Meleah aka Sparky Ming Ming is now 7 years old or 3 in my mind.
It's just that easy. You pretend time stood still and no one has aged. It gets a little harder to play this game when you open your eyes and see how much they have grown. It seems like yesterday I was in the delivery room when Meleah was being born. The day before that so shy Madison would barely give me a hug at the young age of 2. It is days like the day of this shoot when I think how precious life is and how people should remain in the moment as much as they can. All I could hear is laughter and squeals as we played at the playground. Oh it is also easy for me to think I am as young as they are. I cannot imagine not soaking up every precious moment with them every chance I get.
Oh these girls own my heart whether they are 3, 5, 28 or 50. I cannot imagine my life without them.
I met Amanda, Jonathan, Venna who is going to be 5 and Gavin is going to be 3! Those children are so freakin' adorable. Venna brought me a map of me, or well how to find me downtown and wanted to show me how to dance. Who doesn't love her already? Gavin was excited to get his photos down and had the cutest little faux-hawk.
This is one of the reasons that I love what I do. I meet the most amazing people doing photography. Amanda & I may have not crossed paths before this photoshoot. Amanda was super sweet and appreciative of the shoot. I look forward to hanging with her again!
Here is what Amanda wrote to me to say about the photos after she seen them! I cried. Of course I cried. I am so connected to my feelings and my passion. It was a grateful cry!
"Your heart must be some large after giving so many people beautiful treasures that will last a life time! Some of the pictures you captured for us were absolutely perfect, like the smiles and giggles you captured of the kids, I know that when I look back at them when I'm old and gray it will take me back so well that I'll remember what those giggles sounded like! You have a very gifted talent and I'm so happy that you shared that talent with us!!!"
These kids are adorable! I want to squeeze them!
(04.13.10)WOW.....fantastic work Rachel! Beautiful family!
(04.13.10)Beautifully captured!
(04.13.10)Great work!
(04.13.10)This is an excellent session. I wish i would have won!
(04.14.10)Those children are adorable. I love that your photography is not staged. Excellent work.
(04.14.10)A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E
(04.14.10)Glad that Amanda won this session. What sweet children!
(04.14.10)Beautiful Session. Wonderful Work Rachel :-)
(04.14.10)What a sweet family....love the lil mohawk!! It makes me giggle..tee hee hee
(04.18.10)the picture through the gate is awesome!!! very neat perspective! i don't love the one with the kids heads cut off. i dunno. too different for me. ha ha. the rest of them are very nice!!
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So we took a walk around downtown and took some pics of them alone and with their ever so beautiful & handsome Mom & Dad! No wonder these boys are so cute!
We have all enjoyed the photos you took last fall. We were so pleased with them. I loved how you followed Max and Luke around letting them do whatever and captured their little personalities. Thanks Rachel.
(07.23.10)wow! what cute children!!! (the family is very sweet as well, i'm just all about kids. )
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This was summer of 2008 and it was Willow's first day at the beach. It was the first time she touched sand, or put her little feet in the ocean. Can you imagine? I am pretty sure she loved it. Look at that smile and LOOK at those feet!!!
BEAUTIFUL!
(02.24.10)BEAUTIFUL!
(02.24.10)I want my disc from my son's session at the beach! I will be in touch! I want to save them for him to see!
(02.24.10)What a doll! So adorable!
(02.24.10)Makes me want to be at the beach! Beautiful Images on your beautiful island!
(02.24.10)I am so glad you are giving us the chance to keep our images!!! I would be sad if you didn't! Beautiful Work!
(02.24.10)So sweet! Great Work Rachel!
(02.24.10)I can practically hear her giggling in these photos. So cute!
(02.25.10)OMG These are so cute!
(02.25.10)LOVE IT
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I met Jaclyn & Jeff years and years ago, and always thought that they were the cutest pair. Now look what they have gone and done...got even cuter! World Look Out! Little Sadie is now a part of the Smith family! Can she get any cuter??
This is the last day for Cans for Comments, so come on everyone, comment comment comment! 1 Comment will be a can of food for someone in need. It doesn't cost you a single cent, you don't have to sign up for anything except good karma! You can comment on any post of my blog, even way back to my very first one and it will count! I will post a final count over the weekend of how many cans I will donate!
Awesome pic Rachel, you are so talented. This little gal is the cutest. Great idea with the comments for cans!!!!
(12.18.09)Go Team Cans for Comments!!!
(12.18.09)Oops forgot to say great pictures! I guess that means two cans from me! :0)
(12.18.09)Merry Christmas Rachel, I think what your are doing with the cans for comments is just a wonderful thing to do, plus I get to see lots of your beautiful work.
(12.18.09)How cute is she! Love the photos Rachel!
(12.18.09)Rachel, I just love checking your website. All your photos are beautiful. You are one very, very talented lady!
(12.18.09)love your pictures you take rachel, different poses and ideas make it special. these family pictures are really nice. esp love the little girl's cape..
(12.18.09)These are priceless. Great job.
(12.18.09)Hey Rachel! You made us look good, now that is talent!!! Thanks again so much for capturing our family! I love every single one of these pictures and wish I could have them all plastered all over my house! Can't wait to get snap happy with you again :))
Sadie sends slobbery kisses to you!
xoxo
(12.18.09)Cutest pigtails ever!!!!
(12.18.09)Oh Love these, what a cute lil family...Oh I love the Pigtails so adorable!
(12.20.09)Super cute:)
(12.20.09)absolutely beautiful!!! this little girl should be a model! i LOVE her hair!!! she's adorable. the whole family is very cute!
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Beautiful Girls Rachel. My Karla will be 18 yrs old on Christmas eve and I don't know where the time went.
(12.17.10)LOVE them!!!! and I am happy to get to see that smile every morning from Meleah!!! she is the sweetest thing!
(12.17.10)These pics are so cute...and your nieces are adorable!
(12.17.10)These girls are beautiful!!!
(12.17.10)They are so lucky to have such an Aunt to document them! They seem very happy to have you with them doing the shoot, and hanging out with them!
(12.17.10)Beautiful Fun Shoot!!!
(12.17.10)You have such an amazing eye for creativity & composition.
(12.17.10)Time does go by so fast. Having photos like these will help remember these days!
(12.17.10)These girls are so beautiful! I love this series of shots!
(12.17.10)Beautiful Girls & Session
(12.17.10)Nice capturing of two adorable sisters...:)
(12.18.10)AWESOME shots, Beautiful girls, for some reason I love photo shoots at a park they are so colorful..makes me feel like I am there with them!
(12.18.10)Too cute! And good luck with the Cans 4 Comments!
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