www.lovinglegacyphotography.com

it’s no secret that i’m smitten with kylie.  she and her big brother and sister (well, okay, and mom and dad!) are my dream models.  their love for each other shines through in each of their sessions, and they’re willing to put up with crazy miss angela to get their memorable images.  this session commemorates baby sister’s one year birthday, and as usual, she spoiled me rotten with her dramatic expressions, her heart-stopping gaze, and of course, her attentive family.

truly, i can’t take it.

baby-girl, your family adores you… and what an awesome family they are. 

mommy didn’t plan to get “caught” on this session, but i couldn’t help myself.

…and the smash-the-cake.  seriously love the delicate little handling of her cupcake.  it was, i’m pretty sure, her first taste of junk food.  (tainted by miss angela – i’m sorry!)  she ate like such a lil’ lady… even covered in frosting!  (*special note for all the mommas – this adorable ensemble was created by my friend alicia of too too precious. visit her facebook page for ordering info!)

 who’s the yummy one?!

miss angela loves you, kylie-baby!  tristan and mackenzie, i like you guys quite a lot, too! 

BIG hugs to you all… miss angela

mike is a fabulous DJ we had the privelege to work with at several weddings, where we grew to respect and really like him and his beautiful wife, victoria.  when they shared with us during a reception that they were expecting their first lil’ one, we giggled and danced with them… and then even more so when they asked us to do their maternity session.  (okay, angela giggled and danced…) 

anywhoo, when victoria agreed to be brave and creative and play with us on the beach, anna and i couldn’t wait. 

when we say, “loving legacy,” we mean not just yours, but ours, too.  as homeschool parents, we consider our family business to be part of our kids’ education.  you’ll often find one of our own to be assisting us… they’re learning photographic art and technique alongside their parents, and we’d be thrilled if someday they take us over. 

 i’m so spoiled to get to “work” with clients like this, and with my tiny little girl, who doesn’t just help me, but is developing a creative voice all her own, with growing technical skills to match.  pretty soon, i’ll be assisting her.  can’t wait!

i’m proud to be your mama, sweet girl.  it’s an honor to work alongside you. 

 and one more momma-word: our girl doesn’t just stand over my shoulder.  these images are her own composition and even posing… all manual exposure on our professional equipment. 

and now, the slideshow mike and victoria requested for their baby shower.   

can’t wait to meet you, baby-girl!  if you’re half as pretty as your mommy and kind as your daddy, they’re going to need bodyguards.

hugs!  {{–miss angela and anna}}

sweet baby-boy, number two in the family.  when mommy and daddy said we could come at three days, we could barely contain ourselves… i took my a-girl, who juggled happy, protective dog and adorable, snuggly big brother and helped with posing and snuggles.

such a proud (beautiful) big brother.

mama’s salad bowl will never be the same. 

brit and jeremy, you guys are absolutely beautiful, inside and out, and we are ever-so-grateful you allowed us to capture these first moments in your second son’s life.  love you and enjoy! 

when julie and i met at a wedding celebration (she and her hubby have an awesome dance band called Aqua Groove), i immediately loved her.    she’s drop-dead gorgeous and a fabulous musician… and she’s a woman who works alongside her hubby!  it was totally cool to be asked to photograph her equally-gorgeous kiddos (dad had a part, too – you can see the good looks all through the gang…) and we had a blast!  of course, being that it was a typical Florida summer evening, we were literally wringing sweat out of our pants before we jumped in the van.  nonetheless, we loved every minute, and we love the images even more.

we always encourage mommas to bring special “objects” of their lil’ ones’… it adds richness and history to your portraits… pretty soon this guy will be driving. sigh.

lil’ miss speedy here made us work hard for her portraits.  this one is out to make her mark on the world. 

…aaaand we caught her! 

aren’t our hubbies handsome, julie?  there is just something so attractive about a daddy interacting with a kiddo.  just seconds after this shot, my man was laying flat out on the ground working to get a glance from sister; i just had to spontaneously shout, “you are so HOT!”  heehee…

his view:

and another of baby-boy:

i love the color version of this one, too, but if it were me, i’d be blowing up a huge fine art print of this – such a nostalgic feel… yummy.

thank you guys so much for the opportunity to “catch” your speedy little people.  we look forward to seeing them and their parents again!

huge hugs… brian and angela (and brian jr. – who was a rockin’ assistant – thanks, bud!)

warning, mamas: we must have a gift for putting you into labor (almost.)  to be fair, we did wait waaaay into brittany’s pregnancy to do her maternity session (she graciously waited for our schedule to open up a tad), and she didn’t actually go into labor until a almost week later.  baby graeme waited until his mommy had hosted a bridal shower for his aunt catie.  and then he came into this world… and tomorrow i get to capture him at just three days old.  i might not sleep a wink.

jeremy and brit were kind enough (and brave enough!) to let me play with some studio techniques… while i far prefer outdoor, location sessions for their variety and freedom, we are constantly challenging ourselves to grow and stretch in our art.  thank you guys… i would (will!) hang your images on my wall!

before we post his newborn images, i thought we might share his mommy and daddy and big brother r’s belly session.   

love this family.

jeremy, you are such a good daddy and husband.  brit, you are beautiful.

congratulations on the birth of your second son, guys.  we can’t wait to meet him!

hugs… the sackett crew.