Oh to be two again...

Last weekend I got invited to do a shoot for a friend of her two year old nephew, Christian. What a stinkin' cutie! I mean he was dressed perfectly and could work up tears that would break your heart at the drop of a hat! He even already has a strategy for how to eat an oreo, he just eats the cream and he loves choo-choo trains (lucky for us there was one where we met). What's not to love about this adorable boy?! Enjoy him as much as I did!

Ashley's Engagement session

So as many of you know my little sister (sister in-law technically but she's just a sister in my book) is engaged! It will be a bit of a longer engagement until she is done with college but exciting all the same. I had the chance to shoot her and her fiance Sean about a month ago on his fall break from college. We headed to his hometown, Chesapeake City, MD to get some great shots! Enjoy!

Stale blog like stale bread

The definition to stale is "no longer fresh or pleasant to eat; hard, musty or dry" - that pretty much sums up my blog :) Stale! As many of you (my 2 readers) know though, I have almost 5 month old twins, so that has consumed my every waking (& sleeping) moment! I have recently been able to start doing official shoots again and have been having so much fun doing it. In the next few days I will post some images from recent shoots. I have been posting recent shoots in my "notes" section on facebook so some of these images will be repeats for you facebook stalkers.

In recent weeks I know that I have been growing in my photographic ability and desire to keep pushing it. I have always had a vision, since I held my first camera in my hand at 5 (it was free from buster brown's with my pair of shoes!) I actually still have the pictures from that first camera and although the skill is much improved (as well as the equipment) the vision is the same, snapping moments in time in our lives. I am daily contemplating what it would be to go into business for myself on a larger scale. I am a small operation (me) & love what I do but fear sometimes holds me back. You know all those "what ifs" that keep you stuck.....hoping to get unstuck & keep pursuing my passion (in between diaper changes, naptimes and never-ending laundry) :)

So long for today!

Troutman Twins Update!

Here's the latest on our babies.... http://troutmantwins.shutterfly.com/

Georgia Turns 7!

We had a good time last night celebrating "little" Georgie celebrating her birthday! I really can't believe that when I met her she was just 3...gives me a little glimpse into how time will fly with our two little ones :) Here are some fun little shots I grabbed while celebrating, including one of her little brother Nickolas getting a big bite of cake and ice cream!

Zoe in the Belly!

I had the privilege today of hanging out with friends and taking some maternity shots for them. Their baby girl is due the same week as our twins, so it's been fun to go through pregnancy together! Here's some sneak peaks of our session of Kaci's belly!

Ben is 4 months old!

I have had the fun privilege this week of spending time with good friends and their sweet, little one! It's so funny to see these people that have been my sidekicks since high school make the transition to being parents. It's nice timing though because it reminds me of what I am soon in for! What a precious gift little ones are! (Remind me that in a few months when I haven't slept more than 2 consecutive hours :)