Before the sun sets | Montgomery County Family Photographer

Last Sunday was one of those odd warm days in January that make you feel like you could put your winter gear away for the season and forget about it till next year. Of course I didn’t. I know mother nature is just teasing. Anyway I was looking around my house and realized my family should get outside and not let this warm day get away from us. We didn’t have much time (maybe an hour) the sun was already pretty low so we grabbed boots and coats and headed to the wildlife preserve around the corner from our house. I realize once we got there that my youngest was still in her pj’s. Oh well. Carpe Diem! Anyway a few of the kids protested because they didn’t want to go at all but as soon as we got there they forgot to be annoyed and spent the next hour running around, goofing off, jumping in puddles and taking turns with my camera. It was great. Sometimes you just need to be in an open field where you can see more of the sky. It is the best medicine to cure cabin fever.

 

 

Family Fun at the Treweryn Farm Trail | Lower Gwynedd Family Photographer

Every session has a few surprise moments. Besides dreamy light, they are what I live for as a photographer. So I was wandering through the woods with Joel, Sharon and their two kids. Their oldest child is Hannah, a vivacious 3 year old. After we finished with the majority of the photos we were hoping to get, I was about to turn off my camera and call it a day, when Hannah started giggling and busted out her happy dance! She was playing peek-a-boo and was boogieing right where she stood, no need for music. I have no idea what came over her but it was adorable, so of course I kept snapping away. It was awesome! She was so cute, flipping her hair around and, making the silliest faces. We were all laughing, including baby James. Check out the images below and enjoy a little childhood spontaneity!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Estate Garden | Jockey Hollow, NJ |Waiting for baby Bunsa | Woodland Maternity Session

This incredibly beautiful mother to be is Samantha. She and her husband Andrew are expecting their first child, a baby boy in early December. Nothing can match the excitement and expectations quite like the few months before a baby arrives! Samantha and I talked about the fun and interesting things that usually occupy your mind before a little one arrives.  Like how strange but amazing having a pregnant body is, what it will be like to go through delivery and how husbands deal with all the changes along with us. There is something so wonderfully human & miraculous about it all. Samantha was so much fun to talk with as we moved around looking for pretty little nooks to shoot in. She was glowing the whole time. It is not a myth! If your lucky enough to feel well, the joy that radiates while you carry a child somehow makes you glow.

I have known Samantha and her family for years. They are the kind of friends that somehow feel more like family. I’ve also gotten a little more acquainted with Andrew’s family now that this little baby is bringing more people together. With all that said I happen to know how  incredibly loving and supportive both families are and that this little boy is one lucky little guy to become a part of it all.

Andrew and Samantha, I am so happy for you both and can’t wait to meet your precious  little one.

Love, Dori

Bucks County Family Photographer | Sunshine and the Delaware River

There must have been a trail of broken hearts left in NY when the Pedone family decided to move to PA. They came here to Bucks County pursuing their dreams of spending more time with their kids in the great outdoors. I suggested we meet up in Lambertville, NJ just across the Delaware River from Bucks county for their annual family photo session. It was a gorgeous day and we spent most of our time just hanging out and exploring. Besides running, chasing birds, and foraging for forest treasures (think rocks and sticks people) we also checked out an abandoned train car along the canal. Enjoy a few favorites from our day along the canal and I am sure you’ll agree this place suits them and I for one and beyond happy they are here.

Welcome to PA Pedones!

 

Fun with Siblings | Evansburg State Park | Collegeville Family Photographer

September is on of my favorite months of the year. This is partly due to the occasional crispy cool day mixed in among the warmer days tapering off at the end of summer.  This month is also my favorite because it’s the beginning of family photography season! I recently met with the Fisher family for their annual family shoot. I get excited every year to see them because getting to see kids grow and change through the years is a special side perk to this job. I’ve been doing their family photo sessions for over 5 years! The kids had so much fun running through the woods of Evansburg State Park. They found sticks, bugs, rocks and pine cones. There’s a lot of adventure to be found in the woods not least of which would be attacks from a stick wielding baby sister!  There was a lot of giggling and running around. It was one of those perfect September evenings with pretty light, a beautiful setting and kids just being kids. If you are interested in seeing how these cuties have grown and changed over the years check out last years  Family Session.