"With you in my life I am blessed."

After work one evening, earlier this summer I jumped in my car and met this family for a quick photo session.  They had a place picked out down a trail by their house and it was perfect!  I loved the results and am so happy to share them with all of you!

"A family is a haven of rest, a sanctuary of peace and most of all, a harbor of love."

"To my sister: remember every day no matter what I've said...

Here's what I want to say I will always love you...

Be with you to the end when no one else is around I'll be your friend."

"A mother's joy begins before you take your first breath...

And it has no end." 

"A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way."

"A daughter may outgrow your lap....

But she will never outgrow your heart." 

"I walk beside you, where ever you are...

Whatever it takes, no matter how far."

"A sister is God's way of proving He doesn't want us to walk alone."

"In your face I see all the beauty of a flower, in your voice I hear all the splendor of the sweetest song." 

"To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or confidant...

It is to have a soul mate for life." 

"Kids: they dance before they learn

there is anything that isn't music."

"When two hearts beat together, the third one is conceived."

Back in the end of June I was lucky to be asked to take this beautiful woman's pictures and to help preserve this special time in her life.  We headed down to the Rochester Yacht Club where it was incredibly beautiful and where Mandy's shower was going to be held after we finished our photo shoot. The day was absolutely perfect and Mandy was glowing, inside and out! 

"My precious little baby, I have loved you from the start. You are a tiny miracle laying closely to my heart...

Each day I feel your presence. Each day your heart beats softly as only I could know...

 

So I'll keep this in a special place and remember each year through of this very special time in my life. The moment I carried you." 

"Love is magic, the way nature works seems to be quite magical" (Jonas Salk)

"The decision to have a child is to accept that your heart will forever walk outside your body." (Katherine Hadley)

"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother...

And a million ways to be a good one."

"I begin to love this creature, and to anticipate her birth... 

As a fresh twist to a knot, which I do not wish to untie." (Mary Wollstonecraft)

I also got lucky enough to stick around and capture some moments of her baby shower.  I can say one thing "Baby Girl" Altman is definitely going to be loved!!

The cake was AMAZING!  Such unbelievable talent!

Check out Butterfly Confections - you will not be disappointed - I speak from experience! (http://www.butterflyconfectionsny.com)

Mandy is so creative and made these little origami place settings.  The theme of the shower was "About to Hatch" - so sweet!

"A grand adventure is about to begin" (Winnie the Pooh)

"You saw me before I was born. Everyday of my life was recorded in Your book...

Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed." (Psalm 139:16)

"Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."

"Life is always a rich and steady time

when you are waiting for something

to happen or to hatch."

(Charlotte's Web)