She was such a tiny peanut when she was born that seeing these fat cheeks is a celebration of her growing. Love her, love her, love her!!
Em is getting BIG!!
Posted by marti on February 26, 2012, under Peanuts
The Pomfret Family!
As I meet more and more families I am beginning to better appreciate the uniqueness of each baby, kiddo and family. Every family is like an uber-exclusive club. There are inside jokes and private laughs along with a deep, profound love. With my family it is easy for me to overlook the profoundness of being a family. I often get caught up with doing laundry and finding socks and getting Ellie to school on time. I can forget what being a family really means to me; being present in the moment, being kind and loving them before I love anything else.
When I finish editing a set of session proofs I sit back and watch the sideshow. I look for the boring things like color, exposure and white balance consistency. But, I also look at the faces, and the smiles (and sometimes the tears). I watch the interaction in the images and end up walking away from the computer with a big goofy grin on my face because I love what taking pictures lets me capture.
Then I go rock the baby to sleep…because she is my baby, and all, and I would do anything for her not to cry.
Jen and Jim met me with the kiddos at Agnes Scott, a quick walk from their house. I was shocked to see how much Baby Jake has grown, and he has kind-of-red hair! I also had not seen Maya in a while and she is motoring all over the place! Up-down-all-around, walking, kneeing…and I think she has grown about 3 inches (Ok, maybe I am exaggerating). Hannah continues to bask in the glow of being a newly minted big sister and has so much energy (as always).
Oh, And, if you’re a runner mark your calender for the annual One Love One Heart 5K for CdLS on February 13th at Medlock Park. I will be there trying not to have a heart attack as I run three miles. But please, come walk or run, it’s always a super fun time for a super good cause!
Cards and Mini’s
Posted by marti on December 2, 2009, under Personal, Picture Mommy News
The Holiday Season at PictureMommy Photography is in full swing. I am finalizing Holiday Cards and editing like a crazy woman. I am so happy with how the Holiday Cards are turning out, adorable!
On Thanksgiving I took some time to get Holiday shots of my kiddos. I have a new appreciation for the prep work families put in to dressing and coordinating themselves before our shoots! I had a grand plan in my head. Ellie would be in a cream shirt with a cute little cream and tan stripped jacket. Megs would be wearing her “2″ t-shirt (her birthday was on Thanksgiving) with a long-sleeved shirt underneath it. Ellie would be in a denim skirt with leggings and Megs would wear jeans. I could go on and on about my “vision” but it doesn’t really matter because it was utterly foiled.
Both girls ended up wearing the shirts I wanted…but that was it. Any cute layering I had planned was thwarted by some equally cute (but not as holiday-card appropriate) $6 polka dot fleece jackets from Target in various shades of pink and purple. But, what’s a mom to do? It was Thanksgiving and I didn’t want to make anyone cry (least of all me). Here is what the girls thought about any plan I had…
Thanks ladies, please have pity on your mother as you become teenagers. Oh, I forgot that Meggie refused to put her hood down for the first 1/2 of the pictures.
My family holiday shoot debacle aside, I still have a few openings for anyone looking for last minute holiday pictures. I was thinking I can do holiday shoots up until Wednesday, December 17th to reasonably have the images back in time for the holidays.
Also! If you have a picture you have taken and would like to put that into one of my holiday cards just let me know. You don’t have to do a photo session with me to order your holiday cards from me.
Hope you are having an awesome Holiday season so far. Enjoy!
Hello Gorgeous!
Posted by marti on November 26, 2009, under Kiddos, Peanuts, Photo Sessions
I met Baby Camille and her Mama on a warm and sunny morning after we re-scheduled a couple of times due to crummy weather. I am so in love with this little lady. She is BEAUTIFUL. Her skin is so soft and the color of caramel. I was scheming how I could sneak her out with all my camera gear but I decided her family might notice she was gone. I could go on and on about how fabulous she is, but I will let the pictures speak for me.
