{"id":4920,"date":"2015-11-17T19:53:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T01:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/?p=4920"},"modified":"2016-09-26T11:01:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T16:01:10","slug":"naperville-child-and-family-photography-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmaladephotography.com\/blog\/naperville-child-and-family-photography-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Naperville Child and Family Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

A SHORT RETROSPECTIVE & A SHOWCASE<\/em><\/h3>\n

With it being National Adoption month and all I thought a great nod to this particular month is to highlight one of my favorite families brought together through the gift of adoption.<\/p>\n

I have known Kim and (not so) Little N since 2006.\u00a0 A beautiful family active in the adoption community with The Cradle Foundation<\/a> based out of the Chicago area.\u00a0 Our session was a couple of months ago however I had terrible<\/del> blog issues around that time, Kim was busy with the annual Cradle Foundation Ball and time just kept getting away from us.\u00a0 I’ve sort of built up this anticipation for this retrospective and I almost don’t want to fail us in this!\u00a0 But here it goes, session showcase, more after the images:<\/p>\n

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As a child and family photography professional it is a privilege to capture my Marmalade Family as they grow and mature.\u00a0 It is a remarkable thing to watch bonds grow stronger as the years pass, to watch children grow and parents grow with them.\u00a0 To watch silly kids mature into handsome young adults.\u00a0 To watch toddlers grow into being school aged kids with personalities and ideas and (gasp!) opinions. \u00a0 LOL\u00a0 As a mom it always is a surprise to hear my kids’ opinions on things, like where does this come from??!\u00a0 And in photographing kids I often hear this from my comrades in motherhood.\u00a0 “WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM!!!”\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

It’s a gift to watch mothers settle into their mom role and handle every quirk and difficulty with ease and a smile.\u00a0 It is just a gift to be part of my clients’ worlds and it’s a greater gift to be invited back year after year.<\/p>\n

I started photographing (not so) Little N when he was just a few weeks old and once again when he was about one years old.\u00a0 In fact if I recall correctly I think I even photographed some of his first steps!!\u00a0 So when they moved out of the area for a few years I think I mourned a little, I always do when my clients move away (shout out to the G Family, the other G Family, the K Family and the W Family and any one else that I may have forgotten to mention<\/em>).\u00a0 It’s difficult to verbalize but as a photographer I grow with these families, I become part of their world, via the memories made for them, and they become part of the fabric of my being as a person in ways I’m not sure they can imagine nor I can begin to verbalize.\u00a0 I know other photographers probably get what I’m saying – lives truly intertwine.\u00a0 My wish is that I will get to see some of these children become adults & may be have children of their own.\u00a0 It truly is an incredible honor to watch the progression of a person from baby to adult.\u00a0 Maybe this is why motherhood is so bittersweet for me, your whole role is to love them and watch them become independent; while different in the role of family photographer is also bittersweet because I share many of the same experiences as the moms and dads I photograph, we sometimes chat about our sorrows, more often our happy times, heck many of my clients sent me cards expressing sadness for my loss when my folks passed away, it truly is an incredible bond.<\/p>\n

When the S Fam moved back around 2011 I was thrilled to be able to photograph them once again.\u00a0 To say that it was a SHOCK to see this former toddler as a school age, happy and smiling KID is an understatement.\u00a0 It’s been a thrill to photograph them since.\u00a0 Thank you Kim and N (& Stella!!) – seeing you guys is always a highlight of my season!\u00a0 I apologize for waxing poetic about you guys (and all my families in general).\u00a0 At least once a season I have to express my heartfelt thanks and this time of year is perfect for gratitude.<\/p>\n

On with a short retrospective.\u00a0 Enjoy.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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I hope this was worth the wait.\u00a0 Thank you to Kim, (not so) Little N and of course Stella!!\u00a0 A boy & his dog, after all.<\/p>\n

(And I still can’t believe how tall this kid has gotten!!)<\/p>\n

Happy National Adoption Month!!<\/p>\n

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Are you looking for someone to create some Naperville Child and Family Photography for you?\u00a0 Call us today 815-603-8450 and we can discuss plans for your photo session with Marmalade Photography!!\u00a0 We serve the Naperville area with come-to-you photo services as well as photographing clients in dedicated locations in the SW suburbs.<\/p>\n

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