A Morning in the Life with a Mom and her Girls

The photography world has connected me with so many amazing people, many of whom I’ve never actually met in real life, yet I feel like I know them through following their lives with their families. Some of them even live just a few miles from me, never having met up other than on our respective online meeting places. So I “met” Nicole (of Nicole Gilligan Photography) years ago, but I never actually met her in living, breathing life. I actually saw her from afar in the grocery store a few years ago, and then one of my boys was throwing a mega tantrum and I was too embarrassed to say “hello.” So the first time I met her for real, in the living flesh, was the day of our documentary session. And two minutes into meeting her, we realized that our husbands already know each other. In actual, real life, not just on Instagram. It just goes to show that we’re all connected, somehow (and that my husband gets out of the house way more than I do!).

The morning we met was a few days after one of our spring snow storms, from the spring that never grew out of winter. It was a bright, sunny, gorgeous day, and the light in this home was just beautiful. I fell in love with everything about this family, especially these amazing little girls. The littlest with her lovely curls (just like her mama’s) and her sweet voice just melted my heart when I saw her offer her mama the last bit of her cookie. And her older sister, whose twirls and songs filled the morning and her many outfit changes probably filled the hamper. They both love books (Shel Silverstein, one of my favorites!), and Frozen, and drawing . . . I was even lucky enough to be gifted some original artwork to take home with me. And on this beautiful day, we all hoped this was the last snow pile we’ll see for a long time!