It’s hard to fully explain what it’s like watching a family grow year after year.

Babies are born - little bundles of hope and joy and newness.

Little babies turn into kids, and kids turn into mini adults.

With sass and character all their own.

Sometimes I get asked by families if photographing lots of children at once is intimidating.

But it’s only intimidating if you’re expecting everyone to have a plastered, fake smile on their face in every photo.

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes of moments.

Especially the crazy ones.

Mike and Chris, THANK YOU so much for allowing me the privilege of photographing your family year after year. I can’t tell you how much joy I get from watching your family grow and change every time. I LOVE what we captured this year, and I hope you do too! :)

Here's the funny thing about family photos. 

We tend to value them the most when our kids are young. Growing, changing, never staying still for more than two seconds at a time. 

We make time for them, plan photo sessions around big birthdays and milestones, and celebrate each new month. 

Then the years pass by and the kids don't change as much. Or as quickly. 

We look at the lovely pre-teen or teenagers in front of us and imagine their groans of despair if we mention taking photos or scheduling a shoot. So we don't. We let it slide. 

But this. This?? This is what you're missing. 

You need these memories. 

Your pre-teens and teenagers grow up just as quickly as your little bitty babies. And they deserve to be remembered too. 

Rachel (and Jeremy!) - we did it again! :) I'm so so thankful for the chance to photograph your family countless times over the last decade. Who would've thought we'd be still going at it so many years later? Thanks for allowing me the chance to watch your itty bitty babies grow up to be lovely mini adults. Love you guys so much!!