7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Children’s Photographer
Here’s my angel, fresh out of the bath and enjoying her dinner after a 5 1/2 hour trip home from New York. She enjoys sitting at the head of the table now, sans booster seat because she is “a big girl now”.
*sigh*
Hope you all enjoyed a gorgeous weekend!
7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Children’s Photographer
We got an early start this morning; I seem to be in the “doesn’t matter what time the kids go to bed, they’re still waking up at 6:45am” camp! We headed outdoors early to water our garden and check for some ripe veggies to pick for our breakfast omelets. We let our daughter find and pick the ripe cherry tomatoes and operate the sprayer today–her brother was thrilled with the sudden bursts of water he’d periodically get to the face. Add “Please don’t water your brother” to the list of ridiculous things that have come out of my mouth as a mother.
Hope you all stayed cool during this scorching weekend!
7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Children’s Photographer
I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing end to a wonderful 4th of July weekend! We were lucky enough to receive a visit from my brother and sister-in-law over the weekend. Despite the ridiculous heat on Sunday, we trekked to the Baker Park Celebration for a little while, and I’m sure glad we did! I had my heart and eyes set on the annual chili cook-off (yes, I know…why on earth am I craving chili in 100-degree weather?!) and we didn’t waste any time hunting it down in the park. After our bellies were full of chili–including my son’s–there was a unanimous decision to cool off our palates with shaved ice. Enjoying a childhood treat under a shade tree, witnessing my little ones enjoy their first tastes of this icy, sugary goodness was so special. My son insisted on trying everyone’s shaved ice and my daughter wanted to enjoy hers with her uncle. Hope you stayed cool over this holiday weekend!
7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Portrait Photographer
So, this post is late for good reason. After a whirlwind trip to Massachusetts and back to Maryland in two days, I’ve been playing a bit of catch up.
So this is who all the fuss is about in my famiy–and rightfully so! Meet Luke Christopher, my adorable new nephew. He is such a snuggler! I think Luke really enjoyed his newborn portrait session with Aunt Crissie on Sunday; he was a cooperative subject and slept for hours afterward.
This image was captured right around 7:00 p.m.. Pictured is my wonderful brother-in-law Steve, enjoying some lounge time with Luke. I love the perspective captured here; Steve is a former college basketball player who is juuuuuusst a few inches taller than me, you’d say. Luke is holding his own right now at 22.5 inches. I’m thinking he may be taller than Dad one day…maybe.
Lots of love to Molly and Steve for welcoming me into their home during this amazing (and tiring!) new chapter in their lives. Love to both of you…so happy I’m Luke’s Aunt!
7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Family Photographer
Father’s Day began with lots of love for Daddy this morning–more like a 2-kid attack on Dad, but thankfully, he was able to fight back with some tickling!
Hoping your Father’s Day was filled with many smiles, much laughter, and sweet memories.
7:00 on Sunday | Frederick, Maryland Children’s Photographer
Everyone has their morning rituals. Mine used to include sleeping-in on the weekends, reading the newspaper, lazily watching HGTV from the comfort of my bed, and feasting on breakfast during it all. With kids, our mornings have changed a bit you would say. “I have to go potty”, crib-shaking, happy-squealing wake-up calls is the new normal and we cherish it all.
Our daughter loves greeting her baby brother in the mornings, from the opening of his bedroom door, to the “Good Morning!” song she sings to him, followed by a shared playtime in the crib. She brings in a basket of toys, a handful of books, or even a stuffed animal for them to play with…and I just sit back and watch, thanking my lucky stars that I’m their Mom.
7:00 on Sunday :: Frederick, Maryland Children’s Photographer
So I’ll begin with confessing that this picture wasn’t taken at seven on the dot this morning. If I were to have taken a picture at that moment, you’d be viewing an image of my husband arriving home early from his run, detailing how he was attacked by a bird.
Seriously, I can’t make this stuff up.
Apparently, a bird swooped down and clawed its talons into his scalp while he ran through a wooded area. At first, he thought a branch had fallen on his head; then he saw the bird rise in front of him and fly away! My husband detailed his wingspan to be almost the width of a car windshield. Is that crazy or what?! He even ran home with blood on his hands and arms after touching his head to assess the damage. Thankfully, he’s doing alright, considering…he says it still is painful but the wounds are not too deep.
So…this is where we were shortly after seven o’clock this morning…
For my faithful local readers, these were taken at Butler’s Orchard in Damascus. I am truly in love with this place! It’s only twenty minutes from us, but it’s buried deep within a wooded section of north Montgomery County. We certainly weren’t the only ones who had strawberry-picking on the agenda today…car after car turned into the orchard as we did and I wondered what kind of experience we would have with tons of visitors there. Interestingly, it was so quiet and peaceful. We followed the signs on a long and winding road to a designated patch, parked, and were quickly instructed where our family’s special picking location was. We had a few rows of strawberry bushes all to ourselves and were surrounded by lots of other families picking baskets of strawberries, too. I couldn’t help but laugh at all of the children I saw with strawberry-stained faces and clothes! My kids enjoyed picking ripe red berries and stuffing their faces full of them, too.
If you are local, this is one place you don’t want to miss! The strawberries are DELICIOUS and the picking season is nearing a close. No worries though, because their blueberry season is just around the corner.
Signing off to enjoy a blueberry lemon buckle pie we picked up from the orchard’s general store now.
Sleep tight.
7:00 on Sunday :: Frederick, Maryland Portrait Photographer
We’re home after an incredible weekend in Wilmington! I almost forgot to pick up my camera this evening during the hustle and bustle of unpacking…my daughter is relaxing on my bed here, thrilled that I’ve got the camera out. 
Love this precious face!
7:00 on Sunday :: Frederick, Maryland Photographer
Can you imagine my sweet surprise when I returned home from a few hours of errands and found this adorable sight? My daughter decorated each stepping stone from the garage to our home with her famous smiling faces. And as if that wasn’t enough to have me grinning ear to ear, my son greeted me in his bright-orange monkey pajamas!
Hope everyone enjoyed a gorgeous weekend. Stay tuned for a contest announcement this week!
7:00 on Sunday :: Frederick, Maryland Photographer
Today I’m starting a new feature to my blog, and I call it “7:00 on Sunday”. I’m pledging to capture images of my own life at 7:00 each Sunday morning or afternoon. Hopefully, it will give you a glimpse into my own life and even inspire you to pick up your camera and do the same thing!
This evening at seven on the dot, I picked up my camera and started shooting. My daughter was coloring away on her easel, scribbling bursts of color and happy faces galore. For some odd/endearing reason, she always draws her happy faces upside down. They are quite amazing…the variety, the detail in their features…they just all happen to be living in the topsy-turvy world of my toddler.
I hope this new feature on the blog inspires you to photograph your family, your children, your pets in the most comfortable and authentic times in your lives together. It’s in these intimate moments that we remember so many special times together. Chubby crayons. Toddler fist-grips on a Crayola. Super concentration-face, upside-down smiley face kind of memories.
I wonder what kind of memories are in store next Sunday…