Mother's Day Mommy + Me Mini Sessions 2014

One of my favorite sessions that I look forward to every year are those just before Mother's Day... As a mother now of two children, I realize how precious & priceless photos with my babies are. Time is a thief and our babies grow in a blink of an eye. My baby girl just turned a year a week ago & it literally feels like I just gave birth to her 5 days ago! Ok so I'm exaggerating a tad, but you get the point. Ask any mother ;) 

 Here are some of my favorites from our Mothers Day Mini's...

"There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child, 

and instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own."

 I loved that grandma came too! <3

 Most of us read to our children often, so I gave all the mommies 

an opportunity for it to be caught on camera :)

Definitely looking forward to these again in 2015!

2013 Winter Mini Session Favorites

I had so much fun meeting & documenting new faces. Here are some of my favorites :)

 

 

Letter to my daughter: Happy 18 months Emma!

My dearest Emma:

I can't even begin to fathom that you are officially a "toddler" now! Your soul is so beautiful it radiates. I can't believe I get to be your momma. I feel incredibly blessed.

As you grow, so does your personality. Although you can be very shy at first, you always seem to warm up to new people at the perfect time. Some of your favorite words right now are "go", "yeah", "than chu", "mas", "yum" and my least favorite "no" ;) On occasion you still speak in your own language, which I think is you mimicking us speak English. It's soo cute! You LOVE to sing! I'll have to record ya one of these days so you can hear yourself one day. And you love to carry a camera, necklace & purse around everywhere. Your favorite dolls right now are the cabbage-patch & the Angelina Ballerina. Somehow you always find a way to make Papa & I laugh hysterically at dinner time, baby girl, we love you soo much! You will always be my "baby girl."

And now that you'll be a big sister in just a few short months, I have no doubts that you will be an amazing big sister. My heart swells up just thinking about it.

And apparently, I'm funny! ;)

I love you more than words....

Your mama <3

Emma's weekly portraits: Weeks 64 - 65

 I still can't believe it... even when I say it out loud. My baby is fifteen months! And its been the best time of my life!  I thank God for allowing me to be mommy to a little person with a kind heart & full of soo much love.

Emma's weekly portrait: Week 60

I can't believe it, my baby is officially 14 months today! I feel soo blessed to be her mommy. Stumbled upon this quote & it pretty much sums up the way I feel for her

Love:

To feel with one's whole self the existence of another being. 

- Simone Weil

She's doesn't look like a baby so much does she? :( But always silly!

 For this child I prayed... ♥ [ 1 Samuel 1:27 ]