Clare+Dan+Harper+Lyla

The first time I met Lyla she was a very sleepy and chill baby and now she has the energy of one thousand highly-caffeinated hummingbirds. Harper, her older sister, is also extremely energetic but concentrates most of her energy in two areas: jumping and changing outfits. She would just…disappear and change her outfit. She changed her outfit no less than 7 times during the session and I told Clare I’d need to go home and apologize to my mother, because I did the same thing when I was Harper’s age, except that I would put the clothes I just wore for 5 minutes into the dirty laundry basket instead of hanging it back up because it really hadn’t been worn, causing my mom to do excessive laundry until she realized what was happening. I’m sorry, Mom. I am glad I’m not alone though; I’m glad some other kid out there is rapidly changing outfits throughout the day as the mood strikes them. I think Harper has a future career in fashion of some sort, and Lyla has a future career as a high-powered CEO for some very cute company like Sanrio or some other business involving sparkles and animals, OR she’ll fulfill her dream job, which is to become Taylor Swift. Both girls are on the path to success and how can they not be when they have Clare and Dan? I love this family and I love their color and pattern-filled home and I love their British accents and for introducing me to a British marshmallow called a Flump. Thank you for letting me be a little part of your life.

Girl hugging her mom at home
Girl running up the stairs in her home
At home editorial documentary photographers
At home editorial documentary photographers
Girl jumping on bed
Best at home editorial documentary photographers
Best family photographers in Durham
Sisters jumping on the bed
Mom hugging little girl
Black and white image of little girl running
Girl jumping off her bunk bed
Girl jumping off her bunk bed
Picture of girl climbing on her window sill
Picture of girl climbing on her window sill
Little girl wearing fairy wings
Mom reads a book to her daughter
Mom reads a book to her daughter
Mom reads a book to her daughter
Mom reads a book to her daughter
Lifestyle and editorial family photographers in Durham NC
Lifestyle and editorial family photographers in Durham NC
Lifestyle and editorial family photographers in Durham NC
Girl holding her mom's hand in black and white photograph
Girl hugging her mom
Mom sitting on bed with daughters
Girl in a Frozen princess gown twirling
Girl in a ballerina outfit twirling
Dad dancing with daughter
Girl in a ballerina outfit twirling
Little kids jumping on the bed
Little kids jumping on the bed
Mom holding daughter
Kids jumping on the bed
Family photographer in Durham, NC
Family photographer in Durham, NC
Family photographer in Durham, NC
Mom playing with toys with daughter
Mom playing with toys with daughter
Girl brushing her hair in mirror
Girl brushing her hair in mirror
Girl brushing her hair in mirror
Girl twirling in the kitchen
Durham NC family photographers
Siblings sitting in the living room
Little girl crying
Girl playing with toy kitchen and girl reading book
Girl reading chapter book
Parents in living room with kids
Girl offering a marshmallow
Mom getting a glass of water for daughter
Family sitting around living room
Family sitting around living room
Dad holding daughter
Daughter smiling at her dad in living room
Daughter smiling at her dad in living room
Daughter smiling at her dad in living room
Little girl dancing in living room
Little girl dancing in living room
Little girl dancing in living room
Little girl dancing in living room
Family cuddling on couch in living room
Family cuddling on couch in living room
Girl upset that her sister's foot is touching her
Girl reading a book at kitchen counter
Girl reading a book at kitchen counter
Mom and daughter do crafts in kitchen
Daughter painting a holiday house with her mom
Daughter painting a holiday house with her mom
Daughter painting a holiday house with her mom
Daughter painting a holiday house with her mom
Girl standing on bar stool chair
Sisters doing arts and crafts
Sisters doing arts and crafts
Sisters doing arts and crafts
Little girl painting toy house
Little girl smiling outside at family
Handwritten note on fridge to mom and dad
Girl working on marker board
Documentary photography
Documentary photography
Documentary photography
Documentary photography
Girl putting on play shoes
Family playing school outside
Little girl in play shoes
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Kid yelling on a patio
Mom laughing on a patio with daughters
Kids playing on a patio
Girl running around patio with play shoes
Girl running around patio with play shoes
Mom sitting with daughters
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers
Durham and Raleigh family photographers

Cat and Mitchell are two very good friends of ours. They’ve been photographed 6 times by us (insert lots of happy, nostalgic tears here) and we love love love them. Our relationship started out by us photographing them in unusually frigid weather for their engagement session in Greensboro, progressed to me jumping in a bouncy castle with Cat during a break in shooting their wedding, and now it’s devolved into me complaining about kidney stones to them at a Weezer concert. So they’re quite special to us, and now so are their children. Their son Cameron is seriously *the* sweetest and most adorable kid. Look at him. Look at him! He is constantly a smiling, happy, joyful little dude who is so sweet I could cry. He let me win at Candy Land. What 3 year old does that? He’s the best. (Note: did not let his parents win at Candy Land, definitely beat them by a landslide).

Sarah, his newfound little sister, is adorable and excels at looking cute, wearing baby Hawaiian print shirts, and staying awake until the exact moment I start eating lunch. Together, they are an unstoppable brother/sister duo I adore. We got to meet her and hang out with Cat and Mitchell for a day at Mitchell’s family’s new house in Kure Beach. This day mostly involved us discussing and worrying about rip tides, sharks, flesh-eating bacteria, and brain-eating amoebas before we finally were all brave enough to swim. Happy to say that none of things we worried about came true. However, I did break into hives for no reason and had to go in (it’s always the things you don’t see coming, isn’t it?). But – all’s well that ends well. We had a beautiful day at the coast with this family of four and we love them. Also, new family rule: no pictures ever again of any of you unless you’re all wearing matching Hawaiian outfits.