bump in the city! | new york city maternity photography

yes, there is something in the water. our family and friends are makin’ babies! here is L and her baby bump; isn’t she gorgeous?! I was so happy to have the opportunity to photograph this special time for her and her husband (who is my husband’s dear childhood friend).  L was just over halfway along at the time of our session and was only mildly showing, so she ate three slices of pizza and probably developed a hernia from distending her belly on command, but she pulled it off like a pro! I’ll say it again, GORGEOUS! wish i could post more but my new year’s resolution is to get more sleep. so here’s a tiny sneak peek for L & R! [muah!] we love you and I’ll get the rest to you as soon as I can.

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in-laws rock! (part 1) | new york city family photographer

yes, I heart my in-laws! I am so lucky to have found such a fantastic bunch of people–all the way from my kids’ great grandmother down to the little girl growing inside the belly of my sister-in-law. I was thrilled to be able to photograph L and her bump, her husband, and their darling daughter during our trip back to our hometown of New York City during the holidays. Here’s a little sneak peak for them!

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precious M is a very smart little girl. she did not fall for any of the silly things I did. Her daddy had to use her love of being upside down to get her close to the L’s belly!

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And thanks to our hosts who let us use their to-die-for loft in TriBeCa! Your photos are up next…

sisters! | fairfax va children’s photography

I met these sisters at my daughter’s “magic kitchen” class this past summer, and I knew instantly that I had to photograph them.  I was thrilled when their wonderful mom called to schedule the session!  Here’s a sneak peek for them–THANKS!–and I will get the rest up in the New Year.

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the J family | arlington va baby photographer

Just a tiny, tiny sneak peek for the J family and little man G–thanks so much!

no time to blog. must work, work, work! 10 days till christmas–ARGH!

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and here’s little cricket. we bonded.

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buddha-ful! | falls church family photographer

Baby A is 11 weeks new and is all chubby cuteness! Mom and Dad and big sister A call her a little buddha; I think she is simply buddha-ful!  Here’s a sneak peek for my neighbor friends around the block!

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dr. in the house! | mclean va family photographer

Dr. A saved my life–getting me through the rough birth of my first child–and for that I am eternally grateful!  I was honored  to be able to photograph her fantastically fun(ny!) family this past Thanksgiving weekend.  Thank you! and I will get the rest to you soon.

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thanksgiving with friends! | annandale va family photographer

Thanksgiving with the fabulous B family is quickly becoming a tradition.  They ROCK and I am always happy to snap a few for them whenever I can!  Here are a couple from our very quick session before gorging ourselves on every possible type of meat–except turkey, go figure.  Don’t worry, guys, I have a handful of christmas card candidates for you. Thanks again for another awesome Thanksgiving!

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and here is one of our daughters! BFF!

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my daughter’s future inlaws! | vienna va family photographer

I met S and her incredibly handsome son K at gymboree over two years ago, and since then we and our children have become very good friends!  I was thrilled to finally be able to do a proper shoot with little K and his equally beautiful sister K.  Look at those eyes!  I dream of having grandchildren with those color eyes! So in my mind K and my daughter, Z, are betrothed–sorry S.  Thanks and I’ll get the rest to you soon!

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the L family! | alexandria va family photographer

One gorgeous couple, a handsome young man, two (count ‘em TWO!) sets of beautiful twins, one loving nana, and an affectionate bulldog named Charo! whew! Thank you L family for allowing me to witness your amazing love for each other! (and for making me want more kids…and maybe a bulldog, too)  many, many more images to come.

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piece of mango! | arlington family photographer

Let me start off by saying that I love my son. but little man E is a close second! I had the pleasure of photographing him at five months old. At that time I was a couple months pregnant and after seeing beautiful E, I longed for a son of my own.  He hasn’t lost any of his cuteness, in fact it has multiplied!  It was a gorgeous Sunday morning and E and his fabulous parents were perfectly happy and comfortable!  E was all smiles for me, especially with the magic phrase that made him giggle: “piece of mango!”  Thank you so much T-B family and I will get the rest to you soon!

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