Blog of Orange County photographer, Tara Whitney. Features client sneak peeks and sessions, the "check it" section (where Tara shares her favorite things found online), and personal stories from her life as a woman and mother of four.
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no words. i have been given the most amazing gift. i don’t know how i got to be so lucky. thank you, mike and jay. thank you.
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- Oh my gosh! This is just the coolest thing ever!!! I love it!!! What a treasure!!! Wonderful work and delightful result! Yay for your family!!
- This was one of the most touching things I have seen!! What a wonderful treasure to have. Tara, you are sooo very blessed to have such a beautiful family. The joy and love can just be seen all over the faces. Such a wonderful gift. You are very lucky in sooo many ways. I am going to go get a kleenex now....seriously....it just touched my heart.
- I'm in tears.
- Absolutely breathtaking! Makes you just want to eat those little kidos up! Tara, after following your blog for years now and watching these kids grow up through your photos and stories has been amazing. This video puts it all together. How blessed you are to have such an amazing clan! We can feel the California vibes all the way out here in the Midwest. Beautiful! Now I need to go find that song to download! :)
- That is one of the coolest family movies I've ever seen!
- I seriously just about peed my pants when I watched this. What a beautiful gift. You totally deserve this goodness.
- What beauty, the tears just rolled down my face the entire time. Excellent work.
- tears...tears...I am so glad you shared that! You are truely lucky to have such a wonderful memory of your sweet family. Makes me want to be a better Mom and make more special memories with my kids and hubby!!!
- Precious. Lovin your family. sara http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com
- I am SO JEALOUS!!! That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I am all warm and tingly after watching it. The love is so evident in the way your family connects. They captured it beautifully!
- oh my. that is all i can say. oh my.
- Simply amazing!, really.....just simply amazing.
- Priceless....thanks for sharing.
- Makes me smile :) And now I'm going to pull out that video camera that's collecting dust and start capturing my kids on video....
- wow, wow, wow. that was beautiful. i've never wanted a family as badly as i do right now! it looks like you have an amaaaaazing one! (i'm a long-time reader, but i don't think i've ever commented before. i absolutely love your photography... i'm a photographer myself, just starting out as my occupation, and every post of yours is a total and complete inspiration. thank you for that!)
- omg... now I'm really jealous. I want to hire a photographer and a videographer!! That was beautiful. just gorgeous!
- Oh my friend. I see now....the reason why you are so happy....
- Oh my goodness! What an amazing gift this is. It brought tears to my eyes watching it. How I would love to have this of my family...
- That is seriously cool. Seriously!
- totally in tears right now. love love love it. best thing ever.
- dude. DUDE! i have never commented on your site before now... holy moly, that was awesome. i wanna be a whitney kid!!!! it looks like so much fun. is it really that fun??!!!! oh please, adopt me. (we're the same age, but i really think it could work.) truly, that was spectacular. you are beautiful. your family is beautiful. lucky girl is right:) ~b
- What an amazing video. You all look like such a fun family and I love the shot of you laughing. I would love to have photos and a video like this. Anna
- What beauty, just life pouring from all of you!
- That has got to be one of the most awesome, sweetest things I have ever seen. I loveloveLOVE the still photographs - that Jay Reilly is amazing - and the video only made everything more authentic. I was laughing and tearing up at the same time, watching this. This is so, so, awesome.
- wow wow wow !!!! oh this has given me the goosies and I feel so PROUD -- as if I know your whole family !!!! :) wonderful and amazing.
- our dreams... they are made out of real things... love you!
- FAN - TASTIC!!! I am so jealous. Makes me want to be a part of your family :) I'd be watchin' that over and over and over... Rach
- it's really neat to see the glimpses of your family. while I am certain you have challenges just like the rest of us, your family's obvious love for each other and for living is so neat to see. the video is really cool, has that old 70s or 60s vibe and OMG, I would love to know what song that is.
- Oh Tara, I love it. I just love it.
- Oh. my. gosh. It's beautiful!!! You are a lucky woman to have such beautiful, free spirited children.
- tears are streaming down my face......really an amazing gift
- I sooooooooooo love it!!! What a beautiful way to show love and affection within a family!! And....your family is absolutly awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
- OHmyHOLYawesomeness. amazing. That was spectacular. wonder if they want to come to hawaii and do that with my family?!
- Tears. I'm crying watching this and these aren't even my kids. I love hw he combined the video and the still shots. What a great memory captured for your whole family. I really loved seeing your kids in true motion, and they are just as I imagined from all your photos. You are truly blessed to have such great kids and great friends to do this for you!
- Ahhhh, found the song... In case anybody else is as music illiterate as I am. It's "We're better together" by Jack Johnson
- Hey Tara, its 7.30am here, what a beautiful inspiring start to the day. What beautiful children, and what an amazing piece. Tara
- Love the movie!! And you and your family are just too adorable!! Very special, indeed! :)
- Wow, fabulous.
- Great video ! I'm very happy to sea you and your family Tara !
- you've got a beautiful family.
- ok, i am soooo jealous ! you have a beautiful family. you can certainly see how much fun you guys have together and how much love there is between all of you.
- Oh, you have the most adorable family ever.
- THANKS for sharing Tara !! it's fabulous !!
- Oh. my. goodness! Beautiful.
- That is truly an amazing gift you have been given... both the film - and the family... you are blessed beyond belief.
- OMG - you are so blessed Tara. What a beautiful keepsake to have of your family. You must be so proud.
- WOW....that was .... perfect!
- I kept thinking how much you will treasure that clip for the rest of your lives. Wow. It really captured the magic!
- Had to leave a comment, WOW this is truly a gift such a beautiful way to capture your family. corinnexxx
- I just watched that without any sound because my speakers aren't working and that was simply amazing - you must have had tears in your eyes when you watched this - stunning!
- O.M.G. Tears! And there not even my family. What a lovely, lovely thing to have. So gorgeous and wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
- precious!! I'm so happy for you! You deserve this! Love...family...you're right!
- OH that is SO amazingly wonderful.
- That was lovely and inspiring and perfect and lovely... A great way to start my day. Thanks for sharing.
- My God! I am crying and I don´t even know you. Amazing video! I have to watch it again, sooo inspiring in sooo many ways, thanks for sharing.
- That is the the most amazing gift .
- Thank you to share this! Your family is so awesome!
- wow....just wow! that was fantabulous. cindy
- I watched it in HD, just awesome, what an amazing memory to have for your family.... and weren't you looking the beach babe at the end! Why weren't you in it more?
- OmG, I just know you had to of been bawling the first time you watched that, because I am BAWLING... and it's not even my family! Love LoVe lOVe that SO much! A beautiful example of the all american family, making the most of each and every moment!
- That video is amazing!!!! Just amazing!
- Tara - That is one amazing video...one amazing set of pictures...and of course, one AMAZING family! What a treasure! Brought tears to my eyes! Love love love it! :) And of course, the song on the video is one of my absolutely favorites by my absolute favorite artist! Enjoy these memories! Hugs! :)
- ok- i don't even know your cute family, but this video made me teary! what an incredible gift. i love how they captured all of you in your element. it felt very real...just like your photography!
- WOW! it was beautiful, it tells the story of your family so beautiful. What an amazing family you have. Thank you for sharing with us!
- That is amazing!! I am in awe.
- one word - AMAZING!
- I love this so much. I cried through the whole thing...it is just so sweet.
- Very very touching.
- beautiful...
- i'm not sure if i should continue with my daily morning routine of checking your blog right after i get my cup of coffee. i'm barely awake, i almost always end up with a few tears. this video is absofreakingmazing, tara. what a gift. see? you've given so many gifts to families over the years, and it was your turn. that's all it is. i think they call it karma. all the best to you, my friend. and these two guys you've become friends with, mike and jay -- wow. talent beyond words.
- Too amazing for words. Absolutely lovely. What a wonderful thing to have. I'd watch it every day if it were mine. It's so awesome.
- I am blown away by that video, really, blown away!!!
- wow tara...i'm speechless. that is so priceless. makes me want to do it with my own family of six! btw...you look so beautiful and peaceful~ hope all is well.
- OK, we need to know what the song is. Who is the artist and what is the title? So sweet, made me want to cry.
- WOW! It's funny how I don't know your family, but was moved to tears by the love shown in the video. A treasure indeed!
- Wow, Tara! That is such a beautiful gift!!
- Wait I didn't get to see it and now it is gone, when I hit play at either site it says "video no longer exists" I wanna see, I wanna see!!! I love your family almost as much as I loved my other family The Waltons" That was my real family cause mine was a mess! Hope the video gets to be shared again!!
- WOW, that was simply amazing!
- What an AMAZING keepsake!! Your family is beautiful!
- Beautiful. I'm speechless. Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm inspired to do this with my family!
- I don't think I've ever seen anything so wonderful...I had tears, and they're not even my kids! I don't think I could even watch it without totally bawling my eyes out if it was my own kids. So beautiful :)
- AWESOME!! and i LOVE Jack Johnson!! you're kids are so dang cute!! what a gift indeed!! thanks for sharing!! i had fun just watchin!!
- WOW!!!!! This is so very precious!
- That was aaaaahhhmazing - brought tears to my eyes. Make me want to quit my job and go hang out with my kid - but I can't ... and he is in school all day ... and we're nowhere near a beach or a pool ... or you ... to take pictures of us. You are very inspiring to me. Thanks so much for sharing so much of you with us!
- I got in tears. You have a beautiful family. I admire you so much in so many ways. LOL aris
- wow. how amazing is that??? that would make any mama cry. can you imagine what you will feel 10, 20 + years from now when you watch that?
- whoa momma! that was awesome! truly a gift! your family is absolutely delicious. nice work, mom!
- WOW. It made me cry! That is gorgeous...tender and sweet!
- First Comment; Tara, I love, like so many others, seeing your family and the love you have together. It's like a warm hug everytime I check your blog. I have two boys and would love more. Family is first for me and it gives me strength to get little snippits of how you have such a wonderful business and family life together. That too is my goal everyday. I am home with my boys and am finding a way to combine my need and desire to focus on them and have a thriving business. The video today really struck me because I started out in video shooting weddings and that song was on a cd one of my clients gave out as favors, so I used it in there video. I absolutely love the stills along side the video with the music. It makes me want to find a way to be able to do it all myself for my families. It is such a wonderful gift, isn't it? - for someone to wrap up your family and emotions for them in a sweet little bundle to watch over and over again. Thank you for being yourself and doing things your own way. In photography and in life. The simple, easy, full, meaningful life is what I want us to experience everyday. My gut wrenches in the face of the money hungry, status seeking, perfectionistic Jones' - and your blog helps me to stay on track and know what is real. thanks so much for sharing. :) Lisa
- Very Cool!!!!! Thanks for sharing the video!
- That actually made me kind of teary. SO RAD. I want one! :) It really is special.
- How perfect is that?!?! I bet you watch it at LEAST 3 times a day :D
- WOW - that is incredible. what a wonderful clip of your family's life ... amazing.
- goose bumps...that's what I've got.....
- Wonderful and beautiful and so much fun! Love it! I am totally inspired!
- I have no words and it's not my family! I can't imagine how excited you are for this! What a wonderful gift! And how cure are your kids?!?
- Holy cow I am crying. its so very special!
- wow. holy cow wow. This is amazing and I have tons of tears puddled on my desk. What a beautiful day captured. I loved every minute of it.
- what an awesome day to have captured on video and camera!! Your family is beautiful!
- no words, just tears. wow. so... wow. thank you for sharing Jen
- you have a beautiful family! does anyone else cry at videos of people you don't really know? ok, just making sure it wasn't just me! thanks for sharing!
- Priceless! And the epitome of the Whitneys! I love where you are watching with the golden light on you and smiling or laughing. SO YOU and so sweet. What a dreamy gift Tara! I bet you are watching it over and over again. Ok, off to watch it in HD. love ya
- t! this is FANTASTIC...your kiddos are not even mine but i have a huge lump in my throat after following you in blog land and learning about them. this vid exudes all that you are and all that you stand for. you are very lucky as is your family! hugs, rachel
- Thank you for sharing that. I was okay until the shot of your son putting his arm across your shoulders. Then I lost it. My favorite song ever. You are blessed, and the biggest blessing is that you know it. Peace.
- Absolutely incredible. What a treasure!!
- lovely, absolutely lovely !
- How fabulous! You have such a beautiful family. What a treasure.
- Holy crap, that is amazing! You're right - what a gift. :)
- totally and completely filled my heart with love...you are lucky!
- Oh my goodness!!! The video and pics of your family are awesome....it made me want to cry and I don't even know you guys!!! lol....Love your work and really love your blog! Thanks for the inspiration....
- OMG. That is the most amazing gift. I think we all need to document our family like this. It's so emotional and touching. Words can't describe... I get all sappy, I know. but I just love this video with the awesome pics in it. LOVE it. Your family is beautiful.
- It made me cry. It was perfect!
- oh tara!what an amazing gift. your children just exude JOY! the part of jeff lifting anna up the sand bank and then him swinging her over the water is magical! the part of you laughing at the boys in the water and of drew putting his arm around you made me CRY! what a magical present! amazing amazing powerful stuff! tara
- oh. my. word. beautiful. beautifully done. beautiful day. beautiful children. beautiful family. what a blessing for you. and what incredible talent they have together. i'm speechless.
- Omg- That was awesome! That is an amazing gift! :)
- Oh my, i'm in tears. Having an amazing family and 3 kids of my own...I can imagine how this makes you feel. I love the shot of you laughing!! You gorgeous by the way, your hair is so sexy!! :) Beautiful video and beautiful photos!!
- That is amazing...what a beautiful gift for yourself and to share with your kids. I love it!!
- WOW. That is freakin awesome~!
- I thought my heart would burst watching it! I can't imagine how YOU feel & your husband feel ... how your children will feel someday when they watch it! What a treasure. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
- that is, BY FAR, the coolest thing I have ever seen.
- well...i don't know how you'd ever get tired of watching that! what mom wouldn't love that kind of time capsule for their family. you're right...an amazing gift. funny....i was thinking while i was watching that photographers kids...have a natural (or rather very well rehearsed) comfort with the camera and being filmed. your kids are pro's for sure. yeah for you! take care.
- I have been a secret stalker for some time now, I don't think I have ever commented. But I tell my husband at least every few weeks that I am saving my pennies for a "Tara shoot" because I so want you to capture my family on film. I think your photos are absolutely amazing! And then I am watching this and realize your family is amazing, too! They are all beautiful and happy and just so full of life. I gasped out loud at least five times just watching this video - it is an incredible glimpse into your world and such a treasure for always. I will be seeing you someday, I'm sure. I can't wait to gasp at my own family photos that you capture!
- wow wow wow. amazing. i want you and your family to be my neighbors. you all make a beautiful family. i just saw a comment from another "Ria". cool. i've never met another ria. and she is a photographer too. pretty cool. smiles, ria
- That was absolutely unreal. How many times have you watched that? A million? If it were me I'd just play it over and over again. This is going to be great to have 10, 20, 30 years down the road, you know? You'll be able to show your grandchildren this and they will love it.
- THAT was incredible. Tara, thanks for sharing that with us. I bet you could just watch it over and over and over. With popcorn, kleenex, and your hubby. :o) So glad you know how blessed you are!
- OMG!!! Absolutely PRICELESS!!!
- Absolutely and completely stunning!!!
- Oh My GOSH!! I have tears streaming down my face right now!!! Happy tears! Where do I start? You all look so happy, so content and so in your element! I LOVED seeing the "behind the scenes" of the photo shoot. Your kids are such naturals in front of the camera. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that they've had cameras in front of them their whole life :-). My favorites were of Anna and Nate spraying water out their mouths at the pool! And Mckenna sitting in the sand trying to wipe the sand off of her. And then the quick shots of Drew standing up on the surf board! You look absolutely GORGEOUS while you sat on the beach watching your family. The real moment was caught and the expression of love, admiration and pure joy were on you face! I LOVED it ALL!!! Amazing!
- I can only think of one word: priceless!
- OH MY GOODNESS!@ You are the luckiest girl in the world! What an AMAZING video! Those two guys are going to get soooooooo much business from doing this for you!!!! Girl, you have such cutie pie kids. CONGRATS on the video! ;0)
- Amazing. Simply amazing. What a treasure you have been given!
- I'm speechless. What an amazing gift. wow
- Thanks for sharing more of your family like that...i feel like i know you better....you guys rock! And the love!
- My heart is so happy that you have this - what a beautiful collage of your amazing kids! Jay and Michel are AMAZING!
- absolutely precious!!! you are the luckiest person!! How great to have these memories once they are grown...sigh. The underwater photos were awesome and cracked me up-loved anna's squirting water tween her gap in her teeth-lolllll. amanda
- wow! what a fabulous video! tfs:)
- WOW! One of my favorite songs. It was like watching a Jack Johnson video. Tara, this is so beautiful!!!!!!
- Without sounding like a stalker, I feel like I "know" your family from reading your blog. And that video just made me all weepy. Between the video and the photos, Michel and Jay did such a great job capturing the relationships in your family. What an absolute treasure!!
- Wow! Absolutely beautiful!
- OHGosh!! That is just soooooo AMAZING!!
- That video was incredible. What a wonderful way to capture your family memories!
- How awesome is that. I mean really that is the gift of all gifts! I was teary eyed thru the whole thing :)
- oh my... this made me laugh and cry and laugh and giggle and spill elephant tears. unbelievably creative. perfect song. totally captures those precious unforgettable moments. i am so crushed out on your family... thank you for sharing something so sacred. love to you, my friend!!! xo
- HOly Moley.. that is priceless.. amazing...
- I don't even know your family and I got weepy. I can't imagine how you feel watching the video. You are so blessed.
- Totally inspirational! Thank you so much for sharing your family!
- My pregnant butt is sitting here eating cookies with alligator tears running down my face! Girl that is TOO COOL. What a great gift to have.
- Thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us....that was one of the COOLEST things I have ever seen!
- I love your blog, love your pictures, the ones you take of others, the ones you take of your family... We never met, we live in different countries, but I feel close to you and to your family. I saw this video on Jay's blog and it almost got me into tears... It's soooo beautiful! Your family is beautiful... And seeing your kids in action like this is a wonderful gift (I can only imagine how you felt when you saw it...!) Thanks for sharing your daily happy moments with us! Hugs!
- Best thing I've seen all day. Phenomenal, inspiring work.
- Oh, this is why I love photography and film---just beautiful. The footage reminds me of a great quote: Joy is not in things; it is in us. - Richard Wagner
- I love it!!
- Um, I don't really cry at other people's home movies, but this was Breath Taking. Do those guys travel.
- so sweet - and that doesn't even begin to describe the magic. wonderfull stuff, T - i am as touched as you!
- Oh Lordy Bob, that is just the most fabulous, coolest and divine thing! I want them to fly over here to Australia and do one for me. You're a lucky lucky girl Tara Whitney.
- Ummm...omigod. You have brought me to tears today. You are beautiful. Your kids are beautiful. and this....this is absolutely beautiful. They have captured all that is your family and what a happy happy, blessed family I see. Truly a gift like no other to cherish. Thank you so much for sharing. I want one of my own!! Sending love, Krysta
- Your one lucky gal, Tara!!!! You make my heart smile.
- WOW! I love this..I want one for my family now..haha. You have a gorgeous family!
- someday when you are an old lady you are going to be sitting on the couch crying and watching that. I seriously pity you when that moment comes...this is a lovely tear jerker!!
- Now you know how I feel when I look at the photos you took of my baby girl Katelyn!! Awesome video and pictures, amazing. He needs to make a video of you taking pictures for someone...how fun would that be??!!
- WOW...really, there are no words
- that video was so beautiful, you'll treasure it forever.
- THAT was one of the most awesome things I've seen in so very long!! Mike and Jay are FREAKIN AWESOME!! So nice to see the kids in 'live' mode. LOL. Just so cute. Do you ever just stare at them and think, WOW, those four little people belong to me. I think I would if I got lucky enough to have kids. You have a beautiful family Tara - you should do something like this again when they go to highschool, just to see the difference. Beautiful. :)
- ok t, i have happy tears welled up in my eyes this very second. I am soooo happy for you and your beautiful family. What a gift, what talent. My little one is on my lap at she said half way through the video..."hey mum, that's the picture taker girl." You look so thrilled, so proud, so full of peace. take care. Teri
- that was just the best thing ever...so so sweet...i'm just sitting here tears falling:)...plus that's our song...my husband & i just decided earlier this year that the one we had our first dance to 10 years ago was not us but this jack johnson ditty? it is SO us:)...i loved every little bit of that video & i'm glad the parentals got in there at the end...it's not better together without you guys:)
- That is just awesome! Love it!!!!
- Tara - seriously, your family is just wonderful to watch ... so full of life, and fun, and truly a beautiful gift. That video is amazing. You should be so very proud of what you and Jeff had made! ;)
- OMG! I LOVE that video! How fantastic. That will surely be a treasure for the rest of your days.
- so so so special. What a treasure!
- FREAK OUT!! I'm speechless. That freakin' rocked!
- Awwhhh.. Tara.. that's awesome!! Truly amazing!!
- i know im not supposed to love it because its your family but i just love it. Its so raw, and clever and magic. See, I love it so much that my adjectives sound so contrived. Its just brilliant. No, erm. Gosh.. I cant think. try again. Its cheeky, fun but so clean and proefssional yet catches the natural elements of your family a real treat.
- Ok I am a dumb bunny! I was the only one that could not see the video, when I got to work I used the big computer and it said I needed flash 9, so I got it and then sat at my desk crying happy tears for you!! How wonderful, how precious is that gift? Oh, to watch it when your kids are grown with kids of their own, can't you just hear the laughter now...and it will be from your grandchildren this time around!! Keep up with transfering it to all the latest techno that comes out, it is indeed a priceless gift you were given!!!
- Thank you for sharing! What a treasure! Your family is wonderful and indeed you are blessed! Kids grow up so fast and how wonderful this is! Thank you again for sharing, it just makes me smile :)
- all i can say is the tears were flowing as i watched this!!!
- What a wonderful family video. You and your family are amzingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your family pride.
- Words do not exist to describe how beautiful and breathtaking and unbelievably amazing this is. WOW Tara...WOW!!
- I have tears on my cheeks... and I don't know your family, but I feel like I do. Lovely.
- Hands down best slideshow/video ever.. I cant say more than the 177 commenters before me... but wow. I cried those big fat watching a movie and choking up tears you get .. when Jeff helped Anna up the sand.. ohhh all little girls should know that kind of love (and hello he just pulled her up the sand. ha.. this is not tearful! but it is). Watch this on days when they are all fighting in the car... and if that doesnt help.. it would absolutely have to up the price when we try and sell them on ebay.. ha ;)
- oh my lord, I love this. so much. THIS is the family that my fiance and I want to have when we start having babies. You are truly beauty-filled. love love love love love sammy
- INCReDIBLE!! I love Jack Johnson too...what a great song for the video!! :)
- Holy Cow.....was that freakin' AMAZING or what! WOW. WOW. WOW. I just really can't believe how wonderful that was. If I had that movie of my family I'd not care if I had another home movie for the next 10 year period. That is just awesome. I am excited for you. Can you tell. And just a little bit jealous too! So amazing. Your family is so, so beautiful. And so beautifully captured!
- that's just wicked! you are very lucky.
- Oh my Lord that is just beautiful!! It touched my heart, so I can't imagine how it made you feel. Yes, what a gift.
- All I can say is WOW! What an amazing gift...I LOVE this so much T.
- Those shots of your kids standing together to get their pictures taken by the pool, all hugging in, holy man they just melted my heart! Adorable.
- oh man, this is insane! i am so glad you guys are diggin it!
- This is awesome! I'm so jealous... this is your own little Hallmark commercial, but better! This will always, always make you smile! It sure made me smile! Loved it. :) Lucky woman!! :) :P
- That's one of the most beautiful family portraits I've ever seen.
- OMG, Tara. Freakin' amazing.
- Damn!
- tara, i have read your blog from the beginning...and this made me cry...to see how much your children have grown. our kids are the same ages and it so reminded me of my kids. what a BEAUTIFUL gift for you....just wonderful.
- Wow I just had to comment! You are so lucky. I want one! Do they ever come to the UK? Lovin' ya work. Rachelx
- Wow wow wow! I smiled and cried the whole time and I don't even know you guys. This is beautiful and such a treasure! Priceless!
- Wow. Yes - the most amazing gift. I can not imagine how thrilled you must be to always always have this. Jay and Mike are incredible but so is your family. You can just see all the love radiating from all of you. What a wonderful way to start my morning. Hugs, Reb
- that is seriously the most amazing gift. i don't know your clan, but it made me all teary eyed. i have to figure out how to do one of these myself. immediately.
- absolutely magical...you will undoubtedly treasure this for-ever!
- That is a treasure and just breath takingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
- Wow. Wow. WOW! That was sooo fun. I now want fun family photos on the beach or in a pool. I'm thinking pool may be my best bet as I live in AR! :) Your family is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us!
- that is an amazing gift. your work is always inspiring, and your family is beautiful. how awesome to have someone catch such a perfect day on film for you and in pictures, so amazing. i've never met you but it made me tear up just at the loveliness of it. you are blessed. lindsay f.
- My heart is swollen and I am teary. I can't find a word that fits what I just witnessed. I want to say it was BEAUTIFUL or HEARTWARMING or AMAZING...but those words are just not doing it justice. What an absolute treasure to have for your family.
- wow. my breath caught. my tears welled. what a beautiful beautiful beautiful story of your family. you are so right, tara. what a gift they are. all of them.
- beautiful. so blessed.
- OOOOHHHHHHHH Tara.. this is incredible.. what an awesome thing to have of and for your family..wow.. it brought me to tears.. is that weird? haha. seriously fantastic
- beautiful, so warm and full of love!
- one word. AMAZZZZING!!!!!
- crying...
- amazing! absolutely fabulous! what a beautiful, beautiful family you have, tara. watching you all together makes me so thankful for my own and reminds me to treasure every moment. thank you for sharing. :-)
- WoW!!! That is absolutely PRICELESS, Tara! You have a beautiful family!
- tears of joy, tara. absolutely, incredibly, beautifully special.
- WOW! I have never seen a video like this before...with the video and the still pictures meshed together like that. WOW! I love it. You are very lucky. this is awesome
- All I can say is WOW WOW WOW!
- i LOVE this!!!! how wonderful for you to have this tara!!
- wow, that is amazing, what an awesome gift...beautiful family:)
- Confirmed lurker here... But I just COULDN'T leave without commenting on this today. What a wonderful glimpse into your family!! The video is absolutely amazing--AMAZING! I know you will treasure it always. Thanks for sharing it with us!
- fan-FEAKING-tastic!! i only wish i lived closer (we're in canada), so our family could get one too....what a wonderful keepsake.....truly priceless.
- What a treasure for your family!
- This was so beautiful, it made me cry. What a precious memento!!!
- WOW. that makes my heart melt. you have such a fun family and he did an amazing job of capturing it. if only we could all be so lucky.
- WOWWW- that video is such a perfect capture of your family- absolutely awesome!! I seriously think everyone should try to do something *like* this- have someone ELSE take the video and photos so we moms and dads can also be in it! Your kids are so relaxed and natural in front of the camera- I wonder why that is?? ;) LOVE it!!
- Dang - that made me cry. Sure seems like you have a sweet - and happy - family.
- stunning video!! congrats on your beautiful happy family :)
- oh my gosh - there are no words - you're so right! I'm getting progressively more brave about posting here on the blogs I've "lurked" for years! you're kids are so beautiful and so real and what an awesome capture of time you've been blessed with, as you said - a gift! amazing! I love to do this sort of thing with my own kids - my blog is peppered with photos, videos I haven't had time for ... I muddle through with my piddly cameras though, and accomplish the best I can with what I have! your photos are out of this world, just had to let you know! thanks for sharing the video with all of us, and thanks for contributing to the world of art!
- Tara, i only know your family through pictures and blog posts. however, i will say i check your blog religiously for years now. this video made me cry. it is absolutly amazing, and beautiful. Mike and Jay both did a beautiful and amazing job.
- Wow. That is so awesome! I loved it. I could watch it over and over again. It made me feel so good! What a great gift for you family to have. Inspiring!
- So beautiful, and touching, and, and... I haven't the words. I need to go find a box of Kleenex or two.
- Taylor and I just watched this. PRICELESS. Taylor says "AWESOME pictures. AWESOME video. Great combination."
- WOW thats was soooo awesome I wanted it to keep going... That is a really precious thing to have that includes the whole family... What a great fun loving happy family you have :)
- WOW!! That film is amazing, you are so lucky to have that. I loved it.
- wow - tara - how fabulous for you to sit back and see someone else catch your little ones... the FILM is real, genuine, and heartfelt. you can see such a connection between your children.. and BOY do they know how to work it for a camera! some awesome stills in there too! thanks for sharing...
- I know you already have a billion comments telling you how amazing this video is, but I felt the need to add one more. I saw it on Jay's blog and I smiled through the whole thing. It's such an awesome way to show your family together and the music fits perfectly! I bet your kids will love the video forever.
- OH Tara do you watch this every morning and night? I think I would. God has blessed you with a GORGEOUS family! Thanks for sharing this with us!
- That has got to be the CUTEST thing I have ever seen! Talk about professional, casual, beautiful, AMAZING! I am so glad you shared this film! You have the most photogenic family!
- can i be a part of your family :) wow that video is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
- OMG... OMG... OMG... I'm speechless. I've got tears and a heavy heart. This is the most amazing gift you will probably ever receive. The way you are with your family is such an inspiration to everyone Tara and I'm so glad you have this keepsake.
- Stunning. Your heart has been captured in the most beautiful way. Cried over your husband spinning your daughter. And your boys. And McKenna. And you. Beautiful. t
- wow! what an amazing gift! i'm sure you will treasure it forever! amazing... ~a
- that is awesome! i wish i knew how to do this. do you know what program he uses? i lve too far away to hire him!
- Tara one word, beautiful.
- WOW! This is an amazing gift... Your family is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your world with us! :0)
- Awesomeness Tara. You know you will treasure this forever right? And I'm loving your long hair ~ you hottie you. :)
- AWESOME!!!!!
- wow... such a cool addition to the awesome photos! your kids are adorable.
- OH. MY. GOODNESS. THAT IS THE COOLEST, CUTEST, MOST AWESOME thing I've seen! I love the underwater shots and I love how its all put together with music on top of having still shots!! So cool!
- wow. How sweet is that! It made me tear up seeing them so happy - and they aren't even my kids! What a gift indeed.
- oh holy cow! does it really get any better than that? what a wonderful, wonderful video! i'll be dreaming of this for a long time to come. you lucky dog!
- BEAUTIFUL - totally jealous, wish I had a video of my 4 like this! And PERFECT song to put under it - LOVE LOVE Jack Johnson!
- Oh Tara, I just had a chance to watch your video and I must say that was the most wonderful video I have ever seen. I only know you from your work and reading up on your blog a couple times a week as you are such a huge inspiration to me and my own work but I just cried and cried because not only is your family so precious; Michael really captured them being themselves, which is the way you get to see them every day, and the music - how perfect!!! Thanks so much for posting this as it warmed my heart and I can not even imagine how excited you have been with it - I hope one day I can have this same experience with my family!! You are truely BLESSED!!
- Finally watched this and it totally made me cry - and they're not even my kids!! What a wonderful piece of your life to save. -megan from sc,ca
- Priceless! Captured treasured moments...family time. Love it! Thanks for sharing
- oh tara! I just LOVED this. Your family is beautiful in every way. Thank you for sharing!
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