Jim and I just got back from a quick trip to Lancaster to meet our new grandson Ref  Solomon, born 3 weeks early.  He is a little bruised from a quick delivery, and a little jaundiced but healthy and happy.  Everyone is asking about the origin of his name. It comes from the Icelander saga Kroka-Refs.  Written in the 14th century, the saga relates the adventures of Ref Steinsson,  whose unpromising origins lead him to greatness in both combat and subterfuge. The literal translation of Ref means “fox”.

He looks a lot like Eislen, but has huge hands and feet and is blonder – and, well, not the delicate flower that she was. Let’s just say I’m glad he’s a boy!

This is the first time we let Eislen hold him. I had to be quick, before she delightedly poked at his eyes:

Something Nanna couldn’t resist buying for him:

He definitely has Nicole’s eyes!

Another canvas for my office

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A beautiful fall day +  a gorgeous, happy bride + a cool handsome groom = a perfect wedding day! I have known Allison since she was a little girl, and I KNEW she would be a beautiful bride. What I didn’t know is that I would be lucky enough to capture it! Take a look:

Love the joy and anticipation in her happy smile,  just as the doors to the church swing open for the walk down the aisle…

Father-daughter dance -  I think his expression says it all:

The flower girl pretends it’s her wedding dance – and before you know it, it will be!

Congratulations you two! Jason and I had a ball!

These girls are so cute and cuddly that I wanted to take them home with me! I photographed Sydni a few years ago, and this time I got to meet her little sister Baylee. They did such a good job letting me photograph them, and I had so many good ones to pick from that I could fill up my Blog…but here’s just a few (I’m restraining myself!)

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Gorgeous Fall weather…beautiful leaves and scenery…family time cozied up in the warm house after dinner…and Christmas just around the corner! I only have a few sessions left for this year, so if you have been thinking of treating yourself to the gift of family artwork (and maybe crossing off some of your gift list) AND getting those Holiday cards done, give me a call so we can get you on the schedule before time runs out!

A few from the Labor Day weekend wedding that Jason and I did at Bella Sera. Since the wedding AND reception were both held there, I was a little concerned that we would have trouble providing variety in the pictures. Not to worry! With a beautiful, stunning bride like Kelly, the setting is really insignificant…her images just shine! (Todd didn’t do too badly, either!)

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You may remember this family; I just captured a family session with them two months ago when Mom was expecting baby number three here. Well, Olivia made her appearance since then and of course I HAD to get newborn images of her. She is just as adorable as her brothers and is settling into her family’s hearts quite nicely…and mine too!

It was so sweet to see how gently the boys treated her – for now, that is! Most little sisters soon learn to hold their own around their big brothers!

Carter still has a little of that “are we actually keeping her?” look about him:

And this one pretty much says it all – life as parents of a new baby!

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Our friends from Pittsburgh were visiting last week, and I took advantage of the opportunity to do Stephen’s senior pictures while they were here. I haven’t gotten to really edit his session, but I did pull a few out to show on the blog…tee hee, I’ll bet no one else in Peters Township has senior photos quite like these!

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This is Rachael, who just turned nine this weekend and received a beautiful smocked dress lovingly made by her very proud grandmother – with a matching dress for her American Girl doll Molly. Aren’t they beautiful (both the girl AND the dresses!) ?

And a fun Storyboard:

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I think all of you know that great images of my Granddolls are what really makes me happy, and I think you know that they happen to be two of the most difficult children on the face of the planet to photograph! Their mother and I  are both pretty handy with a camera, so you would think that between the two of us we would have a boatload of great images, right? WRONG! It seriously is so, so hard to get eye contact with these two. I suppose its because they have beeen photographed literally from their first breath, and they know exactly how to foil us. Thankfully, as they get older it is starting to get a little easier…and at my last visit I got this:

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This session was intended to be a surprise Christmas gift for the grandparents of these twin girls, and no one (including their parents!) thought that they would actually be able to keep it that way. But lo and behold, neither of these sweetie-pies uttered so much as a hint, and their proud grandparents received a wonderful Storybook and dvd slideshow on Christmas that thrilled them to pieces! Btw, grandma made the little ponchos and jackets that you seee in these images, and that makes these even more special!

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