Roots Photography & Design Blog http://capturingroots.com/blog custom photography for newborns, children, families, teens, and couples Mon, 14 May 2012 13:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Blessed with girls http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/05/14/blessed-with-girls/ http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/05/14/blessed-with-girls/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:28:43 +0000 Tater & Haley http://capturingroots.com/blog/?p=4889 The weather was a bit cold and windy when we did newborn Ruby’s shoot, so we decided to reschedule the outdoor family portion for another day. It happened to be extremely hot, but they all did so great… even after seeing a HUGE spider in the tall grass. Little Miss Ruby is the 23rd grandchild for Mom and Dad (Tater’s side). There will be 24 this summer. We are so thankful for the children God has given us and a big family to love and share our lives with. Here is Tater’s brother and his family. He is blessed with girls. ;) 

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Lacrosse was a sport we got to know a little more about during Taylor’s photo shoot. Coming from New York, she started playing when she was in second grade. She continues to play on a league here. Although she is the type that would never admit it, we can tell that she has definite talent with this sport. She was a blast to photograph, and we wish her the best with her plans to major in special education.

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Introducing our newest little niece

We are so in love with her already! She was born on my sister’s birthday weighing in at 9lbs and 6oz. She was such a sweetheart during her newborn photo and slept the entire time. Welcome to our family Ruby Clare!      xoxo
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Each girl that we photographed at this session had a dream in mind, and the one written above was just one of them. They were a hoot and full of life. This family reminded me of my family and growing up as one of three girls. As my dad would say in a family full of girls, “3 strikes and you’re out!” Maybe the boys will come later for this family like it did in ours… and who knows… maybe one will be the President!


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We have been in design mode lately.

Albums are at the top when it comes to our favorite product to design. It is a fun alternative of cherishing your images when the walls in your home are already studded with the people you love. We recently just finished our daughter’s 4 year album. Her face lit up when we placed it on our coffee table. As she looked through it, she asked when she is going to turn five so we can do her 5 year old photo shoot. :) Here is a look into our most popular album. The Luxe Album. This one is designed as a 12 x 12 on pearl paper with a metallic cover.

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter!!
]]> http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/04/10/design-happy/feed/ On location shoot - Sanibel Island http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/04/04/on-location-shoot-sanibel-island/ http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/04/04/on-location-shoot-sanibel-island/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:49:29 +0000 Tater & Haley http://capturingroots.com/blog/?p=4770 Hello Friends! We know… it’s been awhile, and we have been neglecting our blog. We will try to catch you up to what we have been up to:

The end of February was a wonderful trip away down to Florida to visit both sets of parents. March held birthday parties galore. We also signed our second child up for Kindergarten registration - sigh. She *does* act old enough for it (she’s almost 16 you know), but we’re not sure we are ready. Hearts at Home was a blast, and I got to enjoy a weekend away with my mom and sisters. *blessed.* Our nanny that we had (when we were expecting our 4th) got married! At the end of March, we enjoyed not being a slave to the time during a week of spring break. And now, here it is already April.

When we were in Florida, we got to photograph some old friends we hadn’t seen in awhile. It was wonderful to spend some time with them and meet their newest addition in their family. Sweet Lily turned 3 on the day of the photo shoot! We got to spend some time together photographing them near the beautiful Sanibel Island.

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We do know this:  “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:4

No more sickness…

She first began noticing symptoms when she was pregnant with her youngest. They found it was a rare type of cancer. She has been through a lot these past several years. I have heard from her family that she has had an amazing attitude with all of this, and after meeting her, I know she has a beautiful heart too.

It was a joy to meet this family in this make-a-dif session. They have some of the *most* well behaved kids.

Mommy with her kids. Don’t you love the red hair!?!

Please keep this wonderful family in your prayers.
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This year’s valentine card for school: We went the easy route and used pictures that we already had. We didn’t dedicate an entire session to Valentine’s Day like last year. Have a happy day!


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]]> http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/02/13/part-2/feed/ Fun.fun.fun X 3 http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/02/10/funfunfun-x-3/ http://capturingroots.com/blog/2012/02/10/funfunfun-x-3/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:19:55 +0000 Tater & Haley http://capturingroots.com/blog/?p=4716 TRIPLETS. love them! We had so much fun with this session. The family brought a lot of ideas, accessories, and looks for their shoot. There is so much fun in this session that we will be showing it to you in 2 parts. 

We love that they wanted to capture the special family times they have reading God’s Word together. What a wonderful thing to remember when they are all grown. The Bible was read aloud. It definitely was a cool moment of the shoot.
More FUN to come on Monday!
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