I look forward to this session every year! Meet gorgeous Sadie Ann…my little model! 🙂 I think she has just as much fun as I do at this yearly event. This girl simply cannot take a bad photo and she comes ready to play and laugh and just enjoy our time together. She always brings along her parents for a few family shots, too. And, it’s easy to see where Sadie Ann gets her gorgeous looks. Sadie Ann’s mom is Amy Wells, the brilliant jewelry designer who makes all the photo jewelry that we sell here at 1:17 Photography. If you haven’t looked recently at our fabulous jewelry offerings, stop what you are doing right now and go on over to take a look! Just follow the link! Also, take a moment to look at Amy’s fabulous offerings, too. Her work is amazing! But for now, enjoy this little sneak peek at sweet Sadie Ann and her parents! 🙂

I’ve said it before…sometimes everything just falls perfectly into place and a session is just perfection! Olivia and Carter’s mom and dad are some lucky parents because we had just such a session with these two cuties! I’ve been photographing these two for many years and we just fell into a great place. We were all comfortable, the kids were happy, the weather was gorgeous and there was no stress involved at all! YAY! It really does help a session to move along smoothly when the family is relaxed and ready to have fun with me. I had a tough time picking my favorites for this session! That’s a great problem to have. Olivia and Carter, y’all are awesome and really make me love my job! Enjoy your sneak peek! Lots more great ones to come! 🙂

Big families with lots of kids can be such fun! At times, they can be a real challenge for a photographer, but not this family! Not a bit! They arrived at the shoot dressed fabulously and ready to make things happen! I loved it! This sweet family are some “old” neighbors of ours, and we miss seeing them all the time. They’ve added the two babies to their family since we’ve lived close by, so it was a joy to spend time getting to know them as well as catching up with the big brother and sister I lived down the street from for years! All four are just GORGEOUS children, with great personalities and smiles to match. It was just a wonderful evening together. Thanks for sharing your family with me again, Brooke and Gary. Loved seeing all of them! And, if my vote counts, I think you need at least one more! You two make beautiful children! 😉 Enjoy your sneak peek!

Baby Griffin at almost six months:

Joyous 4-year-old Emily:

Quiet and thoughtful, 11-yr-old, Noah along with beautiful 15-year-old Katie:

A couple of sibling shots, too. So many more great ones to come! 🙂

Boys, boys, boys! These two sweet boys are the true definition of a little rough and tumble little boy! 2-year-old Brennan and 4-yr-old Brandt are the sons of a friend of mine from college, and I had such a great time playing with them last week. They just made me smile and laugh the entire time. I love their adorable little expressions and their interactions together. This first one is my favorite from the day. The little one has pretzels in his mouth, but they are just having a moment here of pure joy from wrestling with their dad. LOVE!! Heather and Jason, your boys are so great. Thanks for sharing them with me! 🙂

There’s something pretty special with siblings that are many years apart! These two are no exception. Nicholas is 9-years-old and all boy! He was a little shy but, oh so charming! He loves baseball and loves his baby sister, too! He had such patience with her. I always wanted a big brother like that! And, sweet little Megan, is all girl! She loved her hair-bow and her pearls. Megan’s curls and her smile can easily melt you heart. I really enjoyed meeting your family. Thank you for sharing your sweet children with me! I hope you love your little sneak peek! 🙂

I love this little boy and his family…ever since we met a little over a year ago at his first session with me at only a few days old! Now, he is a big boy at 16 months old and as adorable as can be! He is walking and talking a little bit and so very, very curious! He wasn’t missing a thing that morning, and I loved watching him explore his world. Craig, Sarah and Hutton: Thank you for sharing your first year with me. Hutton is just an amazing little guy, but I know you already know that! Enjoy this little sneak peek of his session! 🙂

Please look at these eyelashes! Swoon!!

Hello, hot momma! 🙂

LOVE this happy face!! 🙂

This little brother and sister are so ridiculously cute! You just cannot help but to smile when you see them together. Mary Caroline is the big sister and full of laughter and smiles..she just made me laugh out loud all morning long. Mac is just a charming little fella who steals your heart pretty quickly. I so enjoy working with these two year after year and love watching them grow. Hope you all enjoy your sneak peak! 🙂

More minis!! That’s right, more! Between several reschedules for sick children as well as for schedule conflicts, I’ve had the opportunity to do 4 additional Mini Sessions at some different locations over the last week. They are all fun and full of gorgeous families! I always enjoy the quick moving pace of these sessions and am constantly amazed at how much fun it can be! Hope you all enjoy your little sneak peek! 🙂

First up, I met up with little Brecon and his beautiful mom at Davies Manor. So stinkin’ cute…

These last three minis all took place in Arlington Town Square over a period of days. Such sweet families and I love that they are familiy shots as well as children, too. First up, Kendall and Hunter, a part of a beautiful Navy family that moved here from California almost a year ago. So glad to have this new family to photograph. So cute!

Next, my little buddy who I’ve been photographing since he was just days old…Jackson! He even brought along his cute parents this time! Love this kid!

Finally, a family that I haven’t seen in several years. They’ve even added a little girl with precious curls to their group! Loved seeing George, Ryan and meeting Cecile. Precious, precious family!

One AMAZING photo session! Yep, I counted! It was a total of 4 hours of craziness including sixteen precious and gorgeous children in over 65 changes of clothing! You haven’t lived until you’ve lived through one of these photo shoots! But, y’all, I have to admit, I had such a wonderful time. I was utterly exhausted that night, that’s true! But, I’d do it all over again tomorrow if I could! This shoot is for The Happy Heart, a speciality children’s clothing store located on the Arlington Town Square. This little place has such charm. And, the clothes…oh, those clothes! I gotta tell you that I was once again blown away at the wonderful choices these ladies have gathered for us to choose from this Fall. If you are looking for that special something for your children that is beautiful and out of the ordinary, look no further than The Happy Heart! You really need to go out and have them help you shop for your little guys and gals. They are so great in putting together groups of clothing that mesh but don’t match! There’s so many more that I can’t show here. This is just a taste. You need to go see for yourself! Now, GO!!! And tell them I sent you! 🙂

Like I said, it was awesome and I love this store! But, I think this last photo pretty much sums up all of us at the end of this shoot! hah! 🙂

I absolutely L.O.V.E. the cotton field sessions! They are just beautiful and really feel like the South! 🙂 I just think it looks so peaceful and clean! We had a beautiful night last Saturday playing in the fields with 8 different families! I must say that these Mini Sessions went as well as probably any set of Minis that I’ve done in all my years. All the children were so good, the clothing choices beautiful, and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect! Love, love, love! Warning: This is a long post, but I’m not going to say another thing! Just going to share with you just a taste of the sweet children (and their parents!) with whom I am privileged to work with. I am a blessed girl! Thanks, everyone, and enjoy your little sneak peek! 🙂