Category Archives: Families

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Sneak Peek { Berklie } | Naples Family Beach Portraits

October 14, 2010 – 1:09 pm

Welcome to the holiday portrait season Southwest Florida! *whew* You all have certainly been keeping me busy with family portrait sessions on the beaches of Naples this year and ya know what? I LOVE IT!! Oh my word I have been having so much fun photographing new families and families like the one I’m about to share with you today who have been coming back to lifeXpressions to capture their special memories for years. Thank you all for your support and loyalty, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate having the chance to watch your family grow through the years. <3 you all!!

Today I’m going to sneak peek the totally adorable Miss Berklie (and her Mommy & Daddy too)! She’s three now, full of spirit and energy. In fact I’m fairly certain she could out run the road runner! I first met little B’s Mom and Dad when she was the bun in the oven back in 2007. Oh yeah, they totally rocked their maternity portraits on the beach in Naples…

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest floridaYep, they sure did! Simply, beautiful! Then little baby B. stole the show for her newborn portrait session in their home. You might recognize this shot from the opening sequence shown on the lifeXpressions photography main website…

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

Then there was the totally fun session for her first birthday. Mom has a rockin’ sense of style as you’ll see below. How fun was this outfit?!

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest floridaSee, told ya she was ADORABLE! Oh but the fun doesn’t stop there. I’ve been enjoying the trip down memory lane, if you want to follow along here’s our little star on the beach in 2008 and the whole family for their 2008 Holiday Portraits at one of my favorite places to photograph families in Estero. There’s no denying we had a total blast during our 2009 mini session at the Secret Garden. The style and sass in this little girl never cease to amaze me! Little B, you are a SUPA-STAR!! A big thank you to you for coming out to the beach to play with me and to your Mommy and Daddy for letting me be the one to document your family all these years. I can’t wait to meet the new addition!!

Drats! Sorry, I got side tracked again! haha Scroll down for that sneak peek I promised. Little Berklie you are growing up SO fast!

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

lifexpressions photography specializes in child and family portraits throughout southwest florida

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A little Slice of Xander & Charlie’s Life | Naples Holiday Portrait Mini Sessions

October 1, 2010 – 9:28 am

Today I’m going to share with you all two little guys just full of spunk…and one with their lovely momma too! Xander and Charlie had a blast exploring all the wonderful trees and water paths as we walked through the secret garden for our mini session. Charlie was in love with the twigs, in fact they made it laugh out loud! Xander is such an amazing big brother, always helping Charlie, holding his hand, giving him little kisses. So sweet! I think Xander’s favorite part of the secret garden was the water. No real surprise there since he enjoyed the water so much during our first session together back in 2008, you may remember he was that adorable little baby that took flight over the gulf. Still, I don’t think Mom was expecting him to jump IN the water at the secret garden, haha OOPS! At least he waited until the end though right? Thanks for coming to play with me for a little while you guys and a big thank you to Mom for letting me be the one to document your family’s memories through the years!

Holiday portraits at the naples secret garden with lifexpressions photography

By Terrilyn | Also posted in All Session Highlights, Children, Slices of Life Minis | Comments (6)

Daddy Time | Fort Myers Family Portraits

September 29, 2010 – 11:16 am

Just a quick share for you today of little Alexa whom I last photographed as a newborn. She’s two now and this lovely family just welcomed a second gorgeous little girl into their lives. I was so excited when they asked me to document the occasion for them with portraits of their new baby girl (stay tuned, I’ll share some of those in a future blog post). As with most of my newborn sessions, I found myself with a little down time while Mom nursed and soothed her new baby. But down time can be a lot of fun when you’ve got a playful two year old hanging out in the other room! When I saw Dad & Alexa playing together so contently I couldn’t help but document the moment for them. This is real life. Looking at family photos on the iPad (yeah, I love mine too!), giggling, singing songs together. Memories that will last a lifetime that’s for sure! As a Mom, these are the images that melt my heart. There’s just something so endearing about watching Daddies play with their little girls…ahh.Fort Myers Father & Daughter Portraits Lifestyle photography by lifeXpressions photography

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Featured Session { Neah & Cailyn } | Family Portraits at the Secret Garden in Naples

September 22, 2010 – 10:31 am

It probably feels as though we’ve been slacking with regards to posting sneak peeks and featured sessions on the blog but I promise it’s with good reason! We’ve got some exciting changes we’re working on for the new year, we’ve been fine tuning all the details and hope to be able to share the scoop with you all REAL soon!

One more note before I get to our featured session;  as hard as it seems hard to believe October is right around the corner which means our holiday portrait season is in full swing! Before you surf on today you’ll want to take a peek at our Availability Calendar and give us a call to schedule your holiday portraits before those dates are all scooped up!!

Now on to our featured session…I’ve had the extreme pleasure of photographing this family on several occasions over the last few years and I swear they just get cuter and cuter every time I see them! As it turns out Neah has become a very talented violin player. I had the pleasure of hearing her play some of her favorite songs for me, what a treasure! As for sweet little Cailyn, she was just a baby the last time I saw her, not any more! Let me tell you, this little lady is so charming she had me completely wrapped around her finger within 5 minutes FLAT.

Thanks so much for spending your morning with us Mom, Dad, Neah & Cailyn. I hope you had as much fun during your session as we did!

lifexpressions photography family portrait session at the naples secret garden

lifexpressions photography family portrait session at the naples secret garden

lifexpressions photography family portrait session at the naples secret garden

lifexpressions photography family portrait session at the naples secret garden

lifexpressions photography family portrait session at the naples secret garden

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Featured Session { Matt & Caroline } | Naples Family Beach Photographer

July 17, 2010 – 9:47 am

This lovely family made a trip to the Naples area all the way from New Jersey, by CAR. Brave, brave, souls! haha Seriously though, I’ve made the drive from South to North (Michigan to be exact) a few times myself it’s actually very scenic and the quality family time on the road can lead to memories that last a lifetime! I could tell the minute I met them they were easy going, fun loving, and full of spirit! I spend so much time chasing toddlers on the beach it’s always a nice change of pace to be able to photograph people who DON’T run from the camera!

A big thank you to the C. family for chosing lifeXpressions to capture your vacation memories while visiting sunny Florida. I hope you had as much fun during our session together as we did!

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lifexpressions photography family portrait session, fort myers florida, on location photographer, naples beach photographer, naples newborn photography, sibling portraits, sanibel beach portraits

lifexpressions photography family portrait session, fort myers florida, on location photographer, naples beach photographer, naples newborn photography, sibling portraits, sanibel beach portraits

lifexpressions photography family portrait session, fort myers florida, on location photographer, naples beach photographer, naples newborn photography, sibling portraits, sanibel beach portraits

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Featured Session { Aria } | Naples Newborn Photographer

July 14, 2010 – 2:55 pm

It wasn’t long ago I had the honor of meeting this lovely family for their maternity session at the Naples Secret Garden – and not a minute too soon because  Aria was born less than a week later so we loaded up our gear and headed on over to photograph the new family at their home in Naples. Isn’t  she precious???  Yep, we think so too!   Look at her little lips, and chubby little cheeks, tiny toes, and baby wrinkles – LOVE!  The precious little necklace  was a gift from family overseas – so beautiful and sentimental.  I  can already imagine her passing this piece on to her own daughter, or granddaughter someday and it makes me *smile*.

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Sneak Peek { Hunter } | Naples Family Portraits at La Playa Beach Resort

July 5, 2010 – 10:41 am

Well hellooo there! Yes, I know it seems like it’s been an eternity since I’ve updated the blog. Between sessions and editing and my kids starting summer break and then our family vacation to the BEAUTIFUL Silver Springs State Park & Wild Waters, well, the blog has been on the bottom of the priority list and for that I apologize. However I have a treat for you today, this beautiful family was visiting the Naples beach area from Texas and what an amazing time we all had together. Mom was positively GLOWING and picked the most beautiful flowing white maternity dress I’ve ever seen. Dad was simply beaming with pride watching his family play in the surf and well, Hunter was just a charmer. That little guy had me wrapped around his finger in five minutes flat!

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lifexpressions photography family portrait session, fort myers florida, on location photographer, naples beach photographer, naples newborn photography, sibling portraits, sanibel beach portraits

See – I told you they were gorgeous! Kelly and I had the extra special treat of getting to spend some time and capture a few fun moments of Hunter with his Grandparents too. It’s always a joy to get to meet extended family and not hard at all to see where those big blue eyes and charming personalities come from!

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lifexpressions photography family portrait session, fort myers florida, on location photographer, naples beach photographer, naples newborn photography, sibling portraits, sanibel beach portraits

Ahh yes, it’s not really a lifeXpressions beach session until somebody gets wet! Usually that someone is me but I never turn down a good splash partner! I hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July holiday weekend. Mom and Dad, hang tight I’ll have the rest of your proofs ready REAL soon! xoxo

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