Family.

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago in the midst of my leave, October is an important month in my family because it's Down Syndrome Awareness Month.  Less than three weeks after Caroline was born, our family headed to our area's Down Syndrome Buddy Walk, where we celebrate people with Down syndrome like my four year old.

This year, her aunt and uncle were able to join us.  Ellie was pretty happy about that.


I'll be taking Caroline's newborn photos on Thursday and Jessica will be helping us capture some images for our Christmas cards.

And here's one more shot of Ellie to hold you over until I am back out there.  I'm finally feeling a bit better so more photos will be showing up in this space!


October is Important.

As many of you know, I have a four year old daughter with Down syndrome.  In honor of October's Down Syndrome Awareness Month, enjoy these images of some beauties with Down syndrome.  These images are my daughter and three of her best friends.  If you or anyone in your family has special needs that require accommodations for your photo session, just let me know.  In my non-photography time, I'm also a special education teacher.

Commercial shot with Ellie, Charlie, and Lu.

From my personal files - baby Audrey.

Ellie in Puerto Rico 2014 from my personal blog.

Welcoming Lu home with big sister.

A birthday celebration.

This girl has come so far.

About half of kids born with Down syndrome also have heart defects.
This is from a heart defect awareness post.

Introducing.....

Just a quick snap of the newest member of our family.  Caroline Grace was born on September 21, weighing in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces.  We're home now and she is simply a doll.  Big sister adores her.



Over the next few weeks, I'll be taking newborn photos of Caroline as well as some photos of our family.  It took about a week post-c-section for me to feel up to getting my camera out again!

I'll be sharing more family photos here until I resume my regular photography schedule on October 24.  Fall portrait slots and holiday card sessions are filling up fast!


Behind the Camera.

One reason I'm so booked for fall is that I'm taking a fairly limited number of clients until mid-November.  Our second baby is arriving via c-section on Monday, and I want to recover from her birth before I start chasing other kids around!

In the meantime, I finally got a few pictures of myself with this bump.  

Photo by Jessica Mellon.

Photo by Jessica Mellon.


Some maternity photo tips:
* Schedule for a time of day when you feel your best
* 32-46 weeks seems to be a cute but not "I feel like I'm going to topple" bump
* Wear makeup, an outfit you love, look great

I ignored all of my own tips when Jessica was over to have her grab a few photos of me expecting Caroline.  Ellie insisted in participating.

So here's me lately.... a bump-free version will be ready to get back out there and capture your memories in late October! And if you are rocking a bump this fall or winter, I have a few special maternity slots available!