I’m so thrilled that I got the chance to reunite with Sarah, Tim, and Theo – and to meet the latest addition to their family, Linden! I photographed Theo back in 2019, so now we needed to get some updated photos with his little sister. Sarah told me it would taken Theo a minute to warm up, but that was not the case, and within about 30 seconds he was showing me his breakdancing moves and telling me everything there is to know about soccer. Linden enjoys cooking food in her pretend kitchen and taking a ride on her puppy bike. They both love pretending to be monsters and attacking their parents, but who doesn’t? Sarah and Tim are great parents and people, so they abide all monster attacks and even feed the monsters dinner after a bike ride. We enjoyed a wonderful little sunny afternoon taking pictures in their home and in their gorgeous backyard. Bat stickers were placed on all bicycles so now I feel like there’s a little piece of me riding down the sidewalks of Durham… and what a wonderful crew to go riding with. :)

Family sitting on couch in Durham laughing
Durham family portrait photographer
Family photographer in Durham NC
Family photographer in Durham NC
Durham NC family photographer
Mom wrestling with kids on the couch
Mom taking photos with her two kids
Mother and daughter wrestling on couch
Mom wrestling with kids on couch and laughing
Mother and son candid family portraits
Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing
Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing
Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing
Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing
Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing
Dad sitting with kids on the couch
Dad sitting with kids on the couch and kids pretending to be monsters
Dad sitting with kids on the couch and kids pretending to be monsters
Daughter jumping on the couch with dad
Father and daughter at home docoumentary photographs
Father and daughter at home docoumentary photographs
Girl smiling behind couch
Girl getting turned upside down by dad
Girl laughing and running across couch
Girl smiling
Girl smiling
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC
Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC
Kid laying on the couch
Kid holding green couch cushion
Kid holding green couch cushion
Girl working in pretend play kitchen at home
Girl working in pretend play kitchen at home
Girl working in pretend play kitchen at home
Girl smiling and holding out food from kitchen
Girl smiling and holding out food from kitchen
Kids making food in pretend play kitchen
Kids making food in pretend play kitchen
Kids offering pretend play food to parents
Kids offering pretend play food to parents
Kids offering pretend play food to parents
Kids offering pretend play food to parents
Kids offering pretend play food to parents
Siblings playing together in kitchen
Parents sitting with son on the floor in living room
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures
Wedding portrait hangs on the wall of the family home
Dad helping kids put on shoes on the deck
Boy playing soccer in the yard
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy playing backyard soccer in the yard with mom and dad
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy kicking soccer ball in the backyard
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham
Boy playing soccer in the backyard
Mom hugging daughter in the yard
Mom talking to daughter in the backyard
Girl walking away in the yard
Girl crying and holding hands with mom in the backyard
Girl playing with remote controls in living room
Girl sitting on couch and smiling at her mom
Dad helps daughter put on shoes
Little girl walking through garden gate
Boy holding his blue bike with stickers
Carolyn Scott Photography stickers on bike
Girl sitting on her puppy bike and waiting for her family to get ready
Girl sitting on her puppy bike
Boy carrying his bike down the steps of his house
Boy carrying his bike down the steps of his house
Boy riding a bike on the sidewalk
Boy riding a bike on the sidewalk
Girl riding a bike on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs
Girl riding a bike on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs
Girl riding a bike on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs
Siblings riding bikes on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs
Girl riding her bike down the street
Girl riding her bike down the street and stopping to talk to mom
Girl walking her bike down the sidewalk with her mom and dad
Girl riding her puppy bike down the street
Boy riding his bike
Boy riding his bike
Girl riding her puppy bike down the street
Girl riding puppy bike down sidewalk
Girl riding puppy bike down sidewalk
Mom helping girl take off helmet
Mom helping daughter smell flowers in tree
Mom helping daughter put her bike helmet on again
Girl riding bike in neighborhood
Boy riding bike in neighborhood
Kids helping mom in the fridge
Kids carrying tray of potatoes through kitchen
Boy carrying tray of potatoes through kitchen
Kids handing dinner to dad
Kids handing dinner to dad
Mom giving son a high-five
Kid drinking a carbonated water
Daughter listening to seashell
Daughter handing mom a seashell
Girl helping mom listen to a seashell
Girl holding a seashell
Girl holding a seashell in the backyard
Girl listening to seashell
Girl playing soccer with family in the backyard
Girl playing soccer with family in the backyard
Boy kicking soccer ball in yard
Siblings smiling by a fence in yard
Brother and sister sitting on steps
Brother and sister portraits with silly faces
Brother and sister portraits with silly faces
Brother and sister portraits with silly faces
Brother and sister portraits with silly faces
Brother and sister portraits with silly faces
Mom and dad portraits
Mom and dad portraits
Mom and dad portraits
Durham family photographer
Durham family photographer at home
Durham family photographer at home
Durham family photographer at home

Geoff and I photographed Chelsea and Austin’s wedding a few years ago down in North Carolina, but now they live in our hometown of Pittsburgh, PA! They absolutely love it and are even recruiting their NC family and friends to join them up north. They know I’m from there, so on a recent trip to my native city, I had the pleasure of reuniting with Chelsea and Austin in their home and taking family photos of them with their son Fox. Fox is an amazing kid with the best head of hair in the entire world and an extremely enthusiastic disposition to match. He is *high energy!* and likes *vacuuming!* and *unloading the dishwasher!* and *umbrellas!*. He is very excited about the fact that Chelsea is pregnant and that he’s about to become a big brother, and I know he’ll do an amazing job. Everyone deserves a sibling who is so excited, and Fox is the best.

You know who else will be a fantastic big brother in this household? VIRGIL. Virgil is an orange and white tabby cat and my hero. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cat who more closely resembles a cartoon version of a cat more in my entire life. We locked eyes and I fell in love with him instantly and he knew it, so then he proceeded to follow me around and presumably ask me for food, which I did not give him. But I did pet him. I love Virgil a whole lot. I also love this whole family a whole lot and am so excited for their family adventures with their new little girl. Congratulations friends, and thank you for having me!

Woman petting orange tabby cat
Woman petting orange and white tabby cat
Orange and white tabby cat
Family portrait with cat in home
Family portrait with cat in home where boy is hugging cat
Mom playing with kid's hair
Mom putting a scarf on boy's head
Boy and mom smiling at camera
Portrait of a toddler
Toddler portrait funny
Kids acting like dinosaurs
Kids acting like dinosaurs
Kids acting like dinosaurs
Orange and white tabby cat sitting on kitchen counter
Orange and white tabby cat standing on kitchen counter
Kid laughing with his dad
Kid playing with car keys
Toddler unloading dishwasher
Toddler unloading dishwasher
Toddler unloading dishwasher and helping to hand dishes to his parents while tabby cat stands on counter
Toddler putting a spoon away in a kitchen drawer
Toddler unloading dishwasher
Toddler jumping on chair
Toddler jumping on chair while parents hold his hands
Toddler jumping on chair
Toddler jumping on chair
Orange and white tabby cat sitting on chair
Kid talking to his cat
Toddler giving his cat a hug
Orange and white tabby cat
Toddler playing with bookbag
Toddler putting a bookbag on
At home documentary family portraits
Toddler eating cereal
Family portrait with toddler and pregnant mom
Family portrait with toddler and pregnant mom
Maternity couple portrait
Photobooth pictures hung on door
Toddler smiling
Parents smiling at toddler as he cleans room
Dad laughing at toddler
Toddler shrieking
Toddler shrieking
Toddler laughing
Toddler vacuuming his room
Toddler meltdown lying on floor
Parents building blanket fort with kid
Kids and parents in blanket fort
Kids and parents in blanket fort
Toddler meltdown
Mom handing son a polkadot umbrella in the rain
Toddler holding polkadot umbrella
Toddler walking around with umbrella in the rain
Toddler smiling at umbrella
Toddler walking around with umbrella in the rain
Toddler walking around with umbrella in the rain
Toddler walking around with umbrella in the rain
Toddler putting on his jacket
Parents taking a rainy day walk with toddler down the street
Parents taking a rainy day walk with toddler down the street
Parents taking a rainy day walk with toddler down the street
Parents taking a rainy day walk with toddler down the street
Parents taking a rainy day walk with toddler down the street
Mom getting snack for toddler
Dad getting pregnant wife cheese from the fridge
Parents eating snack with kid in the kitchen
Toddler unloading dishwasher
Toddler unloading dishwasher
Toddler unloading dishwasher
Orange and white tabby cat
Orange and white tabby cat
Toddler playing in ballpit
Toddler playing in ballpit
Toddler playing in ballpit
Toddler playing in ballpit
Toddler playing in ballpit
Toddler climbing slide
8 month maternity photo
8 month maternity photo with skeleton
8 month maternity photo
8 month maternity photo

I’ve been having such a good time giving Carolyn Scott Photography bat logo stickers to toddlers all over the Triangle area before I take their photographs and seeing where they put the stickers. So far they’ve put the stickers in a lot of normal places (shelving units, paper, toys), and a lot of not-as-common places (cars). After “The Car Incident” I started telling toddlers to ask their parents for permission before they decide on sticker placement, but I have about a 20% success rate with toddler instruction retention. Elijio was one of the 80% who hear my instructions, understand them, but swiftly disregard them because it’d be more fun to cause sticker mayhem. He came into this game strong. First he put the stickers on his parents’ leather couch. But then he immediately pulled them off (they came off, thank goodness), and stuck them in his dad’s hair. I was a bit worried about that because Humberto has thick curly hair and I was… concerned. But thankfully the stickers also came out of his dad’s hair and then went directly onto Elijio’s own face. All within the first 5 minutes of the photoshoot.

It could’ve all gone horribly wrong so quickly upon my arrival but thankfully leather couches, hair, and faces were all saved. In fact, more stickers were added to the mix when Mom and Dad introduced The Little Gems. The Little Gems were tiny gem stickers that Elijio then put all over everything. Best placement there was, by far, the bejeweled Pterodactyl. Then Bill and Susan, Maggie’s parents, came over, and also became bejeweled before we all went down to the park and played dinosaurs and threw pinecones into the pond. All’s well that ends well and another successful photoshoot was ended without too much Goo Gone being required. A big thanks to Maggie and Humberto for their sense of humor and for having me back!

Kid putting sticker on dad's head
Bat logo stickers in dad's hair
Kid with stickers on face
Family sitting in living room
Durham family photographer
Dad and son playing with stickers
Kid putting stickers on shirt during photoshoot in Durham
Dad putting gems stickers on kid
Durham NC family sitting on couch
Father and son portraits
Mother and son portraits
Family on couch in Durham NC during photoshoot
Smiling family in Durham
Mother and son sitting on floor playing
Plastic toy animals sitting on the floor
Dad playing animals with son
Kid holding stickers
Dad playing with toy animals with son in living room
Kid putting stickers on dinosaur toys
Kid holding a dinosaur on living room floor
Parents reading to son in bedroom
Family photo of mom and dad reading to son
Parents reading the Little Blue Truck
Kid eating a banana
Kid eating a banana at kitchen table while talking to his mom
Family sitting at eat-in kitchen table
Toddler eating a banana at the table
Mom clapping while singing to toddler
Dad drinking out of mug with kid's face on it
Family eating breakfast in kitchen
Kid reading book about Old MacDonald
Toddler's grandma arrives to greet him in the kitchen
Grandma dancing with toddler in the kitchen
Grandma playing on the floor with grandson in the living room in Durham
Grandma helps grandson build a tower of blocks
Three generations of family sitting in the living room
Three generations of family talking on the couch
Kid playing with little gem stickers
Grandma playing with a donkey toy with grandson
Mom helping son put on his shoes
Mom holding kid outside house
Mom putting kid in the stroller and family photo together in the park
Couple photograph in Durham NC
Durham NC couple portrait photographer
Little kid playing at playground
Kid at a neighborhood park
Grandma using the slide at park while playing with grandson
Grandpa using the slide at park while playing with grandson
Kid playing with dinosaur sculpture in the park
Family playing on dinosaur playground equipment
Candid family photographers in Durham NC
Parents walking with son to the pond in the neighborhood park
Parents and kid playing at a park in Durham
Family laughing while throwing pinecones into a pond
Dad showing son how to throw pinecones into a pond
Kid and parents laughing at the park
Family walking in North Durham NC
North Durham family photographer walking outside
Kid playing with toy truck in Durham
Family playing outside in Durham with toy car
Kid waving goodbye to grandma in a car
Cat at photoshoot