Family Portraits – The Koltonskis

Ok y’all, this was another sweet family that I was so sad to leave when we moved to Kingwood! But I was over-the-moon excited that I got to make a stop in Nacogdoches to take some updated family portraits for them – it’s crazy how fast little Caleb has grown!!! And I didn’t really think it was possible for Lila to get any cuter, but I was wrong.

This family and my history of photographing them seriously has my heart. This is exactly what I want my business to be – serving families year after year with images that provide the visual for the legacy they are building. The photos they’ll look back on some day to see how they’ve grown & changed and how through the growth, the heart of their family has stayed the same – just like that field we’ve come back to time & time again for their sessions.

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Cutest cargo ever!!

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The sweetest!!!! Crazy how different this is from the last time we got a photo like this!

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Whitney, you are beautiful inside & out….. and I love getting to watch you be a mama to your two babies. Your sincere heart, sense of humor & abundant love are amazing!

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I’m pretty sure we’re all going to blink an eye & little Caleb is going to have grown up to be as big & kind & patient as his daddy!

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Those eyes!!!!

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I love this photo so much! It’s so real – life with two little ones rarely goes as “perfectly” as we might like as mamas, but that just adds to the magic of these kind of photos for me. They’re the perfect representation of everyday life in nicer, coordinating clothes!

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Sweet Lila!!

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This is a favorite FOR SURE!!!

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Another favorite for me!

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These sweet, still moments between a mama & her baby get me every time. Every. Time.

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Chris, Whitney, Lila & Caleb – y’all mean the world to me. Thank you yet again for choosing me to be the one to photograph this stage in your family’s legacy.

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To see previous sessions with this amazing family, just click below!

Family Portraits – The Grady Family

Moving back to Kingwood was an exciting thing for us, although I have to admit it was a little daunting thinking about getting my photography business rebuilt here! But y’all…. the fact that I can not only photograph sweet families in the same place that I grew up, but that those families could be with people I graduated high school with?!?!?! Amazing!!

Such a blessing to be back here in Kingwood photographing families, and the Grady Family was certainly a great start to what I hope is a continuing trend! Lindsay & Kevin, it was so great to see both of you & meet your adorable boys!

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Seriously… how sweet are these father-son moments????

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Lindsay, it’s crazy to me that we’ve gone from those awkward Riverwood Middle School athletic uniforms to both of us being mamas to two littles…. motherhood suits you so well & I loved seeing you with your boys!

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Melt. My. Heart!

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Such a sweet little sibling moment!

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Cutest little face ever!!!

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Lindsay & Kevin, thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your family & for the mini Kingwood High School reunion in the process!

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Family Portraits – The Fish Family

I am so so so thankful for this family, y’all. And I was so glad that I was able to swing through Nacogdoches on my way back to Kingwood to spend some time with them & get some updated family portraits. We’d taken family photos for them in this same general area before, so we ended up making a little bit of a walk to a new area & I loved it!

Their session that ended up having some blackberry-picking last year was one of my favorites, but this one is right up there too!! Seeing the interaction between family members is my favorite!!! Yes, getting photos with kids in the 2-4 year old range isn’t always the prettiest/smoothest in the behind the scenes, but they are so full of life & when I’m able to play & laugh & joke with them (& when mom & dad trust me to get good photos in the midst of the silliness), then we end up with gold. You see their personalities shine & that’s what it’s all about!!!!

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When I go back to edit/blog/look at photos like this… I can always hear that laughter in my head!! LOVE it.

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Cutest family ever? I think yes. Fish family, y’all look good together!!!

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O my gosh, as a mama myself, these kind of images always pull at my heart strings so much. There’s a lot of work that goes into being a mama & it’s not always the fun kind, but getting these quieter moments on camera to look back on for years & years to come is such a powerful thing. You get to look back on not only how your children have grown, but how you’ve grown as a wife & mother.

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Connor is allll boy and was silliness & giggles & energy during our session (which I know can sometimes make mamas nervous, but I love it! The photos always turn out better than mom might think they will based on their kiddos haha!). But in the midst of the laughter, this sweet little boy grabbed the teeny-tiniest little flower & held on to it for SO LONG. That sweetness made me understand how mamas get completed wrapped up around their little boys!

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The “money shot” with smiles & the reality of life in this stage…. nothing makes me happier than capturing both sides of a family!!

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Love. Love. Love this one!

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Aaaaaaaaand there goes the mama-heart melt again!! Brittany, I adore this shot of you & Connor!

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Connor & Peanut were in daycare together since they were itty bitty little babies, and seeing him look this grown up is just CRAZY to me!

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FAV.OR.ITE.

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That scrunched-up little nose is just perfection, Connor Man.

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Brittany, Gavin & Connor – THANK YOU a million times over for coming back to me for photos year after year! We love & miss y’all, but I’m thankful to be able to see y’all when come back up there for photos. Come down to Houston & stay with us soon!!!!