the 52 project // two for one

"A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

week 38

atlanta lifestyle photography
atlanta lifestyle photography

penny: this will forever be the summer of chalk & water paintings on the back porch, all while wearing a (usually purple) "dancing shirt". always, the "dancing shirt"!

week 39

atlanta lifestyle photography
atlanta lifestyle photography

penny: the "dancing shirt" phase (notice the purple peeking out yet again) is starting to spill over into a "dancing shirt" with "dancing skirt" phase. you have strong opinions on your clothing and i don't dare mess with it!

linking up with jodi.

the 52 project // playing catchup

week 34

atlanta ga family photographer penny: this year, on our yearly trip to busch gardens in williamsburg, va, you finally got to go on the bigger kid rides, ate some cotton candy (mind. blown.), went night swimming, and played nonstop with your older cousins. that last part being your favorite thing about the whole trip. you fell pretty hard for your cousin abby, and i think the feeling was definitely mutual.

week 35

charlotte nc family photographer penny: you and i took a little road trip up to charlotte and stayed with aunt steph and your little buddy boone for a few days. you were almost like a big sister to him while we were there. a big sister that comes complete with toy stealing and hitting. luckily though, the sweet moments were just as abundant.

week 36

atlanta ga family photographer penny: seen here practicing your bubble blowing skills. week 37

atlanta ga family photographer penny: you've been having a rather rough go of bedtime as of late. the tantrums were epic, the tears were plentiful, and frustration from all parties involved was evident. in the process of trying to figure out how to get you past this phase i turned to a tried and true method of parenting. bribery. and it worked! i promised you a very special ice cream date if you could go to bed without a single tear. you happily obliged, and we both scored some ice cream out of it. win win!

yeehaw, so nice to be all caught up here again! linking up with jodi.

the Crutchfield family // atlanta ga family photographer

this family, this night, it was all almost too much. my heart felt torn wide open.

kelly and i had been emailing back and forth for awhile about getting together for a family shoot before she gave birth to her third child. she had an idea to bring a few things for the boys to play with, hang out by a lake, and just see what happens. and let me tell ya, what happened felt like pure magic. i simply fell in love with this family. i know i'll probably say this so many more times in my life, but i still can not believe that i get to do this for a living. lucky doesn't even begin to describe it...

monkey and squirrel photography
monkey and squirrel photography
monkey and squirrel photography
atlanta ga family photographer
monkey and squirrel photography
atlanta ga family photographer
monkey and squirrel photography

the pope family // charlotte nc family session

i've known justin and lynn for quite a few years now, since before any of us had kids actually. so when they asked if i would come take some pictures of their family while i was in charlotte, it was a no brainer. dexter cracks me up with his typical 4.5 year old little boy antics, and miss winter is just as sweet and silly as they come. thanks pope family for letting me hang with you on this super sticky saturday morning... monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography monkey and squirrel photography