Harper's newborn portraits

Robin and I both have a love affair with photography -- especially now that Harper is in our lives. We had talked about commissioning a series of family photos, but decided we would just try to capture the moments ourselves. That's until we discovered Kate Mefford.

A friend of a friend commented on one of our blog posts. Out of curiosity, I followed the link to her blog. She had just posted a link to portraits that Kate posted of their newborn photo shoot and I loved her style and begged her to fit her into her busy schedule.

Kate stopped by on March 17 full of personality, decked out in green and camera in hand, genuinely excited to meet our family and ready to get to work. It's refreshing to have somebody who doesn't know you come into your home and capture their perspective of your family. Kate saw angles that we no longer see in our home and lives -- details that we take for granted or overlook. For an hour, we loved on Harper while she captured the special moments -- the in-between moments that make life special and endearing.

A few of the photos from our session are below and more are posted to Kate's blog. She's editing the bunch and will give us a CD of our session in a couple of weeks. I'm sure we'll post more of our favorites then.

I love Harper's look in this photo -- she's a daydreamer.

Most of my time is spent just like this -- entertaining Harper with exaggerated expressions and funny faces

This mirror is one of my most prized possessions and one of the only things I have from my Grandma Holubec, who passed away when I was three. She loved to spend time at garage sales and made this mirror from costume jewelry she found during her many treasure hunts.

This picture of Harper in Robin's lap is so endearing to me. Her daddy would do just about anything for her.

Aside from the picture Robin took of Harper and me just a few hours after she was born, this is my new favorite. I cherish every second of our playtime.

I really like the effect the wide angle has on this chair.

Music appreciation by osmosis.