First Birthdays are for nibbling cakes and snuggling Mom and Dad!
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Ok… So I don’t actually have any children of my own, but I have one little nugget who is the next best thing. My niece. This one year old is the goofiest, silly-butt I have ever met! She is fully aware that everyone is watching her and LOVES making people laugh! My sister’s Christmas card sess had me dying and I have to share it with you!
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Love shopping for a good deal? ME TOO! That’s why I have put together this sweet savings for my Fall Family mini- sessions with you in mind this year! Grab a session, collect beautiful special memories and save doing it! It’s the perfect plan! These sessions, centered around connection and relationship tell the story of where your family is right now! Perfect for a Christmas card or the walls of your home, you aren’t going to want to miss this!
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It’s been a while since I have written a blog post! Consistent writing has not been a strong point in my career thus far, but as the year turns over again in August I plan to start afresh. August offers another beginning in a way. As you send your kiddos back to school, or begin the fall semester yourself it feels like an invitation to start the end of the year well! For me that looks like blogging more, reaching out to family and friends more, and just working on my relationships over all! People are most important.
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My sweet photographer friend Anna (Anna Shelnutt Hall Photography - Check her out here) told me about her little bun in the oven while shooting a wedding together last year. She was over the moon and couldn’t contain her special news! At first I heard a little hesitation in her voice as she talked about her growing baby for fear something could change, but as he grew and grew I watched her fear fade as she fell more in love with her baby boy. It’s magical to meet a new little human fresh from heaven, but I believe it is even more so to meet a new momma! A mother’s love is strong, unconditional, and ever growing! It’s a beautiful - beautiful thing!
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I am always astounded at how perfectly formed a little one comes out. They have sweet tiny toes and fingers, actual eyelashes and lips. It’s nothing short of a miraculous gift to hold them and photograph them.
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I have hours with a little newborn as I photograph and edit my images of baby. As I spent time with baby “M” I could not stop thinking - He’s perfect… Absolutely perfect with his giant hands, growing side burns, and sweet-sweet little nose! I can’t wait to watch him grow!
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Dear Moms,
As a photographer I hear from you the most. You reach out to tell me your children have reached another milestone. They started crawling… walking… lost their first tooth… It’s their first day of school... They’re growing so fast. I am often struck by how motherhood grows your woman’s heart bigger and bigger as your little one develops and changes. I see you give until I think you’ll run out of steam, but then you just give some more. I know you give part out of selfless love and part as a result of amazing self-discipline! You’re real women who choose to nurture and love another human for the rest of forever through the good and the ugly. I’ve seen how much you do and want to give you a little gift this Mother’s Day.
Every session has its own story to tell and this one is no different. Sweet baby Ellie’s newborn session was done in her own little nursery in the house where she will grow up! I LOVED finally getting to hold this sweet beautiful baby girl, and I can’t wait to watch her grow! <3 I don’t think it’s really possible to say how grateful I am for the tiny part you all allow me to play in your amazing love stories!
XOXO
~Katie
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Dennis and I met at a mutual friend’s 21st birthday in 2010. The house was full of people neither of us knew, and we somehow gravitated towards each other in the midst of the craziness. After talking all night, I had to slip away to give some friends a ride home, but I made a near-tragic mistake by giving Dennis the old “Irish goodbye.” He wound his way through the crowd, trying to get my number before I left, but I was already off! Persistent as ever, he found someone at the party with my number, and we went on our first date the next weekend—BINGO at a Knights of Columbus outpost. We were the youngest people there by about 50 years. I fell for his humor, authenticity, dedication to his friends and family, and his beard.
Since that night, we’ve exchanged our “I do’s,” moved across the country and back again, brought a magical little baby girl into the world, and now we’re embarking on our next journey—baby number 2! Through sickness, health, laughter, tears, and all the wildness of babies, I am so thankful to live this life with Dennis by my side.
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The absolutely amazing thing about life is that we get to truly know each other. We don’t have to do all the things alone! I have known this momma-to-be since I was born. As my cousin and lifelong friend we’ve laughed way too loudly together, blonded (our definition of acting the fool) after 9 p.m. together and cried together. I was in her wedding and she’ll be in mine. I remember when she went on her first date, had her first kiss, found out she’d have difficulty conceiving (we both cried about that one for a while) … Then she met Drew, fell hard, got married and proved all the doctor’s wrong with this sweet baby she is carrying.
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It feels like January 271, 2019… I don’t know how you are feeling right now, but for me it feel seems like this month may never end. This may have something to do with all the rain or the fact that I am on the Whole 30, but whatever the case my poor little heart has been a bit down in the dumps. To be honest, since starting the Whole 30 my body does feel healthier, I sleep deeper, and I wake up with more energy. I’ve LOVED finding Whole 30 recipes on Pinterest and have created a few myself which has been fun, but as a whole I really miss cheese. All you amazing human’s who do this thing over and over again - I just want you to know how much respect I have for you! You’re pretty amazing! I’m just trying to be you. As I write this today, the sun is out and man oh man am I enjoying it!
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Dear Emmerson,
I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited to meet you! I first heard you were on the way while sitting in a Mexican restaurant on the way home from one of my adventures. One of your other aunts spilled the beans over beans and rice, hehe. She was a bit mortified to have told me the secret she thought I already knew... The secret of you. I spent a little time processing what it would mean to be aunt and how I would work on being a good one for you. Baby girl, you are changing our story. You are growing our hearts! Your momma called me to tell me about you a little later. She was and is and will always be thrilled about you. We all are!
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I met Anna at a church function in high school. Being a little older and a lot less awkward than I was, she became a very dear friend to me.
I met Glen after a little secret communication involving photography and a wedding ring for Anna! Oddly enough I was temporarily deaf during their proposal which made things a tad more interesting! DO NOT get on an airplane without taking a decongestant if you have a bit of a cold. It does not end well. Take my word for it!
I met Clark Jaymes on a Saturday morning under the Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, TN. She was perfect in all the ways a two month old little girl can be. I have not met another baby who loves to be so closely held. She was content to sleep anywhere as long as her loving parents wrapped their arms around her. What a gorgeous little love.
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This amazing family was my very first family photo session four years ago! Every step of the way they have encouraged me and pushed forward! Every now and then this beautiful Momma drops a card in the mail or shoots a quick message reminding me that I am doing a great job and that I am brave enough! I couldn't ask for better nor could I love them more!
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New experiences thrill my very soul! I have a tendency to leap when given the opportunity to go somewhere or do something that I have never done before. So when my cousin in northern Michigan proposed the idea of photographing the home birth of her fifth baby I unhesitatingly said, "Yes!" I had never been present for a birth before, nor had I spent much time thinking about childbirth... at all... Actually I didn't even think it about it at the time.
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