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please don’t grow up. pretty please. (rocky mount, nc, baby photographer)

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He's only recently started this crawling-up-my-leg thing and I love it.  A friend of mine told me that it will get very old a year from now when he refuses to be left anywhere without me. But I don't ... Read More about please don’t grow up. pretty please. (rocky mount, nc, baby photographer)

this is how you do it. (rocky mount, nc blackberry photographer)

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I can almost hear Montell Jordan in the background... Husband is out of town.  Ironically, doing Guard Duty on Memorial Day.  So there was me + three kids 6 years old and under.   What do you think ... Read More about this is how you do it. (rocky mount, nc blackberry photographer)

the mommy files: Bev. (Rocky Mount, NC photographer)

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Meet Bev.  It would be easy to look at her and think her life must be perfect.  But it's been a tough year.  And I'm glad she's on the sunny-er side of it. ME: What has been the most challenging ... Read More about the mommy files: Bev. (Rocky Mount, NC photographer)

mommy interview (rocky mount, nc photographer)

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Meet my friend and client MB -  I interviewed her for this post, but really, I'm actually usually this inquisitive.  She didn't flinch, so clearly she's used to me by now. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... Read More about mommy interview (rocky mount, nc photographer)

all the days. (rocky mount nc baby photographer)

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Eight years ago my husband deployed, just as the war in Iraq officially commenced.  I remember being almost literally paralyzed with anxiety, fear of the unknown, and - even grief.  It's difficult to ... Read More about all the days. (rocky mount nc baby photographer)

Mommy & Me! Mini Sessions with Crystal & Angela (Rocky Mount, NC photographer)

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Fellow photographer and friend Angela Blankenship (of AB Photography) and I are combining for a mini-session event!  Just in time for husbands who haven't thought of a gift for mom, and for moms who ... Read More about Mommy & Me! Mini Sessions with Crystal & Angela (Rocky Mount, NC photographer)

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