The Davis Family {Portraits}

I was so excited about meeting this family on Jekyll Island a few days ago for a family portrait session.  They are one busy little family this holiday season, as they are in the process of moving from their current home in Alaska to the home they just bought last week in Miami, Florida!  What a change! 

I was excited to meet their little daughter.  Her momma warned me...I knew it would happen...and it did - I fell in love with little Miss M.  Right from the start, we chatted about her favorite subjects: the Purple People-Eater and hippopotamuses.  (Could I even say those words when I was her age?  I had trouble even saying them during the session!)  Who knew this little red-head with the stunning green eyes was going to be so full of laughter and smiles during our hour and a half session?  She did have one little moment where she snuggled up to Daddy and looked a little sleepy, but she followed that up with running around and playing in the grass.

I loved every minute of this session with this beautiful family!  Check out the images below, and you'll see right away why it ranks as one of my favorite sessions of 2011.

The Dotson Family {Family Portraits}

I was thrilled to get a call from Shannon Dotson a few weeks ago inquiring about my availability for a family session on Saint Simons Island.  This sweet little fam of four live in the Atlanta area.  Her husband, Mark, is a Vidal Sassoon-trained hair stylist who works mainly in Atlanta, but every few months, the family travels to SSI where Mark has quite the client fan club at the island's Studio 412.

This family stole my heart as soon as they stepped out of their car.  I loved the energy of the boys, who were more than happy to allow me to have some fun with them.  Mark & Shannon are a fun couple who are obviously very much in love and are enjoying life to the fullest!  And is it any surprise that this whole family has amazing hair?!?  (Just heard Mark donated his ponytail to the Locks of Love organization - AWESOME!)

This session was ridiculously fun!  The boys cooperated so well during the session, I made sure to build in a lot of play time as a reward.  The Dotson family enjoyed their session so much, we were already planning the next one before they got in the car!  I am definitely looking forward to photographing (and playing with) them again soon!

And now some much-deserved play time...starring two sweet boys and a few Hot Wheels!

Battle-Washington Reunion {Family Portraits - Brunswick, GA }

A two-fold celebration was in order: Momma Washington rang in her 50th birthday with a surprise 1980's-themed party...and all her family gathered to help her celebrate!  I learned that some of these people hadn't seen each other in 20 years, so I was honored to have the opportunity to photograph their reunion the morning after the big shindig.

But where, oh, where, were my clients at the time of their session?

Let's just say some of these folks had a really good time at the party and thought sleep would get in the way of their celebration!  Although we started a little late, everyone but one person showed up...and as tired as they may have been, you never would have known it.  What a fun bunch!! 

The first people to show up was the Battle family, so we photographed them until others made an appearance.

I allowed Mister CJ to pick out a few poses, and he knew exactly what he wanted to do! Isn't he adorable?

Next, it was Miss T's turn to pick out a few poses...and she had a few that instantly came to mind.  Love her!

I adore these kids!

Momma Washington and her handsome hubby!

Momma Washington's daughter, CeShaun, and son-in-law, Joshua.

Dad Washington and the Washington/Holland/Battle boys!

I was honored to meet Grandma!  What a great spirit she has!  Pictured here are 4 generations worth of beautiful ladies...

...followed by 3 generations of handsome men!

Almost the whole group!

We ended our session with a fabulous image of the cousins.

Thank you, Washington and Battle families for one of the most fun sessions I've had.  You know how to have a good time!