Have a Great Weekend! Julie Marie Portraits

My baby Jakers is 8 weeks old today!
I thought this picture of Jakers and his cousins would leave you with a smile!
Hope you all have a fun & safe holiday weekend!

Our Little Bundle of Joy....Julie Marie Portraits

Introducing Jake Martin Trust...aka Jake, Jakers, Jake Martin, cuddle bug, little man, little monkey, bubba & mama's little guy...oh, and he gets the occasional "jack" (from my husband who forgets and calls him by my nephews name). He was born on April 1, 2010 at 2:45am and today he's already 1 week old today. His Aunt Jen, Nana and Papa were here to welcome him into the world. We're so thankful that they were all here to meet him. There were lots of tears when Aunt Jen had to leave, but she'll be back soon. My mom and dad (nana & papa) are heading back to Ohio tomorrow, and I get tears just thinking about them leaving. They've been such a huge help!

I don't even have the words to describe how I feel about this little guy except that he's just the greatest gift that God could have given us. It's honestly the most wonderful thing that could have ever happened to my husband and I, and we just love him more than anything in this world. He's absolutely perfect! Everybody said that the love that you will have for your own child is so different than any other love, and I could never quite comprehend that, but now I can say that i know exactly what they mean.

I'm going to keep this brief, but I wanted to share the wonderful news with everybody and also let you know I will be responding to emails shortly and plan to have everything returned this weekend.

Without further ado...(if your on fb, you've already seen these pix)...meet baby Jake!

Fun-Filled 4th!!....Julie Marie Portraits, Delaware Children's Photographer

I have not been a very good blogger, but there's good reason for that......we had family in from Pittsburgh visiting, and I had decided to not schedule any sessions because I wanted to spend all of my time with them. So, needless to say, we had the best 4th of July, and now it's a little quiet, lonely and a little sad in our house today because they left bright and early this morning. Even J said after they left that it was sad to see them go. I miss hearing Miss L say ,"outside" (if you could only hear her sweet, sweet voice) and miss the sounds of the little guys having fun playing, swimming & watching Dexter run all over the house following them around b/c he thought he might miss something.

Anyway, I was really bad b/c I hardly had my camera out, but I did capture a few, so I hope you enjoy!!

This first one was taken at 7:40 this morning before they left....such cuties!



Miss L holding Uncle J's hand.....




To DV who mentioned to my sister that she missed the music on my blog....the music is back on!!
For those of you that emailed me over the weekend, I will be catching up on returning those emails today!

Sunglasses & The Lake by Jen.....Julie Marie Portraits, Delaware Children's Photographer

My super talented sister called me and said she had gotten two great photos of my niece and nephew and she wanted to send them to me to tweak a bit and she wants to order some large stand-outs of the pix for up at the lake! Well, she did an awesome job and I can't help but share them on my blog....aren't these just the cutest pix ever and it makes me miss them even more!! :(

Funny story...my sister and her family are up at the lake this week for the 4th of July. Anyway, I was talking to J man last night and told him that if he can get my niece to say, "Aunt JuJu" or even just "JuJu", I'll buy him a combine b/c that's what he really wants, but it has to be a BIG one!! So, last night on the phone, J had this conversation with his 1.5yr old sister.
Jack: "Julio (that's what he calls her), you need to say Aunt JuJu. please"
Julio: "dada dada"
Jack: "no, Julio...you need to say aunt juju so I can get a combine"
Julio: "dada dada"
Jack: "Juwee (sometimes I'm juwee or aunt juju), she won't say it but I still need a combine, pwease!"

Too funny and boy do I miss them!! i can't wait to see them soon!
But.....we have our niece and nephews from Pittsburgh coming into town to celebrate the 4th of July!! We plan on heading to the beaches and hanging out at the pool!! We can hardly wait for them to get here!!!

So, I hope everybody has a great 4th of July and a safe one, too!

Another Fun Engagement Session...Julie Marie Portraits, Philadelphia Wedding Photographer

I had the pleasure of shooting another engagement session in Philly with another great couple! I met them a while back, and we decided to meet up around the art museum in Philly for their engagement session (again, my first time seeing this area). The landscape around the museum was absolutely gorgeous. I could have stayed there all day long just shooting!

Anyway, this couple was a blast! They're just so much fun and full of life! You can definitely see how much they love each other! While walking around, they also were telling me about the wedding, and I can't wait until it comes. They've put a lot of thought into the details, so keep checking back for their September wedding. Also....S mentioned that she got some pretty neat shoes for the wedding, so I can't wait to see those, too! Thanks, S&M (yes, that's their initials)! Hope you enjoy your sneak peeks!

Love Park Fun.....Julie Marie Portraits, Philadelphia Wedding Photographer

I had the pleasure of meeting up with S&C in downtown Philly for a fun engagement session. I talked to S over email, and he had suggested that we meet up at Love Park. I, actually, had never met them in person nor had I ever been to Love Park, so it was great getting to actually meet them! They were up for anything and were so much fun! We literally just walked around a big block in downtown Philly and had a great engagement session! I can't wait for their wedding to come in September! Thanks, S&C!! It was so great meeting you guys, and I hope you enjoy your sneak peeks!!

Meet Miss O & Mr. A.....Delaware, Children's Photographer

Meet Miss O & Mr. A......two gorgeous & adorable kiddos that I got to meet up with and have some fun photographing. I had talked to mom a few times on email (she got my info from another client, so thank-you!). She also mentioned that this would be their first time getting pix like this done other than the typical picture people, sears, etc... No pressure, there, huh!! Mom also had said she knew of a great area in Maryland that we could go check out, and I'm so glad we did because it was a beautiful area along the water.

So, now, I'm just getting this blog post up, but I was able to get Miss O up as my blog header before this post, and I received the nicest note from mom on facebook..."Julie, the picture of O on your blog page brought tears to my eyes...I didn't even realize it was her at first....wow!"

Well, enough of me talking.....Thanks "A" family....it was great meeting all of you and hope you enjoy the sneak peeks!!
Love these two of A & O!


Just the boys....

And just the girls....

The whole gang...

1 Beautiful Sister & 3 Handsome Brothers.....Julie Marie Portraits, Delaware Children Photographer

This is the 3rd family in the last couple of months with 4 kiddos.......again only 1 sister in the bunch and the rest are handsome little guys!!

I had the pleasure of meeting & photographing this gorgeous family! The kids were super, and the newest member of the bunch was so, so sweet and didn't even make a peep. Miss R was so much fun and up for anything.....one of her brother's found the flower, so we broke off the stem and put it in her hair....luv it! (see my blog header picture)...She also had fun taking pictures with my camera and braved the rain to get a few last shots in.....Oh, and I also got a hug from her before I left...too sweet! Anyway, thanks "B" family....hope you enjoy your sneak peeks!

This first one is my favorite from the session....luv all of their expressions in it!


The 2nd oldest brother....very handome!

The oldest of the bunch.....very handsome, too!

The newest member....only 5 weeks old! So tiny and precious!


A little vintage touch....it really was raining while taking this shot with the umbrella!

Two More Super Cute Kiddos! Julie Marie Portraits, Washington, DC Children's Photographer

I had the pleasure of meeting up with this great family over the weekend. I had been talking to mom on email for quite some time, and we finally figured out a date that I would be in the DC area for pictures and made it happen! When I first got there, Miss A was super shy and her mom had said she was looking so forward to getting her picture taken but she wasn't about to crack a smile. So, we started with little S. He was such a good little boy, super cute, too & made my job easy! Then, we decided to walk to a park nearby and before you knew it, Miss A was having the best time and smiling from ear to ear!
Thanks guys for a fun session! It was great meeting all of you and hope you enjoy your sneak peeks!!!

This was Miss A when I first got there...no smile but I love this picture of her....

This was Miss A right when we got to the park.....

Mr. S -- love his eyes!

Another Fun Family---4 kiddos! Julie Marie Portraits, Delaware Children's Photographer

I got to meet up with this fun family in Annapolis over the weekend! The kids were super cute and so good...all 4 of them! Here is a little sneak peek:

Mom's idea...she said she had seen the foot picture of all the kiddos on my blog a while back, so we got all the kiddos to sit down and stick their "feets" out! Love it!!

My favorite shot with 3 of the kiddos...this was taken after we were done with the session. I saw them playing out in the water and grabbed my camera back out of my bag and went down to shoot. The light was perfect on their back...had they been facing me, they all would have been squinting b/c the sun was super bright at that time.

The whole gang:

Just the kiddos....

The Beautiful & Only Sister in this bunch!

This little guy was so cute!! Mom said he hadn't been feeling good, but honestly, you couldn't tell! He was such a good little guy & so, so sweet!

Another cutie pie!

Last but not least....I had to show you his cool hair cut!! (i cropped it this way to emphasize the hair!)


THanks, guys!! It was great meeting all of you and hope you enjoy your sneak peeks!!