Category Archives: Children

A really great day

The kids’ bathwater tonight was dirtier than it’s been since October. That makes me happy because it means they played HARD outside all day today. In shorts. It was an unbelievably gorgeous day. Actually, I guess I don’t know if Mak’s bathwater was dirty or not because he takes showers now…all on his own. As...

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  • BrittianyFebruary 20, 2011 - 12:54 am

    I love this post! I was just telling my friends how in a few years I hope to settle down in South Carolina and this is why!! I love the family feeling of the Carolinas and being able to have afternoons like the one ya’ll had! I love it 🙂

    OH and still waiting on those Disney pictures 😉ReplyCancel

  • BrittianyFebruary 20, 2011 - 12:54 am

    I%20love%20this%20post!%20I%20was%20just%20telling%20my%20friends%20how%20in%20a%20few%20years%20I%20hope%20to%20settle%20down%20in%20South%20Carolina%20and%20this%20is%20why!!%20I%20love%20the%20family%20feeling%20of%20the%20Carolinas%20and%20being%20able%20to%20have%20afternoons%20like%20the%20one%20ya’ll%20had!%20I%20love%20it%20%3A)

    OH%20and%20still%20waiting%20on%20those%20Disney%20pictures%20%3B)ReplyCancel

  • aronFebruary 20, 2011 - 7:45 am

    Brittiany, you would LOVE it here!! And we would love having you here. I know, I know…I really need to get the Disney pictures up!ReplyCancel

  • aronFebruary 20, 2011 - 8:43 am

    Brittiany%2C%20you%20would%20LOVE%20it%20here!!%20%20And%20we%20would%20love%20having%20you%20here.%20%20I%20know%2C%20I%20know…I%20really%20need%20to%20get%20the%20Disney%20pictures%20up!ReplyCancel

  • Li LiFebruary 21, 2011 - 6:35 pm

    Brittany, that makes me so happy!!! Let me putmin a plug for Florence..you know you have lots of family here!!!ReplyCancel

Making her Blog Debut…

Our Emme!!! We are the very proud new parents to a precious cockapoo, Emme. Remember the engagement session that we did at Clemson a few months back for Katie and Christopher? And their sweet little pup, Snap? Well, we all fell in love with Snap that day. And before we made it back to Greenville...

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  • JulieFebruary 10, 2011 - 11:26 pm

    So sweet. We should have a puppy play date with kids soon.ReplyCancel

My Ballerina Baby…

Our next Limited Edition, Let’s Dance, is coming up at the end of the month on January 27-29. I LOVE these sessions. I loved the one that started it all, the portraits that Collin did of Clara Beth before her first dance class last year, but I really really love the look of these. And...

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  • gillianJanuary 8, 2011 - 4:15 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!!! SHE’S A BEAUTIFUL BALLERINA! LAYLA IS SITTING HERE WITH ME AND EVERY PICTURE SHE POINTED TO AND SAID “OH LAYLA” LOL!ReplyCancel

  • SusanneJanuary 12, 2011 - 9:53 am

    These are BEAUTIFUL! I love them!!ReplyCancel

We are there.

We are officially 100% there. We have kids. Not babies. The babies have grown up. I really thought this would be sad for me. In a way, it is. Nothing in this world can compare to a fuzzy-headed, sweet smelling newborn curled up right under your chin. There is truly nothing like it. It is...

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  • Casey OttJanuary 5, 2011 - 11:03 am

    This post made me cry….in a good way! Makes me not so sad that my baby boy will be two this year! I still sometimes wish they were babies but am looking forward to them being a little more independent!ReplyCancel

  • Phillip Guyton Jr.January 5, 2011 - 12:56 pm

    I have very fond memories of playing checkers and learning how to play chess from my dad growing up; i’d love to be able to do that with own kid some day 🙂ReplyCancel

Why, Hello there, 2011!!!

It’s HERE!!!! 2011!!! This is the year of our 10th Anniversary at Collin M. Smith Portrait Photography. Collin and I have tried and tried to come up with the words to express how grateful we are for the past 10 years. There’s just no way to do it. We are unbelievably amazed at the ways...

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  • SusanneJanuary 2, 2011 - 11:17 pm

    Wow! Congratulations on 10 years of making beautiful portraits! Of course, I’m THRILLED with the baby plan sale (I’m hoping I can take part?), but I can’t wait for all the other celebrations as well! Thanks for including your clients in your celebration!ReplyCancel

  • aronJanuary 3, 2011 - 6:25 am

    You can absolutely take part, Susanne!!ReplyCancel