13th Birthday blast!

There are many times when Melissa and I wish we were 13 again, and this party definitely made us envious that we aren't! Kate (who you may recognize as one of our ZOOM camp graduates from a few years back!) turned 13 and her parents wanted to throw her a party to remember that would mean a lot to her. Given Kate's love and talent for photography, Kate's mom asked if we would help her organize a party combining Kate's passion for photography and her love for her friends. We had balloons, cake, some serious high heel shoes, lots of laughter, super cool glitter and nine giggly 13 year old girls!! We thoroughly enjoyed meeting each and every one of Kate's friends - we can see why they have a special place in Kate's heart. Happy Birthday, sweet Kate! We love seeing you become such a strong, lovely, kind and fun teenager!

Birthday Girl!

Happy 1st birthday, sweet Ava!! Ava has a very special birthday-December 24th. So to celebrate her big day, Ava came into the studio just before the holiday break to enjoy her first birthday cake. Ava's big brother John had his first birthday cake at our studio a few years back-and one of his cake images is still one of our all time favorite cake images EVER!! (although Ava's might be giving him a run for his money!) Big brother John came to this session as well and was sooo impressed with the session that he set up his own photo session for his sister at home afterward! Mom sent us one of his images so we are including it here on the blog-a budding photographer!!! Maybe he will be of our ZOOM Campers in a few years?!?

Happy First Birthday, dear Eleanor!!!!

You will probably recall Baby Eleanor from previous posts when she was a brand newborn (wide awake!!) and as a happy 6 month old! Well, now she is a year old and there is nothing stopping her!! Eleanor is absolutely darling and she definitely keeps up with her two older brothers, Brennan age 5 and Davis, age 3. Although being the only girl, Eleanor certainly has a sweet feminine side that we captured as well during this session. Mom needs to become our studio stylist as she always finds the BEST accessories and outfits. It has been such an honor for us to capture Brennan, Davis and Eleanor since they were all babies-and we are excited for the many more sessions with this lovely family in the years to come!