I’ve had the pleasure of photographing these two gorgeous sisters since C was one year old.  Mom soon had an announcement for us.  S was on the way!  These two couldn’t be more opposite.  C does not like having her picture taken one bit.  S would sit and smile at the camera all day long.  My goal going into this session was just to get a single image of both girls smiling at the camera!  I’m happy to report that we got it.  In fact, I think C might just be warming up to me and my camera because I captured more images of her smiling than ever!

Here they are then:

And now!

Remember this little peanut??

I was so thrilled when I heard that the G family was traveling back up from New York to celebrate A’s first birthday at our studio!  We paired up with Sweet Indulgence to make a cake smash fit for a princess.  A’s beauty was breathtaking, but what was even more fun to capture was her love of that cake!  The cake was so good that mom and dad grabbed forks at the end to finish it off!  Enjoy your preview and happy birthday A!

Baby S and her family were so much fun to photograph last week.  We always ask parents if there is any special theme or colors for the child’s birthday when planning our cake smashes.  I love the challenge of coming up with something new each time.  I was so excited to hear mom’s color choices.  Something so fresh for us!  Sweet Indulgence made the perfect cake to match and baby S loved digging in.  She was on the go the whole start of the session until we put that cake in front of her!  She clearly has good taste :0)  Enjoy your preview!

I remember as a kid hearing over and over “I can’t believe how big you’ve gotten.”  “Where does the time go?”  “I remember changing your diapers.”  I’m sure every kid hears the same sayings, and can never understand until they have children of their own.  I find myself outwardly repeating all of these cliches over and over these days.  Because honestly, “WHERE DOES the time go?!”

It seems like yesterday that I held baby K in the hospital at only a few days new.  I had the pleasure of taking her newborn portraits and then creating the family’s Christmas cards.  And now here it is, already approaching her first birthday!  With life getting busier and busier for both our families, I feel so lucky to be a photographer, because it means that many more times we are able to get together throughout the year!  Can’t wait to show you all we captured together!

Oh baby E!  This girl has kept me smiling since the day I met her.  Just look at that face!  I remember her being wide awake as a newborn.  A social butterfly!  At one year old she still steals the show.  I was so thrilled to get back outdoors and shoot again last week.  Even in the mid day sun we were able to capture some gorgeous images with the help of dad who gladly held the reflector for me.  Thanks dad!  I’m now really looking forward to all of our summer sessions at the park this season.  Enjoy your preview!

I have had so much fun photographing this family over the past year, I can hardly believe how the time has flown. Mom and dad are like old friends and we’re always so excited when they visit the studio. A and D did not disappoint with their cake smash session. They were full of smiles and personality. A was a total ham and D was all business. Twin cake smashes are my favorite because I love watching how differently each baby attacks their cake! Their individuality always shines through. Enjoy your preview!

I’ve had the pleasure of photographing J since he was born and he gets even more adorable every time I see him. He was so much fun during his first birthday cake smash. He might have been our biggest cake enthusiast yet! Just look at him go after that cake! I laugh every time I see these. I hope they bring as much joy to his family! Enjoy your preview.

O and O were one of my best twin 1st birthday portrait sessions yet!  They weren’t quite walking yet, so that was certainly a big help.  Usually twin toddlers equal a LOT of composting because just when one smiles, the other crawls out of the set.  Me and the parents always get a really great workout.  Luckily for my editor, we captured tons of adorable shots of these siblings together with very little need for photoshop magic!  And how cute are they?  I have another set of twins coming in this morning to celebrate their first birthday and looking at all of these images makes me super excited.  Enjoy your preview!

Another adorable baby celebrating her first birthday.  What a happy job this is!  I’ve been photographing this beauty since she was in mom’s belly.  She’s now a girl after my own heart digging into some birthday cake.  In fact she definitely goes into our hall of fame for cake lovers.  She was all business.  How could you not love this gorgeous cake by Sweet Indulgence with delicate hand-painted butterflies all over it.  We went back and forth about colors for the cake smash and decided on an all pink set at the last minute.  I’m so happy we did.  It fit this little princess perfectly!  Enjoy your preview mom and dad.  I’m already dreaming up ideas for your Christmas cards this year ;0)

I LOVE first birthdays! It is an amazing milestone to celebrate and parents are always thrilled with the images that capture their little one’s budding personality. What a personality E had! She was one of the happiest little one year olds I’ve ever photographed. The second I picked up the camera, she would look my way and give me a huge grin. And smiles ARE contagious because I’m smiling looking over these once again! Enjoy your sneak peek mom and dad. I can’t wait to show you the rest because EVERY image is a keeper!!