Then I got pg with #3. Being pregnant has made me go down memory lane with my first 2 pregnancies. What I found was that after 9 years of being a mom my memory was not good as I thought. When my husband would ask me well how big was your belly with E I couldn’t remember exactly. When I sat down and thought about it I only had three sessions with images of me in the last 9 years. It made me so sad. How could I had allowed this to happen. If I was gone tomorrow would my kids even be able to remember what I looked like. I realized that my hatred for myself was stopping me from having memories. Memories of different stages of my kids WITH ME.

So I decided to do something that I hated more than anything. I decided to suck it up and get in front of the camera. As comfortable as I was behind the camera it was the complete opposite when the tables were turned. But after my holiday images I realized something…

When I look at my pictures I don’t see the person that I wants to loose weight. I see a mom and a family that is happy. I don’t look at the images on my wall and think “oh I look so ….” I think wow I am so blessed to have a beautiful family and a beautiful image to remember this amazing time.

I also realized that posing myself and little photoshop (ok a lot) and I don’t look so shabby. I can do for myself what I do for my clients. Do I look like my pictures on a daily basis, NO. But in two years who will even remember. I will just remember being happy. If you would have told me that taking pictures of myself would increase my self-esteem I would have laughed. However it really has done that for me. I look at images of myself and smile. Smile for the blessing that I have in my life that go way beyond my looks. My two  three healthy kids, a wonderful husband and so much more.

So next time you grab the camera to avoid being photographed think twice. In ten years what do you want to remember. Hiring a professional you won’t look like those horrible camera phone snaps. You will look and feel beautiful. It is true what they say…Your kids don’t see the extra pounds. They see their mom that they love more than anything in the world. What better gift can I give my kids than a picture to remember our lives now.

The excuses I used  to make.

• -As soon as I loose x amount of weight I will be in the pictures. That never happen and years went by with no pictures of me with my kids, husband or our family.
• -I will hate how I look in the pictures why even bother. Why because now I look back and wish I had them. If you really do hate them put them in a drawer where no one can see them. Maybe in a few months or years you will look at them and think wow I didn’t look that bad or man I was young. Or even better wow I am glad I have these images. But what you can’t do is go back and take pictures of the past.

So you can see that I am not just blowing smoke here are some of my holiday pictures and my maternity images. Yes maternity. Even though I feel huge and the last thing I wanted to do was take pictures I forced myself. For my kids and for future me. Much to my surprise I think I look great for being 8 months pregnant. Plus the image of me and my kids makes my heart happy.

With Mother’s Day approaching it is the perfect time to take some pictures with your kids, husband or as a family. I have two mini spots available. I swear you will look beautiful and you will love your images.

To book a Mama Mia mini session email me and I will try to get you in before Mother’s Day. Click here for the info.

This pregnancy has me making a lot of changes and trying new things. I am so excited to share with you all my posts. On Why I started using a point and shoot for my everyday pictures plus all my nesting projects. How I started sewing and all the projects that pinterest has helped me with. I have them in my mind with a million other things. I will get them up before this baby arrives. To follow me on Pinterest click here.

Picture perfect twin photo session

I have been photographing these two since they were newborns. They have a special place in my heart. When they first see me they are quiet and pretend like they don’t know and love me but after a few minutes they remember why they love me. Well maybe a little more than a few minutes. Here is another fav of mine here.

p.s. baby girl still doesn’t have a name and I am pushing for Sara. Don’t you all think it is a nice name…anyone. We will see. LOL
Here are her beautiful Maternity portraits.

When clients don’t know what to do with their images I always suggest printing out their images as 12×12 canvases. You can add to the wall slowly and break it up and move it around at any time. I used to have it as two rows of 4. Then I decided to change things up and separated them. I put 2 on a small wall and the other 6 at my entrance as two rows of 3. Then we moved and I had this little niche to fill. I decided to add an a new canvas and make it 9. I love that you can see how big the boys have grown and love remembering how small they used to be <3

p.s. They are not uneven. I purposely left space at the bottom so I could put small prints on the ledge. LOL

Interested in an album from a past session contact me at for the details. Or better yet book a new session and get updated images of your family and a beautiful album to go with it.

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I have known this family since little miss G was born, one of my amazing baby planners…here she is at 6 months and here at 1yr. To say that we are like old friends is an understatement. Capturing them go through this amazing life changing time is such an honor. Mom wanted to capture her family and her belly. She wanted lots of belly shots and shots with belly and big sis. I am glad that I was able to accommodate. There are even more amazing pics not posted but I was trying to not overload the blog. LOL

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If you are interested in booking a maternity or newborn photography session in the Austin area contact Sara today.

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