Anyways, back to my point.  I met up with gorgeous Amy and her family for some photos in the Arboretum in Greensboro.  My husband tried to tell me that we had been there before when we lived there but I completely forgot about it until I drove by on location scouting with my friend.  It was so beautiful and Amy dressed her family perfectly and the lighting was gorgeous.  It’s such a shame I have to work in such horrible conditions.    By the way, if you have been following me for a while, you might recall that Amy was the lucky duck that a whole bunch of us photographed last fall when we were in the Outer Banks for our get together.  You can see that post HERE (still one of my all time favorites).  Well, she came back for more this time!  She has already seen these, and more, but I wanted to share here as well.

#13  Loved these boys.  Loved this image.  So, so sweet   (And as a side note, it got me a large editorial photo in The Baby Guide.  Can’t complain!!)

#12  Perfection all curled up.  The lighting, the cocoon, everything.

#11  This was taken during my shoot for my What to Wear guide.  But the moment and the light make it one of my absolute favorites.

#10  You know I’m all about the moments.  I love this one.  So much that I wanted to put my family’s faces on it and use it for MY holiday photo.

#9  How could I not pick this one?!?!!  The colors are what made this photo for me.  Not only a gorgeous baby belly but in a gorgeous surrounding.

#8  Pure happiness

#7  Pure love.  On both parts.

#6  I usually am not a fan of awake newborns.  But L. totally rocked it   Love how adorable she looks here, like she’s checking out the world.

#5   This just makes me feel good.  Not only because it reminds me of my trip to the Outer Banks and my photog girls, but a family moment captured and in such a stunning location.

#4  I wonder when I see this if people think I put A into this pose.  It was a completely spontaneous moment and he happened to put his hand up as I was snapping the photo.  What resulted is one of my most favorite family moments.

#3  Do I really need to say anything??

#2  More pure happiness!  W family made it twice!!!

#1  I want to keep a big giant print of this next to my desk.  So whenever I feel down in any way, I can look at it and smile.  Her look, her expression, everything just totally make this.

That’s it for this year.  I can’t WAIT for a whole new year to choose from!!!!!!

You’d think with those ages and newborn twins that the house would be a wild crazy place but I got to their house and was immediately SO impressed with how smoothly and wonderfully it was “run.”  Run isn’t the right word but you know what I mean.  The big sisters were adorable, mom and dad were so relaxed and everyone was just so happy and so sweet.  And on top of it all, there was just SO much love in that house.  You could just see it in the way everyone interacted with each other, talked to each other and played together.  It was incredible!  (I also want to mention they have the best toy room.  Possibly EVER.)  In fact, I came home and told Matt that as a mom of five with two newborns K. had it much more pulled together than I do with just two!!   I had a really delightful time with all of them.  We sang lots of songs (Rudolph was a favorite) and the girls even offered to share their snack with me.  A great way to start my Friday morning!!  So without further ado, meet babies I. and J. and big sisters M., S., and A. in just a few of my favorites that I’ve edited so far!

Shhhh…she didn’t know I was taking the picture.  My favorite kind of shot.  True and honest moments of emotion.

Love love love love every single thing about this picture.  Love.