daily mantra: happiness is a direction and not a place….{sydney.harris}

all of these photographs are taken at the amazing and beautiful Gilsland Farm in Falmouth, Maine. anyone who has not been there, i highly recommend it…it is just a stunning nature reserve overlooking a salt marsh.  we are so spoiled here in Maine with all of our great, hidden treasures and this place is one of them.

babies grow best with love {that is what my Grammy always said}…and Emery is just a girl that is overflowing with love….

Happy 1st Birthday sweet Emery. . . here is to another year filled with change and growth, and of course, {LOVE}

i just love sweet baby lips…

sigh…sweet baby perfection.

daily mantra:

My heart is tender
but my arms are strong enough
to always hold you.

{daily.haiku}

i could photograph newborn babies all day. there is something so completely special and unique about every, single one of them…and Ben is no exception. he is probably the most relaxed baby, and that personality shines through even when he isn’t sleeping.

daily mantra: “while we try and teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” {angela.schwindt}

have i mentioned today how much i my job….

daily mantra: from small beginnings come great things {unknown}

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truth. the next best thing to having your own baby is getting to be around them all the time. truth. it still isn’t easy to leave at the end of the session. and little Owen was so preciously perfect it made my depart bitter sweet. at almost 2 weeks old, he was the perfect little sleeper. i was mesmerized by his long toes and fingers, and how every little baby noise he was simply amazing {you know those sweet little semi-sleeping squeaks…sigh}. we had an awesome session and i just could not help but share a few this monday morning.

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on a business note, my newborn casting call is currently full and i can’t thank those of you enough who have participated, or have yet to. i hope to reopen another for an older age group this summer when the weather is balmy and the light is golden, so stay tuned to the blog for that around June!

daily mantra: knock on the sky and listen to the sound…{zen.saying}

i had the privilege of photographing Emery and her parents on Saturday, and i think it might have been more fun for me than for them! this 6 month old on the move just dazzled me with her love for the camera and her willingness to pose. honestly, it was as if she were born to be a photographers child. i was spoiled by her laughter and eye contact. thank you, Miss Emery B. for being your magnificent self.

for the next several months i will be immersing myself in sweet newborn goodness. Liam is the very first newborn i have photographed this year, and i cannot tell you how much these little, tiny beings make me glow from the inside out. it was hard to resist not picking him up and taking him home…but as you can see, his Mom and dad are QUITE attached to him, and i can see why.

daily mantra: “one day your life will flash before your eyes; make sure it’s worth watching” {unknown}

Despite the chilly Maine wind and a bit of snowy confection on the ground, I had an amazing family session yesterday.  These two brothers were simply darling, and after a month of bridal meetings and 2010 scheduling, it was nice to pick up my camera to capture these happy little boys. Pure sweetness!

a little over a week ago {yes, i am terribly behind on editing AND blogging…i am catching up though} i met up with another one of my first clients EVER. i feel continually blessed to watch my famlies grow and evolve…its hard to believe that so much can happen in a years time for us all!

it was a chilly day, but we braved the corn maze and pumpkin patches to grasp onto some of Fall’s last breaths.

daily mantra: life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. {danny.kaye}

nothing is better in the fall here in maine than the leaves…i just love these shots of breven enjoying the magic.

little mckenna made my  ‘no more kids ever again’ statement to my husband tough to remember…..

brother and sister {love}

daily mantra: brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet…{vietnamese proverb}