O’s session was so perfect I want to share the whole thing here, but I must leave a few surprises for mom and dad in their gallery!  So here are just a couple of peeks.  Baby O was a doll.  Perfect little features and fabulous hair.  How could she not be?   Just look at how gorgeous mom is.  I’ll tell you, every picture of me as a new mom is banned from being shown publicly!  haha  Such a beautiful family and such a joy to capture.  Enjoy your sneak peek!

I had a blast with 3 year old R last week. She reminded me SO MUCH of my daughter who will be turning 3 in July. I know they would be fast friends. R was smart, full of personality, and loved all things girlie…. oh, and as you can see, totally gorgeous! Turned out to be a really easy session for me because with someone at home just like her, I knew just how to get her to have fun in front of the camera! Enjoy your preview!

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!

One of my favorite babies of all time, baby O

is now a BIG SISTER!

Well little brother N is one gorgeous baby too!  I had so much fun catching up with the M family at our session last week and loved having the opportunity to help welcome baby N.  He started the session wide awake (yes he has big blue eyes so far too!)  then finally fell fast asleep for some perfect newborn photos.  Check out that huge smile in the last image.  I’m so lucky to have such ADORABLE clients!  Enjoy your preview!

My second newborn of the day last Friday was also a baby C!  I must admit that I was a little nervous going into this session.  Baby C was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at birth and now wears a little brace to help her hips set into place.  I was unsure if I would be able to accomplish all of the sweet sleepy newborn poses that her parents had fallen in love with when they booked and I didn’t want them to be disappointed with the session.  But mom and dad insisted that it didn’t matter to them.  This was baby C, at this moment in time and they wanted to capture it.  When I met them I knew instantly that they were more in love with this little girl than with any silly pose.  And capturing THAT was a far greater accomplishment!  Baby C was perfect in every way.  Turns out I had nothing to worry about because she was a breeze to photograph!  She loved being posed and smiled throughout our entire session together.  I was certainly reminded of why I love this job so much.  Thank you for trusting me with your gorgeous baby girl mom and dad!  Enjoy your sneak peek.

Last Friday we had back-to-back newborn sessions in the studio.  While that usually exhausts me, I must say that these two girls were both so precious that I didn’t want my day to end!  Baby C was the first little girl I was able to cuddle.  We had a brand new garden planted so I even enjoyed taking a few shots of the flowers during her mid-session feeding.  When I received my first digital SLR as a gift from Shaun back when we were dating, flowers were the subject of almost every image I took.  I loved playing with light and composition and depth of field.  There is something so calming about getting lost in the details of a flower.  Today I feel the same way about a sleeping newborn.  I guess photography is my meditation!  Of course a flower doesn’t hold a candle to the beauty of baby C.  Thank you for the amazing session!

You may remember this gorgeous couple from their maternity session sneak preview here. Well they were back last week with their new bundle of joy, baby H.  He was so adorable he made my heart melt.  I just love the images of him and his family from the end of our session together.  Enjoy your sneak peek mom and dad!

Baby J wins the award for our most awake baby ever at the studio.  People always ask “what do you do if the baby doesn’t sleep?” and I usually respond “well they all fall asleep eventually, so we create other shots during their awake time and go with the flow until they finally drift off.”  Well, baby J proved me wrong.  He actually was awake for an over 3 hour stretch!  So here is a little peek at what we do when baby isn’t sleeping.  Family shots, details shots, swaddles and sets.  No you won’t catch baby J hanging from a branch, but you will fall in love with all of his beautiful little features and the love his family has for him. 

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!