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My little peach orchard prancer. This is our second year in a row picking up dropped peaches at a friends' orchard (for free!) and I'm hoping it can be an annual tradition. Perfect end of summer activity. And had to bring my camera along of course; this was taken with my new #lensbabysol45 creative lens.

I don’t have the best words to describe what it was like to photograph the birth of Eliora last evening but it moved me (to tears) watching this beautiful mama work to bring her fourth baby girl into this world. She endured a long tiring labor so beautifully without complaint, even laughing and making jokes throughout (and without any drugs or epidural I might add). I met this wonderful family for the first time in person in the delivery room and discovered we live just a few blocks apart. What an incredible labor of love to witness, and one I’m sure never to forget. Swipe for more from Eliora’s birth story.

“There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we” -Ina May Gaskin. I know I've shared that quote before but I love it so much I'm sharing it again. #honestmotherhood #lancasterpaphotographer #melissaenglephotography #boldemotionalcolorful #clickinmoms #momtog #conestogahouse #summermaternitysession

Sometimes I wonder how my life would have been different if I’d started having kids in my 20s instead of my 30s. This thought crossed my mind today while I was at the DC zoo with my family, exhausted out of my mind and noticing tons of other stroller pushing, baby wearing families around me as I sat hunched over on a curb nursing my son. By now my kids would be way beyond the baby and toddler stage and soon be heading back to school for the fall. I don’t regret the way things worked out and I’m grateful for the time I had to travel and live abroad in my 20s but I do wonder if I would have more energy having started the child bearing/rearing a bit sooner. If only there was a magical time machine where I could get a glimpse into an alternate universe to take a peek. So here’s my burning question of the day to the ten people who read my captions: if you could look into an alternate universe of your life on a decision you had made differently, what would it be?

Does anyone else hit a wall between 3 and 5 PM? This is the hardest time of day for me. I’m physically and emotionally done. I’m constantly looking at the clock waiting for my husband to get home so he can take over childcare duties for me. Then somehow I get a second wind at 10 PM and go to bed at midnight 😳

More spiral staircases please. I was always so fascinated by these as a kid. #spiralstaircase #vintagewedding #moonstonemanor #centralpaweddingphotographer #lancasterpawedding #melissaenglephotography #liveauthentic #bride