I was anxiously awaiting Bella’s arrival from the time her mom first contacted me. I was able to follow the pregnancy progress, thanks to Facebook! When she finally came in, I was not disappointed - her name fits! She is a beautiful baby and did so well! Meet Bella:
This is the 2nd time I’ve had the pleasure of photographing this family. They come from all over to vacation at Wrightsville Beach together and they have a ball! My husband said he wanted to be a part of their family! First, we did the grandparents with all the grandkids:
I won’t even say what one of the dads did to get these laughs:
And one of everybody! This is one BIG group!
Meet Jeremy, my freshest, newest baby planner! His big brother just finished up his first year plan a few months ago -Steven, and now Steven has a brand new little brother. Jeremy came in fast asleep, but after doing a couple of family shots and some with big brother, he was wide awake. It took some time, but eventually, we got him to go back to sleep and got some great images!
Anna Rebecca came in for her 2nd session on my baby plan. She is such a cutie and such a little ball of energy! Next time I see her, she will be one year old and probably walking - can’t imagine keeping up with her then!! Looking forward to the next session, Jason and Gracielle!
This is my husband’s aunt & uncle and their family - all together to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary! We had a blast photographing them, dodging “severe” thunderstorms and eating yummy hamburgers!
At the end of the session, Uncle Elbert presented Aunt Marie with a surprise!
So, we had to do a few more with the ring:
I met the Moye family at Wrightsville for some family photos and John’s 2 yr photos. He was a baby planner, so I got to see him grow that first year. But there is still a big difference in one year old and two years old - he looks so much older! He was a typical 2 year old - constantly on the go! But we had fun, chasing him and him chasing the birds.
Meet Banks, one of my newest Baby Planners. He came in at 6 weeks old and you just never know what to expect at that age. Will they sleep at all, or be awake the whole time? Well, Banks slept the WHOLE time! He was so easy - I could move him all around and still he slept - every photographer’s dream. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s such a cutie!!
Sherita’s 2nd baby just finished up her baby plan a couple of months ago, and she is expecting her 3rd in August! You’d never know it from the way she looks, though - she’s gorgeous, with her perfect round belly! Good luck with the labor and delivery, Sherita. I can’t wait to meet the newest addition!
This is Charlotte, my newest baby plan member. She came in for 6 month portraits and was just adorable - I fell in love with her eyes! She started to get sleepy about half-way through, so we waited to see if she’d fall asleep to get some sleeping shots. She came VERY close, but in the end, she was just too afraid she was going to miss something. On the upside, after a few minutes of “down time”, she was once again happy and smiling! Meet Ms. Charlotte:
Sucking her toe!
I met Colton and his parents at Wrightsville Beach a few weeks ago and found out we go to the same church! Small world. Colton was alot of fun, even though he really wasn’t very interested in me. He just wanted to play in the water and sand. I was able to get a few good smiling shots with the help of my daughter and hubby, who would jump around and generally act silly behind me and the camera - but that only lasted a few seconds before he was off again to play!
At the end of our session (thankfully!), Colton discovered he liked playing in the wet sand! Wonder if that white shirt ever came clean?
