Kristen Thomas Photography » Northern Virginia Portrait & Wedding Photographer

When little Ashlea was born, I couldn’t wait to get down to Lynchburg to meet her!  She made quite the entrance on International Talk Like A Pirate Day! (Especially since her parents just happened to be pirates for Halloween – before knowing they were pregnant – and her initials spell ARR.)  🙂

It was a really long week but I finally had the chance to see her.  She certainly lived up to my expectations and was absolute perfection.  She slept the majority of the time and was a doll!

Her parents have been very dear friends of mine for years and I’m just so excited that I’ll have the privilege of seeing this little lady as she grows up.  I look forward to our girls playing together and being great friends!  But for now she’s keeping her parents busy with sleepless nights and lots of squishy cuddles.  She couldn’t be more perfect!

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I spoke with Summer the day before Aleya’s newborn shoot and we were so excited!  Aleya was less than a week old and we chatted about how sleepy she was all day, and how we were looking forward to trying some of the sleepy poses that Summer had been hoping for.  Sweet little Aleya is #4 in the family line up and all her siblings were always wide awake during their sessions.  Always wonderful, but wide awake!  Summer was confident that Aleya would different.  As you can see from her beautiful blue eyes below, she decided she wanted to be a part of all the fun!  She is so beautiful and was absolutely precious in her little lace dress.  I definitely didn’t mind photographing those pretty blue eyes and capturing sweet moments between her and Mommy!

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Nicole contacted me early on in her pregnancy (I love that she planned ahead with her session!), right as I was towards the end of mine.  We emailed back and forth and I was so excited when she learned she was also having a little girl!  Her sweet Noëlle was growing more and more, but we’d all have a while to wait before meeting her.  After a few more months she was anxious to meet Mommy & Daddy, and made her appearance a few days before she was due!

She slept through most of her session and looked like and absolute doll in her delicate crochet detail dress.  She was perfection!

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