Mother's Day Shoot | Old Town Alexandria

A few weekends ago I spent some time with a beautiful family on a very special weekend- Mother's Day weekend! Kathleen asked me if I could do a quick shoot with her and her two beautiful daughters in Old Town before I drove home to spend some time with my Mom. Of course I couldn't say no to that!

You might recognize Kathleen and little Katharine Grace from this shoot! Katharine has gotten so big since the last time I saw her- plus, she walks/runs EVERYWHERE! She's tough to keep up with!!



Oh, and did I mention that it was SUPER windy? Sheesh! We finished the shoot just as it started to pouuuur!



Look at that cutie ;)





They'd sit Katharine down for a second and she'd automatically want to get up. She was a crawling machiiine!











Isn't Beth gorgeous- plus she's a smarty-pants!



I LOVE this picture because every time the wind would start gusting Katharine would get all excited and go "woooooo!"







I had such a fun time hanging out with these fabulous ladies! I hope every mother had a wonderful Mother's Day! Everything you do means so much to your children- we should celebrate mother's every day of the year! (Although, I do feel like there should be "kids day" too- I know, I know- eeeeveryday is kid's day!) ;)

The Hovey Family

A few weekends ago I met up with Tracey and her awesome family in Colonial Williamsburg! Tracey and I used to work with each other when I lived in Williamsburg, and I hadn't seen her since I moved up to DC. We had planning to get together for pictures for quite awhile, and a few before the shoot, Tracey had to cancel because poor little Lexie had to have surgery! Well, have no fear, little Lexie was up and crawling around (seriously, that little girl would not stop crawling!) in a few days and we were able to do the shoot as scheduled. So not only did I get to snap some shots of 8 month old Lexie, but I also got some fun shots of her awesome older brother, Zachary, who is 7 years old (and who drew me a rockin' picture!). :)

Here are a few of my faves- if you want to see the rest, CLICK HERE!

Seriously, what.a.cute.family!

Zach collected sticks and clovers throughout the shoot to decorate a bright red wagon with!

These kids were just too adorable and so well behaved!

Tracey was inspired by a picture that I had posted a few weeks ago with bright pink shoes. Seriously, the 8 month old is STYLISH!

Look.at.those.eyes!!

First she posed for me...

Then she got bored and crawled away...

Ahhh, I just wanted to steal those kids haha!

Trying on Mom's cool sunglasses. :)

I loooove this pic...they're all just cracking up at Lexie who was definitely feeling cool

Then Zach had to try on his Dad's cool shades!

I had to post this one- she looks like a PORCELAIN DOLL!

Zach was so much fun- he always had a smile on his face and was always ready for a picture. Most 7 year olds would want nothing to do with this, but he was such a good sport.

This pose was his idea hahaha! I might hire him to be my second shooter :)

At the end of the shoot, I got a little science lessen. Scientist Zach told me that if you mix two different neon bottles of bubbles together, they'll work better. Duh. :)



Also, did I mention we're BFFs now? Zach drew me an awesome picture...Whaaat up!

Tracey, Chris, Zach, and Lexie- I had so much fun working with you guys! You are such a wonderful, loving and fun family! I hope you had as much fun as I did! :)

Want to see the rest of the pictures? CLICK HERE!

Boatner Family Party!

A few weeks ago I attended a wonderful event- Kay's (my roomie) grandfather's 80th birthday. Kay's parents asked me to come along and take pictures because it's very rare that the whole family is together at one time. The Boatner family came together from all parts of the country (not only from VA, but also Idaho and Colorado- whoa!) to celebrate a man near and dear to each one of their hearts. :)

Here are a few pictures from the night! Want to see more? Check out the rest by clicking HERE.



The party started out with a nice happy hour/open bar when everybody was able to catch up before a yummy yummy dinner!



We got a lot of family shots that night, here's one of Kay, John and Margaret. Silly, silly kids haha.



Here's a picture of the birthday boy!



There was tons of great conversation, lots of jokes, and oh, discussions about what on the earth people are actually supposed to do with endives. Kay and John figured it out for us...





There were multiple toasts filled with wonderful memories.











Oh, and I can't forget the crazy glowing glasses that got passed around the table!



They were a hit among the family haha!







Trying to get everybody on a set of stairs wasn't the easiest task, but we did the best we could!


It was great spending time with an awesome family and meeting new people! Happy 80th Birthday, Grandad Boatner! You don't look a day over 30! ;)

To see the rest of the pictures, CLICK HERE! :)