Cherry Bomb

Sophie is a red-headed little darling that was like an explosion of happiness in the loft! It was late in the day and she was actually tired through the middle of the shoot if you can believe it... if you look at the before-last shot, you'll see she's all glassy-eyed but still brimming! So beautiful, so sweet, and with those irresistible little gerber-baby curls, too. She was simply a treat to photograph. I miss her already!

A Brand New Brother

Guess what? Riley's a big brother!



I love that shot because it's got double belly buttons! I met Cristian not long ago and I can't believe how much he looks like his brother already. It makes me anxious to see him as a toddler; I can already see the shoot with Cristian as a toddler and Riley, I'm pretty sure Cristian will look like a shrunken version of Riley!

And now for that delicious baby chub!






Aaaahhhhhhh yes... baby drama. I love it!

One Whole Year

It's so exciting to celebrate my years in business by seeing so many of my first clients come back with their growing little wonders. Kainen was one of them last week! I met his parents when they were expecting him, and met him when he was just a week old. Remember the pug shot with the yawning baby? That's him! Here he is, all grown up a year later...







This is my favorite shot from the whole session...

Mademoiselle Personalité!

Makayla is a firecracker. That's a fact! I had so much fun shooting her; she was full of quirky little expressions that turned what could have been ordinary photographs into extraordinary portraits that could bring a smile on anyone's face! Have a peek at these... they're my favorite, and coincidentally, all compliment each other so well!

Waiting for Two

I am going to just squeal with joy when I see Stephanie's name pop up on my call display in a few weeks because that'll mean I'm photographing twins!! Here they are, swimming around and getting ready for their first close-up!

No Auditions Here!

Someone told me the other day that my clients are so beautiful they look as though they were all auditioned! I guess I am lucky I get to photograph such lovely babies and kids... but really, aren't all children gorgeous?

Ciara's little ones were no exception to this assumption; look at them! They're so perfect.








I *adore* this shot... hee hee! It's an armful of crabbies! This is one of those shots I'm going to love to death and which will most likely get left in the dust. It's funny how smitten I am with the photographs I take of children when they're, how shall I say, not so happy? I keep wondering if this is something that will change when I have my own kids and also may not want to be reminded of the sour moments. I don't know... it's doubtful! I just can't resist the honesty in a shot like this!

Wild Things

I met Sarah's little girlies not long ago for what ended up being a brief but wild little shoot. The car ride was a little too long for me to have more than a half hour or so with these little angels before all hell broke loose and everyone needed a nap or some lunch, and the tears and cookies started flying! It was crazy that day but when I think about it now I can't help but laugh. I still got some pretty fantastic shots of all of them, and I'm kind of glad I got to catch some of the fire in their personalities... it was totally worth it in the end.

Mila's a Sister!

I was so ecstatic to hear that Mila just became a big sister, and that I would get to photograph her again with this little cutie. I hold this family really near to my heart, not only because they're great and always a joy to photograph, but because they were with me right from the beginning, when I met Mila for the first time! That was back in the day when I was working hard on getting my feet off the ground while moonlighting as a waitress. I can't believe I'm already at the point where I'm seeing families for the third time now, and watching them grow... it's so special, and touching. It makes me feel like a distant family member.

Have a peek at my first shoot with Mila by clicking here! And here's the second, on the beach... remember that perfect cupcake baby? That was her!

Now look at how she's grown... I can hardly believe how much time has flown!






You know what saves me at almost every toddler shoot?? The sleeping bunny song! God Bless the sleeping bunny song!



This is soooo adorable it made me squeal!

Oh, Ethan!

My favorite part about Ethan was that he had eyes so enormous that his blinks almost looked like they were in slow motion because of the weight of his beautiful long lashes. Who could resist these?




This was a really nice session with a set of parents completely in love with their baby, which I loooove... because it takes quite a bit of distraction for us grown-ups to stop worrying about how we look, or where we should look, or where we should put our hands and all that jazz that we've learned to worry about when we're in front of a camera. All it takes is a beautiful baby for all of that to go out the window, and for everyone to just be real and authentic, offering me the most precious of moments to capture.








Here's a really fun, silly shot... not much to it artistically, but look at that face!