going through personal photos today-havent caught up on what ive taken of my own family in at least a month. so ill be sharing lots of my personal photos in the next few days….up first is
drew at his concert-so awesome.
us outside after it was over. the concert was nothing short of amazing. if you had closed your eyes you would have thought you were at the symphony. (anna with her trademark hide in mommas neck manuever)
the concert was held at a local private university-with stunning grounds. i loved this square cut-out:
my handsome boy and his sister in the car on the way
my gorgeous girls…note the polka dots. can never have enough of them.
Beautiful Tara! You inspire me to take more “artistic” photos of real life.
your family is stunning. you should be so proud!
Beautiful, beautiful family…you must be so proud!
i haven’t blog surged in forever, but i am so glad i saw these….nothing is more awesome that your own family photos. you can see so much of your kids in them. :) beautiful pics.
they are all so yummy. mckenna looks so cute in a skirt.
awesome photos tara! you have such a cute family!
So rad! So proud of Drew. He looks so handsome in that color! Happy to hear he is finding his niche with music. Who’d a thought so long ago? Drew, violin, what? Love how time tells a wonderful story.
Drew looks so grown up – tie and all. Love the polkadots and love the composition of the last pic – gorgeous
your family is gorgeous…simply gorgeous…all of you!!
thank you for your candid honesty about autism, about mckenna, about your convictions…how refreshing.
wished i lived in southern cal & could hang out with ya….!!!
best wishes girl
Adorable and wonderful…
Aren’t kids just the best?
cool tara. your kiddos are so cute. all of them. mckenna’s little face just gets sweeter and sweeter. they are all getting so big. wow time flies.
love the banner by the way. the colors are so happy. my logo has a heart too. (on top of a scetched camera) yours suits your style of photos. love home family. know what i mean.
hope all is well with you and yours
smiles
ria
LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing miss mckenna in all those shots! you can tell she is so happy! i esp. love the sisters one of her and anna!
and you go drew! that’s awesome!
tara
OMG – i love that photo of McKenna looking up at you..all your kids are beautiful and you capture their souls beautifully.
you RAWK!
What a beautiful campus. I do so miss living in Los Angeles.
These are GORGEOUS!!!! Your kids are so adorable :)
And kindred spirits shop at Target the same yet again…my oldest has that dress Anna is wearing! Love the cutout! You should be so proud of him. And, again, Drew at this age so reminds me of my late brother. He’s so stunning with that mop of blonde hair. Ok, can I at least come be your assistant at your Nashville shoots since I’m not gonna be a client? Yes, I’m having regrets on being such an “agreeable” spouse over all this! LOL. Seriously, if you had time I’d love to at least meet you…probably the only chance we’ll get, at least until my kids are older and I can put them on a plane for a vacation, ha,ha.
Thank you for sharing these pictures! They are all great! I can’t quite put it into words… the way you capture your kids (and others kids for that matter) is something so special. It’s like you can feel the love and appreciation you have for them… it’s truly something else.
P.S. Jeramy told me he e-mailed you…. he loves me so much! Makes my heart flutter. He bought me the 30D and it’s kicking my butt!!
Hi! Just BEautiful! Is that Soka U? SOOO LOVE LOVE LOVE the color combo on the blog banner! POLKA DOT paper would be soooo cool in all of those colors, yes??
I love McKenna’s outfit. I need that skirt.
Hi, I am new to your gorgeous blog! I am just wondering if you are aware that your feed has not updated in bloglines since 6th March?
Again, I am so sure we are kindred spirits with really good taste. My daughter has that same polka dot skirt! So funny. Love these photos of everyday life! So much love.
og – look at Anna Bananna being a wonderful little sister – your boys look good – mr musicman especially – so grown up with the long sleeved shirt and tie! enjoy enjoy enjoy
The one of McKenna looking up at you just melts my heart! What a sweet, cute girl she is!
Beautiful. Beautiful photos, even more beautiful kids. Love that cut out in the wall as well…I can see palm trees in the back ground. I grew up in California and I’m back east now, so I miss palm trees in the worst way.
I left this really nice message for you yesterday TWICE but Typepad ate it. I wanted to just say that I was very much touched with your story of Mckenna…she is so blessed to have such a loving family. These pictures are amazing!!!! My two favorites in one – photography, music and adorable kids. ok, that was three ;0)
i don’t think i’ve posted in here yet (not sure why..?) these photos of your children are so great – the one of mckenna looking up just melts me. and, the polkadots KILL me. i have 2 boys, so not so many lovely polkadot dresses in my future ;).
great post on autism by the way – beautiful. anyway,just wanted to say hi! great work, and great new look! -c
I have to pay for the color hair that God gave McKenna naturally…they are all beautiful.
Love what you always capture in your pics. They are beautiful. Had to giggle at the two little fingers poking up over Drew’s head in the car.
loved seeing the photos of the kids!!
now you must tell me where you got the polka dot skirt!!!! pretty please, we NEED one of those. thanks!
Gotta love the bunny ears behind Drew’s head in the car. Guess we all know who’s back there, don’t we?? Your family is so cute.
what a great selection of photos to get to see!
DREW!! you GO dude!! He looks so handsome and what a treat to get to hear these kids making amazing music!
That location does look way cool!
Mckenna, WOW she looks so grown up!! BEAUTIFUL shot of her and the pink polka dots….tdf!!
The girls, such a sweet sweet image!
mmmm i love all of the sweet pictures. i love that picture of mckenna she looks so content.
love these pictures tara! i always love to see your personal stuff.. and yes, i do understand you have to limit these posts for your own privacy but they have all a special feeling. this is YOUR family, through your eyes. i like this. and your kids seem to be so great :)
btw, your new banner is simply perfect.
…i 100% agree with you, never can have enough polka dots! : )
Not that all the kids and photos aren’t wonderful but one of McKenna looking up is just beautiful…
they are beautiful. your kids are stunning. these ones just got me in the gut.
those are all great!! your kids are too cute.
Tara, I absolutely looooove you new heading and your logo!!!!
Gorgeous photos – I wouldn’t expect anything less! :)
Also – love the new look of the blog! The header is sharp :)
Hi Tara,
LOve, love your photos. I do have a question tho.. if you get time, Did you use a special lens for the photo of McKenna looking up? I love how the focus was on her face and not the body. BTW, All of your photos just made me smile… Thanks for sharing!
your kids are so cute. so so cute.
and that family on your website is pretty dang cute too!
k
ps- did you get the bag?
love love love your work! so awesome when i actually have time to sneak a peek at your blog…had to take a sec to tell you that my mckenna (2 1/2) has that same pink polka dot skirt…it is darling!