My eyes about dropped right out of my head when I saw Max, Tess & Lauren for their family portrait session recently.  I cannot even believe how much they’ve grown since last year’s session!  Especially little Lauren – she is just such a little lady now!  We had a great time on a sunshine-filled day at the new Southwest Waterfront Park in DC.  This first series of shots was so much fun.  Max told me very frankly, after his sisters couldn’t reach the ceiling, that he would be able to because he’s almost six!  Apparently, that is the age that you become incredibly tall and able to do anything you want.

I couldn’t help but laugh at Tess’s pigtails flying in the air as she chased after Max.

Lauren kept her dad very busy this day – running to and fro, to and fro.

Okay, this next one just cracks me up every time I look at it.  We were trying to take a family shot, towards the end of the session.  Max and Tess had just finished a fun session of some sort of Superman game.  So they were feeling a bit silly.  And Lauren had had about enough of all these picture shenanigans and was doing her best not to be in the photo.  Rob (dad) had been such a trooper chasing Lauren around and trying to get her to smile and laugh.  And after a bit, he just gave up and sat down.  And I love everything that this picture embodies – the chaos and silliness and fun and exhaustion that is a family.

And in the end, it all worked out – everyone sat in the green grass and smiled for the camera.  Ahhh, happy endings.

One of the things I love most about portrait photography is getting to watch little babies turn into little kids.  It’s so much fun to see how they change every few months between their sessions.  And each time I see them, they’re so much the same and so very different than the time before!  Lucas had his third portrait session recently.  I met Lucas when he was just 5 months old and then got to spend some more time with him when he was about one year and just taking his first steps.  Well, now Lucas is running around everywhere and not looking back!  This little guy is so much fun – it’s a blast to spend the morning watching him explore everything, stick whatever he can find in his mouth and try to open and close every door in the world.  We had some beautiful weather for his session and enjoyed every minute!

Love the Frager’s t-shirt – Capitol Hill represent!!

This little gal was the center of attention in a recent portrait session and she’s so cute I just had to give her a post all to herself!

I have just had such a wonderful time watching Vivian grow up over the last 15 months!  This darling little girl was only 3 months old when we first met and I’ve gotten to see her grow bigger, learn to crawl and walk and begin to talk – and she even knows some sign language now!  We had a great time during this session on the beautiful grounds of St. Francis Hall and I can’t wait to see Viv again!

Last weekend, amidst all the heat and humidity, I got to spend the morning at the National Arboretum with little Helene, who has the happiest, sunniest smile of all the little girls in the world!  I hadn’t seen Helene and her parents since Helene’s six month pictures, which was well over a year ago.  I can’t even believe how big she is now and still just as full of smiles.  Helene is a busy girl and wanted to explore everything and quickly.  She is especially a fan of steps and loves to go up and down and up and down.  We had so much fun!  This first shot was taken towards the end, but I love it so much, I had to start with it!