About Amy
Hi! I'm Amy! Right off the bat...the most important things in life to me are my family (my handsome husband and three beautiful children), my Jesus and capturing our life in pictures.
I feel that photos are to be shared, they exist to evoke feelings and help friends and family bond even worlds apart. I love meeting new families, taking their pictures and being able to be apart of their memories for just a moment.
I strive to bring every part of me to a session, I'm loud but introverted, I'm fun but serious. I will hug you when I meet you and treat you like part of my family. A session with me is just simply about one thing and one thing only...YOU.
Please feel free to contact me using the Contact link above to inquire about a child or family photo session in the Sacramento, California area. I'm looking forward to it.
So here’s a sneak peek…just one! I might be persuaded to share more later though :)
Here’s baby “B” safe in Daddy’s hands…
So as far as the photo goes…Lily loves to fly on my legs. It cracks her up! (But in the pic, doesn’t it look like they’re actually her legs??) And I love her little expression, she always, always has her hand in her mouth! Causing her to gag quite frequently. I need to enter her into “America’s Got Talent” or something as the baby who can eat her whole fist…yeah, she’d win…she’d steal the show.
I call this photo, (besides being my 6th week self portrait) -
~~~~!!Attack of the flying, fist eating, so cute you scrunch her little cheeks, Baby!!!!~~~~
So I had the wonderful opportunity of being able to have a real live photo session with my Grandparents. It was fun. We laughed, we teased, they let me take whatever photos I wanted and made sure I was met with…and left with a nice cold bottle of water :) They tried and tried to feed me…but alas they could not succeed! (Thanks anyway though!) Their house and grounds are absolutely amazing. A photographer’s dream (a little kid’s dream too! I remember hiding among the bushes with my cousins when I was little!) There’s so many little alcoves and walkways…I mentioned that I loved taking pictures there and my Grandpa handed me a key to the back gate so I could come whenever I wanted. He truly is so giving.
So here’s your sneak peek! I’m so glad we had the chance to spend the morning together, it was lovely!
…cause who can handle being this CUTE???
I made a new discovery, my bed in my room faces a window…and boy can I get some good light in there! Lily helped me make that discovery and I was able to take a few photos of her that I really enjoy. My bedroom is a bit chaotic now, not only is it dh and I’s room, but also the office (office was taken over by the two little girls who now share a room). But Lily also sleeps with us at night. She used to sleep all through the night, but I think that 4 month old growth spurt is kicking in because she likes to wake up Mama at 4 in the morning! And its easier to tend to her when she’s close by than me having to trek down the hall to get her. Anyway, she’s a teeny thing, so I don’t mind the night wakings. She needs the calories (only 14lbs at 5 months! Remember….she was 9lbs 4oz when born. Chubbo!)
Oh! And I figured out how to make my images pretty big on the blog! Now you can see them much better :)
Stranger anxiety is hitting hard for Miss. Lilikins…or she’s “making strange” as my wonderful Canadian friends would say :) Cries for Mama when I leave her and can only be soothed by me or dh (dear husband!) She’s fine when she’s home! She’ll let me put her down when I need to, but this being baby #3 and all…I choose not to put her down much! Hmmm…maybe if she wasn’t so much fun! Just kidding :) I’m enjoying taking these photos. I’ve been able to document “real” times with my kids. Just us, hanging out, me holding Lily, doing what we do.
I couldn’t decide on a pic this week. Both photos show different sides of our relationship. So pic #1 shows our moody side…and pic #2 shows what she’s really like, and how she makes me feel.
(…and to anyone who would like to know…the last one has a different kind of processing from me. I’m having fun with all these self portraits, I can make them any way I want! I used Amanda’s Actions (with tweaking) for both of these, her very vintage on the last one.)
So here’s my photo, me & my boy. Oh Zachy…he’s definitely trying to figure out who he is in this world. How to communicate, how to show his feelings, how to be a pleasant 2 year old. I hope you other moms of 2 year old boys can relate. I love my son, I would give my life for him and I can’t wait to see what kind of man he becomes. I am constantly praying over him, that this stage in his life would be void of stress or trauma, that things would get a little easier for him, that God would give me supernatural patience and understanding in order to best guide him during this little confusing time in his life. He tries to be a “big boy” but is still a baby through and through.
So photos like these are priceless to me…they give me a glimmer of hope and remind me to keep enjoying every day with my son because like every stage…this too shall pass…
ps. If you receive my blog updates by email, I apologize for the very odd way this one is being sent (and future ones until I can get it worked out!) Some crazy things have happened with Feedblitz and I’m trying to fix it! So please click on the title of this post in your email to see the photos. Thanks!
ps. how is everyone doing on the weekly challenge? remember, this is supposed to be FUN!
