Brooks Family of 5 {St Petersburg Family Photographer}

Sunday morning, I got to hang out with this lovely family at Clearwater Beach. I was a little nervous because of the morning sun. Thankfully it was an overcast day with peaks from the sun. This was my kind of session. It was really relaxed with very little posing. The day started with lots of playing and frolicking in the water. Enjoy your sneak peak!

I liked the color as well as the black and white, so here's both!

I had to post one! This Dad got a little crazy! So only one and a pretty relaxed One at that. Huh?

This is one of my favorites. Doesn't this photo just speak to you? Or does it just speak to me? Ha!

This is probably my absolute favorite of the day.

This One talked a lot about modeling. He's got a Young Tyson Beckford and Tyrese going on.

You are an amazing family, with bright and smart kids and I am so glad that we got to hang out together.

Just one for right now.....[St Pete Family Photographer]

I have just one to share from my morning this past weekend with this fab family. You guys were great! Stay tuned because I have lots more.....

Merry Christmas

No words today, just photos of my little ones.

Ok, just one, or err.... a few words. Rylie says "HO HO HO!"





















Merry Christmas!

Just one

Just one to share right now, because I am lovin' this photo so much. And to keep my promise to family of sharing  more pictures of the baby. Leaving you with another promise to post a whole lot more. Now off to cook dinner.

"E" Family again....

"Why does Rylie get up so much at night?" That's what Jerry asked me one night. I just looked at him for a moment and then I explained (again) that baby's get up every 2-3 hours because they have to eat. Now, mind you, this is not the first time he has asked me this. I remember when Ariel was still a baby, that while watching television one night, we saw a commercial (can't really remember it now) with two exhausted new parents and a wide awake baby. And Jerry leans over to me and says, "I'm glad Ariel never got up at night." I look at him and say, "No, you never woke up at night."

I have no idea where his amnesia comes from. Especially, since with Cailin I worked night shift, which means that he actually had to get up with her and didn't just let her starve. Now, because of recent conversations, I hope the latter didn't happen.

Now, I remember the sleep-broken nights, but I never remember the exhaustion that comes with it. My little baby is up every 2-3 hours at night and sometimes just won't go back to sleep. We have been up tonight at midnight, 2, and 5am. Now, it is after 6 and she is still up. It's times like this that I wish Dad's could be the one to nurse the infant. After all, we have to carry the baby and endure the labor and delivery. What do you think?
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 It's not often that you meet a whole family that you can be friends with. Someone that you trust with your kids and that's a big one for me.We have the luck of living next door to this awesome family. Dad is handy around the house, just like Jerry and doesn't hesitate to lend a helping hand. And we are made extra lucky with the fact that Mom, runs an in-home daycare. I mean how great is that, to be able to drop your kids off next door. AND my daughters absolutely love it over there.

Meet the "E" family. They were real troopers because it was cold on this day. We were down on the beach with the wind blowing and the sun shying away from it's job.


They were even game for walking along the beach.


Hands inside the shirt but no teeth chattering. Ha!


After a while, the boys didn't even mind. We did though, as it took so minor pleading for Dad to get out of the car again.


You can barely tell here but, Little J just lost his first tooth at the bottom.


I love this little fellow's facial expressions.


I don't know why, but this photo makes me all warm and fuzzy. And look at those eye lashes!


And those round jaws. But it doesn't compare to the jaws of last year.


I had just finished a class on lighting last year and look who let me come into their house, with all my stuff, and rearrange their furniture to take Christmas pictures last year. This is my favorite of this little guy from last time.


And this was my absolute favorite of the session. He did this pose all by himself.


Once we were done at the beach, Mom and I walked laughing and talking back to the car. And the boys ran along without us.

Thanks for stopping by,

"E" Family

I got to hang out with this special family this weekend. The Mom finally talked the Dad into a photo session at the beach. And it had to be the coldest day in Florida :)! Don't let the brightness of the sun fool you. the sun was definitely not doing his job. It was long pants and sweaters cold and my gloveless hands were numb and tingly.

Anyway this was Mom's suggestion for a shot and as I was browsing the photos, I knew this was one that I really liked. More of the "E" family soon......

This makes me smile!

I like portraits that you have everyone sitting and looking at the camera, but the ones that make me smile are portraits that when I look at them they evoke a memory or emotion. So while the following are not what you think of as "traditional" family portraits these are often the ones that make me smile.

This portrait reminds me of a conversation that I have about a million times a day with my toddler, Cailin. She points and says, "Look at that Mommy!"

I always respond and ask, "What do you see Cailin?"

She says, "A plane."

I always ask, "Where is the plane going?"

And without fail she always tells me the plane is going home. After all doesn't everyone always go home?

This is Cailin's mad face. She gives this face when she is upset or when something is not going her way. Ariel and I then try to make her laugh.

Cailin is such a touchy feely child. Even right now she is sitting next to me stroking my arm. She gives hugs and kisses all the time. Ariel is humoring her, but sometimes I hear her saying to Cailin, get off of me or quit touching me.

Now here they were supposed to be sitting down and smiling at me (the camera), but Ariel my true gymnast seized the moment to climb and hang. She can be found doing stuff like this all the time. She watches television upside down using the couch to stand on her head. And Cailin just tries to mimic her sister.

I'm printing this series of pictures and a few more as an accordian wallet, but more on that later.

Thanks for stopping by,

~Keshia

My Family.....

Let me introduce you to my family.

This is Cailin, my 2 years old.

This is my little gymnast, Ariel and she is 11 years old.

My loving husband, Jerry. I won't tell you how old he is :o)!

Thanks for stopping by,

Keshia

Family