winston-salem children's photography: william and kerry

I'm back! I know, it has been a long and lonely summer here at the blog. The great news is the summer, while long, was definitely not lonely! I met a ton of great families, funny kids and beautiful brides. Let's start catching up shall we?

It was great to see William and Kerry again and spend some time with the family. These boys are growing so fast. One of the things I love most about shooting families is seeing them again and again through the years - it was fun to see the relationship growing between these brothers. They are sweet, happy boys with an extra sprinkle of funny.









Stay tuned for more!

winston-salem children's photography: katelyn

I included some of my favorites from my recent session with Katelyn in the sneak peek but have more of this beautiful little girl to share. We spent a perfect January day at Wake Forest University where we got to play on the fabulous tree swings.





One of my favorite things about shooting kids is watching them grow and change from session to session. Katelyn has certainly been doing both. She just turned 4 and is a bundle of energy and laughter. She doesn't hesitate to roll in the grass, race to the next bench or climb up a brick wall but in the next moment is oohhing and awwing over the 'princess castle steps' at Reynolda Hall and twirling in dress up jewelry and high heels.





Little sister Cara was ready to join in the fun as well.



Especially when Mom brought out the dress up bag. I love little girls in Mom's heels!





What a great way to spend a sunny, warm January afternoon!

bulk sneak peek

Things have been busy, busy, busy and the blog has been severely neglected. My apologies to anyone still checking after this very (VERY) long break. I am wading through the fun and excitement of a complete re-brand and a new website (oh yes...and 2 energetic kids who are ready for Spring). It really has been fun and exciting though. When I started Milestones I knew that I wanted to take a few years and really find my brand before I put a lot of energy into branding. But the time has come and while the process has been great it is almost finished. Almost. Or at least we are getting a lot closer than we were.
In the meantime here are some sneak peeks of a few of the wonderful families I have had the opportunity to meet, laugh, roar like a dragon and spin like a princess with recently.

winston-salem children's photography: cara & katelyn

I enjoyed a perfect Fall evening with Katelyn, Cara and family a few weeks ago. You might remember Katelyn and Cara from our previous session. It is amazing how much kids change in just 3 short months! These two are the most beautiful little girls.





Cara is walking like a pro now where she was just pulling to standing when I last spent time with her.



I love the one on the left - she looks like such a little lady.



The eyes on both of these girls just get me every time I see them - amazing.







It was Cara's first birthday so we had to celebrate with some cupcakes. What a perfect way to reward these girls for a great session!



Happy birthday Cara!



Thanks again for a great afternoon!

winston-salem children's photography: tj

Last week I met up with five-year-old TJ on the grounds of Reynolda House. TJ is a great kid with a sweet smile and beautiful eyes. We spent some time checking out a few of his favorite places at the Reynolda House including some great locations for shooting that I hadn't explored.





It was a while before TJ was comfortable sharing his adorable grin with me but fortunately he has an awesome serious look. Love it.









We finished up with some races on the lawn. While this image isn't perfect I love it anyway. The slight blur of his motion and the smile at being set free to run just make me happy.



Nothing better to wrap up than some bubbles.





Thanks TJ, Kathy and Walt for a fun evening!

winston-salem children's photography: cara

Cara is the beautiful little sister of Katelyn who was one of my first independent children sessions more than two and a half years ago. It was fun seeing Katelyn again and meeting her little sister. These two are very close in age to my own children and I loved watching them interact. Seeing the smiles Cara held back just for her big sister. Watching Katelyn help her sister with a cup of tea and drag a rocking chair more than twice her size across the porch at Tanglewood's Manor House to sit right next to her baby sister. Seeing the love between the two of them that will only grow as they do. Thank you Jill and Jason for sharing your girls for the afternoon!

These girls both have the most amazing eyes.



An impromptu summer tea party in the grass...












I love that Cara sucks her thumb. My daughter is also a thumb sucker and spending time shooting Cara made me realize I don't always need to pull her thumb out of her mouth for pictures because sucking her thumb is a part of who she is right now.











I LOVE when babies are starting to pull up. They always seem to end up on their tip-toes.



Cara was curious about everything. The leaves. The sticks. The table leg. Personally I saw nothing special about the table leg but I adore her cute little baby legs squatting so carefully.





Thank you to the Murphy family for a fun afternoon. I look forward to seeing you again soon!