I was excited when this former sorority sister of mine contacted me to do a celebrating adoption session for her new baby girl. After 4 years invested in the adoption process, they finally were able to bring home their baby girl. They are such adoring parents, and their sweet little girl was just the cutest. Don’t you just love that fountain pigtail?
These identical twin boys were dressed the same from head to toe — so cute! And the family did such a great job with their outfits, I just love how well they coordinated. Baby brother was a little slow to warm up this morning, but we managed to get some of his adorable baby smiles after all. Love those little teeth!
This little 6-week-old was not in the mood for sleepy newborn portraits during his session. Try as we did to get him to take a little shuteye, he just wanted to show us those baby blues.
It’s so nice to meet couples expecting their first child. This beautiful momma-to-be and her husband wanted to capture this time in their relationship right before the two becomes three. We were speculating on things such as whether the baby girl would end up a soccer player like dad or a volleyball player like mom. It’s so amazing to think a new life is on the way an all the opportunities she will have in it. I look forward to seeing them again as new parents, and meeting their little one!
This couple were married ten years ago at Washington’s River Farm in Alexandria, and wanted to commemorate their 10th anniversary with some family photos at the same place. What a great location it turned out to be! It is run by the American Horticultural Society and has gorgeous gardens, including a children’s garden with fun playhouses and a sod sofa. The family were such good sports, and we had fun doing everything from climbing trees, to playing in fountains and playing soccer.
When the mom of these three cuties contacted me to set up a Celebrating Adoption session earlier this week, I think she was hoping for something a few weeks out. But since my schedule is packed for the next few weeks with families looking to do portraits before the older kids go back to school, I was afraid I might not be able to accommodate her. But the session must have been meant to be, since another client’s cancellation opened up a slot for them right away. The session was in honor of the adoption of the youngest, but he was joining two big sisters who also were adopted from China.
