Family Vacation

I'm not a huge fan of winter. Don't get me wrong, I love that I live in an area that has four distinct seasons and I appreciate each of them, but winter can get long...especially cooped up in the house with three kids. All I want to do is get them outside.

Fortunately for my sanity, we were able to go to Florida for a couple weeks this January. We rented a house in the Tampa area. We hung out, took day trips, played in the sand, and spent as much time as possible in the pool. Although it is true that you can never take a break from the job of "parent", it was a relief and a joy to be away from the other demands of being home and spend some much-needed, fun time with my family. Sometimes I feel like I don't even look at them during the day, even though I'm with them constantly. Vacation gives us a chance to step back, re-examine, and enjoy what we have.

I wish everyone a little "time out" to find some focus whenever possible.

Keep warm!
Gretchen

 

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Golden Hills Sessions

I am working on creating a new wall display for Amma Parenting Center. For this project, I wanted  to create some new images and was looking for some babies to photograph. I wanted to diversify the display and my personal portfolio and, hopefully, provide some images to families who would appreciate them.

Whenever I'm looking for new models, I can always count on my mom to make suggestions. This time she hit the jackpot of babies - Golden Hills school in Rochester. They have a nursery full of adorable babies/toddlers and were gracious enough to welcome me in. There, I was able to photograph a number of little cutie pies and provide some very busy new mommies with portraits of their little ones. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make this possible!

Gretchen

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Matlock Family

As always, we had a fun, relaxed session with the Matlock family. Both their boys have grown so much since last time we saw them. We were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day to walk around outside, swing, climb trees, play by the creek, and throw around the football. I am so honored to document the interaction, playfulness, and down-to-earth bond of this family. 

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