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“This is the start of your sweet little story. The part where your page meets mine. No matter where your tale takes you tomorrow, our story will always read love.”

I met the newest member of the Kipp family this afternoon, Mr. Dawson Scott Kipp.

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He was born the evening of Sunday, July 3rd and weighed in at 8lbs 2 oz. He is 21.5 inches long.

There are so many things that draw me to photography. It is my passion. It calms me. It makes me happy. Telling a story through a series of emotional images makes my heart skip a beat. I see the world a little differently because of these things. I’ve never photographed a baby this new (besides my own). But this experience, from an outsider looking in, was magical. The world is a beautiful place. Watching a family interact and love on each other makes me smile so big my cheeks hurt.

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The Kipps have taken on this new journey with beauty and grace. Yes, welcoming a newborn into a family is a little bit of a chaotic experience. I’m sure being in a sleep deprived state, caring for a newborn, and chasing a toddler around the house will not be easy by any means, but Carrie and David are calm and smitten.

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His sister, Addison, isn’t sure how she feels about this new addition yet, though20160704-IMG_0061

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“I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.” -Vincent Van Gogh)

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