Fate brought us together 🙂 After a slight change of circumstances, Little Jordan’s mommy called me to schedule a newborn shoot on Friday.  Fortunately, I previously cleared our weekend schedule because Edson and I were slated to work at Bradley’s school’s carnival on Friday and Saturday…and I thought we’d be too pooped to do a newborn shoot on Sunday. The stars were aligned however, and we were destined to meet this little angel…and we’re so glad we had the honor and privilege of meeting Jordan and her parents. I don’t think we could have asked for a better Mom and Dad.  They faithfully followed our “Newborn Parent Instructions” handout, and came prepared for Jordan’s session. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for being so wonderful! Jordan was a perfect little sweetie. Hugs!

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It seems like just yesterday that we were doing Zoey’s Christmas photos. I can’t believe it’s been 3 months already! Little Zoey was just on the verge of standing up on her own. Just 3 months ago, she was just mastering the art of sitting unassisted 🙂  She’s flying through her milestones! Zoey was full of smiles for us, and Emma was a great sport about taking photos with her little sis.  Mom did not disappoint…she arrived toting the cutest little outfits, headbands and pearls! We love when parents take a personal interest in our shoots; as always, parents are always welcome to bring props/outfits of their own to add a personal touch to the photos. I just want to reach into my computer screen and pinch those precious little cheeks, what a little doll! Thanks, Mom and Dad, for a fun and easy-breezy shoot with the girls!

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It was an afternoon spent with two 2-year olds…full of giggly smiles and playful silliness, I LOVED it 🙂  I love 2-year olds. They are so interactive, and their own personalities really shine. I was blessed with incredibly well-behaved little ones. Both Siena and Felix took direction well, and flashed their toothy grins for me throughout our shoot. Grandma and the kids’ parents were very helpful and patient, which made for a fun and happy shoot. Siena was so sweet with her cousin, Felix. Felix was an all around happy little guy! Thank you for coming out to visit us! We hope you had a wonderful stay here (Felix and family). Here’s your “share”:

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I can’t believe 3 years has gone by already! The last time this wonderful family visited us, was for big-brother (Ken)’s celebration of Shichi-Go-San (七五三 seven-five-three)-a traditional rite of passage in Japan for 5-year old boys (and 3 and 7 year old girls)–click HERE to see their previous shoot with us.  This time around, it was Kou’s turn to celebrate (albeit a little late, it was a celebration nonetheless!). Kou donned his hakama, and looked like such a big boy! Ken helped to watch little Keiso throughout the shoot, and at the end, got in his promised “action” shot with little bro (see the last photo below). All three boys were so well-behaved…you are all welcome to come over anytime 🙂  Here is your “share”:

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Bradley:  Momma, last night I went to sleep and I was five.  This morning I woke up and I am six.

Me:  You’re right! Do you feel any different today?

Bradley:  Yes, I’m two hands now!!!

Me:  Ummm, OK?

Happy Birthday, my little man! I always fear the week before your birthday, because I  unfailingly become extremely grumpy and despondent. I’ve been know to make excuses…”I think I’m coming down with something”, “I just have a lot on my plate right now”, “It must be PMS”…but we all know the cause of my poor attitude. My baby is one year older (which, of course, is a wonderful thing), but I just can’t help reflecting on our past year together and think of how much of a difference one year made. I look back to his baby photos (remember, he is the most photographed child in the world, LOL), and feel that familiar tightening in my chest.

Thank you, my baby, for making me the luckiest mom in the world 🙂

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P.S., I did NOT make my son wear that necktie.  He insisted on wearing a “fancy, white, button down all the way” shirt, tie and belt to his birthday dinner.  Not sure why…but he loves clothes 😉

Happy New Year, everyone! I finally got to take a break this past January (I worked all the way through to December 29th with newborn shoots), and felt like I needed to take some time to recuperate and spend time with my family 🙂  I have quite a few blog posts to catch up on (I’ve been holding shoots and putting up proofing galleries since the 3rd week in January, but held off on the blog posts until today).  Our shoot schedule is filling up…and we couldn’t be happier!

We finally ordered our “New Year’s” card a few weeks ago, and just started sending them out (I know, it’s over a month into 2014, but at least our card has a calendar on it, LOL!)  Here’s a sneak peek of some of the photos on our card:

Hope you all have a wonderful 2014, filled with happiness and joy 🙂

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