Fiona- Still Fabulous (Alpharetta Baby Photography)

Once again, Fabulous Fiona (check out the link to her newborn pics here) gets a feature on the blog for her 6 month session- who can resist this cutie pie?

Kudos to mom for the fantastic mirror, pearls and bow/bloomer props!  I just love it when we can incorporate the family's things- makes it so special.  I always love outdoor sessions, so it's fun finding the perfect spot in the yard to set things up.



Fiona was enamored as well- apparently the mirror is one of her favorite 'toys'- the fun begins!



I love to work on some vintage/textured looks- and some of these pictures were perfect for that!



This little chair has come in handy on a couple of sessions and is pretty easy to throw in the back of my car- Fiona enjoyed it as well-



Ready for her closeup...





Next came the wardrobe change and some fun free time crawling around. I still can't believe how mobile she is for 6 months!





One last amazing prop- mom's vintage-style bicycle (along with dad's love of Queen's song 'Bicycle Race' on Rockabye Baby), it made for a perfect backdrop:





At the rate this little one's going, she could actually be riding that bicycle at the next session!  See you next time, Miss Fabulous! :)

Oh What a Beautiful Morning (Alpharetta Family Photography)

I love that time in the evening when the sun is about set, but the morning is gorgeous too!

It's not really realistic to get families out for a sunrise session (or the photographer for that matter), but early morning before the heat of the day and extra bright noon-day sun kicks in works great- especially with plenty of open shade left for running around with the kids.

What's also great- there's plenty of time left in the day to reward those kiddos for how great they were (and parents to recover from having so much fun with them !:).



Testing out balancing skills with the little bro on the go- he didn't want to hang out there on the fence for long!








I love that Radio Flyer!  The kids loved it too- they play with it all the time.  It's great when mom and dad bring things the kids know and love to help keep it fun for them!



The kids were enthralled with the classic tale- 'Batman' :)



A nice end to the morning!





I believe a trip for candy was what was in store for these cute brothers (and a little r&r for mom and dad!:).

Family Field Trip- Vickery Creek/Old Roswell Mill

This summer's heat has been unbearable without water involved!  With school right around the corner, I'm trying to cram in the fun before life gets even crazier with my son starting 3rd grade and daughter in Pre-K! 

We've loved hanging out at our neighborhood's pool this summer, but what we really love are rivers!  We've had a blast shootin' the hooch up in Helen and hanging out on the Hiwassee in NC, but last weekend, we needed to stay closer to home.



I remembered through scouting photo session locations and exploring the creek with the family last year that the Old Roswell Mill area and Vickery Creek would have potential to help us beat the heat last weekend.  I was right and surprised!

For all the years we've been here, I never even knew how great that area is.  We loved reading the plaques with the kids on the history of the mill (check out more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_Mill , http://www.georgiatrails.com/gt/Old_Roswell_Mill ), and seeing the ruins, but what surprised us was the old dam (with water flowing over it making a very cool waterfall).  I'm not sure why we never knew about it, but we could pretend it was a mini-Niagra falls or something! :)  There were a few other people there enjoying what looked like a swimming hole right beside the dam. 

David and Benjamin enjoyed walking up the creek to check it out- The one thing David was a little concerned with was the possibility of something coming over the edge, so they didn't stay too close to it for long.



After playing in the creek/waterfall area, we checked out some of the ruins...



...and read about the dam/mill construction... (Kids were actually more interested than photo on right would portray :).



We then headed past the old machine shop and over the covered bridge to hang out in another section of the creek.  We just missed being a part of photos from a wedding with groomsmen on the bridge:



After a bit of a steep/slippery walk down to creek, there was a great view of the covered bridge above.  The water was actually pretty warm compared with mountain rivers we've visited, but definitely more freshing than the bath-water pool after all those days in the 90s! If you go, remember the swim shoes- there are a lot of rocks in the creek:



I'm sure come winter and the break from this heat, we'll be wishing for warmer days where we could play in the water- at least that's what I've been telling myself!  :) It was definitely a fun 'in town' family field trip where we could pretend we were up in the mountains for a while and learn a little about the history of our area.