Four Little Munchkins and One Calm Mom.

Angela was the winner of a drawing at Greenberries (a fabulous children's consignment store in Columbia, MD) during the grand-opening festivities held this summer. She has four beautiful children of various ages & sizes.  All of them are absolutely adorable and so sweet.  I was floored by their demeanor, charm and personalities.  Let me introduce them to you.

This is Calvin.  He's the oldest and the protector.

This is Christina.  She is 7 years old, with a quiet demeanor and loves her older brother.

This is Tyler.  He is 4 years old and the class clown.  Loves to stick out his tongue...alot.

This is Clara. Just under 5 months, cute as a button.  Loves to smile and be doted upon by other siblings.

Here's a few more from the session.

your life is art.

Your memories are what fuels your emotions. Why not display them in your space as part of your life?

Do you have a wall in your home that you can't figure out how to fill?  This is what I envioned as a wall display after working on these sweet little munchkins.  So many options!

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Holiday Portrait Palooza!

Thank you to all the families who dressed up in their bows, ties, and tutus for our annual Holiday Portrait Sessions.  It was so much fun and it was so great to see you again.

Happy Holidays!

Hugs,

Mary

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Phoenix & Shawn's Beautiful Children.

What can I say, I love this family.  They always come back for more and I can never get enough of them.  Thank you, Phoe, for sharing your family with me.  I'm always so grateful and honored.  Love ya!

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Kara's Perfect Belly. Waiting for Baby.

Kara really does have the perfect pregnant belly.  It's so beautiful and she's darn proud of it, too.  We had such a great time exploring the creative possibilites.  She brought a suitcase full of goodies and just went with it.  This is such an amazing time for a woman.  So many incredible things happening to the body and soul in preparation for this huge life changing experience.  It's a time that should be flaunted and celebrated. 

I say, so what if you get big ankles and you've gained a bazillion pounds.  Be proud of it. Flaunt it!  It's still sexy, beautiful and amazing. Our bodies are doing incredible things. Eat a few bons bons and enjoy it.  But, don't forget to eat lots of spinach, too.

In celebration of pregnancy & wonderful round bellies, I present you with Kara!

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Jaime & Bryan + One = Family.

I met Jaime & Bryan at Renee & Young's Wedding (see previous post). I think I've photographed an entire department's staff at University of Maryland Medical Center.  Crazy.  Come to think of it, I used to work in their photography lab ages ago when the doctor's needed film developed, slideshows and slide duplicates made for presentations.  Times have changed. And I think I just showed my age. 

But, back to Jaime & Bryan.  They are so cute together and they've been together since High School. How cool is that?  And now they're going to have a little person very soon. And Jaime is just glowing!  Seriously.  She's beautiful.  I'm so excited to have had the chance to document this very special time in their lives.

Enjoy!  I can't wait meet the newest member of your family!

Go Orioles!

This was their idea...and I love it!

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A Special Visit from the Feather Family!

I'm so lucky.  I mean really lucky.  And grateful... to have the many families I've photographed come back to me year after year to document their ever-growing, ever-changing family life.  The Feathers are one of those families I'm blessed to see again & again.  What's even more special is that this family now lives in Toronto and took the time out of their busy vacation back in this area to come see me and share a little bit of their family life. And it was raining.  And the traffic was aweful.  And their little guy wasn't feeling 100%.

Things have changed since I saw them last.  Owen is twice as big and she is now the big sister to Devon, a sweet blue-eyed boy that will knock your socks off.

Thank you, thank you for coming to see me. You have such a beautiful family that is full of personality. 

I'm so excited about a new venture that includes destination Life Sessions...like to Toronto!  Stay tuned.

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Bradley & Elizabeth. A Mini Session at the Studio.

I've been photographing Elizabeth since she was a wee little thing, only weeks old.  You can see how big she's gotten and now has a little brother to annoy and be annoyed by.  On this particular afternoon they rather enjoyed each other and had a whole lot of fun running around the studio, with their parent Tiffany & Brad in tow.

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