town. We found the BEST she-crab soup of all time there!!

We had such a wonderful time at each place, we cannot wait to return.

Weathering Earl

So we were in the Outer Banks this weekend, one of my most favorite places in the whole entire world. We were staying at a really great house in Southern Shores, enjoying the amazing weather and ton of sunshine. As blue as the sky was, without a cloud in it at all, it was difficult to believe that any kind of storm was headed our way. And of course, by Monday night we're glued to the television, waiting to see what this "Earl" thing is up to. So, to cut down to the main point, they evacuated Dare County. We were all packed up and ready to roll out when we got wind of the traffic. So we turned the news back on and saw that the chances were good that it wasn't going to be nearly as bad as they originally assumed. So, we took the chance and stuck it out.

Luckily, it ended up being about as bad as a rough summer thunderstorm... without the thunder and lightning. It did make for some pretty cool photos. I'm really glad there was no real damage done. I have to admit, I was a tad bit worried when they first started talking about the possibilities of a head on collision with the storm. It was a strong category 4 at the time, and I could only imagine the devastation that would be. Oy vey. But, we dodged the bullet, the storm simmered on down, and all went very well. I'm glad we didn't scadaddle on out of town.