April 6, 2023

Durham, NC Family Photographer

I’m so thrilled that I got the chance to reunite with Sarah, Tim, and Theo – and to meet the latest addition to their family, Linden! I photographed Theo back in 2019, so now we needed to get some updated photos with his little sister. Sarah told me it would taken Theo a minute to warm up, but that was not the case, and within about 30 seconds he was showing me his breakdancing moves and telling me everything there is to know about soccer. Linden enjoys cooking food in her pretend kitchen and taking a ride on her puppy bike. They both love pretending to be monsters and attacking their parents, but who doesn’t? Sarah and Tim are great parents and people, so they abide all monster attacks and even feed the monsters dinner after a bike ride. We enjoyed a wonderful little sunny afternoon taking pictures in their home and in their gorgeous backyard. Bat stickers were placed on all bicycles so now I feel like there’s a little piece of me riding down the sidewalks of Durham… and what a wonderful crew to go riding with. :)

Family sitting on couch in Durham laughing

Mom wrestling with kids on couch and laughing

Father and son wrestling on ground in living room laughing

Dad sitting with kids on the couch and kids pretending to be monsters

Father and daughter at home docoumentary photographs

Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures

Kids having dance party in the living room during family pictures in Durham NC

Girl working in pretend play kitchen at home

Girl smiling and holding out food from kitchen

Kids making food in pretend play kitchen

Kids offering pretend play food to parents

Parents sitting with son on the floor in living room

Parents building blocks with their kids on the floor during family pictures

Wedding portrait hangs on the wall of the family home

Dad helping kids put on shoes on the deck

Boy playing soccer in the yard with Dad in Durham

Boy playing backyard soccer in the yard with mom and dad

Girl crying and holding hands with mom in the backyard

Girl playing with remote controls in living room

Girl sitting on couch and smiling at her mom

Carolyn Scott Photography stickers on bike

Girl sitting on her puppy bike and waiting for her family to get ready

Boy carrying his bike down the steps of his house

Girl riding a bike on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs

Siblings riding bikes on the sidewalk during Durham family photographs

Girl riding her bike down the street and stopping to talk to mom

Girl walking her bike down the sidewalk with her mom and dad

Girl riding her puppy bike down the street

Mom helping daughter smell flowers in tree

Mom helping daughter put her bike helmet on again

Kids carrying tray of potatoes through kitchen

Boy carrying tray of potatoes through kitchen

Girl playing soccer with family in the backyard

Brother and sister portraits with silly faces

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January 24, 2023

Sam+Casey+Desmond+Spencer

What better way to start of my 2023 shooting season than a 30 second walking commute to my neighbor’s house?! Best commute ever. Was very tempted to send them a text shortly before telling them that I would be late because traffic was bad. Meet Sam, Casey, Desmond, and Spencer! They are most excellent neighbors with good taste in music (if you ever see me wearing my rainbow Nirvana shirt it is because I saw Sam walking around the street with one), good taste in holidays (Desmond is a big fan of Halloween and loves discussing The Nightmare Before Christmas), and good taste in felines (they have a very adorable orange and black cat named Lily who is extremely sweet). I was very excited to go photograph them hanging around on a Sunday morning, especially because I knew it would involve Desi’s amazing Power Wheels bulldozer. The kids on our street all have Power Wheels, which makes me very jealous of them even as a late-30s adult woman who clearly never recovered from never having a Power Wheel herself. But at least I can photograph them now, and so I’ll take every opportunity. I also photographed Spencer looking absolutely precious in her little winter outdoor clothes and eating her first s’more in the backyard. It was a ton of fun to photograph our wonderful neighbors Sam and Casey and their amazing kids, plus bring back leftover S’mores for Geoff. :)

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March 19, 2020

Tye Turns 3 // Durham Family Photographer

I adored photographing this family last year when they were just a couple with a fab 2-year-old who ate two popsicles at the same time while wearing awesome dinosaur shoes. Now they’re a family of four! Skye and Rui just welcomed their newborn daughter Bennett into the world a mere handful of days before Tye was set to turn 3. I was on hand with them this particular weekend to help document all the family who flew in to celebrate Tye’s birthday, as well as to snap a few shots of Bennett, and Skye’s sister Ashley’s pregnancy. It was a ton of fun meeting all their family members! They’re such a supportive group of people. Skye and Rui will be moving out-of-state shortly to be closer to them all, which breaks my heart, but I’m so glad that I got the chance to meet and work with them during this time in their lives. Tye is a smart, hilarious little kid (who sang birthday songs in multiple languages while I was there!) who wants everyone to know that he’s 3. He also loves car washes so much that he burst into tears after receiving a mini one as a gift. He had a joyous birthday surrounded by those who love him, and who could ask for more? Thank you to Skye and Rui for having me in your lives these past two years, and I wish you nothing but love and success in your new home!

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