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I had the great pleasure of photographing the Price family last Saturday in their home of Clarksburg, MD! It rained that day so as I did my check in call at 8:30am. Mom warned me that the children were hyper.  Well, if you know anything about me, I have a bit of energy as well!  Dad said I won by the end of the shoot! :)

We had a ball!  The moment I walked in the children ran to me! I had to keep reminding my self why I was there.  I wanted to just love and tickle them the whole time.  Their laughter filled the house! You could really feel the love in this home.  Mom and dad have so much love and laughter for these 3 little blessings of theirs.  I wanted to see how they would react to mom and dad taking a moment to their self.  Just what I expected! They tried crawling in between their legs and did what ever they could to get their attention.  I love capturing those moments!

The family LOVES to read!  So we got in mom and dads bed, as they do every night, to read a book about what happens when you give a mouse a cookie! The children loved it.  This was a book that mom didn’t let them hold them self.  So the moment we put it down one of them would snatch it up.  The eldest son read me his version of the book!  He had the cutest gibberish and at the end he would smile and hold it close to his face as though he was trying to eat the cookies! The best part was when he proceeded to do this very same thing over and over.  It was as though the story never ended.  LOVED IT!!!! While I was photographing the eldest daughter I heard this munching sound to my right.  I look over and the youngest is acting like she is eating all the cookies on the cover of the book.  I have never laughed so much!!!!

Thank you so much for inviting me into your home.  I really had a ball spending time and capturing your little ones moments!  Thank you!  Look forward to our next shoot here in a few weeks!

Christy

Today was a day I knew very well before my mom passed away.  Nanny and I have been taking 1 day every week for the past 4 and a half years to spend together.  On a typical spring day I pick her up by 11am or so.  We go to the same McDonald’s as always.  She orders a fish sandwich, I the meal with an extra cup for water. We chat about everyone else and Doctor Phill.  Today we finished with a Sunday!  Hers chocolate, mine caramel. Exact change always, $2.12.  Some how our meal always comes out a few cents different every time.  Weird!

Today we got to talking about the bug to go flower shopping.  I mentioned that I wanted to take my camera with me when we did.  She said she wanted to go to our norm, Home Depot.  Same every spring.  But today we just wanted to look.  I knew better.  So we stopped by the house to grab my camera.  She feels silly when I photograph her in public.  So old fashion!

Off to Home Depot we went.  And of course she bought a ton of flowers.  This is our favorite time of year together! Once we were done there we went over to grocery shop at the Giant.  She really hates it when I bring the camera into the grocery store.  At one point I said I was probably going to drive her crazy today with the camera.  Laughing she replied with a “yes” as though I was already past that point.  Regardless, we have a blast together and she puts up with me.  I love the time I get to spend with her!  And if you know me at all you have heard about her amazing family dinners on every holiday, birthday or event.  As well as Wednesday night dinners EVERY Wednesday night since we got married.  We see a lot of each other.

Old habbits feel so good.

Christy