"Adventure is out there!"

I think it was more than a year ago when my friend Song and I started dreaming up an engagement shoot based off the Pixar movie, Up.  She sadly moved away soon after and we didn't get a chance to make it happen.  I absolutely love the movie, and one day as I was watching it, I noticed that my youngest son, Josiah, looks an awful lot like Carl as a young boy.  And so the obsessiveness with finding aviator hats, making Adventure books and grape soda pins, and buying lots and lots of balloons started.  :)  I have to say it was quite the adventure even taking these photos with a baby, a toddler, and 48 balloons (most of which popped by the time we got to our location).  Last summer I enlisted the help of some family members and we took these photos to use for our Christmas card.  I am finally getting around to posting them on the blog, and I am happy for the reminder that I always need to keep a "spirit of adventure,"no matter how crazy things seem at times.

After moving, getting out of the Army, changing employment, and renovating our house, we now have an even bigger adventure ahead of us!  A new baby!

Halstead Family {Yorktown, VA}

We have only lived in Yorktown a couple months and I already love it!  It is so beautiful and historic, and I love that it is right along the water.  I think we will be going to the beach almost every day this summer. :)  I was so excited when Amanda contacted me about taking some pictures to celebrate her son's first birthday, and that it worked out to take them in Yorktown.  Jasper is a darling boy and I thoroughly enjoyed watching him play and laugh with his parents.  Happy Birthday Jasper!

Hodges Family {DC Cherry Blossoms}

You may recognize this cute family from Madeline's newborn session.  The Hodges are great friends of  ours, and it was so fun to photograph them again!  Nick recently came home from Army Basic Training  (after winning a position in the Army Strolling Strings).  The cool thing about this story, is that he actually replaced the viola position I just left.  I know firsthand how hard it is to have Daddy gone, so I am so happy that they are together again, just in time for Madeline's first birthday!  Adrienne wanted to do some pictures with the cherry blossoms, so we went downtown on what seemed to be the busiest day of the cherry blossom festival. ;)  Thanks, Adrienne, for giving me an excuse to come back to DC to see you guys and the beautiful cherry blossoms!    

Where Love Is

 As soon as I met this adorable family, I knew there was something special about them.  Even now as I post their pictures, I feel like I can almost tangibly feel the love they all have for each other and their precious new addition.  During our session, I especially loved watching Sadie tackle her Daddy with hugs as soon as he came home from work, and the countless kisses she gave her new little brother.  She is an adorable ray of sunshine, and baby Jozsi is an absolute angel!  He was wide awake the entire time I was there, just loving all the LOVE getting thrown his way.

"Where Love Is, There God Is Also"

-Tolstoy

c e l l o

There's always room for cello (especially out in the middle of nowhere- near the Salt Flats in Utah)