Another Wrinkle (Northern Virginia High School Senior Photographer, Northern Virginia Photographer, Chantilly High School Pictures, Ellanore C. Lawrence Park)

Don't children know that every year they grow bigger and older that it adds wrinkles to our adult faces.  

This young man is now a High School Senior.  This is very exciting for him BUT at the same time it adds a wrinkle to my face.  You see, I've known him going back 11 years now.  I know I didn't have that many wrinkles back then.  Oh well, I guess I gave a few wrinkles to some adults way back when.

Anyway, it was such a pleasure to know this young boy has now grown into a young man.  I'm very excited for the adventures he has before him and it's been such a pleasure to be a part of his family's life.  

The Sunburst (Northern Virginia Family photographer, Gainesville VA Family photographer, Leilani Mitchell Photography, Northern Virginia photographer)

There's a new trend I've now tried out a couple of times.  I really like the glowing, sunny, warm feeling it creates.  It feels like lying in the sun taking all that energy in.  

I was fortunate to photograph this wonderful family for another year.  There has been a new addition and I would say he's adorable and fits right in.  

Cute Little 6 Month Old (Northern Virginia Baby photographer, Northern Virginia 6 Month Old photographer, Gainesville VA photographer, Fairfax VA photographer, Northern Virginia Family Photographer, Northern Virginia Photographer, Leilani Photography, Leilani Mitchell Photography)

This little guy is quite the cutie!  He has such a precious smile.  He was so good and patient with the outfit changes and was still good to take more pictures. 
I love the location we went to.  It provided such a great backdrop. 
I can't wait to see how much more this guy will grow!  My next opportunity will be for his 1 year old pictures. 

 

Through the Years (Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer, Washington D.C. Temple pictures, Northern Virginia Photographer)

Who know that when I photographed 1 family many years ago that I would be photographing their son's wedding.  I've had the joy of photographing a wonderful family, from there I photographed their son's senior pictures.  That family referred another high school senior to me and I took her pictures.  From there I took many pictures of her family. 

Now, years later, those two high school seniors got married and I was there to photograph it. 

It has been so exciting to photograph them and their families through the years.  Now, here are their wedding pictures.

The Sweetest Little Angel (Northern Virginia Newborn Photographer, Northern Virginia Baby Photographer, Leilani Mitchell Photography)

This little angel was so sweet to me.  I usually plan my newborn photo sessions to last 3-4 hours just because you have to work on the baby's timeframe not mine. 

Well, this little girl just was so awesome, she slept the entire time and let me do my session as easy peasy as it could be. 

I love how the pictures came out. 



Meeting at the Playground (Northern Virginia Newborn Baby Photography, Newborn Baby Photographer Leilani Mitchell Photography, Northern Virginia Photographer)

Who knew when I was visiting with one of my friends at our neighborhood playground that it would turn out to be quite the neighborhood gathering. 

I met up with so many people that I had seen in awhile that it was a nice visit with everyone. 

While there I ran into a friend that I hadn't seen in a little while.  She had a brand new baby boy and I was so thrilled to meet him.  But what was even better is that I got to take his pictures too! 

This little guy is just so adorable. 



Our Updated Photo (Northern Virginia Family Photographer, Northern Virginia Photographer, Leilani Mitchell Photography, Leilani Photography)

You know how you do everything for everyone else but you put off your own stuff.  LOL!  Well, I put it off no longer.  Don't get me wrong, we still do our family photos every year, I was just hoping to get them done a little sooner.

Anyway, without further ado....

Our Family Picture 2015