Happy 2014!!!

WOW! Wow is all I can say to how unbelievably BEHIND I am on this site!!! Ugh! Happy New Year to all of you lovelies!!! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. I swear December FLEW by, like seriously I blinked and it was over. It seems the older we get the quicker the time just goes by. Well enough about that!! We had a crazy busy holiday season and truly enjoyed every moment of doing some new things here on the East Coast. We took the kids to Hershey Park for their Christmas celebration and had an absolute BLAST! Loved every minute of making memories there. We got to start a new tradition with my sister's family and my bestie and her new 'growing' family of doing a holiday fondue gift exchange, so I'm really looking forward to that for the years to come. SNOW, let's talk about SNOW!

We had a few different snowfalls and what did that mean? That meant this girl was going to have to SHOVEL our not so small driveway (sometimes twice in one day)!!!! 4 TIMES, 4 TIMES and one of those was pure ice!!!! grrrrrrr to shoveling!!!! It looks beautiful but past that I don't want to deal with it! The kids really had fun getting to play in the snow and I even got to experiment with my first snow shoot with my live-in model!! ;)

And here's a few of my very first Snow Shoot!!

As for 2014, there are lots of changes coming. I've had lots of time to think about my photography. Lots of time to really get to appreciate the fact that EACH and EVERY photographer is different and what one photographer is good at, another may not be.  I know what I am good at and where I'm strongest at photography wise, so I have decided to take the winter months off. I'm so used to being able to do photography outside 365 days a year so this is very different for me. I personally am not a photographer who likes to use back drops for my shoots. There's nothing wrong with them for those who do, it's just a personal preference. I LOVE the look of natural, outdoor photos and that's what I'm going to focus on. There's always an exception and that of course is newborns, boudoir shoots, and families who would love to have an outdoor winter type shoot.

In my photography I am hoping that 2014 is as good to me as 2013 was. I met so many amazing new clients, got to meet up with some old friends and made lots of new ones. I can't wait to get to capture some new memories of your families this year!!! Thank you for all the wonderful referrals, they mean the world to me!!! I am starting to book for spring & summer now so if you are interested please message me so I can get you on the books. XO

Mom & Her Boys!!

Life is funny, sometimes you seem to come full circle! In this case I actually went to high school with Mom. She is just as sweet now as she was back then and her boys....there are no words. I fell completely head over heels for them. Shannon is AHHH-MAZING with them and the love they have for her is so apparent, you can just see the way they look at her and it touches your heart. For any family who has a child/children with Autism, I'm sure there are challenges, but watching these three together you would never know it.  Shannon, thank you so much for the opportunity to capture such wonderful images of you and your amazing boys. You are an inspiration to mothers everywhere and I can't wait to work with you all again!!! XO

Please visit the Liv with Autism Foundation page on Facebook for more information on different fundraisers and benefits to help raise money and awareness.

Some Fall FUN!!!

Soooo as you can see my lovelies I have been MIA!! Ugh! But of course not without good reason! ;) I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got to spend some time with family and friends. I will definitely be getting all of my sessions on here but first things first. Let's see how we enjoyed our first Fall in PA!!! We tried to soak up as much fun as we could in between my busy photography season and I think we succeeded!

Something new for us was heading to Blue Mountain Ski Resort for their 'Harvest Mountain Fest' with my sister and her family. To say we had fun would be an understatement!!! We all got to Zip Line for the very first time!!! I may have had a few tears, don't judge this girl was sooooo scared I'm lucky I didn't do more than that! ;)  It was a day full of adventure, some sand art, a ski lift ride, pumpkins, and yummy food. We had such a fun day with them. Just another reminder of how nice it is to be able to do things with them!!!! Here's some of our Harvest Mountain Fest fun!!! I apologize for the quality/size of pics, somehow I lost ALL of the original images..don't speak of it, I am heartbroken to say the least! :(

Stay tuned for some more sessions from this fall/holiday season later this week! XO