Monthly Archives: November 2015

Hampton Roads Lifestyle newborn session by Brooke Tucker Photography

It wasn’t too long ago that I had the pleasure of spending a fun filled evening at the beach with this incredible family!  They were a family of three waiting on the arrival of their baby sister (Ella) and the excitement was almost too much to handle!

Now they are a lovely family of FOUR and there just aren’t enough hugs and kisses for this big brother!!!

I think that’s one of the best parts about lifestyle/documentary settings:  you are comfortable in your own home and you truly get to see life just as it is NOW!

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We had a blast hanging out in mom and dad’s room, cuddling and snuggling and reading books together!  B even showed off some of his really cool tricks! 😉

Little Ella was so alert and awake;  always watching big brother!

These are the moments I love! When my family’s can spend some time enjoying one another!  When they can sit together and soak up each other with as much quality time as possible away from the chaos and the chores and all the to-dos!  When they can sit back and enjoy their “new normal” and truly see all the points of connection they have with one another!

It’s never about perfection… it’s just about how we can embrace one another in the time we share!

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Happy Monday Loves!

It’s sunshine-y outside and that makes me VERY happy!!! How about you friends?!

This weekend was a bit of a fast one for me.. a little bit too fast!  I feel like the week was long and the weekend not so much.  Does anyone else feel that way?!

My hubs is usually away for the weeks and lately to be honest… this has been hard.  It’s been harder than full deployments have been for me because there is just not time to come to an adjustment where we say OK.. this is how life is now.  I think it’s because I’ve really been missing that sense of “normal” that I have in my head.  That vision that says our family comes together every night before the sun sets and we have a few moments of good old fashion play time.  We greet each other at the door with hugs and kisses and how was your days!  The evenings where my two boys play together while I make us a meal and we all sit down together at the table… together… even if it’s only for 10-15 minutes because Linc is 3!

I think I’m really missing that because sometimes we are so incredibly fortunate to get one of those in every now and again when the travel is light and it’s such an incredible blessing!  It’s a reminder of how precious family truly is and how time together (quality time together) should be completely relished and present for!  It’s a reminder for me that for those times and for those of us who are lucky enough to have it regularly to truly cherish it and be mindful of HOW we treat it!

We should be present in these moments one hundred percent with our children and with our loved ones.  Our phones, our work, the internet and the social world can all take a break while we give ourselves over to those that are the most important in our lives!

I know my hubs won’t always be traveling this much…  at least I can pray 😉  I know with the holidays quickly approaching we will all be spending more time together which is the best gift I could ever hope to receive!

In the meantime… I keep reminding myself when I am shooting my amazing families that from the moment they step out of their car this might be one of those special opportunities that they have to spend quality time together connecting fully present with one another!  What an honor for me to be able to capture that for them and I can only pray that they leave me (and our session together) feeling as blessed and fulfilled as I do to have spend some time with them!

Happy Monday ya’ll…

Gorgeous grey and teal inspired lifestyle family session by brooke tucker photography

 

This little angel… oh my goodness I want to steal her away and keep her in my pocket for all time~  She is the CUTEST!!!

She turned 1 back in September and I’ve been dying to share with you all her cake smash because home girl was a total rock star!!!   mermaid inspired cake smash by brooke tucker photography

She DEMOLISHED her cake and we were shocked because she ate the entire thing!!!  E had never had cake before her shoot and we all stood by in shock as she decided right then and there that cake… was her favorite breakfast food!

E is full of life and full of spunk!  She is a little sassy and a little flirty!  She loves to dance and loves to explore!  She loves her mama and loves her sesame street rap music (yep I didn’t know there was such a thing either until her cake smash!)

She loves to sneeze and it’s the most adorable thing I have ever seen in my life!

E is just a ball of sweet, gorgeous, cuteness and fun and her mama is one of the strongest most wonderful women I have ever met in my life!  I am blessed beyond measure that these two girls have come into my life!

So enough chatting because these images definitely speak for themselves! Enjoy E’s cake smash…. E absolutely did!!!

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