A few more

I just wanted to share a few more of sweet baby G. I love the dimple in her chin! And her sweet little hands. And of course, the positions that newborns sleep in, well, theyare just so sweet.

As a reminder, I'll fit in newborns, even when I'm having limited hours! Newborns are best photographed in their first two weeks of life.

Sweet

One of these precious little babes will be joining our family next June! We're so excited!

This sweet angel belongs to my cousin and I am simply in love with her.

Puzzlekins Contest

Vicki is a friend of mine from a photography forum I visit. I just learned today that she is multi-talented and has created these amazing puzzles for children ages 4-8. She is having a contest and giving a Puzzlekin (or three) away. I am amazed and will be getting one for my little guy for Christmas, but wanted to let you all in on this to see if you can win one! Head over and check it out and tell your friends! How cool is this? The link is here Good luck!!!

Closed for Holidays

Joanna Taylor Photography will be closed for the month of December. If you need to reach me, please send an email and I will respond as I am able. If you need to order digital files or pictures for the holidays, you must do so in the next two weeks to guarantee delivery in time.

Happy Holidays!

Do Your Part

If you haven't already, do your part and make sure to get out and vote today.

My Own

Time goes so quickly. The older you are, the busier you get, it seems you can't hold onto today long enough. You don't even see the changes happening in front of your eyes sometimes. Your kids grow inches and you get more wrinkles...life just continues to move on.
I've always loved beautiful pictures, and have always wanted to get into photography, but what finally prompted me was my three children growing up so quickly, and wanting to really capture who they are at that moment in time, in ways that only I could, as their mother, see them. But as with all things in life, my schedule gets busy and I take my time doing other things-keeping my house, my children's schedules, taking other peoples' pictures, and I forget to capture the moments of my own in anything more than a snapshot to remember where we were, what was happening, documenting milestones, etc.
So this year has gone by faster than most. Earlier in the year I had contacted a fellow photographer to take some pics of us, but somehow my emails got lost, because we never finalized the date...I asked a friend that is learning photography to come help me out, and we were never able to work out a time! So, in what was a last ditch effort to get some family pictures for our Christmas cards and gifts, we ventured out to take some of our own. I'm glad I did. It reminded me precisely WHY I started this journey. So here are some of my own family.

Five little dumplings

My sweet cousin came and stayed with me last week and brought her five amazing children along. We had a crazy, fun time, even if it was pure chaos at times. I loved staying up late and talking with her, and loved watching the kids play and seeing how much her kiddos have grown up since we saw them last year. They have moved all over the place and are in PA now, and I keep telling Jason we need to go back and visit them...glad they made time for us on their trip out west though:) Here is one of my favs: