deck the halls...

This is going to sound cliche' but I am so excited for Christmas this year with Emmie. She is totally starting to understand the whole Christmas thing! Decorating the tree this year was no exception. Although nothing can beat the Christmas Tree reveal from last year - going through all of the ornaments with her this year- making cookies, and handing them on the tree- THE best! 

You have to bake cookies to decorate your Christmas tree... duh! 

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Some of our special ornaments! On the left- Emmie's very first ornament, Starbucks Mug- where Mike and I first met. The Sunset Beach Vacation Chair- and on the right- the ornament Mike proposed to me with!! 

She was first told she had to wait until we were done with the tree to eat a cookie... but she couldn't wait! 

The finished product... well kinda- we adjusted quite a few ornaments since Emmie made it her mission to put all the ornaments together on three branches! ha. 

Now to catch up with our christmas gift list! yikes.  Have any special ornaments? I want to hear about them!! 

Check out my post on picking out our tree out here- and be sure to check back this week for more Christmas Season Photos! 


it's beginning to look a lot like chrismas...

I have SO many photos from this Christmas season that need to be shared! Phew- I'm finally all caught up on editing my sessions from this year and can start posting some of our family stuff! So you're in luck! We've got 5 days left until Christmas and I plan on sharing ALL sorts of photos of us getting into the Christmas Spirit this week! 

To start us out of our week of Christmas photos, I've got our Christmas tree adventure! We headed out one evening after getting our family photos done (sharing soon!!) to go pick out the perfect tree! We of course stopped for some hot chocolate (or hot and chocolate as Emmie likes to call it! ha) and then drove out to the tree lot. Emmie and Michael loved it so much and looked over each and every tree what seemed like a million times before finally deciding on one.  

 

Do you have any tree traditions? Are you a go cut down your own tree, get it pre-cut from a lot, or set up a fake tree each year?  Be sure to check back tomorrow for our decorating day! 

have yourself a merry little christmas...

We are busily getting our house together for the Christmas season. One of my absolute favorite things about this time of year is Christmas cards.  Crazy, I know.. but I love getting something in the mail other than bills and advertisements- especially from our awesome friends and family! 

 

If you are interested in getting a Christmas card from us this year, be sure to fill out this page (or click on the photo below) with your information! 

Lynchburg, VA Family Photographer: Klinger Family Photos

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Happy November! :) 

While I do LOVE summer, mostly because I hate being cold, this is my favorite time of the year.  Starting the Christmas shopping and decorating, Thanksgiving, boots, the coffee (haha of course!) and the beautiful trees! Just the best backgrounds ever! The Klinger family wanted to get some updated family photos in their new town (yay Lynchburg!) with the fall trees and some country/barn feel! We found the perfect country setting for their beautiful family session!

The Klingers were such troopers today! It was so so so cold, but these kids were AWESOME! We may or may not have bribed them with Halloween candy, and told them "this is the very last picture!" about 10 (or more) times! ha!

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Interested in scheduling your family photo session in the Lynchburg, Virginia or surrounding areas, contact me! I have a limited amount of sessions available! Just in time to order Christmas cards!

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Lynchburg,VA family photographer: our halloween

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We had the best time celebrating Halloween this year! Emmie FINALLY decided on a kitty cat costume, after debating about 4 million other ideas. ;) Her preschool threw such a fun fall festival where we got to dress up, paint pumpkins, play games, pet bunnies that weighed as much as her, meet THE princess Anna, and even go on pony rides! She LOVED it!

 I took the day off of work, and she adored running errands with me in her kitty cat costume. We went to lunch (Poke-E-Joes! Lynchburg and Central Virginia friends- you MUST eat here! A local favorite!!)  She even asked some random guy on the street downtown Lynchburg... why he "didn't tell me i looked cute in my kitty cat costume." hahaha think she heard that a lot on Friday?! 

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This below is probably my favorite picture of the day. One of Emmie's best friends at school is  a boy (yes... Mike HATES this!!).  They totally looked like they planned their outfits to go together, but didn't.  Then they went trick or treating through the administration offices holding hands like this! So precious! 

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Then of course I had to get some photos of just Emmie in her costume.  She loves getting in front of the camera these days... especially when there's a candy bribe! ha. 

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And, this is a family photo from trick-or-treating! Just with my iPhone, but still wanted to share! :) I made the decision to not bring my camera to trick-or-treating and it was SO nice to be in the moment and enjoying it! It's all about balance! ;) 

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How was your Halloween! Did you or your family dress up as anything fun?! 

 

 

*Are you interested in scheduling a photo session! Contact me! I have limited availability this fall and would love to get you in!