A few days ago I shared a few photos of Lorelai, who just turned one. I thought I would share a little bit more of her session…. and her 1st Birthday Party!  Lorelai is a super cutie, and if you hadn’t seen the previous post, she came 2 months early…. and so it is such a blessing that she is healthy and doing so well. Her parents Meg and Steve are great friends of ours, and it has been fun to watch them on their new journey of parenthood…. Soon we won’t just be watching though… as we will be joining them! Crazy how time flies and how life seems to move at such a fast pace. I know we are old enough to start our family… but sometimes I think, “are we really that old already???”

Anyways, back to Lorelai. I met Meg when I was teaching in the Baltimore City Public School System. I taught Kindergarten, and she was the speech pathologist. We figured we were destined to be friends for a number of reasons…

1. We were both named Meaghan, and both spelled Meaghan. She was the first person that I met who spelled her name the same way as me.

2. I cried at one (really many) of our staff meetings because I was so frustrated about the school and the school system, and how there were a lot of people at our school who really didn’t have the best interest of the kids in mind. So, Meg decided that I must be nice since I was so stinkin’ sensitive. We both loved the kids and wanted the best for them… so we had that in common too…We came from suburbia hoping to make a difference and felt completely powerless to do so

3. We both went to Penn State (major points for anybody)

Those were the 3 main things… but it turns out that there are so many more things that we have in common…. and we have grown to be great friends. Meg stood beside me as a bridesmaid when I married Josh, and I am sure that we will have so many fun memories ahead of us…

So, on with the post! I headed to Leesburg, VA (Meg and Steve moved away…) for Lorelai’s 1st Birthday Party…. Below is the cookie cake that Meg made. Her chocolate chip cookies are AMAZING! So, so good, and it had been way too long since I had had one!

And Lorelai’s piece of cake to get messy in!

There were a lot of people… not sure if Lorelai knew what to make of all of the people watching her.

Especially when I was there with a camera in her face…. Lorelai liked her cake….but this was the messiest she got. If I were her… I would have been all over that! Just sayin’

Opening presents…

Not sure what to say about this one….  She looks pretty happy with that bottle of wine. Where are her parents for goodness sake?!?  ;)  Just teasing Meg.

The Happy Family.

The following weekend Meg and Steve came up to visit and I had a little photoshoot with Meg and Lorelai…

It was her first time on the swings and she loved it!

Lorelai was almost walking without any help…. and it turns out that I saw them again about a week and half ago, and she has mastered it! She can walk without any help now. It is so crazy how fast kids grow and change.

Thought this was so cute! Go Lorelai Go! Watch out Meg and Steve….

Thanks for being such great friends!! I love you guys so much!!!

m.e.

Just wanted to share a few pics from a little cutie that I shot a few weeks ago! This is Lorelai… and she just turned 1! I took some photos at her birthday… and then did a session with her for some 1 year portraits. Love the colors of her outfit to bring out her pretty blue eyes and they look so fun against the green grass. I have more photos to share from this session, but didn’t want to be a “non-blogger” today.

I am still working on a few things for a wedding post of last weekend… and plan to share those goodies with you tomorrow.

Hope Lorelai’s smily brightens up your day!

TThis was her first time on the swings and she L-O-V-E-D it!

And…. just so you can see Lorelai as a babe…. She was born about 2 months early… and she was a teeny tiny little cutie…

Here is a pic from her newborn session. What a blessing to watch her grow up to be strong and healthy!

m.e.

Yup, it’s true! Baby Sarah is already 3 months old!!! It has been so much fun to document her journey!!!

You can check out the maternity session here, the birth here (yes, the actual birth), or the newborn session here.  :)

So Beth and Ted are LOVING this stage… Sarah is smiling and cooing… and she isn’t as fussy… they are starting to get some sleep at night…. Life is Good. Baby girl has just about doubled in size!! So crazy how fast they grow!

Sarah is just the cutest!!! Love the diaper cover that Beth found for her session. 

I think this face is funny….. Silly little Sarah…

And she is getting big and strong!!! She can lift her head!!!

Are we done yet? I am getting very tired…..

But Mommy makes me happy!

I love the colors in this photo…. maybe because they remind me of Neopolitan Ice Cream?  Yum!  Look at baby girls gorgeous eyes! You should see how long her lashes are… she gets those from her daddy…

Thanks Baby Sarah! Can’t wait to see you again in a few months!!!

m.e.

Last week I had the privilege of taking photographs of Baby Sophie!!! Her full name is Sophia LaRue. She was born on April 21, 2010 @ 8:35 pm, weighed 5 lbs, 14 oz. and measured 19.25 inches long. She is a teeny tiny peanut…. and so, so cute!

You might remember her parents Stefanie and Stephen from their maternity session. You can view those photos here. Baby Sophie is such a sweet little blessing in their lives. They have been on quite a journey and are so glad that their precious child has arrived safely!

Here are some pics of Sophie!! She slept the entire time…. Definitely an angel baby…  :)

Love her red hair!!!!

Seriously… Sophie was like a little doll… I felt like we were just playing dress up…. We could set her anywhere…. and she just slept…

Mom and Baby….. What an awesome first mother’s day!!!

And the happy family!

Thanks Stefanie and Stephen! Can’t wait to come back for Sophie’s next session! Enjoy every second!!!!

m.e.

You may or may not know…. but I am currently in Florida, just outside Orlando visiting my parents. I have had A LOT of sessions to share with you, but my parents are still slightly in the stone age here.. with dial up internet… yup, that’s right. There are people who still use it! They live in a retirement village in Fl.. and luckily some of their neighbors don’t know how to lock their high speed internet.. and so I do have scattered internet access… somedays…

Anyways… has been so wonderful spending some time with my parents since I had not seen them since Thanksgiving… and later today my photog besties are headed here (my parents left for Pa… they migrate in winter) for a few days to hang out and pick eachothers brains, shoot, share ideas, etc. Can’t wait to see these ladies….. although I am afraid we are down one girl because she missed her flight this am… and it isn’t looking good.

On to the photos! Before I left I had some great sessions! The first I want to share is baby Brandon. Maribeth and Mike were guests at a wedding that I photographed last July, and they contacted me to come and take photos of their precious newborn baby…

What a sweet, sweet family… including their 130 pound Great Dane Molly! I couldn’t believe how big she was and how teeny baby Brandon was!

And he was wide awake most of the session… happy as a clam but wide awake!

The entire family!

So cute!

Proud Daddy and his little boy…

Love Brandon’s nursery! So cute!

And these I just love! Thanks to little Sarah for this hat!

The hat matches his big blue eyes…

Maribeth and Mike just have gorgeous light in their house…. You couldn’t ask for better windows…. or a cuter child!

My favorite baby part…. the toesies!!!

Thanks Maribeth, Mike, and Baby Brandon for a great session!

m.e.