The air was sunny but crisp as I joined the FC family for their in-home lifestyle session this past spring. I was welcomed immediately by a smiling, curious toddler and his furry best friend. He showed me his toys — a favorite, his dyson vacuum cleaner — and we spent time moseying around the family home together getting acquainted with one another’s presence : )

Upstairs, I found baby sister getting changed and ready to snuggle up with mama in the rocking chair. Every time I have the privilege of photographing a mother nurse, I am instantly brought back to the incredibly special and sacred breastfeeding experiences I was able to share with my own two children. Time sure does fly by.

Once baby sister’s belly was full, everyone played together on the floor of her room as the sun poured in through the windows upstairs. Serenity. Amidst the busyness of life, I love how these sessions allow parents to slow down … to pause … to really, truly notice the gift of life right in front of them. How often we miss the extraordinary in the ordinary. My hope is that the photos from these sessions would be a reminder of our everyday extraordinary.

After awhile, we wandered downstairs where a necessary snack was had before heading outside to play in the yard. It was that time of the year in Wisconsin where the feeling of sun on your skin hits just a little bit differently and reminds you that longer, warmer days are surely coming soon.

As I finally get to writing this post, these two babes are five months older (and that much bigger) than when we spent time together for their session. I’ve never been more aware of how precious time is, and how fast is seems to pass by. And yet, the gift of the work I do is that with each snap of my camera’s shutter button I get to say — “This moment? This one will never be forgotten.”

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