you know i’m always down with a little sun flare.

this is alyssa.

trey.

and (happiest.baby.ever.)  ayden!

out of all the family sessions i’ve done in the last half decade, this is the FIRST time i’ve had the opportunity to work with older children. they were BEYOND awesome.

see? awesome + happy baby. it does good things.

as always. the long overdue photo of the parents themselves!

rey - jessica - alyssa - trey - ayden

houston, texas

family session

when i get to put together amazing storyboards like THIS i remember how much i love what i do:

sullivan 1 year old now!

 okay, maybe a wink over 1 year old… but i’ve had fun meeting him when he was belly, newborn, baby, and now little boy!

sullivan and harrison = double trouble (watch out kelly- i can only imagine them in 10+ years!)

i very much *love* the image on the right.

the men in kelly’s life. she’s a lucky gal.

feels like we’re on holiday. (’cause it sounds so much hipper than vacation)

kelly- this one is probably my favorite for the year! it needs to be added to the wall!

sullivan couldn’t have been more thrilled.

sullivan (1 year) - kelly - lance - harrison 

galveston, texas

1 year  photo series

related links:

sullivan (1 year) - kelly - lance - harrison

baby sullivan 

kelly + belly 

 little miss lauren was one of the first little girls i photographed in houston a few years ago.

lauren was 18 months old back when I first saw her, and now she’s an adorable 3 year old!

AND- little miss lauren is a BIG sister to little brother luke.

HOW SWEET!

little mr. luke was a sweet 2 weeks old.

total milk coma.

i’m holding my reign as: mrs. *most* kids like me. these two seemed to approve.

lauren and luke

houston texas// family session - newborn session

little lauren was one of the first kiddos i got to shoot here in houston only a few years ago during a babywearing session. i’d like to say she was one of the first posts on my old old old blog. her eye’s are still super bright blue and she’s just an adorable big sister. little luke kept me on my toes at first, but then settled into some amazing newborn sleep and i got to click away. gotta love a session with incredibly cute kids!

kelly, you’re an inch away from making a wish. ((I LOVE THIS NECKLACE))

little sullivan was last seen on this blog as a newborn– now he’s an adorable 6 months old!

and this is one of my new FAVORITES!!

i love the look a baby gives their older sibling.

sullivan is quite the serious fellow.

and harrison is just getting handsomer every time i see him.

lance - kelly - harrison - sullivan

even though it was little brother’s “6-month” session - i’m glad these two came for the ride.

sullivan (6 months) + kelly - lance - harrison

 baby’s 6 month / family session -  houston, texas

WOW. what a journey it’s been with this family. words can’t express how thankful i am to photograph this family for the FOURTH time! going back into time, (on a blog long long ago ) i had the honor of meeting these guys for a family session back before little brother. (and if you clicked that last link… before you say it, yes, my work has come a loooong way on this photo journey of mine!)  kelly then contacted me not too long after to announce she was pregnant and couldn’t wait for a maternity session. LUCKY ME RIGHT?!? and if you missed it– click HERE because kelly was flippin’ GORGEOUS pregnant!  so once sullivan arrived i got to take his sleepy newborn photos. It’s just truly amazing to see him as a happy 6 month, crawling baby as well as see harrison turn into an adorable little boy. six months is going to fly by again- and you get to see sullivan as a 1 year old– so you’ll just have to stay tuned.

again, thank you-thank you-thank you, for letting me in your families life.

and ps. to my husband. i want that necklace with our little girlies on it. christmas is coming up!

 meet ryan, little benjamin, and jennifer

i LOVE his bomber jacket!

benjamin is SO cute!

right after this photo the rain started to come down.

but thankfully there were a few porches we could take cover under.

jennifer - ryan - benjamin

family session - spring, texas

what an adorable family! had we started just 15 minutes later- i’m pretty sure our session wouldn’t have even happened! we took a few shots in the front of old town spring, and i knew i wanted to go further back, so to save time we drove instead of walked. once we got out of our cars, started shooting just a little a bit it started to rain. thankfully old town spring is made up of a lot of little shops that have of front porches that we just made the best out of our rainy situation and hopped door to door.  and though little benjamin is new to walking,  he played it cool and pretty much stayed close which made shooting easier.

thanks guys for hanging in there despite the weather. i’m thrilled we got some fun images!

 not going to lie- flaky baby skin is my favorite thing about newborn sessions!

sweet sleepy sullivan.

big brother harrison — deciding.

 you may recognize this scarf from HERE.

and HERE.

kelly, and the new man in her life.

 league city, tx - newborn session

 Just recently I got to post the an amazing maternity session with kelly.  i anxiously awaited the news of baby sullivan’s arrival and was so excited to meet the little man behind the belly. what a sweet baby- all he did was sleep. (so dear kelly, i hope he is still a great little sleeper!)

i’ll get to see this little guy, along with his brother harrison in just a few months and eagerly wait to see how much they grow!

embracing the wild hair.

this isn’t the first time you’ve seen this little girl!

a penny for your thoughts little man?

katherine jumped in the middle of the path, made this face 3 times, and then ran off. kids are so funny like that.

my favorite. (see last photo in post)

baby wearing family.

okay, perhaps this one is my favorite. (hmmm- looks pretty cozy… no Motrin needed here. )

Houston, TX - Family Session

Finally- a session and it wasn’t sweltering hot! We had a great time shooting in the awesome weather. It’s not the first time I’ve had the pleasure of taking photos of the gorgeous Alma.

I originally met Alma, Mike, and Katherine while I was held a series of photos sessions for the Houston Baby Wearers last fall. Who knew from those sessions, they would be used all over the world to promote the benefits of baby wearing? I for one certainly did not! So I was thrilled when the HBW (Houston Baby Wearers) as well as the BWI (Baby Wearing International) asked if they could use my images for their website and promotional pieces. Alma, mom to Katherine and Calvin, is deeply involved with both organizations- she is one of the founders for the HBW and is the Treasurer for the IBW.
It is a total coincidence that I would be posting these images during International Baby Wearing Week as well as the same week Motrin was asked to pull an advertisement that rocked the baby wearing world as it falsely represented baby wearing. (Thankfully they did.)

Aside from that, Alma and I were both super excited when we were contacted for permission to use an image that I took of she and Katherine last year for the cover photo for Parenthood Magazine-Malaysia 2009. How COOL is that? What’s cooler to me is that last year Alma had this image enlarged so I already know how much it means to her.

here are the cover girls 1 year ago:

i love that kathy did this again. she’s tooooo adorable.

It’s that time of year. Decisions to make, frames to purchase….

PLEASE- All print orders for Holiday gifts need to be placed (and payed for) no later than midnight November 19th.

The *only* clients this does not apply to are any of my November sessions. (You will have a separate deadline given to you when you receive your online gallery.)

All order are accepted at anytime afterwards, but anything after November 19th will not be guaranteed for Holiday Delivery and will most likely be delivered early 2009.

Gift Cards for Sessions and Print Credit are available to purchase HERE . Deadline for Gift Credit is December 10th. The certificate can either be gift packaged by me and sent to the lucky recipient, or can be sent to you for delivery.

Please contact me at 411@rebeccalinhrodgers.com if you have any questions.

If your online gallery has expired, please contact me and I will reactivate it.

THANK YOU!

And what is a blog post without a photo…

This is where I spend most of my days:

With the exception of my end of the year weddings, I have decided not to shoot in December. (The *only* exception will be for newborns 2 weeks and under)

I’d like to spend the least amount of time here in December. Please let that happen. Deadline on time. My girlies will thank you.

Recognize these sweet little feet??

Not even a year ago, they were of the newborn variety.

This time Baby Zachary is 9 months old, and Dad is in on this photo session!

He is quite the happy little man!

My Favorite. I LOVE THIS ONE!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this one! Natalie is just too adorable!

I ask: “When’s the last time you two took a photo together?”

Guilty response (as always!) : “When we got married.”

Problem solved.

Twice.

Behind every good kid- is a good mother who hangs them upside down.

Baby Zachary - Natalie - Brian

Houston, Texas - Family Session

Lately I have been just THRILLED to have past clients book again for a photo session. As honored as I am the first time around, I am just tickled and so excited when I get called on again. (and in some mysterious way feel just a little more pressure- I don’t know why!?!)

Baby’s Zachary’s little dangling feet debuted back when he did- and I was the lucky photographer that got to document him as a newborn. To this day, some of his images are my favorite. The feet, and especially the wrinkly back! Well, little man Zach has outgrown those wrinkles, added a couple teeth- and the most ADORABLE grin. It is such a treat to see a baby grow!

Again, another yucky hot day here in Houston. But it was so nice to be greeted with familiar faces and catching up on our past year. This time, daddy was in on the photo session. (I think I scared him off the first time )

LOVELY seeing you guys again! I can’t wait to show you the rest!

And my dear blog readers- thanks for patiently waiting… My past week has been CRAZY! My little baby started kindergarten and between packing lunches at night, to scooting her out in the morning it has required a little adjusting time. However- It *also* means that I have a handy extra 30 hours a week to take in more photo sessions before the end of the year.

Email me at info@rebeccalinhrodgers for more info.

MORE R-LR NEWS posted soon.