A year ago, they were learning the art of gentle loving and forehead kisses; now, they’re masters at the art of making baby giggle and distracting their tiny sister from the wails and cries by smothering her in love with hugs and kisses. Somethings just never do change, do they? I wonder – ultimately – if they ever will. See how the older sisters are doting in absolute adoration of their baby sister? From personal experience, that delighted affection doesn’t subside with time; in fact, time and distance might even make it more pronounced than ever.
Right now, for Savannah and Natalie and Madison, they are playing peek-a-boo and blowing bubbles and sharing hugs and memories through the boo-boos and the spiders and the I-want-my-bottle traumas. In high school, they will be sharing fashion tips and giggling through crushes and crying together when the crush isn’t reciprocated. In their twenties, as friends-only-sisters-can-be, phone calls and emails will define that bond and the tears will be a little heavier than defined childhood owies and the teenage crushes.
But here they start: forging the bond that could be tighter than any other despite the childhood quabbles, stronger because of the shared experiences, and more joyful in the delight of it all.
Happy sister-celebration-day, a holiday of my own declaration in honor of my own sister and in celebration of Savannah-Natalie-Madison and the sister-bond that is flourishing.
“Oh, I know we might not get any shots of all the kids smiling at the camera,” she said while she sewed buttons on a coat, wiped breakfast’s oatmeal off a face, vetoed one outfit, approved a different shirt, refereed an almost-argument, whipped a brush through some curls, and shooed the cat off the table. …
When the wind is blustery, the frost is so thick it looks like snow, and you can see your breath: this is not the best time to do outdoor family photos. (Just sayin’. Maybe that’s stating the obvious? Oh well.) But if you must take photos on such a chilly wintry morn’, make sure it’s family photos…
Lance & Kristen are leaving the comfortable, headed for a grand adventure. By grand adventure, I mean Louisiana. By comfortable, I mean North Carolina. And by headed out, I mean leaving in a couple days. Only fitting, then, that we hung out in the middle of the hottest week of the year (I don’t think…
Aside from everything else I love about being a photographer, wanna know my favourite part of being a wedding photographer? It’s the clients that turn into friends. Almost six years ago, Bradley & Jill entrusted me with their engagement photos in Leesburg, VA and then their wedding photos in New York State. Four-ish years ago we did an…
“Oh, you guuuyyys! You’re looking so good. So rad. So fabulous! Just stay right there…I’m going to try to get the dogs’ attention…give me some patience…you guys just look at me and we’ll hope the dogs do, too.” I crouched under my umbrella for the Rai’s Steveston family photos and monologued — partially for myself…
Once there was a family named Diachuk. They came from a land of duck and canuck. The family named Diachuk Took a girl named Jennifer To the place of swimming cre-a-tures. The Vancouver Aquarium. (And I tried to be a poet once. I failed. And today, I failed again. This is embarrassing.) The…
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As i told you in email…..If your goal was to make me cry, then you were successful. Jennifer, these photos and this blog touched my heart..To pick up on the bond my girls share forever was the sweetest..Thank you for your time and energy with my family…Until next time….:)
As i told you in email…..If your goal was to make me cry, then you were successful. Jennifer, these photos and this blog touched my heart..To pick up on the bond my girls share forever was the sweetest..Thank you for your time and energy with my family…Until next time….:)
Love this photoshoot! Their outfits are just adorable!