the professional child photography community is a pretty networked crowd. photography sites like flickr allow us to connect and virtually watch our kiddos grow up. i’ve known peta mazey and rachel devine online since liam was just a few months old. i met peta for the first time when we were in san diego and she was traveling here from new zealand. this time, rachel was on vacation from australia and peta was along too — what a pleasure to meet up with these two fabulous women and photographers.
we met at the virginia beach oceanfront for a little sand + water + photo play. the kids had a blast while we schlepped all of their kid gear. that’s a pretty typical meetup these days.
did i mention that rachel has some of the cutest kiddos you’ll ever meet? you don’t have to take my word for it, just see for yourself.
thanks for sharing a piece of your vacation with me ladies. it was a treat!
want more? you can see peta’s version of the afternoon here and rachel’s here.
posin’ for pictures:


liam loves life (and the water)


we broke a sweat getting the kids to the shoreline:


rachel in action:


peta is a baby whisperer:


sweet clover hanging out in the stroller:


gemma is awesome (and gorgeous):


kieran demos his awesome sitting skills:



by Stephanie
3 comments
ohh what fun, steph! so jealous that you got to meet/play with rachel and peta.
love the “pictures” shot of liam and gemma, and i couldn’t help smiling at him jumping in the water under that (gorgeous) pier.
miss you!
wonderful shots from a very fun day!
Oh it looks like you all had SO MUCH FUN!! All the pictures are beautiful, I especially love the one of Liam dancing under the peir!! It is so him
Glad you got to meet up with them while they were in town.