Lynchburg, Virginia Photographer: catching up on family photos

I am always so behind on posting my personal photos. Editing those is always the lowest priority for me, and these things always get pushed to the back burner. Now that my 2014 wedding season has wrapped up I am plugging through on those photos. 

Emmie got to go on some amazing field trips with school this year (the pumpkin patch, an apple orchard, etc). I missed out on these trips this year, so we made up for it by hitting up a few of those spots on the weekends.  One beautiful Saturday afternoon we headed out to the Gross' Apple Orchard Festival... and then realized once we were there we forgot to grab cash! Oops! We weren't able to enjoy all of the food local vendors had there, but we still had a blast walking around and hanging out together! 

We took a few family photos on our phones and Emmie insisted that she take some photos of me and Michael! So cute! She even got a few good ones! ;) 

Happy Birthday JiJi! (Personal Post: Lynchburg, Virginia Photographer)

Okay y'all... Confessions of a Momma who works full-time and owns her photography business... I still have to SHOP for some Christmas presents, much less hand them out! SO thankful for my amazing family and friends who have had patience with me this season- even if that does mean we have to extend the season a little longer than normal! HA.

So, there are quite a few things that have fallen off of my radar this year- and buying birthday cards and presents is one of them! Sorry friends! Today is my own Momma's birthday (Emmie calls her JiJi) and you guessed it, her card isn't even in the mail yet! But I HAD to share some of our awesome memories with our sweet JiJi! 

Happy Birthday JiJi! We hope you have a fantastic day (and forgive us for being behind this year! HA!) Love you!! 

our 2014 round up: personal

I've been wanting to do a year recap (like every other blogger out there...) mainly because I think it is SO fun to look back over our fun memories over the past year. I am currently working on some of my favorite client shots, but wanted to share some of my favorite instagram memories too! If you don't already, you should follow me! I love instagram and the amazing ability it gives me to capture our day-to-day lives- something I'm not always so good at doing with my camera.  Being able to scroll through and remember our Tuesday afternoon trip to the library, the start of my running journey, the time Mike and Emmie made an Olaf in our front yard, lazy mornings snuggling on the couch at home- so many little things that I wouldn't normally document! We had some big moments in 2014 too- Emmie's first day of pre-school, our family vacation to Sunset Beach, Emmie turned three, finally liked Santa, and I went back to working full time after spending two years at home.  

See why I love looking back over these times so much?! SO many smiles and so much happiness- but don't worry I made sure to capture some attitude too! ;) 

I have some big goals and plans for 2015 (no, I'm not pregnant!) -- goals I'm finally sitting down to work though and evaluate and hope to be sharing with you soon! If you can't already tell- Blogging more consistently is one of those goals. I want to share more of my photography work, but also to share more with you guys personally. I love my clients and consider each bride family, so staying connected and sharing only makes sense! 

I hope you'll share your 2014 round up with me! And don't forget to check back in for some of my favorite client moments from the year! 

may your days be merry and bright...

We hope you and your have a very merry Christmas! We will be sharing photos from our holiday soon! But I'd love to hear all about yours! 

it's the most beautiful time of the year...

This post is going to be a little more random... just little shots of things going on in the day to day. And beware, there may even be some iPhone photos mixed in! ;) 

The other day I was checking all my equipment for a Photo Booth I was working, and set up in my office and Emmie was MORE than willing to be my model.  Love this girl and her sweet sweet smile so much. 

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Emmie has been super into a few consistent things here lately- drawing her name and other letters- and playing dress up. Usually her dress of choice is Elsa ;) 

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and to add to the randomness of this post.. here are some other photos I've taken over the past few weeks- Christmas jammies, Elf on the Shelf shenanigans, Meeting Santa, etc. 

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iPhone photo ;) 

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iPhone photo- Emmie's first on-stage performance! 

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yay it feels so good to catch up! so tell me, what are your plans for Christmas?!