Carrie Scruggs Photography ~ Charlotte North Carolina Child and Family Photographer~

So baby Avery is 6 weeks old! Yay! And her brother was an absolute CHAMP when it came to sitting for picutres with is new baby sister. Seriously – I really warn parents that it is HIGHLY unlikely that any child close to the age of 2 years will sit for a photo with a new baby (mostly because they really want the baby to go back where it came from…. and fast!)….. so I was completely amazed at the wonderful images we got of brother and sister this go around! Oh and for many of you, you already know that the baby in the wagon image on my website/flickr etc is one of my ALL TIME most viewed images right…. well that was little Mr. Tyson when he was just 6 weeks old! Check it out!

Tyson at 6 weeks:

And here is the infamous wagon…. again with Tyson … but also Avery :

and Tyson all grown up!  Yes – I do realize his eyes are closed but the smile is so powerful that I just fell in love (yes I do have more photos of him but with his eyes open in the wagon)

Ok and here is Ms Avery – in anticipation of Easter:

Ready to go?

An unusual resting place:

little bunny foo foo

Soft and sweet….

When baby’s are fussy…. we take pictures of any willing subjetc

Ok – I need to stop now before I post the entire session on here!

Have a great weekend!

Here’s a fun little image of baby A from last week in the anticipation of Easter!

Also a quick note - I am fully booked for the rest of March and all of April (except newborn apts) and May I have 3 spots left.  Come June it is so hot that I really can’t do much of anything outdoor but I can still do Maternity and newborn work indoors.  Thanks and just email for any questions!  carrie@cesphotography.com

Just sharing a personal photo from this summer at my parents lake house in Southern Indiana.  I was so tired by the end of this trip and so were the kids that I was disappointed to not get a steller annual photo of my kids and their cousins ….. we had harsh daylight, grumpy kids… the whole lot but yet…. that is how life really is… so here is my photo of life as it really is.  To tell you the truth… I didn’t even remember that Owen had a pacifier last summer….. time slips away from us so quickly.

I was so happy when I clicked on the blog for the Trendy Sisters today to see that one of my favorite boutiques is offering coordinating sibling clothing! This is by far the biggest question I get asked….. what to wear and here are some fantastic ideas:
http://trendysisters.blogspot.com/2009/02/sibling-sets.html

I couldn’t resist posting a couple more photos of my lovely friend Dana and her newest addition to the family.  If you are in Philly – you should check her out – her photos rock!  www.bamboosmiles.com

So below you will see Ava and Ainsley… Julie’s twin 3 year old girls.  While we were playing and having fun I asked Julie to sit for some photos so I could practice some catchlighting….. I never told her I was going to post them to my blog…te ..hee…hee.. or as Julie would say “ha cha cha”

Meet my beauty of a friend… Ms. Julie

“Why yes Edward… I would love to meet you for dinner tonight”If Julie was a novelist… this would be her photo on the back cover:This would be Julie’s photo on CNN pondering the state of the world today

Julie’s Promo photo for Saturday Night LiveJulie trying to not look “blond” or is she just thinking of yellow creamy goodness (ahm…cheese people!)?Julie’s “Barbara Walters” pose

Isn’t that from a song?  I could swear it is but knowing me I’ve totally got it all screwed up, lol!  Anyway…. my buddy Julie and I had a little indoor punk rock session to play around with my new camera and see how well I could do shooting manual, indoor with kids jumping around, lol… let me tell you… it’s a challenge but I think we got some great stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Check it out yo!

Ainsley:

 Ava:

Somethings just make you laugh:

Wouldn’t everyone like to sit upon a fridge?

a little bit of visual crazy:

Jump around…jump…jump… jump (can you feel my hip hop vibe come through?)

Ok I realize I am really bordering on overstimulation for you all here, lol!

Last one really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend Kristen started a fantastic organization last December called “Giving is Awesome” – here is a little info on the program and what she is trying to accomplish now   If you feel moved by what she is doing, please go vote for her:  She is teaming up with ConKerr Cancer to try and win a “Name your dream Assignement”  See more info below:

Man I give it up to those folks who do graphic design stuff because it’s very hard and time consuming! Here is my try at a new birth announcment.
Whimsey:
Front:

Back:

I’ve had the opportunity to try my hand at some product photography here recently and thought I would share:

These are silk floral arrangements from www.p31floral.com

This is a pregnancy journal

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