“Ash was in our pool every day last summer. My husband scuba dives, so, one day, he decided to jump in with his underwater camera. This shot captures how much Ash loves to swim—just look at that big smile on his face when he’s in the water.”   —Robyn Lockard

“We were in the kitchen, getting messy washing and eating fresh fruit. The kitchen is my girls’ favorite place to be, and they had a sister moment, with sunlight streaming onto them through the window. In our photos, one of the twins is usually pouting or making a funny face. Very rarely do I get these tender scenes.”  —Julie Bingham

“I took this photo of Emily on the steps down to the beach near our house. Emily loves getting her picture taken, and she’s a natural. I always have my camera with me, and she’s always posing. On that day, the late-afternoon light was just perfect.” —Christopher Thomson

“Though he’s only three, Elijah has a deep passion for baseball. I wanted to capture him in his element as we played at a ballfield near our house. When we were finished taking photos—and, thus, playing baseball—for the day, Eli threw down his cap and walked off the field. We’re counting the days until he turns five, when we can sign him up for T-ball.”  —Lisa Scott

“I took this photo last spring, on vacation in Tennessee. My twins are happy-go-lucky people, and this photo captured their personalities. They’re always holding hands, and I love dressing them alike, but I make a concession for different-colored hair bows—it’s easier to tell them apart when their backs are turned.”  —Laura Wilkerson

“We have a wrought-iron rocking chair in our backyard, and Eden was sitting in my lap getting some sun when he dozed off. He was three months old, and I still couldn’t get over the beauty of this little guy. My husband came home, found us out there, and took this shot.”  —Ivy

“I took this photo in our bathroom. I do Rubie’s hair there every morning. On this morning, she started singing, so I ran and grabbed my camera. It was just an ordinary day, but Rubie was so happy, and I wanted to capture that.”  —Julie Navarro

“I had just come home from a trip and surprised Payton with this ballerina dress. The first words out of her mouth were, ‘That’s my most beautiful dress.’ She immediately put it on, then spent all day twirling in the backyard. I took plenty of photos, because it took three days to coax her out of it!”  —Amanda Bagley

“My sister-in-law is a photographer, so she’s been capturing Laney since she came home. For this shoot, we visited an historic adobe and dressed Laney in one of the outfits we bought on our adoption trip. My strong-willed daughter is not a poser. We don’t have any snapshots of her just standing and smiling for the camera—but I think every photo we have of her is gorgeous.”  —Mary Sawyer

“It was a hot summer day, and Aaron was playing with the sprinkler in the backyard, running through the stream and trying to catch water droplets on his tongue. The wetter he got, the happier he got! This photo is so Aaron. He finds joy in the simplest things—I try to see the world through his eyes.”  —Linda Lang

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