Holy heck this post is late! I shared it on Facebook but I guess I never got around to blogging it! Stone is now a year old and I’ve already finished his 1 year session which I will share shortly. This was Stone’s 6 month session!

Jessica and Joe are getting married in just a couple short months! We shot their engagement session at Woodlawn Manor in the fall… with horses! Okay, so we didnt get to actually be with the horses, but we did get to give them a quick little pat on the snout!

I can’t look at this face and not smile! I love cooing to her in my most high pitched, nauseating voice and watching her light up! I don’t care how obnoxious I sound! Do you see this face?!

Esme is becoming a very expressive being. At almost 6 weeks, she’s flashing me gummy grins, playing with her tongue and sometimes breaking down into the most adorable pouty lip.

We’ve been finding how we all fit now as a family of five. The routines are slowly being built and I am finding my new normal. The first couple weeks were rough (read: NO sleep!!) but Esme has now started adjusting to her life outside my womb.

Now, life before Esme is becoming blurry, like its hard to imagine she never was there. Funny how that happens!

I photographed this super lovely, repeat family just before the holidays 2012. It was chilly but we got some fun, family style images while strolling around Ellicott City. We stopped in a delicious sweet shop (and I got to taste an old bay chocolate crab- yum) and even sneaked into the local toy shop! I wish we could shop and eat chocolate at every session!

Sorry for the silence! This little one made her appearance February 27, 2013 and I’ve had my hands full since!

As I’ve already noted elsewhere, I will begin slowly returning emails March 18th. Most of April is booked up with portraits but I am scheduling into May and beyond!

For now, I’m soaking up every second with her.

(love this photo because it looks like she is laughing her butt off. No, shes not. She’s just trying to find her hand to suck on )