Katherine + Allen met up on a chilly fall day recently for their engagement session. They live in Virginia and the idea of an urban setting in their home state really appealed to them – and where in NoVA is more “downtown” feeling than Rosslyn? We started for a drink and then jumped all around the town. And everywhere we went, Allen had Katherine laughing hysterically – madly even! I couldn’t help but laugh along with them and the time went so fast, I couldn’t believe when the sun was already setting! Can’t wait for the wedding in April – I’ve no doubt it will be an incredibly joyful day!
What better way to spend a drizzly afternoon than in a cozy living room with a bunch of fun and goofy kids?! I had so much fun with this family recently – these kids had me laughing hysterically the whole time with all their crazy antics. After some great family portraits in some chilly overcast weather, we headed inside to relax. Grace promptly changed into her best princess costume, which is something I think we should all do more often. Aidan turned on some great Irish tunes and showed me his amazing dancing. And after Ian & Kellan, the twin boys, had their dinner, they cast off their shirts, as babies love to do, and turned on the charm! And seriously, just try to resist those adorable chubby smiles 
These two little guys look soooo alike – I don’t know how their parents tell them apart – I sure can’t!
This post is all about babies – and not only that, but a couple of the cutest babies Capitol Hill has to offer! In preparation for an upcoming exhibit of photos of ‘kids on the hill,’ I recently photographed these two adorable girls. Lindsey is about 6 months and came to my studio bright and early one more for a little giggling and hat-wearing. The hat with the little ears was made by SugarB Baby – check it out!
And sweet little Ava was only 6 days old in these photos! She was so precious I could hardly stand it!! Newborns are so fascinating. They do so little and yet you can’t help but just stand and watch and ooh and ahh at every little movement and expression.
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!!
Megan + Ray are getting married in Boston later this year and I have no doubt that they will have the most wonderful time! These two have a perfect chemistry and enjoy every minute together – they just laugh non-stop! And it was just impossible not to laugh right along with them! This is an extra-long post for an extra-long session – we strolled about down in Old Town Alexandria and then later grabbed a drink at Sonoma (one of my fav restaurants!) on Capitol Hill before heading over to Eastern Market.
Heehee – this is Ray’s mafia face – love it!
