09/10/2026
Maddie is FOUR! ❤️
I've been photographing this little girl since she was born, and looking back through her pictures today made me laugh because... Maddie has always been Maddie.
There were sessions when she cried.
There were sessions when she smiled and played almost the entire time and then, deciding she had given us quite enough, walked right off the set saying, “NO MORE.” 😂
I can still hear her saying it.
And now she walks through the studio door giving hugs and blowing kisses... and, of course, heads straight for the snacks because she knows exactly where we keep them. 😂
We've photographed birthdays and milestones and holidays and all kinds of themed sessions with her big sister. And really, the story started before Maddie was even here, because I've been photographing this family since her big sister was little.
That's a lot of life we've gotten to share.
I think that's one of the things I treasure most about doing this for as long as I have.
Somewhere along the way, families I first met because they came to me for pictures become people I genuinely love.
I get excited when I see their names on my calendar.
I know the kids.
I remember the funny things they've done.
I get the hugs when they walk through the door.
And then one day I'm sitting at my computer looking at a little girl I've photographed since she was a baby and wondering how in the world she is already FOUR.
But there she is.
Still completely, wonderfully Maddie. ❤️
Happy 4th birthday, sweet girl.
I've loved watching you grow, and it is always such a joy when you come through my studio doors.
And please never forget where we keep the snacks. 😂❤️