09/02/2026
Happy September!
Is anyone else as surprised as I am that the summer has already passed, and that the new school year is nearly upon us?
As the new school year gets underway, our team is so excited to be heading into another season of photos with so many of our wonderful returning partners...and with a few new ones we’re welcoming this year!
My family's summer was full of...adventure.
We spent a month overseas, which was every bit as wonderful, memorable, chaotic, and exhausting as you might imagine. And somewhere amidst what still feels like nonstop jet lag, I think my greatest achievement may have been surviving a 40-hour travel day across the Pacific with just a 10-year-old and a slightly perplexed Japanese street cat as my travelling companions.
My 10-year-old’s goal was to binge-watch Harry Potter for the entire international flight. Mine was to keep the unhappy cat tucked under the seat in front of me from meowing too much — and to avoid driving the poor guy sitting above him completely crazy.
Neither of us entirely succeeded. Thankfully, we all survived. 😆
That being said, it still was an amazing summer, and also a lovely reminder of how quickly these years move.
As my own kids get older, I find myself appreciating the photographs even more. Childhood changes so quickly, and the older they get, the more I realize how precious it is to capture not just what they looked like, but who they were in that particular moment — the expressions, the curiosity, the little pieces of personality that won’t stay the same for long.
That feeling is what becomes even more poignant as the years pass, and is the essence behind every photo session we capture.
Children grow and change so quickly. The shy preschooler becomes the confident kindergartener. The missing teeth arrive. The curls disappear. Their faces change, their personalities grow, and before we know it, another year has passed.
That’s why we love creating portraits that feel like more than just school pictures.
We want families to look back and remember exactly who their child was at that age.
As we head into another school year, I’m feeling especially grateful for all of the schools and families who continue to trust us with that.
We can’t wait to see so many familiar faces again this fall — and to all of our new schools joining us this year, welcome. We’re so happy you’re here.
