Leigh Skaggs Photography

I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Hampton Roads Virginia.

There and Back again…A Hobbit’s Holiday…*Spoiler Alert*

I have been lucky enough to be raising two amazing children...who are as different as night and day.  When Morgan was a little girl, she liked to make up stories and act them out (probably why she is an amazing writer).  But she didn't really like to be read to.  This was something that she found ... VIEW POST

Blah Monday….

Monday is usually a day I call to catch up with my Grandma.  We chat about the weekend...how the kids soccer games went...what she did...the usual stuff.  But this Monday, there was no one to call.  I sat in my car just wishing to hear her voice one more time...then I remembered her answering ... VIEW POST

Not even sure where to begin…

My Grandma died today.  Saying that doesn't even make it real.  I feel like a zombie.  I am just going through the motions of life right now.  This Woman has been an essential part of my life for 40 years.  And she's gone???  That can't be!  I even knew it was going to happen.  81 year old Women ... VIEW POST

Happy Birthday my Love!! Truman is 9!!

I cannot believe that my Son is 9 today!  If turning 40 a few weeks ago didn't make me feel old enough...having a 9-year-old Son definitely does!  :-)  Truman is an amazing little boy.  He has a love for life that is contagious.  He wants to learn how to do everything you are doing and anything you ... VIEW POST

Norfolk Children’s Photographer ~Jaxson is 2~

I always say "A Family that tags together stays together!"  :-)  Will, Kim, and Jaxson are one of the most FUN family's I have the pleasure to photograph every year.  You will remember him as the little Buddha baby, in a plane on the beach, and on a Harley with his Grandpa...they are so creative and ... VIEW POST

A Rough Start to 2013…but it can only go up from here, Right???

We got the call on New Years Eve, confirming the diagnosis...GlioBlastoma???  What???  My Grandma has a Brain Tumor?  I felt like my head exploded.  My Mom and I dropped everything and jumped on a plane to fly to Birmingham.  We really had no idea what we were walking into.  We knew she had been ... VIEW POST