Houston, TX Children and Family Photography | Christie Lacy

Whew! Christmas Season is in full affect here at CLP! Orders, galleries, cards galore…all of these keeping me on my toes. I wanted to take a quick minute to share, yet another, gorgeous family!

Mom loves bricks and so she had this great idea to incorporate her children’s school in the background of their family photos. An added plus was that the schools 3rd grade class upkeeps the butterfly garden! They were everywhere!

I hope these guys had a blast and a relaxed evening of fun with their family in their element

One of the things I love about photographing kids is that they keep it real. I mean, on a whole level that I, as an adult, forgot about. If they don’t feel it, they ain’t doin’ it. If they aren’t in the mood, well, you just gotta roll with the punches. I wish we adults were more like that sometimes. Sometimes.

I first met this momma when she called me to photograph her sweet son’s newborn pictures. We quickly hit it off and I’ve so enjoyed getting to know her and her family over the last few years. One of my favorite things about photographing people over and over is that they eventually become so relaxed that the anxiety and frustration over the idea of not getting the perfect pretty picture just floats away. And then I get to see who they really are and I fall in love.

This sweet family of four have been waiting a few months to have their photos taken. I try not to schedule many sessions during the summer as it can be just too too hot for the little ones. And, well, who wants to be all uncomfortable and sweaty in their family pictures, anyway? They won an auction item that I’d donated to my kids’ elementary school in the Spring, but the drought was here and it was a super hot summer, so I convinced them to wait.

And the appointment landed on one of the most beautiful days, cool air, slight breeze, gorgeous light. It was perfection! Take a look at this gorgeous family and all the love they share.