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One day your child will get too heavy for those tired mama arms to hold, and you’ll keep doing it until you can’t anymore. Over time they went from a snuggley little nugget on your chest, to a sour patch toddler in your arms, to a child whose getting just getting too big to carry. And one day, it will unknowingly be the last time you pick up your child, and you won't know it was the last time they were held on your hip and in your arms.
And you'll look back at your photos, and remember them in your arms at 52 pounds and 46.5 inches tall. You won't know where the time went, but you know that it went fast. Because Mama, these babies don't keep.
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"Ally is part magician, part artist, part angel."
"Ally was so patient with our three young kids, so calm, so natural. She captured the most special and beautiful moments... moments that were fleeting and would of been forgotten if she had not captured them with her camera. We went back to her again in the Spring and she once again performed magic. She set us up in the most beautiful place I have ever seen in Virginia and started shooting. Our kids were full of energy and it was near impossible to get them to pose. Ally spent so, so, so much time with us. She produced more than EIGHTY photos that we LOVE. I don't know how she did it. She captures the big moments - the hugs and the smiles and love... she captures that dynamics between people... she captures the details - small hands wrapped around a neck, mid-laughs, tiny toes... she captures it all in the most beautiful, artistic way.
And she does it all while remaining calm, patient, and kind. My kids love her! And I am forever, forever grateful for her ability to freeze time and send those moments our way for us to treasure our whole lives. Ally is part magician, part artist, part angel."
