I know that Mom has been so patiently waiting for these and I can't thank her enough! Fact....I suck at culling images, especially for a lifestyle shoot when I LOVE them all! 

She's a photographer as well, so talk about pressure! Its always such an honor when a fellow photographer wants you to photograph their family, but a little nerve racking as well. You know they have their own vision of how they want the shoot to go and you just hope you can capture it perfectly for them! I was so incredibly happy when Mom contacted me and said she wanted to do a lifestyle session. I LOVE these types of sessions! I've always loved capturing those "in between" moments in photo shoots and I feel like lifestyle sessions are all the "in between" moments. The real moments and interactions between families. You just being you, and me just being there, like that annoying neighbor that just shows up and won't leave ;-) 

So for now I'll leave you with a video that I LOVE. Blog post with photos coming soon!

If you're interested in booking your own lifestyle session or you have questions about the whole thing! Contact me at [email protected] 

One visit when I was at my mom's we were cleaning out her kitchen, because I love love love to clean things out and get rid of things! Fortunately for her and unfortunately for me I ended up bringing a lot of stuff home with me. You know, so some day I can clean it out of my house and have the satisfaction of getting rid of it ;-) One of those things was a Gold Medal Flour Alphabet kids cookbook that I had when I was little and I remember flipping through the pages and wanting to make everything. I checked out the copyright and it was printed in 1987, so this baby has been around awhile!

I thought about it one day when Maddox said he wanted to make something, so I pulled out the cookbook and he had so much fun flipping through and picking out something to make. Now everyday, (at 7am), he's asking for his cookbook so we can make something. Some days I give in (A is for Apple Crisp breakfast Tuesday apparently!) and some days I make him wait until the afternoon when sister is sleeping and we need a quiet activity. Its been great! He's learning his fractions, he's learning how to measure things and the best of all he's so proud to see what we've made. And its gotten me out of my comfort zone with cooking, making my own pie crusts and bread, something I would just buy or use my bread machine for before! And the recipes are super easy, with few ingredients so we're not making a huge mess, which scores major big time points with this Momma! 

The first thing we made was Mud Pie for M, and no, there was no mud in it, just lots of delicious chocolate! My camera is always hanging out on my kitchen bar so I grabbed it and snapped some photos along the way. Its been fun and I hope he continues to enjoy cooking and baking!

{if you just want to check out the photos without the video keep on scrolling!}

YES! You read that right! Happy Father's Day! I sat down this year and thought, how come I never do Daddy and Me sessions? Well, first off, no Dad's would probably do it (yes, you, DAD, you need to get in front of the camera too.....and be happy!) and the second reason, Father's Day always sneaks up on me! One of my goals this year is to really get into more lifestyle and storytelling sessions and I think its a lofty goal not because the sessions don't totally rock, but because lifestyle and storytelling are such overused and broad words that I don't think most people know what they really are. So what better way to show you how much these types of sessions rock, than to offer "Mini Storytelling Sessions" I'm confident that after you book this type of session you'll love them just as much as I do. 

So here are the details:

Mini Storytelling Sessions (30-45 minutes max) - These sessions are created to shine the light on your special relationship with your kids. What do you love to do with your kids? Some special routine you have with them? Maybe its getting donuts on Saturday mornings, fishing at the park, playing soccer in the backyard, whatever you do with your kids that is special that you want to remember, its totally up to you!

35-50 images

Add on items: slideshow, album

Spots will be very limited!

$150

And don't worry Moms, same deal applies to YOU! I can't wait to see what you all come up with! Check out my sweet lovies and my loving husband at their special Daddy date to the Astros Game :-) 

*If your activity requires admission you will be asked to purchase a ticket for your favorite photographer ;-)