Little Man is One!

...Or maybe I should be saying Big Boy is One! This guy just turned one earlier this month, but is already wearing 24 months clothing! He eats his Wheaties! We had a lot of fun last week with him!

I love the simplicity of his little facial expression here. I even think his hair sticking right off his head on each side is cute!




Cute little smooshy bod!


Sometimes on shoots I will ask Mom to jump in for a couple shots. Usually I hear some protesting. No, she wasn't planning on this, didn't have perfect hair or makeup, but look how cute! This is one of my faves and just captures the sweetness. I love his little chubby hand reaching up towards her chin. Those "reverse knuckles" don't last forever!


Another sweet but easily overlooked moment... just looking up at Mommy and holding her hand.


His perfect response to, "How old are you?"

Again - nothing Mom planned on but so sweet. At the rate he's growing, she won't be able to do this for much longer! ;)

Thanks, y'all! Looking forward to sharing the rest with you very soon!

Just a couple more...

Thought I'd share a couple candids from last Saturday. This first one reminds me of the saying "Baby dolls, bows, ribbons, and curls, guess what, it's a girl!" that you see on lots of invites to baby showers for girls having girls... You can see why it's appropriate!


Next up - a one year old little man strutting his stuff!

The Other 2/3's

I mentioned in my previous post that there were 3 little girls I photographed Saturday at the Arboretum. Well, here is the remaining 2/3's of the group! These 3 girls are cousins. Coincidentally, both older girls have the same exact birthday! Not planned - not scheduled c-sections or anything- just happened that way. What are the odds of that? Anyway, the first cutie below is also in my little boy's Mothers-Day-Out class, and her baby sister is just a few months older than my baby Luke.

I believe that some of the best shots don't involve cheezy, big, toothy grins. Ones like this below really stand out to me. I think it is my favorite of her.

Sweet little sisterly love...

Little one here (7 months, I think?) was such a trooper that day. I am pretty sure my 4 month old wouldn't have tolerated what she did. Big gummy grins for Mommy!

This one is gorgeous in both color and this tone below, which I call "Chocolate". I like how she is peeking through the petals with the backlight on her hair.

She isn't quite sitting up by herself yet, so we had to "stage" it a bit. Aren't these little smocked dresses and bows adorable? Love it and so perfect for springtime and Easter, too.

Again - capturing an almost 3 year old doing what they do...

Mom to child: "Hey, what are you...? Hey, no, you can't pick the... " (sigh). "Oh well!" Haha. I know she wasn't the first and won't be the last to take a souvenir home from the Arboretum! Ooops!

I am going to do one more post following this one with some candids of all 3 girls. Looking forward to sharing all of the beautiful images with you!

Julie