NC Children's Photography

hile we are still working on the slideshow from Alix and Chad's wedding day, we thought we'd get you through the next few days with a post of some sweet little girls. Who doesn't love adorable little girls with contagious smiles?! Enjoy :)

I've known Erin since she was held in her mother's arms. She used to play kickball in the yard at Central Wesleyan Church with Lindsey--and I don't remember ever watching a game where she wasn't laughing the entire time.

A couple of weeks ago, Erin contacted me about doing some photos of HER baby. It is always so much fun to watch young ladies, who I knew as babies, hold their own babies. Erin has two precious little girls who visibly fill her life with so much joy. She still has that same laugh and has no doubt passed it on to her oldest, Cora. One of the things I loved the most about our time together, was that Erin was content to let me get in there and document her little girl's personality. She let me and Cora do our thing and we had a blast.

After our shoot and after she viewed the online gallery, she sent me the sweetest and most heartfelt note. I thought I'd include it in this post....for such a young mom, Erin has such amazing insight. Most of us don't figure out how to slow down until our babies are holding babies.

"Rodney I am just unable to put into words how grateful I am for your time and effort yesterday. Jay and stayed up late last night going over and over all the pictures you posted. It's going to be difficult to find a few we like the best. I know Cora enjoyed being the center of attention once again since little Emma has joined the family. Things get kinda tough here at home with both girls for me as a mommy. My time is so devided and so much of the time I feel very hurried each day. Yesterday was a great reminder to slow down and enjoy the very presence of my children. They are growing so fast. Rodney you have such an amazing ability to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. For once I can take those brief moments in time where my child is in transition from one thought to another or one emotion to another and now they can last forever. I got to see expressions my Cora makes that even I have never seen before. Even in the birth process there is a stage called transition that I am reminded of as I write this message to you. Transition just happens so fast. I thank you for capturing these moments with my children so I can cherrish them for as long as I live on this earth. As I viewed the pictures with my husband, I had this internal thought. I imagined that these are the moments in the day that God sees so easily and we always miss. We miss so much of life because we aren't looking carefully with focused eyes. Now the hard part begins for me. Chosing which pictures I like the best to have printed as they are all priceless to me. Again, Rodney, Thank you."

Thank YOU Erin! Your words really brightened my day....enjoy those babies!