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Abandoned PA sites in God's Country
August 06, 2024 - Potter County PA is known as God's Country. Even the police cars state it proudly! We made it a camping destination for...
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Hot as Hadestown!
July 12, 2024 - July has been a crazy month!
First, I headed to Texas to the North American Irish Dance Championships to photograph dan...
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Irish and Ballet
June 17, 2024 - A couple of years ago, I did a photo project for Hooley Irish Dance where we created a wall of large photographs of the...
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Camping--and why we got an RV (and it's not what you expect)
May 31, 2024 - Disclaimer: this post starts out very sad.
So last summer we went on a cruise with our daughter and son in law. We were...
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Ireland
May 29, 2024 - I had a quick trip to Ireland in February. My daughter was scheduled to dance at the All Irelands Irish Dance Championsh...
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Published!
May 25, 2024 - I have been published a few times in Dance Sz Magazine, part of a series of magazines showcasing photographers worldwide...
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Irish Dancers in Scotland!
May 22, 2024 - I n March we were in Glasgow, Scotland for the World Irish Dancing Championships. My daughter was competing and I had th...
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Sweet Sixteen!
March 03, 2021 - This girl, my first ladybug from China, turned sixteen!
And even got snow for her birthday!
I really wanted...
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Family ties
February 22, 2021 - We all had a lot of family time in 2020!
I met up with the Hoffman family in Wyomissing on a beautiful (although some...
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Girls and Horses: part 2!
January 14, 2021 - Susannah has been riding since she was eight. Owning many horses, some good, some definitely a challenge!
In 2012 in a...
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Girls and horses: part 1
January 12, 2021 - Allison graduated a year early from high school! But the pandemic through off our spring senior photos plan. But in the...
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Irish Dancers in 2020
January 11, 2021 - One of my 2020 projects was photographing Irish dancers from my daughters' studio, Hooley Irish Dance. With the pandemic...
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Alysha'a Quinceañera
January 28, 2019 - When I was asked to photography Alysha's Quinceañera, I admitted I had never been to one before but it sounded fun! And...
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Chelsea & David's Wedding
January 25, 2019 - Chelsea and David's wedding was a on a beautiful fall day at Acorn Farms in Mount Joy.
Perfect day for an outdoor...
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Owen's newborn session!
May 11, 2018 - Meet Owen! My grandson!
Owen was born March 15, and I've gotten a bit behind in posting to this blog!
I am fortuna...
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Randi & Donovan: Expecting!
February 27, 2018 - Randi and Donovan are expecting their first baby in April! We met at the park in Boiling Springs for their maternity ses...
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Baby Shower: Where the Wild Things Are
January 22, 2018 - My son and his wife are expecting their baby boy in March!
The grandmas, aunties and friends threw a shower for Eliza...
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The Morgan family photo session
December 08, 2017 - The Morgan family were coming to Lancaster to see Jonah at Sight and Sound as a special treat for the grandkids.
Th...
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Marcy + Ken's Wedding
December 05, 2017 - Marcy and Ken were married in the chapel at Brethren Village in October. Enjoy these sneak peaks of their wedding day!...
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{Newborn session} Everett
December 04, 2017 - Big brother Findlay welcomes his baby brother Everett!
This family is new to the area, and I had a wonderful time cap...
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{Newborn} Gianna
December 01, 2017 - Gianna was born right before Halloween so of course a costume was needed for her newborn session.
Who doesn't love cand...
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Ahoy, We're Sailing!
December 01, 2017 - I've had a plane as a prop (prop plane--get it?!) in a family shoot but never a sailboat! So when the Heisey's suggested...
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Allison & Oslo Equine Session
September 25, 2017 - I have missed horses so it was good to be back in a barn again! This session was shot at Spring Haven Show Stables
Alli...
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Ember's Cake Smash!
September 15, 2017 - Ember recently turned one so it was time for a cake smash!
She was a little unsure of what to do with this big pink goo...
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Charlotte: newborn session!
September 14, 2017 - It can be stressful the first few weeks with a new baby which is why I like to shoot newborn sessions in my clients home...
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Paxton, a.k.a Mr. Model
August 24, 2017 - With eyes like that and a smile to match, it's no wonder Paxton is the heartthrob of the third grade!
He would like...
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Friends Session
June 18, 2017 - These three friends wanted a special "friends session" so we went to the pop up wildflower field to check it out.
I h...
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Summer Mini Sessions July 1 & 2!
June 09, 2017 - Announcing special mini sessions on July 1 & 2!
These 30 minute sessions include 10 high resolution images for just $15...
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Follow me on Facebook and Instagram!
June 08, 2017 - Are you following me on Instagram and Facebook?
I post sneak peaks, fun things I see on my travels, and behind the scen...
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Class of 2017: Corey
May 31, 2017 - When you are a high school senior and you own a 1998 Porsche, you of course bring it to your senior session!
The Susq...
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Bat Mitzvah!
May 23, 2017 - I had a blast shooting this Bat Mitzvah! I admit, it was the first time covering this type of event, but I loved it! The...
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Class of 2017: Meet Allyson!
May 15, 2017 - Allyson is a home schooled senior getting ready to graduate, who is very active in her church and has a heart for childr...
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Ireland!
May 11, 2017 - In April we traveled to Ireland, where my twelve year old daughter competed in the World Irish Dance Championships in Du...
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Hooley Irish Dance Showcase
May 08, 2017 - The Hooley School of Irish Dancers put on their annual show in March. This year's show, Rise Up & Dance!, was the best o...
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Red Thread Session: Jacob
May 06, 2017 - Look at this cutie! Jacob is 18 months old and was adopted as a newborn. Rain was not in the forecast when we met at Lam...
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Kyla
May 06, 2017 - We have been trying to do Kyla's session for weeks but the weather has been totally uncooperative! But we finally got a...
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Spring Mini Sessions March 19 & 26th
February 13, 2017 - Contact me today to book your Spring Mini Session! For the special rate of just $99 I am offering 30 minute sessions tha...
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Baby's First Christmas
January 13, 2017 - What a precious Christmas gift!
This little guy's name is Nate, and he was very bright eyed for his session. Here's a...
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Meet the newest Eagles fan!
January 03, 2017 - I had a very busy end to 2016 and met some adorable babies and sweet new families
Who's ready for some football?
Lit...
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Class of 2017: Meet Maggie!
January 02, 2017 - Maggie is not only an accomplished actress, but she's also a singer and an Irish dancer at the Hooley School of Irish Da...
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Class of 2017: meet Sarah
October 11, 2016 - Here are some highlights from two recent sessions of senior girls from the class of 2017!
First, here's Sarah. She chos...
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Lauren and Sujit's Wedding!
August 11, 2016 - Lauren and Sujit had their beautiful wedding outdoors at the Fireside Tavern in Strasburg.
I'll admit to a few nervous...
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The Twins are One!
August 06, 2016 - I met the twins last summer when they were just a few months old….now they are 14 months. And very different personaliti...
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I'm Batman!
August 05, 2016 - This future superhero was just a week old!
Leland was born with the most amazing full head of blond hair! And look at...
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The Three Bairs
August 05, 2016 - I met Collette, the oldest of the Three Bairs, when she was just a newborn. Now she is three years old and a big sister...
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Jessie + Jon are Married!
June 13, 2016 - Jessie and Jon had their family wedding at the historic General Warren Inne in Malvern. After all the rain we had in May...
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Scotland
May 16, 2016 - When my daughter, Olivia, began Irish dancing classes in 2013, I didn't know a thing about Irish dancing, have no Irish...
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Mother's Day!
May 12, 2016 - Once again this year, I participated in the Lancaster Newspaper Mother's Day Tribute. Although due to the weather, and m...
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Babies!
May 10, 2016 - I can finally share with you one of my favorite photos from last year. We had to wait until the twins adoptions were fin...
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Supporting the Mix at Arbor Place
February 22, 2016 - I donated a photo session to the Mix at Arbor Place's annual fundraising banquet and met the winners of the auction in t...
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The M Family
February 21, 2016 - Amy confessed to me that she hadn't had family photos taken in years. That situation had to be remedied!
Her beautifu...
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Engaged!
February 21, 2016 - I am excited to be photographing two weddings this spring/summer!
Jessie and Jon are getting married in May. We met las...
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Senior Guys
November 18, 2015 - Collin's senior session featured his guitar, his dog, and the cool treehouse he and his dad built years ago
This phot...
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Senior Girls!
October 03, 2015 - The subtitle for this post is: FaithSquared. Both these lovely ladies are named Faith, and they are both assistant teach...
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Puddle-wonderful!
September 13, 2015 - An unexpected torrential downpour began just as I arrived for Anna's session.
She loves to read so I had her get the cu...
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Big brothers!
August 13, 2015 - You met Guilanna in the previous post…now meet her big brothers, Antonio and Nicholas
Nicky is a real character!
Ant...
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Blessed by Adoption! {Red Thread Session}
July 18, 2015 - I love to meet other families who have been blessed by adoption!
Jennifer and Jon contacted me for a Red Thread Sessi...
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On WGAL news 8!
July 03, 2015 - I was interviewed by WGAL news this week! Here's a screenshot from the interview:
I met reporter Justin Betti and his...
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Adoption Day! {Red Thread Session}
June 01, 2015 - Friday May 28 was a very special day for Kayla--it was her adoption finalization!
This sweet girl has experienced many...
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Oh Baby! Brayden's Newborn Session
May 27, 2015 - Last week, I met this sweet little peanut.
Brayden was born a few weeks early, and came for his newborn session at thir...
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Soccer Tournament!
May 19, 2015 - This weekend I was a sports photographer! I got to shoot both the girls and boys 3v3 Super Soccer Shootout at Conestoga...
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Brother & Sister
May 18, 2015 - I met Harper and her brother Riley last weekend for a mini session in the park. Harper was a bit of a challenge! She was...
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Spring Mini Sessions on May 9th!
May 05, 2015 - There's still time to book your spring mini session! And it's a perfect gift for Mother's Day!
I have availability Satu...
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Wheatland Chorale Concert
May 04, 2015 - I capture all types of events here at Fly Away Home Photography, and recently I photographed the Wheatland Chorale at th...
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Spring Mini Sessions!
April 29, 2015 - The birds are singing, the flower are blooming and I have a special for you!
On May 3rd and 9th I am offering Spring Mi...
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Class of 2015 and 2016!
April 03, 2015 - It is not too late for a class of 2015 senior session! But dates are limited in April and May so contact me early to res...
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{Sneak Peak} Mother's Day
April 02, 2015 - Once again, I was a participating photographer with Lancaster Newspapers Mother Day Tribute, to be published for the May...
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Dancers
February 04, 2015 - January is a slow time for photography…the holidays are over and it's cold! I spent some time on vacation with my family...
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Mother and daughter
December 31, 2014 - Here's a look at a mother/daughter session, shot in Lancaster County Park. Erika purchased the gift certificate I donate...
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Brothers
December 31, 2014 - Aww!! Isn't this sweet? Big brother Cortland loves his baby brother.
We had a great session in this family's home wit...
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Meet the Ruiz family!
December 30, 2014 - I had a fantastic time photographing this family two weeks before Christmas. It was a little colder outside than we want...
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the Sauder family
November 20, 2014 - I've been photographing Bennett and Micah for several years now and it's been fun watching them grow up.
The boys and m...
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The P family in the park
November 17, 2014 - At the end of October I met Amber and Justin, and their two girls, in one of my favorite places to shoot, Lancaster Coun...
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Angelina & Justin's wedding!
November 10, 2014 - Angelina and Justin were married in Angelina's grandmother's backyard on a Sunday in October. They braved the cold and w...
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Priscilla's senior session!
November 03, 2014 - Priscilla is one of the sweetest young ladies I know…she's smart, talented and creative, and we incorporated her love of...
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Angelina: Looking back and looking ahead!
October 06, 2014 - When Angelina retired from Irish Dance competition after the World Championships this spring, she wanted a photo session...
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The S family is growing!
September 26, 2014 - I met the S family on the family farm a few weeks ago--my clients have some perfectly amazing locations for our sessions...
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future heartbreaker!
September 18, 2014 - Meet Will. At just six years old he's already a model.
He's already been featured in a commercial for Sprout TV.
His...
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Sarah+Steven's Wedding!
September 02, 2014 - JOYFUL was the word to describe Sarah and Steven's wedding on his family's farm in Chambersburg, PA
The decorations...
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Meet Alysha! a girl with a vision
August 20, 2014 - Meet Alysha! A girl with a vision and a camera!
I recently met and had the opportunity to mentor this motivated young...
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Jamaica Mon!
August 08, 2014 - Earlier this summer, my husband and I attended a destination wedding in Jamaica at the incredible Rockhouse Hotel. The b...
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The M family at Landis Woods
July 28, 2014 - I met the M family a few weeks ago and explored a new park I had never visited before
but has been on my list of locati...
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Road trip to Balmy Acres, part 2
July 07, 2014 - A-dor-able!! These two are buddies! And the mini is stinkin' cute to boot!
And here's Erin..age 6! We got a bunch of...
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Road Trip to Balmy Acres, in Massachusetts! part 1
June 25, 2014 - It's been such fun meeting the gang at Balmy Acres! This was my fourth trip to the farm, and the fourth time taking phot...
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Chalkboard Fun with the Donahues
June 18, 2014 - My chalkboard turned out to be a fun prop for the Donahue's session!
I met the Donahues last year on my road trip to...
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Baby Addison is here!
June 09, 2014 - A few weeks ago I shared Kelley's maternity photos … well, her baby is here!! And she is gorgeous!
Kelley came up wit...
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Elijah and Ainslie
May 30, 2014 - I first met Elijah when he was an adorable nine month old elf in a Christmas package--now he is a big two year old!
The...
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Prayers for Livvy
May 30, 2014 - I want you to meet Olivia. She's four years old.
She's also battling a rare brain cancer.
I want to call upon all of y...
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family reunion
May 21, 2014 - It is the season for family reunions and celebrating milestone anniversaries! The Babione family is the first of several...
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Kelley and Curt, expecting their first baby
May 21, 2014 - Kelley's baby is due any day now!
I visited them on their farm a few weeks ago for maternity photos with her husband Cu...
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Adoption Day! {Red Thread Session}
April 18, 2014 - This adoption story began over thirteen years ago when Theresa and her husband Ryan were dating. They had the desire to...
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Mother's Day!
March 29, 2014 - Yes, I realize it isn't actually Mother's Day! But as a participating photographer for the Lancaster Newspaper's Mothers...
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Red Thread Sessions
March 05, 2014 - As many of you know, my husband and I adopted two girls from China in 2006 and 2009--we also have two biological childre...
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Jessica's Baby shower
February 23, 2014 - Jessica and her husband Nathan are expecting their first baby any day now. I captured their baby shower a few weeks ago.
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baby Parker
January 31, 2014 - Whooooo's too cute?
Baby Parker was bright eyed and bushy tailed for his two-month session.
Lots of adorable smi...
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Mother's Day 2014
January 19, 2014 - Last year my photo of Danielle and her seven children captured the cover spot in Lancaster Newspaper's special Mother's...
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Sweet Baby Special!
January 16, 2014 - For a limited time I am offering a free 11x14 print with baby sessions for my Facebook fans!
You don't want to miss t...
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winter
January 14, 2014 - We have already had a surprising amount of snow this winter in central PA; the kids have three snow days to make up so f...
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feathered friends
January 07, 2014 - We are in a deep freeze here in central PA. I know my mid-western friends are used to -1 but not here! Schools were canc...
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Happy New Year from Fly Away Home Photography
January 02, 2014 - I want to thank each and every one of you for a fantastic 2013 here at Fly Away Home Photography. I loved working with m...
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the Howard family--creatively crazy Christmas session
December 26, 2013 - The Howard/Fritchman families went for broke in their crazy photo-booth themed Christmas session. I couldn't share these...
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Wishing you a very merry Christmas!
December 24, 2013 - I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and thank you for a fantastic 2013 here at Fly Away Home Photography. Enjo...
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Autumn Sessions
November 08, 2013 - We've been enjoying the fall foliage here in PA, and I've had sessions with children and families in the last few weeks.
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Amy
October 03, 2013 - I have been recovering from a leg injury and surgery and have unfortunately been laid up for the last several weeks. My...
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A Little Princess
September 02, 2013 - This week I met Miss Ainslie again for the ultimate dress up session!
She got to wear Mommy's wedding dress, veil and t...
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Summer's End..and new beginnings!
August 27, 2013 - Well, I don't know about you but I wasn't ready for summer to end and school to start! Our family took a couple of very...
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my son's wedding!
July 16, 2013 - My son got married a few weeks ago! And I was Mother of the Groom, not the official photographer of the event. My son in...
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The D'Arco Family
July 01, 2013 - We all had a ton of fun on this session with the D'Arco family! It was a blast to work with adults who enjoyed being a l...
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Old Friends
June 17, 2013 - Get ready....here are some photos of ME in front of the camera for a change!
Aside from having a blast photographing al...
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Road trip to Middleboro, MA part 2
June 13, 2013 - I had such a blast on my trip to Middleboro the first week of June and met a lot of fun people! And, a pet turkey and go...
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Road trip to Middleboro, MA part 1
June 10, 2013 - The first weekend in June I hit the road and headed to Middleboro, MA for a weekend of photo sessions. I met and capture...
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Crazy in love!
June 06, 2013 - I've know Crystal for years...ok maybe decades...she was my little sister's best friend in elementary, middle and high s...
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Graduation!
May 20, 2013 - My daughter graduated from Messiah College this past weekend! I thought I would share a few photos:
And we were celebra...
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Laurel is One!
May 20, 2013 - I've been photographing Laurel since before she was born!
She is now an adorable "chunky monkey!"
We played a little p...
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Little Man is One!
May 15, 2013 - You might recognize my little elf from Christmas...now Elijah is one and he was all smiles for his birthday session at L...
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the K family--with twins!
May 11, 2013 - Mom and Dad probably don't get a lot of time to dance these days, with two active little boys and twin five-month-old gi...
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Signs of Spring
May 07, 2013 - These little guys, along with about twenty others and three mamas, live in a courtyard at our church, which is also my d...
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You've Got a Friend in Me
April 27, 2013 - Don 't even think of separating these two at school! They have been in the same class for four years now...and they are...
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Mr. Madden
April 12, 2013 - Meet my youngest client, Madden, at one week old! He was wide awake for the first half of our session...
Mr. Madden was...
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sweet Colette--sneak peak!
March 27, 2013 - Sweet Colette is three weeks old! She's still a little peanut at eight pounds.
Mom's a teacher, and her favorite thin...
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Art Auction raises $36,000!
March 19, 2013 - I was so pleased to once again support Harrisburg Habitat for Humanity by contributing a framed photograph to the annual...
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Spring?
March 19, 2013 - Spring is in two days and we had some snow yesterday! In fact, the weather has not been very conducive lately for outdoo...
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Art Auction for Harrisburg Habitat
February 26, 2013 - Once again this year I have a photo in the juried Art Auction to benefit Harrisburg Habitat for Humanity.
This is now a...
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Sisters
February 04, 2013 - When we planned our mini-session in the park for Saturday, we hadn't planned on the temp being a balmy 25 degrees...but...
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an update from my family
January 08, 2013 - We had good news in our family--at my daughter's last visit with the Hershey trauma team, the doctors told her she is re...
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Happy New Year!
January 01, 2013 - I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! I am excited to start a new year here at Fly Away Home Photography with...
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catching up
December 11, 2012 - I have gotten behind on my "sneak peaks"...my oldest daughter was seriously injured in an accident right after Thanksgiv...
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silly boys!
November 19, 2012 - I have the pleasure of calling this family my good friends...we are neighbors, and we have shared the journey of adoptin...
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Gorgeous Grey
November 14, 2012 - Last spring I photographed Grey with her family and their horse, Spyder, at Balmy Acres Stable in Middleboro, MA. This s...
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