the kiddo | elijah vance

So as you are reading this, I am on my way to Nashville for an awesome photography workshop help by two AMAZING industry professionals!!! I hope to come back with a fire under my tush to accomplish my 2013 goals (which I will share in a later post) and take this whole photography “thing” to another level. Its my passion and why shouldn’t I be happy and do this as much and as BIG as I can?!? So, more with that later! Now onto the awesome stuff…

This may be one of my favorite sessions and clients (I know I know…I say this every time, but my clients ROCK my socks off)!! When I received Sarah’s email I might have done a little happy dance at my computer!!! I had been FB and Pinterest stalking Sarah since her wedding that I shot with Jennie Andrews all the way back in 2010!!! I was just absolutely BLOWN away that she would ask me to do her newborn session!! So baby watch began…and ended rather soon! Before I knew it, I was sending an email just checking in and Elijah had been born the day before (so maybe my stalking skills are not up to par). Since it was December and chilly (or freezing) we decided to do the session at home! I love love LOVE home sessions! Especially newborn home sessions. Everyone is comfy, everything that baby needs is right there, and if you are to ever have pictures taken in your home, it should be with a new addition to the family! Eeek! Be prepared to Oohhhh and Aaaahhhh! I know I did countless times while taking these pictures, editing them and then again when choosing which ones to blog! 😀

I came in to a sleepy baby (which is my favorite) and he was just soooo stinking cute! I soon found that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and Elijah definitely takes after his Dad, Jason in height! He’s SOOO long!!!! 

Look at those cheeks! 

 I think babies with one sock is mandatory. Two socks is not cute, one sock…PERFECT! 

 Omgsh…just melts my heart how Jason looks at Elijah!!! 

 Sarah is little miss crafty! She not only made these adorable letters, but she also showed me all kinds of other adorable things….like a growth chart that goes all the way up to 7ft! Lol!!! Hey, you never with this kiddos’ genes! 

 LOVE all the orange details!!! The awesome mobile is from Africa when Sarah went and did mission work last year and the type writer is a present from a friend. LOVE details in a nursery!!!!

 Ok, maybe this one is my favorite…I seriously just can’t get over it!

Seriously, seriously?!?! No, this one is my fav of the day! 😀 

Sarah, Jason and of course Elijah, thank you SO much for inviting me into your “temporary” home and taking these images of Elijah! I hope you cherish them and I can’t wait to see you soon! 6 months will be here before you know it! 😀

Smiles,

Kayla F

Thankful

Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday! So many people always ask “Why? Isn’t Christmas your favorite?” Don’t get me wrong, Christmas rocks, but Thanksgiving was always the time of year where I got to see my entire family! I didn’t grow up with my grandparents right down the street from me where we saw them every Sunday like so many of my friends did. My grandparents lived 6 hours away! So going up to Covington, VA to see them was a huge deal! It didn’t matter if I spent Thanksgiving with my Gammy and Pawpaw and the whole Dressler side of the family, or if we went and had a delicious meal with my Meemaw and Papaw and the Folks family; we got to spend time together. To me, that is the essence of Thanksgiving. Spending the day with the people you love the most. There are no expectations (except that the ham better be a Virginia spiral and not honey baked), but just hanging out with my amazing cousins, my hilarious and usually always crazy aunts, hearing the best stories and having stimulating conversations with my aunt and uncle…these are the memories that have literally consumed my childhood and now adulthood. 

So now that I’m done being mushy, here are some special reasons why I am so thankful this year. 2011 has been a pretty fantastic year; not just for me personally, but also in pursuing my dream of becoming a photographer. So I am going to leave you with a couple of pictures from each of my sessions this year. Whether it was completely smitten couples, big bellies, crying babies or the big day, I have grown to love all of my clients. You all are so incredibly special to me! I’m thankful for each and every one of you!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Baby Jack Sneak Peek

I couldn’t help but share this image with ya’ll! I am in love with it! You might remember Carla from her Bump session back earlier in the summer…and the couch I fell in love with! Well, this time, she had a special little guy with her that I was able to fall in love with! Definitely keep an eye out on the blog this week…two full session (one including this adorable little guy)!