the smith family at home

I photographed the Smith family on the day a winter storm was rolling in. It was freezing outside but their home was cozy full of love. I went to high school with Melissa a long, long time ago and hadn’t seen her in years but I had fallen in love with the beautiful way she lives. She lives with gratitude. I love the carefree way she unschools her girls, the way she cooks and nourishes, the way she implements oils into their daily life. The day I went over to shoot, baby Koah was just a little over a month old. He was born at home surrounded by the whole family. As you’ll see in these pictures, this baby is cherished by the stair steps of big sisters he has. This spring I took a few nursing shots of Melissa under our blooming magnolias. Their nursing journey has not been smooth but we celebrated the victory of making it till today and the beauty of it.

Thank you Smith family for letting me into your home and allowing me to tell this story of this time in your full life.