Better in Bulk - Family photographer with a large family
Daily thoughts on living with a large family; parenting, recipes, entertainment, photography tips, and family-friendly products.
One of the best things about out of town visitors is the opportunity to be a tourist in my hometown…and I must say that I’ve got one of the best hometowns for touristy stuff. Last year, when my mother-in-law visited, we spent a day at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. This week, we [...]
These pictures are coming to you a little late (the birthday celebration was nearly 2 weeks ago now) but these family birthday party pictures were too fun not to post. How unique is it that three members of my family (my youngest son, my sister, and my dad) all have birthdays within 3 days of [...]
When my oldest daughter was baptized in January 2005, I was pregnant with my youngest son, AJ. I remember how old and mature I thought she was – my oldest was 8! Now here we are, 8 years and a few months later. My oldest is 16 and my baby boy is 8. As grown [...]
As a mom (one, in particular, who has absolutely no sense of style…) I was so proud to see my oldest daughter all fancied up for Prom last weekend. To say that she was stunning on her dress and up-do (courtesy of my sister) is a huge understatement. I don’t think these prom pictures even [...]
Way back when, in November 2010, I took maternity photos for a beautiful first-time pregnant mom. I was thrilled when she called me up again for a new set of maternity pics–this time with baby bump #2 and her soon-to-be-big-brother. Big brother was adorable-as-could be and full of personality. And he knew just what to [...]
At my photo shoot this past week, as the kids were wearing down and we were wrapping up, one of the kid’s dads threw his son up in the air. I saw him out of the corner of my eye and whipped the camera around so that I could catch it – hopefully. Two clicks [...]
We have a special place. It’s a few minutes away from our house, but when we go there, we feel like we’ve been transported to an entirely different world. Yesterday, while the bigger kids were all in activities, AJ and I visited our special place for the first time this year. It was a perfect [...]
Reese turned 10 last month. We had to wait for a few weeks after her birthday to have her party, but it was worth the wait. Reese is at such a funny age – that in-between stage where she stops being a little girl and starts becoming a young woman. It’s kind of driving me [...]
I arrived back in Maryland early this morning (early, early) and discovered that Spring had finally showed up in our town. Last week we were still running the heater, and this week we’re sweating in 80+ degrees. Last week, there were no blossoms on the trees in the neighborhood. This week, the blossoms are everywhere. [...]
I think I’ve mentioned a time or two that four nights in the hospital kinda messed up most of our Spring Break plans. Luckily, I have an awesome sister who stepped in and redeemed the last few days of the week. Not only did she take my four younger kids for 2 1/2 days (where [...]
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