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Babe E // Chicago Newborn at home Photography

This past month has been a bit of a whirlwind for my family as we moved in the beginning of the month and I also started kindergarten at home for my oldest. As intense as the beginning of September felt, I have to say I’m really enjoying the change of season and new rhythms we are finding.

The slight dip in temperature has also been really refreshing and I find myself daydreaming about wrapping up in a sweater, hopefully soon.

We’re taking a brush drawing class that I’m doing alongside my kids and we’re all really loving it. 

It’s inspiring me to practice by recreating our little nature finds, and it turns out fall just so happens to be my favorite time of year for nature collections.

All of the seeds we find, especially the nuts falling from the majestic trees has me feeling a certain kind of reverence to nature and it’s necessary cycles of life. I’ll stop before I just get way to sappy about my love of trees. (No pun intended ) ;)

As always, these little rituals of family help me to slow down and strengthen my desire to help you hold onto these moments that are going by too quickly. It’s such an honor to continue to document families in their homes, and help them to preserve these memories that remind them of these days.

If you find yourself wanting photos of you and your family that capture you all in a way that doesn’t just remind you what you look like, but what your family feels like, send me an email. I’d love to chat with you! In the mean time, if you want to see some more lovely family sessions, you might enjoy this post or this one.

One more thing, if just the thought of prepping your whole family for a photo session stresses you out, download my free guide to getting the whole family photo ready!

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      Hey, if you want photos of you and your family that capture you all in a way that doesn’t just remind you what you look like, but what your family feels like, send me an email. I’d love to chat with you! In the mean time, if you want to see some more lovely family sessions, you might enjoy this post or this one.

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        Hey, if you want photos of you and your family that capture you all in a way that doesn’t just remind you what you look like, but what your family feels like, send me an email. I’d love to chat with you! In the mean time, if you liked this post, you might enjoy this lovely family and this post.

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        This daily practice has given me creative fuel

        My kids and I read poetry daily. They’ve come to love Shel Silverstein and A. A. Milne, and I have found myself taken to William Wordworth.

        Over the last couple of years of delving into educational philosophies, I’ve been inspired by the beauty and practicality of exposing children to poetry. I didn’t know it would change me as well.

        I don’t know that I would ever choose to sit and read poetry, and so in that way, the habit of reading with my kids is somewhat selfish. There is a bit of reclaiming what I never had for myself – the exposure and saturation of an art form that the right combination of words can make.

        It’s the ripple effects of this practice that have been so transformative.

        It has changed me because it has forced me to challenge my standard of measurement. If a 3 or 4 year old was not proficient in counting to twenty, or knowing their shapes or colors, some may be concerned. But what would we say if that same 3 or 4 year old loved poetry, or knew the birds in their neighborhood by name? What if they shouted with delight at the sight of a crescent moon or the recognition of a familiar painting?

        What could I create if I challenged my own standards of measurements? The expectation of what I am and who I should be, how I should spend my time or invest in my work?

        When I’ve challenged these measurements, I found freedom in rethinking what was required to be considered successful. For me, it has looked like changing directions with work after ten years to go after something new, because I know it’s right. Because I know I need to tell the story of family for others, and for myself.

        It’s looked like continuing to chase that gut instinct, even when it seems a bit off or not like what anyone else is doing right now.

        I want to know – what would that look like for you?

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