Mom and Me.

I've been planning these for a while, but this post has been a difficult one for me to start writing.  I've stared at this blinking cursor until I've seen double.

Mom and me photos are something I didn't understand the significance of until recently.  One reason is partly due to my ever growing and super adorable daughter, Chloe.  I'm more aware than ever about how fast time passes and how I'm only going to get my daughter this small for a very, very short period of time.  I think that's something that needs to be documented, as well as the relationship that her and I have - she's not always going to love me unconditionally, need me so much, or let me hold her like a baby.  I need to capture that now, while I have the chance.
The other part that made me aware of the importance was losing my mom.  My dad always told me photos aren't for you, they're for everyone else when you're gone.  This isn't something you can really understand until the other person in the photos is gone, but it's true.  While I enjoy hanging the photos of my daughter and family on the walls of my home now, the true value of them will be in 40 or 50 years when my daughter and hopefully her children can look back at them and she can see how much I love her in them.

Thus is the birth of my mom and me sessions that I hope to offer every year.  I want to get photos of you and your children together, a few posed, but mostly you just interacting together.  Hugs, kisses, climbing you like a jungle gym.  Laughing together and possibly even being sarcastic.  The sweet looks that you pass your son or daughter, all of that needs to be captured.  Not only for you, but for them later on.

I know as moms we don't always love how we look.  And I get that, God knows I was hesitant to do the photos because I'm not happy with how I look (and I did do them!  And I LOVE how they came out.), but that's why I'm also offering makeup by a local makeup artist included in the session for those moms who want to take advantage of this.  Hopefully this will give you the boost you need to relax during a session and not worry how you look, so I can focus on getting the shots of you and your kids that will last a lifetime.  Or you could always go for a glass of wine, too!  =)

Enjoy some photos of a few local moms I had the pleasure of capturing with their kids, as well as my own photos that my husband took and I edited.  I really do believe in these sessions, so treat yourself this Mother's Day, or surprise your mom or wife!  I'm great at keeping secrets! 

Me and Chloe's session!  Makeup done by Victoria Chaisson.