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sherry, this is for you… i know you’ve been waiting to see this for a long time.

it was great working with you, your kind (and fun) mom and your incredibly sweet boy.

and for the rest of you that follow my blog i leave you in the company of this handsome little men, zachary

love these 2!

see you soon my sweet boy…

aris

i always wanted to have a girl, ever since i can remember, even from the days i played with dolls i dreamed one day to have my own little girl. not only because it’s so much fun to dress them up and do girly things together but also for that special bond i think we (women) all have with our  mothers, i know, it kind of fades during our teen years, but just fortifies after that, i saw it through the years in my family, my mom had it with my “nona” (her mom) and i have it with mine.

when i was pregnant with my first baby i secretly wished i was carrying a girl so i didn’t have to worry about it anymore, of course i couldn’t be happier with my boy, but i thank god that i got her the second time around, otherwise i wouldn’t have stopped trying until i got my little pink nursery.

she was a surprise, we didn’t want to know the sex before the birth and for some reason everybody, based on the shape of my belly, predicted i was having a boy, i convinced myself and everybody else, including my own doctor, that i was in fact going to be the mother of 2 boys.

i can not express with words my feelings during the c-section when the doctor pulled that little creature out and screamed  ”it’s a girl, it’s a girl”.  i cried with emotion for 3 consecutive days and even now i just can’t believe my luck.

she is turning 2 today and i can assure you i’ve loved every single minute of it, we have in our house the happiest, funniest and most loving little girl we have ever met.

i always wanted to have a girl, i just never imagine i was going to have the girl of my dreams.

i love you my little “mushroom”

love

“mami”

these two active, handsome boys made for a great session a couple of weeks ago, so good it was hard for me to select my sneak peeks, they were everywhere, running, exploring, jumping, just being boys and i’m glad they did, because i ended up with a fantastic candid and fun session

here are some of my favorites

so sweet… i always melt with these tender moments with mommy.

one of my favorites….

cole, ryan, kyle and melinda, it was great pleasure working with you and meeting your beautiful family…

this precious baby girl is “Harper”  one of the most beautiful and happy babies i’ve ever seen, there is not much more to add, other than she is the daughter of the coolest couple, that i’ve grown to like very much and i could stay at their place all night just photographing her. i know you will agree with me…..

yummy, yummy finger….

big brother, handsome jack….

love, love this shot…

tiffany and rob, working with you was double the fun. congratulations on your gorgeous family.

love

aris

gaby occupies a special place in my heart and in my business, i met her when she was just days old and i’ve been photographing her for two years, i’ve recorded with my camera each of her biggest milestones, so she has become a little of mine too, i know stephanie (her mom) won’t mind that i say that, plus she was the first newborn i photographed when i just moved my business to greensboro…. these are for you my little lucky charm, it was great to spend some time with you once again….

i’ve got to say she is one of the most developed 2 year old kids i’ve ever meet, her language skills are incredible!

love!!!! these shoes

she literally didn’t stop moving during the whole shooting….

thank you very much stephanie for choosing me once more to capture this beautiful time of gaby’s live, i’ve enjoyed every minute of it

see you soon.

a.

my sister-in-law and her family (chris, joe & tally) are spending some time living abroad, you can check their family blog here,  they came back to the states to spend the summer with grams and gramps in richmond, and a couple of days here in greensboro with us to celebrate luca’s b-day, the day they were heading back we did this session, we had a great time laughing at chris’ silly jokes, that got everybody in such great moods…i could say lot of great things about each one of them but i know that after 2 long weeks of waiting, all they want is to see the pictures… here you go. “besitos” to all…

… they made their official entrance to my blog with their signature “walk”

… guess who’s the princess

just adorable, i know carol will like a couple of this prints

one of my favorites, go joe-joe!

this was the family make-out session….

i hope you print your version of abbey road to hang in your little london flat

bye bye evertson’s…we hope to see you all soon–maybe next spring in france.

love.

tia aris

luca, my sweet boy, you are turning 4 today. the other day we were in the pool and you asked me to carry you in my arms like i do with your sister and it suddenly hit me, you weren’t a baby anymore, you were about to turn 4, and 4 has always seemed like the end of “babyhood” for me… at that moment, in the middle of the pool deck, i was about to start crying.

i love you in a way i cannot explain with words, i love to see the boy you have become, i love your ability to speak two languages and jump from one to the other so naturally, and your talent to put together puzzles that are way above your age level, i also love to see you facing your fears, your love of animals and even your stubbornness. i think you have the most beautiful smile and even though i’ve always craved your hugs and kisses i love the fact that you give them to me when i least expect it.

you are unpredictable, passionate and very funny.  i love your sense of humor and your love of nature. you are swimming like a champion and making cute drawings. i love your passion for movies, trains and parties. i love your dad for being such an amazing father to you, one of my favorite things is watching you both working in the yard every saturday morning and going to the ”mercadito”and lowes together(he is so your hero), i love seeing when you protect your little sophie and all the different ways you show your love for her…

but what i love the most is when you get inside my sheets in the middle of the night and whisper in my ear “i wuv you mommy”.

i wish i could keep you from growing up too fast… thank god that i have my camera to capture all these moments.

                              happy birthday

te amo con toda mi alma.

tu mami

devin has the ‘deepest blue” eyes i have ever seen, they are almost purple, he is such an angel,  for almost 3 hours, he put up with me through countless different poses, he let me take off his diaper, move him around, swaddled in and out of blankies and in his birthday suit without a fuss.  what a precious little man.  and then there is chloe, sometimes i have a hard time with dogs, but this wonderful, little creature was so playful and fun!  we had a great time together while devin was having his lunch… what an amazing family, very sweet and accommodating,  i really enjoyed working with them.  here are some of my favorite from that afternoon….

a very important member of the family…

i truly believe this is how angels look….

josh and shay it was a great pleasure meeting you and your precious little man. you are going to be fabulous parents…thank you both.

just take a look at these pictures and you can see what a fun time this family has and how much love is in their home. these are the type of people you feel so comfortable around right away… tate, natalie and greyson were super excited about getting their pictures taken and so were mom and dad. tate is the youngest in the family, he is great in front of a camera, the one with all the silly, funny faces, you will be easily able to recognize who he is, natalie is of course the princess- who also loves the camera- a very sweet and kind girl, she introduced herself to me in spanish (which she speaks fluently), i thought that was so cute… and greyson is the computer-lover, maybe not too excited about my camera but he equally enjoyed the whole experience.

i, like everybody else, had so much fun during our 2 hour session

… and now natalie gets a turn doing her best shawn johnson imitation

…i love these images, the whole crew (with a cameo by the family dog) and the proud parents… thank you guys i had a lot of fun and you are such a great family! 

i am so lucky in so many ways, as a photographer i have the chance to work my dream job at my own rhythm-that’s priceless-but i’m also very lucky to get to photograph such cool, fun and to top it offs such beautiful families all the time. i know i always brag about my clients, but it’s true, here i have a clear example of that. the bairds are one of those families that truly, genuinely love and enjoy each other, when i arrived aislyn and audrey where ready for me dressed in their pretty tu-tu’s, they LOVED having their pictures taken and playing to the camera, these 2 are such fun kids to be around and so is isaac, who at almost 2 years old talks and knows the colors already, he didn’t want anything to do with the strange girl that followed him with that big black thing, but that didn’t last long, he soon came out of his shell and gave me the most beautiful smiles. carrie and matt you have a truly wonderful family, thank you so much for letting me in you house to photograph you. can’t wait to see you all again.

LOVE!!!! these shots….

…and these!!!!!

….and these are some of my favorite of the whole family together

… beautiful