When I'm editing a family photography session, I have realized I always have favorite images in a gallery.
Often times, those images are one of two things.
Play or details.
By play, I mean children jumping, running, singing, dancing, all the things that make childhood amazing.
By details, I mean those things that are here now, but may not be in 5 years. Tiny curls, a crinkled nose, silly faces, chubby hands. Maybe even a favorite lovie or the way they cuddle into mom when tired.
Our little ones grow and change so fast, that these things need to be etched into our memory to hold forever.
As a family photography, I try to capture these things so that you have photographic evidence to remind you, bring you back, make you smile.
This session was all the things and all the love. You have to scroll on down to see it.
But, if you are already interested in booking a family photography session with me, CLICK HERE.
~Melody
![family sitting together smiling for a family portrait](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_48b7db0031274601b3e84ff38a414895~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_48b7db0031274601b3e84ff38a414895~mv2.png)
![family sitting together on a white blanket on a fallen tree during family photos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_02a790990a1b4c07bb9fe561af6aed67~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_02a790990a1b4c07bb9fe561af6aed67~mv2.png)
![sisters in matching dresses hugging](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_65fb6fecad6640b0bf9b5a5bfe5f70b9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_65fb6fecad6640b0bf9b5a5bfe5f70b9~mv2.png)
![family photo of family together on steps of old farm house](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_151cdeb175994f338af47a83c68fc2ca~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_151cdeb175994f338af47a83c68fc2ca~mv2.png)
![family cuddling together on steps of old farmhouse during family photos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_e3b3d63710834f7398a0fd1d4611630c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_e3b3d63710834f7398a0fd1d4611630c~mv2.png)
![mom kissing oldest daughter on steps of old white farmhouse during family photoshoot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_bec8e03d26a44c2695ed126660eab5e8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_bec8e03d26a44c2695ed126660eab5e8~mv2.png)
![dad and daughters on steps outside white farmhouse](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_d63e62563882407f943ed71e33f2fffd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_d63e62563882407f943ed71e33f2fffd~mv2.png)
![dad cuddling little girls on white front porch steps](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_1b130b6c30d545b18772e14d8d042a90~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_1b130b6c30d545b18772e14d8d042a90~mv2.png)
![black and white of parents looking at each other while little girls run circles around them in a park](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_4d57917bd816453b80583aeba9a12254~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_4d57917bd816453b80583aeba9a12254~mv2.png)
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![black and white of parents looking at each other while sisters cuddle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_e2884223d49f47ec969cbeb54faa9ee3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_e2884223d49f47ec969cbeb54faa9ee3~mv2.png)
![family walking hand in hand bathed in golden sunlight during family photoshoot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_9558ce97469a439cb33f9f8d218e94c3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_9558ce97469a439cb33f9f8d218e94c3~mv2.png)
![mother laughing while family holds hands walking through a park](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_dbc8f942b7244e658b92b69d2e3c817f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_dbc8f942b7244e658b92b69d2e3c817f~mv2.png)
![sisters playing ring around the rosie in a park at sunset](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_cd01180e90b146229a74f1aba165f488~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_cd01180e90b146229a74f1aba165f488~mv2.png)
![matching sisters in golden sunset light laughing towards family photographer who is taking their photo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_7c5d5966193e4933a0046df6f42445ed~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_7c5d5966193e4933a0046df6f42445ed~mv2.png)
![sisters in matching dresses sitting on wooden box in a park at sunset for family portrait](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_605fdcf4269c45d6a14b5b2a73d0b786~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_605fdcf4269c45d6a14b5b2a73d0b786~mv2.png)
![sisters hugging while sitting on wooden box in a park at sunset](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_4c999cb7eada4a64be6ce145152f63a7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_4c999cb7eada4a64be6ce145152f63a7~mv2.png)
![big sister kissing little sister during sunset family photoshoot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_9a49bbe6420a4131bc45c0e40e7f3913~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_9a49bbe6420a4131bc45c0e40e7f3913~mv2.png)
![blonde curls on a toddlers head in golden sunset light](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_2455e0f403fd42bd83bed84101ce7d4e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_2455e0f403fd42bd83bed84101ce7d4e~mv2.png)
![close up of preschool girl in her own pose](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_95c35cb233ab46aba26fce4c7859f19e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_95c35cb233ab46aba26fce4c7859f19e~mv2.png)
![blondes sisters in green dresses dancing in sunset golden light](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_4880e7c6db21424caf3038400ad3f30c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_4880e7c6db21424caf3038400ad3f30c~mv2.png)
![close up of smiling toddler girl](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_c93febc421da4f12af0a2ec0f36de9ef~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_c93febc421da4f12af0a2ec0f36de9ef~mv2.png)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_d8dd3c48b497400a9108cc5a0c61a02d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_d8dd3c48b497400a9108cc5a0c61a02d~mv2.png)
![family together with toddler on dads shoulders on a boardwalk at sunset over a river](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_e49cfd48506848f99b7935994f17e747~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_e49cfd48506848f99b7935994f17e747~mv2.png)
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![little girls cuddling mom on boardwalk at sunset](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_339e45e7dcb2487a9b75bffc10be1322~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_339e45e7dcb2487a9b75bffc10be1322~mv2.png)
![black and white of little girls kissing mom](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_649087839ae6481f8d9ccb80a36a7fc8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_649087839ae6481f8d9ccb80a36a7fc8~mv2.png)
![sisters holding hands walking down boardwalk at sunset during family photos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_772a9d5fc90e4467ba43b02c8f15b3d2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_772a9d5fc90e4467ba43b02c8f15b3d2~mv2.png)
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![sisters running back on the boardwalk together during sunset family photoshoot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_6abb98e4609042db974a41a2425ed2f1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_6abb98e4609042db974a41a2425ed2f1~mv2.png)
![little girl running at the camera during a family photoshoot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_59cec92086bf4bd59c957188dd998c31~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_59cec92086bf4bd59c957188dd998c31~mv2.png)
![sisters dancing on the boardwalk during family photos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_1659ec0322754c00aea89f767d31c959~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_1659ec0322754c00aea89f767d31c959~mv2.png)
![toddler laughing while she runs down the boardwalk](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_7fa4cb34db5d4f33873f164f7ad2b8a6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_7fa4cb34db5d4f33873f164f7ad2b8a6~mv2.png)
![parents looking at each other on a boardwalk at sunset](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_7db0e196b41042c789f2b91948fb312f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_7db0e196b41042c789f2b91948fb312f~mv2.png)
![daughter swinging and holding hands with mom](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_236b388763ac40bebea1d31bccf96ac9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_236b388763ac40bebea1d31bccf96ac9~mv2.png)
![daughter looking up at mom](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_6edd9118fca74ff99da2ced63485d531~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_74,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_6edd9118fca74ff99da2ced63485d531~mv2.png)
![mother and daughter looking over dock towards sunset during family photos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_ce6e446f7a1341f4a8adb44f181087f9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_ce6e446f7a1341f4a8adb44f181087f9~mv2.png)
![little girl looking at camera on a dock at sunset for family photos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8e8f9d_2101db2de4524b7f8ff9931d41ca2ddf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_33,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8e8f9d_2101db2de4524b7f8ff9931d41ca2ddf~mv2.png)