Grayson Turns O-N-E! | Frederick, MD Photographer

I have had the absolute pleasure of watching Grayson grow from the very start.
Anyone remember this one?

A fave of mine, even if it was one of my very first shots.

Last week we smashed a little cake on his birthday and it was an absolute blast. It’s pretty adorable watching him and his cousin (my son, Jesse) play around and grow up together. They are only 5 months apart, but you would never know it from looking at them (Grayson is a good two inches taller!). For being cousins, it’s funny how different they are, especially when it comes to comparing cake smashes. My sweet Jesse is so tidy and neat. He doesn’t like to get dirty or messy at all – he’s basically never needed a bib in his whole life. So when it came time to demolish his teeny tiny cupcake (just a cupcake!), he was not having any of it. In fact, at one point, his Grandma took some icing and spread it on his chest and belly, Jesse got very mad and hollered! I was laughing my butt off the whole time, which is mostly why I don’t have a ton of pictures to show for it.
Grayson on the other hand… well, let’s just say, that cake didn’t stand a chance!

Reading us a poem from one of his favorites: Where The Sidewalk Ends
Look at these lips! Are ya kidding me kid?
This one totally pulls at my heart strings. He was a little nervous about the cake at first (note the tear), but once I popped a little frosting in his mouth he started warming up to it.

 

Haha yes.
Even the balloon couldn’t escape Grayson’s frosty fingers.

 

 

Happy Birthday Grayson!
I’m so very happy it’s finally feeling spring-y out! Anyone else? There was a really awesome field right by where Grayson’s birthday was last weekend. And if it wasn’t so windy I would have forced everyone into a family session right then! But maybe I can set up some family minis sometime over the summer? Here’s a sneak peek:
Just a dandelion, but look at the detail! Don’t they always talk about the little things? And there are a bunch of wild flowers in the background that will be awesome to frolic in during the golden hour.
Music: Ok so I’ve been listening back and fourth between my usual play list (Jesse’s Dance Mix) with the radio hits (my favorites are “Kiss Me”- Ed Sheeran and “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark”- Fall Out Boy) and my Throwback Pop list with all the great songs from my middle and high school days that I still love to listen to. Find me on Spotify to jam along with me while I’m editing!
Coffee: Well ok so it’s not coffee, but it is caffeine! I finally found my chai Vue cups for my Keurig Vue! And I’ve been having them iced on the warmer days (like today). So. Good.
Hopefully it won’t be another two months before I blog again!
Leave some love <3

Posted in Cake Smash

L is for Laughter | Frederick, MD Photographer

So I got to do something when I started editing this session, and it may seem small, but it’s kind of big. I got to put all of my old sessions in a folder called “2012” and make a new folder called “2013”. Haha, it seems pretty insignificant to most people, but it’s a pretty big deal.

The title of this post is dedicated to Landon and Lukas! The sweet little guys I had the pleasure of hanging out with on Sunday.

Landon had me cracking up with his model poses and serious smirks.

 

This one makes my heart melt. Look at those chocolaty eyes.

Doesn’t this one look like it should be a READ poster in the library? He told some great stories!

This. Is baby Lukas. 3 months old (still had the intoxicating baby smell), and just as big of a camera ham as his brother.

It’s those serious moments they give you that make me think of that Jason Mraz song I Won’t Give Up with the line “How old is your soul?”.

Watch out ladies! He reminds me of a little Justin Bieber in this shot.

 

Baby Lukas needed a nap and I was happy to help… and then take pictures like crazy.

So sweet. I chuckled when Lukas was sleeping the whole time Landon was crawling all around him, I wish I could sleep like that!

It’s been a little slow at emiB for the past few weeks, since my computer suffered from serious amnesia and needed to be completely wiped and rebuilt from scratch. On top of that! My son tossed my phone in the washing machine the other day (that’s what I get for trying to teach him how to help out with laundry). So now I have a brand new computer and phone, which sounds nice, but they both just seem to look at me with their blank, empty stares where they once were filled with my pictures, documents, conversations, information and personality wrapped up into a tiny device I had no idea I relied so much on. I’m slowly adding everything and getting back into the groove of posting and updating things again. I actually re-designed my business cards the other night and I LOVE them. I might post a sneak peek of the design on instagram later (JessesGirl14 if you want to follow me!).
It felt really good to get back into editing things again. I got a little photoshop withdrawal for a minute there.

Music: I’m really into Dia Frampton (from The Voice) and Imagine Dragons are pretty great too.
Coffee: Between chasing after my little guy and trying to get work done, I’m usually drinking a cold version of whatever I was tiredly making when I woke up.

Posted in Babies, Kids, Teasers

res·o·lu·tion

This year has been the most rewarding, difficult, amazing, life changing year for me.
Personally, I’ve raised a tiny wrinkled baby into a sweet little boy. Jesse and I have faced and defeated many obstacles together and I’m so very proud to wear the Mom badge with honor. My family decided to pick up our simple life on the beach to rejoin the busy, constantly changing city where we were raised. It’s been a very time consuming and challenging move, but we will only be making more progress taking deep roots and building a firm foundation for life together as a family.
And then there’s professionally. One late night in January, as we were first humouring the idea of moving, we were planning out what we would do once we moved. With help of my very supportive husband, I decided to take something that I loved and turn it into something I could be. Instead of picking up books in the store and sighing over those gorgeous squishy newborn photos, I was capturing them myself! This year, emiB Photography went from an idea and a dream to full blown reality.
As much progress as I’ve made this year, I’m just getting started. I have a dream of reaching the top of a mountain and I’ve only just packed my bags. I stand at the bottom looking up, not sure where to take my next step, my eyes always at the peak.

I can’t wait to see what this year will bring, because I know where this past year has brought me, and I like the view.

I want to thank every single person who has supported and encouraged me. I truly love to say that I love what I do. As a mother and a photographer I am excited to wake up everyday to new and exciting things.

res·o·lu·tion; n: A firm decision to do or not do something.

This year, I firmly decide to make the conscious decision every day to be physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy and to never stop trying to be amazing.

Thank you for a wonderful year. Let this new year kick some serious butt.

Posted in Personal, Yearly Favorites

Engagements | Frederick, MD Photographer

JoBeth and Landon.
*sigh*
Another amazing engagement session.
I love them, they love each other, I love what I do!
One of my very favorite things about photography is that squishy, fuzzy feeling you get when you look at something beautiful. In this case, it’s the love their eyes. Those sweet smirks that you share with the person who knows you better than anyone else in the world. You can’t make that up. There’s no photoshopping or faking it. There’s only the chance of capturing true love when you find it.
And I totally found it, you guys.
Enjoy the fuzzy feeling!

*Bling*

 

 

 

 

 

This is pretty much the story of their lives. They are so cute when they play and sing together.

 

Oh be still my beating heart. I love Celtic knots, especially when they look like a heart!

 

I was singing the “Sittin’ in a tree” song while I shot this set. I love how it looks like a heart.

I can’t help myself. If I see leaves on the ground, this is happening. IN LOVE with this shot.

So. Cute.

In other news, I made an EmiB board on Pinterest! You can get to it through my new social buttons up top. I plan to do this with most if not all of my sessions. Pinterest is so addicting, I thought I’d add a little emiB buzz.

Now I’m off to do some christmas shopping!

Posted in Engagement, Sessions

A Labor of Love

Except for my own labor, this experience was a first for me. Since being pregnant, I have become pretty fascinated by the whole process. I mean, we push people out of our bodies! So naturally, when Ashley approached me for capturing their labor at home, I was thrilled. The vibe was so calming, so peaceful and so romantic that I just couldn’t stop taking pictures.

This was her birth alter. Full of inspiration, power, strength and love.

 

How incredibly amazing is this belly?

 

I posted the other version of this picture on facebook, where Adam is in focus. This one is equally as powerful with Ashley working through a contraction while he sings her a song.

 

 

Beautiful. It’s the best thing in the world to have someone support you (physically, emotionally and spiritually) during labor. Adam was a fantastic labor coach.
A few close friends and family members were invited to a Mother Blessing before her baby shower where we each gave Ashley a bead to represent ourselves and our love for her family. She made a beautiful necklace and wore it during labor.

 

 

I love this photo. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”. Perfect caption.

 

No matter how prepared you are, sometimes plans are changed and everything happens for a reason. After days of laboring, there was an emergency trip to the hospital and after a lot of prayers and a skillful hospital staff, beautiful Levi was ready to go home! He made us work for the sleepy poses for sure, but as you can see, they were absolutely worth it.
Ten day old Levi and the Labor Necklace

 

 

Big sister Elaena was helping out and I couldn’t help but get a few of her sweet face.
Beautiful.

 

Gadda have a “This is real life” moment.

 

And above all things, a family is as strong as the love you have for for each other.

 

 

*sniff* It seems like just yesterday I met them to take their photos of their family of three!

 

What a joy it was capturing these moments. Thank you so much for letting me into your home and making me homemade hot cocoa and lunch. <3

Music: It’s that time of year! I’m now editing around the clock to those holiday classics. And when Matt’s not around, my favorite holiday CD, Nsync’s Home for the Holidays!

Coffee: I trusted my husband to pick up coffee creamer last night and as I expected, he got something I never would have thought to try, Warm Cinnamon Sugar Cookie creamer. And guys, it’s actually crazy delicious. Still drinking decaf these days (crossing my fingers for some half-caf vue cups for Christmas) regular still makes me shaky. What happened to those days when I worked at Starbucks and could drink shots of espresso like they were nothing?

Posted in Coffee, Family, Labor, Newborns

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