Sweet Baby Henrik

Before we take a "blog-cation" for the holidays, we thought we would end 2012 with sweet portraits of Baby Henrik who was born earlier this fall!  What a handsome little baby boy!!  We felt like we already knew Henrik's parents as we have photographed so many of their extended family over the years!! It was fabulous to meet the newest member of the family. Henrik's mom brought with a beautiful blanket from his room and we jumped at the chance to have it be part of the portraits we created. He was so content and snuggly with his blanket. Henrik is super sweet! There is so much happiness in celebrating new life. We are so excited to be a part of his as he grows, sits, babbles and walks and talks, capturing each amazing milestone. Enjoy your families this holiday as we enjoy ours! We will return to the blog in the new year and until then we wish everyone a happy and health holiday!

Family of 3!

Have we mentioned before how much we LOVE babies?!? Maybe just a couple of times, right? And what could be better than a newborn baby just days old? Meet Baby John who was 8 days old when we met him for the first time. His parents, Rick and Kim, were super relaxed and calm for having a baby just days before-we were impressed! Baby John was a star-he slept through almost the entire session (we are hoping his parents are that lucky with him through the night!) The result of this beautiful, peaceful session-darling newborn images that Rick and Kim will one day look back at and wonder where those newborn days went? It is a fleeting moment so it is so special to have these beautiful portraits to remember the quiet moments at 3am when they have soothed John back to sleep. We look forward to capturing John when he is sitting up by himself and all smiles-it will be here before you know it!!

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!!

Sweet Baby Eleanor

We are pleased to introduce Baby Eleanor! The baby sister of two very proud big brothers, Brennan and Davis! We have been photographing oldest brother Brennan since he was a baby so we are tickled pink (literally!) to be capturing the newborn moments of their baby sister! Despite the fact that she was only 5 days old at this photo session, Eleanor was wide awake and alert...taking it all in! Finally, at the very end, she fell fast asleep...likely exhausted from all of the activity! Big brothers were big helps and very proud of their new baby! Dad and Mom seem to be adjusting very well to the new addition and lack of sleep! Mom bought this adorable tutu for Eleanor while she was pregnant so we were delighted to incorporate it into this session...although she will be well grown out of it by the time we see them all again for her 6 month session! Savor these moments...they fly by all too quickly!!!

"Ju-Ju Bean" turns one!!

It is hard to believe that this first image of Julia (aka Ju-Ju Bean...how cute is that?!?!?) was taken over a year ago when she was just days old!! The second image was at 6 months when sitting up by herself was a new development! Although very shortly after this, Julia began walking around on her own at age 9 months!! That's what having two big brothers does to you!! You need to learn to walk early!!!

Now Julia is a big girl at age one and the rest of the images are from her very fun one year old photo session last month! What a sweetheart!!! We so love seeing this family on a regular basis and find it hard to believe that they will be back in the summer when big brother Henry turns 5!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Ju-Ju Bean (best little nickname ever!!)

Family kisses!

Check out little Jack's smile as mom and dad smother him in kisses!! This first image stood out to mom when she came in to view as it is part of their regular routine to have "family kisses"...I am so glad we were able to capture such a special time for them! Pretty soon, they will have to make room for another face to kiss as they are expecting Baby #2 this winter! Jack will become a big brother and have lots of love to share with a new little sister or brother!! (we can't wait to find out which one it will be!)

Welcome Baby Phoenix!!!

There is nothing better than a sleeping baby! Baby Phoenix came to the studio at 8 days of age....he definitely slept for some of the session but he was definitely awake for part of it, too (he was super alert for 8 days old)! This was a precious session!! Big sister, Payton, who just celebrated her 5th birthday, joined in the session as well. You can tell how much she ADORES her baby brother...just look at the image of them together! We also captured Payton jumping and playing and having a blast!! The image of her with the tutu up in a huge ball made us laugh so hard (you should have heard us in the viewing appointment with mom and grandma! what a party!!) Congratulations to a wonderful family on this new addition to their lives!!

Sugar and Spice

and a yawn that's oh so nice! Olivia's first big outing was to our studio and she is a born star at just 8 days old. It's incredible to me just how small she is! Those teensy tiny fingers and toes are kissable. We made sure everything was cozy and warm for her and she slept the time away with a few yawns here and there, which makes me giggle. Her big brother is looking so much bigger now and is going to be a good little helper! Dad was wonderful holding Liv. I am excited for you to come in and see the rest of the portraits. She's adorable and so sweet, and you are blessed. Congratulations!