Collins + Connor are ONE! – East Cobb | Atlanta Children’s Photographer

Our twins, Collins and Connor, are ONE today! We made it!! What started as the shock of a lifetime when we found out at our first ultrasound that we were having not one, but two babies… continued with another surprise when we found out it was identical girls. What a year it has been since then! Collins and Connor have rocked our family’s world in the best way possible, and we couldn’t imagine life without them. I mean… we would be so bored! The almost nine months leading up to their birth was nothing short of wild. Because of the special type of twin pregnancy that they were, we went to approximately 32 dr appts, about 20 of which were to the perinatal specialist. I had about 18 ultrasounds and 4 NSTs in that time! They’ve been turning heads since the minute (2 minutes apart, actually) that they were born, and things haven’t changed since. They light up the room with their toothy little grins, and I have a feeling we’re about to have a house full of chattering little girls before long. I can’t wait to see what kind of adventures these two and their big sister go on. Collins and Connor are the grand finale to our family, and they are the biggest double blessing that we never knew we needed. Happy first birthday, baby girls. We love you forever and ever!

*A little note about these photos… given that we’re in the midst of a worldwide pandemic with shelter in place orders, we couldn’t exactly go out to some of my favorite shooting locations for their milestone photos. Instead, we popped them in the stroller and walked down to this path in our neighborhood that we have been walking every single day since this stuff started. There have been the most beautiful pink flowers on these trees, and I am so happy we got to do these photos before the rain came later that week and washed most of them away. We also had a little cake smash session in the backyard, but the grass was too enticing for the girls, so we had to move things indoors mid-smash. 🙂 Trying to wrangle and photograph twin one year olds smashing cake with only the help of Daddy proved to be a challenge, but I’m so glad we made it work. Scroll through for the best cake shot at the end.

Sources::
pink sprinkles rompers:: Autta Lou shop on Etsy
smash cakes:: amez.kitchen
wooden stacking toy:: Bannor Toys

Fall Mini Session Highlights, Round 2 | Atlanta Family Photographer

As anyone in the Atlanta area knows, we’ve been inundated with SO.MUCH.RAIN the past several months, and the fall was no exception. There were a handful of sessions that we had to reschedule numerous times due to weather, but we ended up getting them all done. We were scheduled to do mini sessions at a cute little Buckhead park in late October, but we had to bump a few up due to that pesky rain. I got to meet two lovely new families and photograph some dear friends that morning, too. I love this park because even though there’s a playground right by the entrance, if you veer away from that, it always feels secluded and quiet, no matter what time of day I’ve been. The tall trees and open space in the back, as well as the pretty wooden bridge and stone steps, are my favorite spots to photograph families loving on each other here. Enjoy some favorites!

A Maternity Session for Twins on the Way! | Atlanta Maternity & Family Photographer

When I ran into my client told at a local restaurant last summer… and she told me she was expecting twin girls… I could not have been more surprised and happy for her and her family! We were about two months into life with our twins at that point, and while it was exhausting and a little chaotic, we couldn’t have felt more thankful and blessed for the gifts we’d been given. And we were actually out in public as a family of five — and having queso and ritas! — so life was pretty good!

Their family welcomed their girls back in December, bringing their total to FOUR daughters! We shot this family maternity session earlier in the fall at the back of a popular park nearby, and I love their girly pops of pink against the greenery of the park. Big sisters’ expressions while loving on their mama’s belly are just priceless, and you can tell just how excited they were to meet their little sisters… one for each of them! 🙂 Can’t wait to share their newborn session soon!

Blakely’s One Year Milestone | Atlanta Family & Child Photographer

Blakely turned one back in August, but I just couldn’t let her sweet session slip by without sharing, even though it’s way late! This girl is now running circles around us at playdates and is doing her best to keep up with big brother. What a lucky little pair of siblings to have each other to grow up with! And lucky me, too, because I get to see them all the time. 🙂 Here’s to an exciting new year for this darling girl and her family!