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Meet Anthony. 13 days new! And that head of hair. He was SUCH A GOOD BOY! Slept for me the entire time! His parents were in AWE. He loved being wrapped up tight, listening to some white boise and having the heater nice and close to him. He was so content he didn't wake up until his parents unwrapped him while I was packing up! Newborn in-home sessions are a great option during these times. Especially for this family. Anthony's mom is dealing with severe sciatic pain and she is barely able to walk - so me coming to their home was SUPER easy for her. And during these times, they felt more comfortable with this option as well! I am always happy to make my clients happy - so offering a newborn in-home session helps alleviate a stress for some first-time parents! If you're intersted in a newborn session - contact me today and let's chat! In the meantime, enjoy mister Anthony and his mommy & daddy! *The Tonka Truck is a prop provided by the family! I do not own that.  
  
 Nerel. You are TOO cute. Is he not perfect? That hair. That little nose. His gorgeous complexion. His beautiful hands. I love this little guy. And his parents are pretty awesome too. Nerel was born on June 22nd. He turned 2 weeks yesterday. He is so, so loved! He definitely made me work and pull out some tricks - but we got all the shots in the end. Mom & Dad really wanted a lot of family shots and I am so in love with how they came out. They also asked for some B&Ws and I can't decide which I like more - color or B&W. They are a gorgeous little family and I am so honored I got to capture this newborn session for them. Enjoy these! Looking to book your session? Contact me today and let's add you to my calendar!  
  
Meet Ella. 7 days old. Born 2 weeks early. Surprising her mommy & daddy in the best way! I went to visit Ella and her mommy & daddy this past weekend in their home for a lifestyle newborn session. And they told how much of a tough cookie she is (already) and how napping really isn't going too well for them so far. Well. You know - I just performed my baby magic and did my thing. This little angel slept the entire session. I swaddled her up nice and tight. Rocked her to sleep and had a great session with this family! Not a peep out of little miss Ella. They we're in disbelief. Then....asked me what I charge to come back and work my magic at night ;) Also. Ella's daddy has a landscaping company in town and I die over that picture of her in the hat, holding onto his finger. It's one of my favorites to date. Daddy's little girl right from the start. Wrapped around his finger. A lot of clients are opting for this type of session with everything going on right now and I am more than happy to pack up a few things and head over to you - in the comfort of your home. I wear a mask the entire time I am handling your little one. If you are interested in this type of session - contact me today! I am also taking in-studio newborn sessions as well (with strict COVID guidelines). So the choice is absolutely YOURS!  
Oh Addison. You steal my heart every time. I have been capturing your sweetness since DAY ONE as a newborn and I have been lucky to have you back in the studio every few months for your modeling headshots. 9 Months - 1 Year - and now today at 22 Months! I adore your cute little face so much and you make me laugh with you sass and personality! I love watching you grow and I am so happy your mommy & daddy keep choosing me for these sessions! Good luck (once again - even though you barely need it) with all your future modeling roles!
 Sweet, sweet GINO. I can eat this little guys right up. He is the cutest little thing. AND THAT HAIR. I am always so envious of great haired newborns - my little girl was BALD - and this little guy right here has more hair at 2 weeks old than my daughter at 10 months old!! Well, Gino - you are so loved. You are the sweetest with your little cheeks. Your little mohawk. Your soft little grins you gave me. Thank you for a wonderful session! You rocked it. Made my job super easy! It feels so good to be back! Interested in booking a newborn session? I have availability for July-September. Contact me today to learn more about my newborn sessions (COVID guidelines) and more! CONTACT ME!    
  TJ. You are ONE adorable little dude. He was so happy. So friendly. So spunky. And he loved me (mask and all)! He was an absolute pleasure to have in my studio this week. I would take him any day, any time! Those little teeth. Those sweet curls. Those big, beautiful eyes! He was so fun. Enjoy his little sneaks - and wish him a HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!
  Meet Niko + Nola. My first newborn session "back to work" after this pandemic. AND woah - does it feel good. Like really, really good!! These little beauties were such a shining light for me. Even if little Miss Nola gave me a run for my money - I didn't mind! I was just so happy to be back in the studio and holding babies again! I had such a wonderful time chatting with this family! The dad who I haven't seen since high school and his gorgeous wife & their gorgeous NINE DAY OLD twins - were just the best company I could ask for this past weekend. I loved every minute of this shoot. Wearing a mask and all. I don't know how nurses do it for 12 hour shifts! Tipping my hats to YOU. Well, enjoy handsome (and perfectly behaved) Niko + beautiful (stubborn already) Nola. Enjoy their little sneaks! Interested in booking a session? I am now enforcing new COVID related guidelines for all of my clients.`If you would like more information on what those guidelines are and my availability - contact me today!
   
I have been wanting to get out to the field and take our family pictures again (now that Madalyn is here) and the weather this week was beautiful. So we made it happen! I am still looking at doing a beach shoot for us in August once out beach house is complete so stay tuned for those - but in the meantime here we are! My little family of FOUR. John is 3 1/2 & Madalyn is 10 Months! Can we talk about how my husband gets perfect pictures with the children and I DO NOT. Whyyyyyyyyyy! Why can't I get a decent picture of me with the kids. NOT FAIR. Well, regardless. They look cute. Hubby is looking handsomeeee and I put on makeup & got into a dress for the first time in a long time! Want to see our family pictures, when I was 9 months pregnant with Madalyn? Click here!
Ah. I can almost feel it - almost back to the swing of things here! A family session started me off for the month of June and I am so happy about it! I love this little family. I took their family pictures last fall and was so happy to see them again for some SUMMER pictures! The weather was beautiful and the dam was actually PACKED. So lot's of photoshop magic with taking people out of these pictures! Little Miss Celia turned TWO so we started off with some balloons for her - but yeah, those didn't last very long! Miss Celia, miss Celia. Oh what a little doll. And OH! WHAT A PERSONALITY. It was her way or the highway for this shoot. Literally. Nothing happened unless she directed it! I was able to sneak in some tricks & my magic (using bubbles and the "I'm going to get you" game). But overall - yeah she was in charge!! I actually love all the candids and raw, real moments I was able to capture for them. It perfectly shows who they are as a family and I kinda like that over the posed stuff we got. Celia is a bright light and her laugh and smile is contagious. So - seeing that is what it's all about for these memories! Want to book a family session? Contact me today - would love to capture some memories for you and your family as well!    YESSSSSS.....This project is still GOING! We have raised just under $6,000! Pretty amazing! We are still feeding the front lines, our goodie bags for new moms in the maternity ward at Morristown Medical Center have been received! We are now taking other amazing ideas from some of my families and can't wait to continue to give back for as long as this project has interest to continue! Featured Families "While quarantine has definitely had its ups and down- we’ve had the added stress of my husband being a first responder throughout it all. So when we are altogether- we’ve held our kids a little tighter, smothered them with kisses, enjoyed the sunshine, eaten way too much and thanked our lucky stars for our health, our home, and above all - alcohol and coffee." - The Symonette Family
 "It’s been a challenging time, but we’ve been so lucky to have our health and each other. We salute our first responders. Our smiles share our great thanks and appreciation for the sacrifices made (and that we quarantine well together)!" - CC, Brian & Sloan  “We are thankful for the health of our family during this time. We are forever grateful to Lynda for capturing these amazing pictures that we can look back on and smile.” -The Rivera Family
"Our world changed on our daughter 4th birthday party, when the announcement came that things were shutting down. Together as a family we continue to get through this by spending time together doing projects. One of our favorite family projects was watching the life cycle of a butterfly. Being home together let us capture each part of it. We are hopefully that by the time it is our son’s birthday in late July our world will be closer to the world we knew." - The Landy Family
Okay, here we go. Are you ready? We have hit our $5K mark! We are at $5,400 as of TONIGHT! I have now photographed almost 150 families! We are still feeding the front lines, making goodie bags for new moms in the maternity ward at Morristown Medical Center, and so much more! We are taking some amazing ideas from some of my families and can't wait to continue to give back! Featured Families  "2020 quarantine has had its moments. Some moments where stressful like homework for the kids and work for the parents all happening at the same time. We wondered where we were going to get essentials we needed with out going out and we missed our extended family. The amazing moments were the quality time our family got to spend together doing crafts, puzzles and making homemade dinners, homemade pasta was our favorite. Since we typically are not always together due to work and travel schedules this was our silver lining in the wake of a horrible pandemic the world is facing." - The Ripa Family
 "Quarantine has certainly had its challenges, but we have also been thankful for all the time we have gotten to spend together. We are usually very busy with work, school, sports and activities for all the kids. It has been nice to slow down and enjoy some quality time." - The Winkler Family  "My family and I are so thankful for our health and each other during this pandemic. Our fur babies have helped the long days go by. Whether we are cuddling on the couch or running around in our backyard. We value the quality time that we are spending together. God bless all of our first responders for keeping us safe. We pray that this is all over soon. Stay safe!" - The Carbone Family {Chris,Janine, Alania, Johnna, soldier, liberty and Feebe}  "The Totka family was happy to get "fancied" up during the stay at home orders. We like that we have had this chance to document a historical moment in our girls' lives #quarantine2020 #raimbowofhope. We miss all of our family and friends dearly but are grateful to be safe at home together. We want to thank all the first responders, especially those near and dear to our hearts. They are all angels to us both here on earth and in heaven." - The Totka Family More pictures from this round!Looking to be on my list of families for this project? Sign up and have me come and visit your front steps! Westchester & Northern New Jersey only please! CLICK HERE or on that button down there!
If you haven't heard about it. Check out my initial blog post to see what this is all about! I have now photographed almost 150 families with this project! AND COUNTING...I still have another 20 families on my calendar for the rest of May. I will continue to do this project as long as there is interest! SO, if you are interested CLICK HERE and send me a contact form! Our DONATION TOTAL as of today is just under $5,000!! We would really like to hit 5K!! So, once again - thank you to all these amazing families - for hopping on board with this effort that I am so happy to work on! Not to mention - I get to escape my own quarantine home and visit yours....all while putting smiles on your faces while really - I am the one who is smiling even bigger. Brighter days are ahead! Featured Families "Thank you for capturing a moment in time to look back on and treasure all of the quality family time we are getting over this trying time. We as a family are always looking for the positive and we are using this time to be be positive, help others and help ourselves become better people. We were able to bring back family game nights and family movie nights with 3 teenagers, that is something to cherish. Thank you Lynda for taking the time to this and help us remember the positive!" - The Schmitz Family  "As we adjust to this new way of life, we realize the time we spend together at home is a gift. Through all the ups and downs, we are very lucky to have each other. " - Tubito Family  "These pictures document the craziness and beautiful adventure of having two active boys. It was hard to get them to sit still but we will always treasure these memories". - The Salviano Family  "We are very thankful that we have been healthy and secure during this pandemic, but we truly miss the interactions with our family and friends. We are anxious to hug and play with our grandkids. These pictures will serve as a memory of these unprecedented times and of all we are thankful for." - Bruno and Donna Varano  "Although these are challenging times .. we have cherished the unexpected time together. And our dog is extremely happy to have us altogether all day long!" - The Syslo Family  "Last year, I wanted to do the Mother's Day mini photoshoot Lynda was running but it wasn't the right time for our family. I was bummed that I wouldn't get that this year. When Lynda came up with an idea for the Front Porch Project, I knew it embraced everything about our family. We wanted to capture the love between each other and give back to something so close to our hearts. My husband's grandmother recently overcame COVID and to us, this was a way to celebrate our family. We were also so happy to have my husband's parents part of our photo shoot as well. They have been so supportive through everything and a huge rock in our lives. This was the perfect Mother's Day for me and I really enjoyed every moment of our quick but fun photo shoot. Both my husband and I are fortunate to be working at our normal capacity and sometimes that takes a hit on our kids. We aren't always able to give them all the attention they need and when we can, it's after a tiring day. This was a great break from the work/life stress and spend time with the kids doing something fun and silly too. I don't know who enjoyed it more, us or the kids. We are so thrilled to have Lynda as our family photographer through everything. She is fun, kind, caring, and creative." - Martell Family **If you would like to contribute to this wonderful project - any little
bit matters! We would love it if you did, you can easily VENMO Lindsay-Crossnohere and just tell her where you'd like to see your donation go! If you haven't heard about it. Check out my initial blog post to see what this is all about! I have now photographed just over 135 families with this project! Donations and care packages are now getting around and I am so beyond happy about this part. To now - actually seeing the donations turning into something - and giving our front line workers something to SMILE about. We have delivered breakfasts & lunches to hospital staffs, made custom snack baggies and care packages such thoughtful items! & more deliveries coming over the next few weeks - this is all happening because of three amazing moms here in my lake who took on these volunteer positions!!! Allowing me to just focus on picture taking & editing and they work their "elf-like" magic with the donations and turning it all into wonderful things! Our DONATION TOTAL as of tonight is $4,850!! We are almost at 5K!! So, once again - thank you to all these amazing families - for hopping on board with this effort that I am so happy to work on! Not to mention - I get to escape my own quarantine home and visit yours....all while putting smiles on your faces while really - I am the one who is smiling even bigger. Brighter days are ahead! Featured Families "This pandemic has been an intense time for us as we are both hospital workers with various redeployments, separation for weeks in hotels, dealing with mentally taxing situations daily, single parenting, illness here and there with constant worry of contaminating those around us, all whilst balancing distance learning and running a household. This picture was the first time we got dressed up in weeks together- I even let my 4 year old choose my outfit because she couldn’t contain her excitement. This day it snowed and hailed for a solid twenty minutes out of nowhere, ended abruptly, with the sun shining just minutes before the shoot. A very appropriate setting for this unpredictable time. So very thankful for our health, happiness and to Lynda for capturing this moment that we could come together, out of our pajamas, and into the sun." - The Nguyen Family
"Life during a pandemic has proven to be tough! Then add working as an RN on a COVID unit while pregnant and life seems impossible. But, having a special moment as a family to take a break from reality, put on real clothes and have it captured by Lynda was the best “escape”. We are so thankful to have this memory and can’t wait for her to photograph our newest addition!" - The Prialx Family  Here are a few more families from my evening in Westchester!**If you would like to contribute to this wonderful project - any little bit matters! We would love it if you did, you can easily VENMO Lindsay-Crossnohere and just tell her where you'd like to see your donation go! If you loved this project and would like to have me come visit your
front steps - fill out the form on my contact page! I am now taking families all over Northern New Jersey & Westchester/Putnam County! more families and keep the donations coming! MY FIRST SESSION - amid this pandemic!They reopened State Parks on Saturday at sunrise. ANNNNNDDDD I had a session Saturday at sunset! This beautiful couple is pregnant with their first baby and expecting a boy in June! Hoping more things gets lifted so I can get these newborns back in my studio! I have all new guidelines and rules that I will be putting into place now that we are coming out from this pandemic! This session lifted my mood SO much! It felt so good to be back with clients (practicing social-distancing) and now sitting behind my computer editing and getting back to a hopeful NORMAL again! I so hope I get to so these two again (as a family of three) and capture some amazing newborn pictures for them! Being pregnant right now during this time is unlike anything else. I truly feel for these women. And I hope that some normalcy comes to them soon! Stay safe & enjoy these little sneaks!           Well, I have officially wrapped up this project here in my community! It has been absolutely wonderful. I reached out to these families thinking "maybe I'll get a few families" and now that I look back and count it all up. I have photographed 120 families. I have visited 120 front steps. I have spoken to (while always practicing social-distancing) 120 families. I have edited almost 1,000 images. But the most important part... We have RAISED $3,900! We would love to get this number to 4K! So if you are able to donate a little bit more see how at the end of this post! Remember - these donations are going to the hard-working FRONT LINE employees of our community! Let's make them feel supported and help put a little smile on their face after some grueling days they are witnesses. Featured Families {EAST + WEST Makeups}If you loved this project and would like to have me come visit your front steps - fill out the form on my contact page! I am now taking into consideration families outside of Packanack Lake and seeing if I can reach out to more families and keep the donations coming!  “During these uncertain times, we are so grateful to be healthy and have taken this opportunity to spend more time with each other to connect and bond further. We are incredibly thankful to be a part of this amazing community and even more thankful for all of the frontline workers” - The Isaacson Family  "Quarantine 2020, has been bittersweet for our family! Started off early March rough, trying to entertain and learn 3 year old crafts, working from home and being 9 months pregnant ...oh the joy! But it all turned into great memories, that will last a lifetime! Our biggest joy was welcoming a new addition to our family! A baby girl, to the Packanack Communtiy and we are so grateful for the extra time we get to spend together as a family! We truly believe everything happens for a reason! However, our daughter has one heck of a story to tell about how she entered the world! 9 months quarantined and still going for her!!!" - The Novak Family
 "Through this difficult time, seeing the sun through the clouds has not been easy. The upside is that we have each other to weather this storm!! With love, Bridget, Deidre & Molly."  "As parents, you find the strength... even when your world is falling apart. You take a deep breath, put on a brave face and assure your children that they are safe and loved and everything will be okay. That is just what we have done. Our hearts are broken, yet we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take this picture - to give back to those in our community who sacrifice to keep us safe - and also connect as a family and remind our children that after every storm, comes a rainbow." - The Scorpo Family
 "During this uncertain time, we have spent more time as a family - playing more board games, cooking, family movie times. Tim has spent more time on video conference calls, Mason and Max have adjusted to distance learning and staying connected with friends through Google Hangouts and I have traded in my lab coat for an apron and cycling shoes. We would like to thank all the frontline workers for all their hard work and sacrifices. We look forward to better times in the future." - The Kearns Family
If you are a family looking for your full gallery from this project, click here to visit your gallery!**If you would like to contribute to this wonderful project - any little bit matters! We would love it if you did, you can easily VENMO Lindsay-Crossnohere and just tell her where you'd like to see your donation go!The Front Steps Project - continued! Below you will see a little snapshot of some more wonderful families who signed up for this project. These are some of the EAST SIDE families!If you haven't heard about it. Check out my initial blog post to see what this is all about! I have now photographed just around 115 families here at our lake community. I have accomplished my initial goal of visiting 100 front steps. And I think about this blog post - I still may have a few makeups! Our DONATION TOTAL as of tonight is $3,200!! Can't wait to see this money turned into amazing care packages for all the front line workers who are doing SO MUCH in the fight against this virus! So, once again - thank you PACKANACK - for hopping on board with this effort that I am so happy to work on! Not to mention - I get to escape my own quarantine home and visit yours....all while putting smiles on your faces while really - I am the one who is smiling even bigger. Thank you for being the amazing community I am so, so proud to be a part of. Brighter days are ahead! Featured Families of the East Side "During this uncertain time, we are embracing family togetherness. Our days are filled with Lego, Harry Potter and making memories with our new puppy! We are grateful for our health, the lake community, and all the front line workers." - The Tseytlin Family
 "Although this time in quarantine has come with giving up a 4th birthday party and changes in the way we celebrate holidays, I cannot say enough about the joy, peace and love I find in the extra time spent with my daughter. We couldn’t celebrate Easter the way we wanted, but decided for our front steps picture we’d wear our Easter dresses with our bunny masks to show how we found lightheartedness in an unnerving time. We will continue to pick out these blessed moments and remind ourselves to care for those less fortunate." - Adrienne & Quinn  "We’ve been spending more time doing those “messy” projects that I always say we don’t have time for. The kids have loved making mud, painting the windows, and playing school! Something We look forward to each day is writing a new message to our neighbors on the drive way! It has brought us closer together and given us all some positive words! Charlotte gets so excited to see who has left us a new message back each day. We are just doing all we can to help those on the frontlines by staying home."- The Cullen Family  "During this unique time, we've taken advantage of the opportunity to connect further with our family and focus on all the little things that matter that we easily overlook in our busy lifestyle. We are incredibly thankful to all the frontline workers and feel so blessed to be a part of this amazing community." - The Wood Family  "In these uncertain & scary times, we are so thankful to Lynda for this project. Her creativity & generosity allowed us to capture what I hope we will remember most: our happy, healthy family taking a step back to enjoy the little things." - The Moakley Family
 "We are thankful for the nurses, doctors, first responders and all other essential workers keeping us safe during this time. Keep #stayinghometogether and we will get through this!" - The Nissan Family Click on each image to see the full image. If you are a family looking for your full gallery from this project, click here to visit your gallery!**If you would like to contribute to this wonderful project - any little bit matters! We would love it if you did, you can easily VENMO Lindsay-Crossnohere and just tell her where you'd like to see your donation go!
So. I heard about this amazing project - which started out in Boston, MA - and I wanted to hop on ASAP and bring the project here to the amazing community I live in. What an amazing project. If you haven't heard about it. Let me tell you a little bit about how it all came together. I went around from house to house - taking these portraits of families on their front steps - while keeping and practicing extreme social distancing. I was basically in the street/sidewalk when I took all of these images you see. Sometimes I was even in the middle of the road. Thank goodness for a great zoom. I asked all the families in my lake community to sign up about a week in advance - if they were interested. Once they signed up, I coordinated my itinerary for driving around and taking their pictures. We have a WEST side and an EAST side to our lake - so I began on my side, the west side. Each of these families received a visit from me as well as digital downloads of their images - for FREE. I volunteered my time, in exchange for a donation from every family that participated. The donations my team and I have set up are for ALL for FRONT LINE employees. Here are a few places that will be receiving our donations; because during this time, we cannot think of a more beautiful way to give back than to reach out to our neighbors who sacrifice so much. In line with the objective of the #FRONTSTEPSPROJECT, we will be collecting donations for the following: · Chilton Medical Center · Valley Hospital · Mount Sinai Hospital · Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) · Hackensack University Medical Center · Morristown Medical Center · Maywood Police Department · Various Essential Workers within the Packanack Lake Community” My wonderful helpers will be putting together gift baskets and care packages for the amazing people who work at all the above mentioned! As of right now we have raised $840 with more money coming in everyday! I photographed 55 families on the WEST SIDE so far. I have about 40 more on the east side starting tomorrow. And then one more day next weekend for MAKEUPS! Life happens. I am hoping to visit 100 front steps! So, thank you PACKANACK - for hopping on board with this effort that I am so happy to work on! Not to mention - I get to escape my own quarantine home and visit yours....all while putting smiles on your faces while really - I am the one who is smiling even bigger. Thank you for being the amazing community I am so, so proud to be a part of.
Featured Families for the WEST SIDE
More West Side Families...               If you would like to contribute to this great project and donate any little bit you've got. Go ahead and click on that link below - you will be taken to VENMO (only accepted payment right now) to donate what you can! Just write in the message box - where you would like to see your donation go!
The Harbor: Weekhawken, New Jersey Linda & Greg were supposed to be in Riverdale, New Jersey on April 10th 2020 - getting married at a beautiful wedding venue. I was actually suppose to just be a guest celebrating the couple and eating delicious food and drinking some fantastic cocktails! But. Well, we all know that the Coronavirus drew that plan to a halt. It has all been postponed. & they now have a new wedding date for September! However. This couple still wanted do "get married" and have an intimate wedding ceremony in the comfort of their home in Weehawken, New Jersey. So the bride - Linda - she reached out to me and asked me if I would be interested in coming over around 5pm the night of April 10th. And capture this odd, but intimate ceremony where they will be saying "I DO" under quarantine. Of course - I agreed! We would keep to social distancing and I would capture this special night for this couple. I wore my mask, had my gloves - & used hand sanitizer numerous times throughout my short time being there. I stayed 6ft from the couple the entire time (well I gave the pup a hug, sorry I couldn't help myself there)...how freakin' cute is this BOXER! Okay, back to some of the details. 5:30pm on Friday evening, April 20th. Myself, another witness, the couple and the priest - we all witnessed this intimate ceremony in person but - if you know anything about this new way of life - a zoom meeting was had! Linda's parents, her cousin, Greg's parents, his siblings - all joined us via a ZOOM meeting! And a bonus - she was able to "record" the whole meeting! Pretty wild, kinda weird, but really special. The zoom guests all dressed up for the occasion and had some champagne or their drink of choice - and some even hung decorations on their walls behind them! Was this expected by ANYONE? No. Did Linda dream of this happening to her on her wedding day? No. Did this couple think they would be saying "I do and solidifying their marriage with a kiss" in front of their family and friends via a computer screen? No. But was it something they will always remember. Yes. Enjoy this intimate, social-distanced wedding ceremony.
 
Headshots: Modeling Agency, 10 MonthsThey are back for their headshots! Remember these girls at their newborn session? If not - go quickly take a peek at them and come on back and to see them today! These girls signed a three year contract with a NYC modeling agency and I am so super proud to be their photographer for this new adventure! Please help me in wishing them all the best and take a good look at them - because you will probably be seeing them all over. They just booked and shot print work for Carter's! And I am super sure - there will be many, many more brands that will want these adorable faces. So Kate + Fiona are identical twins (left + middle) & then there is adorable Rory. It's amazing. All three of these girls are SOOOOO different. Personality wise. It was a whirlwind having them in the studio but I loved every second of it. Can't wait to have them back in three months. Stay tuned!
 Did I really get them ALL looking at me? You know what I was doing - throwing one of my newborn posing beans in the air and catching it. WHILE taking this photos. Yeah, the skills we acquire.... You may remember this family - I shot their gender reveal back in September and these THREE boys were so excited to have a baby girl on the way. Well, she is here! Julia has arrived! January 30th, this little girl arrived (more than 2 weeks before her due date)! And this family was more than ready to meet her, Oh Julia. You are beautiful. You are the sweetest little thing. These boys adore you. I can't wait to watch you grow up and hopefully continue to capture you and your adorable family's photographs in the future! Enjoy this new family of SIX! xoxo 
 Oh Mark. It's been awhile since I've seen this family (last summer for their family shoot here at the lake) man - do I miss summer. Anyone else with me? Dreaming of sunny, warm days. Back to Mark. And his adorable face. He was such a doll and such a pleasure. He is a baby on the move but we managed to get him still and the cake definitely helped! His big sister came in and snuck in some pieces of cake too - another little doll face. I love this family so much and I hope we get to meet again soon for another family session! Well, happy birthday Mark! Enjoy his little sneaks!          Oh Jack. You sweet, adorable little one year old. He was super happy and ready to go for this shoot! He also had this super cute little trick he kept doing that was having his momma and me cracking up at him - which then lead to HIM cracking up and smiling. We had a blast with this little guy and I cannot believe he is already ONE. Want to see his newborn session - which I swear felt like a couple of months ago. AH. It all seriously goes by too fast. Well, enjoy this cutie pie! & Happy Birthday JACK! 
               OHHH. This little CHUNKER. Meet Ryan. Born January 19th. Weighing in at 10 pounds, 6 ounces. I want to eat him up and take him home! Seriously. This little guys is just a bundle of chunky goodness. He came to visit me this past Sunday with his big sister! She is another beauty and was just so happy to hold him (she did soooo good!) The mama of this little guy is a old co-worker of mine from when I used to teach in the Bronx. We caught up and chatted the entire session and it was so nice to just chit chat about teaching again. Miss it? A very little, little. But how can I ever complain about my job now - I mean I get to snuggle little humans. Well, enjoy this little guy. I sure did!
      Oh Zimerah. You are gorgeous. THOSE EYES. That little face - those lips. I want to eat her up. AGREE???? I love this family so much. It's been a whole year since I've seen them. Zimerah's newborn shoot was nothing short of amazing. I was so happy to hear from them and how they wanted to come back - not only to do her milestone shoot for her ONE YEAR but also wanted to have family pictures done as well. This mama always texts me later once she sees the gallery as said, "I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT - MAGIC!!!!" This happens a lot. I love that I get to create "magic" for these families and allow them to have pictures that will last a lifetime. Happy Birthday Zimerah! Until we meet again - hopefully on a beach for some summer family portraits! ;) 
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