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Sitting Beauties! | Loudoun County Family Photographer

01.31.2012

We had an absolutely perfect January weather for pictures in Loudoun County this past weekend. It was great to spend Saturday afternoon with the S family and their cuties. I love that I’ve been able to document their changes over the past few months. You can see how they’ve grown from their two newborn sessions here and here, to their three month session, to today at 7 months.

Mr. Will and Miss Stella are sitting up now, and I can’t believe what big kids they are becoming! This is a fun age to photograph because they aren’t escaping yet, but are old enough to engage with the camera a bit. I think these photos really capture their personalities.

I think the expressions below are ones that Mom and Dad are going to see quite a bit in the years to come. They both have the guiltiest “Who Me?” looks on their faces. I can totally imagine them each trying to blame the other for the mischief that’s occurred!

The best thing about this age, is that you can finally elicit genuine smiles and giggles. I’m pretty sure that at this point, Mom was singing and dancing, and Dad was wearing a necklace and hiding behind a blanket. I’m sure we were getting some strange looks on the street in downtown Leesburg, but whatever they did it was perfect, because Mr. Will thought it was a riot and gave a huge grin.

Miss Stella likes to fly! :) Look at those beautiful eyes!

A quiet moment with Mom.

A silly moment with Dad.

These last two are some of my favorites. To date, Mr. Will has never complained at a photo session. He always goes with the flow while his sister is usually the more fussy one for me. Today however, he had enough, and he let us know it! I can’t blame him. It was getting chilly, and he’d taken his socks off. Once he got angry and cold, the end came quickly and there was no going back.

S family, you make it look so easy. I can’t believe how fast these two are growing, and that we’re already talking about scheduling their one year session. Enjoy the chaos of the next few months and I can’t wait to see you again when they are on the move! XOXO – K

Posted in Families, Little Ones, Twins

by Kelly

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January 31, 2012 - 10:30 am

Kate - I laughed from the first photo (“Okay, now what? They seemed to be saying) and enjoyed every one. They’re fabulous (the family AND the photos). Beautifully captured, Kelly!

It’s still January, right? | Ashburn Lifestyle Photography

01.26.2012

In a perfect world, I would have had this post ready to go and ready to be published on December 29th. In fact, I had it penciled into my blogging schedule for that date. However, we all know that things don’t always work out the way we expect them to, and here I am on January 26th publishing my “2011 Year in Review” post. The good news, is that it is in fact still January, so I’m not that late. The better news is that I got it finished before this weekend when I have my first two sessions of 2012 scheduled!

I loved going through these sessions and seeing all of the fun families I got to work with last year. There were newborns, grandparents, pets, siblings, and best friends. We had sessions at home, sessions at the beach, downtown sessions, and sessions in my very own neighborhood park. We suffered through biting cold and stifling heat. Along the way we made great memories, created family heirlooms, and decorated a lot of blank walls!

Click to see the entire 2011 Year in Review Slideshow. I’d love to know which photos struck a chord with you!

If you’d like information about scheduling a session for your own family this year, please email me! I’d love to create memories with meaning for you and your family in 2012! I’m now booking for Spring sessions, and will have limited weekend availability.

Posted in Families, News

by Kelly

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January 27, 2012 - 1:36 pm

ali anderson - i can see why these are some of your faves in 2011 – lots of laughing and good times going on. i think my favorite might be that last one. i can almost hear her laugh in that image. gorgeous, kelly!

Week in Review 2 | Ashburn Family Photography

01.20.2012

Here’s a little peek into what we’ve been up to this week at the Nelson house. We took little man up to North Jersey last weekend to celebrate his birthday at Northlandz – a humongous model train layout. (He opted for a family trip to see trains over a birthday party.) It was quite a spectacular display, although some of us felt like there could have been a few more trains…

1.) at the carwash 2.) Northlandz layout 3.) Northlandz trestle bridge 4.) angry birds for the non-technical 5.) the reasons I haven’t gotten any work done this week 6.) sunrise with moon out the front door 7.) airplane near Baltimore on I-95 8.) Little Man enjoying the scenery.

Happy Friday!

Posted in Personal

by Kelly

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