A Walk in the Park

This lovely family came to us through the Royal Oaks Elementary School Silent Auction.  We created their portraits in the park on a beautiful Summer day and totally enjoyed the session.  Jack and Sidney are such a sweet brother and sister, and we think these images really capture the love and fun in this family!

Fields of Fun

We've been photographing this sweet family though the years and it was fun to have them back for outdoor images!   This was a special session to celebrate dad Kevin's Birthday and playful black lab Kenzie was included too.  The portrait of Kenzie was a special gift for Kevin's Birthday. We think these beautiful images perfectly capture the fun and love in this cute family!

Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

What are little boys made of?  These three adorable gentlemen would be made of fun and sweetness and laughter.  We've been capturing images of these three charmers since they were babies.  They are so cute together and yet each has their own distinct personality (check out "fierce" Ben in the image above). : )   We had a great summer session with this cute family!

Blue eyed babe!!

This little cutie deserves a blog post all of his own!!  Gabe is the youngest of three sweet boys who have been coming to us since Sam (who is now almost 6!) was a newborn. But for this session, it was all about Gabe who had just turned 6 months old!! He has the same gorgeous smiles as his big brothers but has his own darling personality!! And look at those eyes!!  We love watching these boys grow big and can't wait to see what our next session holds in store!!

It's great to be 4!!!

Oh, to have the energy of a 4 year old!!  There are many days I wish I could channel their energy!  Meet Zoe- a energetic, enthusiastic and very sweet 4 year old who entertained us at the studio a few weeks ago! And how about these curls???  We had a grand old time with Zoe- tutus, fancy clothes, pajamas and bubbles!  Who wouldn't have fun?!?  Watching Zoe have fun with the bubbles and the pure delight and excitement on her face was priceless.  We are so thrilled to have captured these sweet moments for her family.

Brand new bundle of love!!

What could be better than a brand new adorable baby sleeping soundly?! Maybe a doting big brother with that newborn baby! We were delighted to photograph Baby Skye when she was just 14 days old at home with her big brother, Duke. This age can be tricky as this is the time when babies start "waking up" for longer periods of time but Baby Skye slept like a champ...even with all the kisses and cuddles she was getting from Duke. It was very sweet!

Sweet sisters

How darling are these two sisters?!? Ivy, just over a year old, and Zoe, age 6, first came to us for our Santa Mini-sessions in the fall. They had so much fun that their mom decided to bring them back for a session all about being sisters as a Christmas present for Dad. Ivy, who was initially a wee bit shy, rocked the session which included some time in tutus! It didn't take long before Ivy was taking charge! Zoe, the doting big sister, helped "art direct" part of the session by choosing the tutus and the background to be used. She has quite the eye. We also spent some of the session focussing on Zoe on her own, allowing Melissa to create a stunning art piece all about Zoe being 6 years old. Precious. These two girls lit up the studio and we can't wait for them to come back!

Brand new Baby Jax!!!

Remember this darling family from about a month ago?!? Jackie was pregnant with Baby Jax and they came in for a family of 3 portrait just before welcoming Jax into the family. Well, let us introduce you to Baby Jax!! He came into the studio when he was 3 days old! We love sleeping babies!! Jax is super lucky to have such a doting big brother, Jose, who absolutely LOVES him!! Congratulations to a very sweet family of 4! We look forward to capturing the first year in the life of Jax!!

Winter Wonderland!

Honestly, when it came time to choose some images to share on the blog from this session, I had such a hard time deciding which ones to post, I had to post a lot of them! Lauren and her mom came to us for a session as winter began and this first image reminds me of a beautiful Russian girl styling it up in a cute faux fur hat! In addition to some wintery images outdoors, Lauren enjoyed the tutu and our fancy feathery-flower hat for her session! And we adored captioning the relationship between Lauren and her mom...they are two wonderful ladies!