It’s the middle of summer, and boy is it hot and humid! We’ve been plagued with frequent power and cable/WIFI outages for the past couple of weeks. Our air conditioner, pool pump and refrigerator all decided to give up on us, and I even accidentally used up all of our phone plan’s data in one day (since our cable/WIFI went out, I switched to data service to email a client, and forgot to switch it back to WIFI before I participated in a photography webcast). We needed something to brighten up our situation…and Baby Zara was our little angel  🙂  Zara had the most incredible eyelashes…ever!  They were so thick and long, they seemed to go on for days.  She had two amazing sisters, Remy and Issa. If Zara’s personality is anything like her siblings, Mom and Dad have to be the most fortunate parents on the face of the Earth!  Of course, children are often a reflection of their parents…so obviously this family is just amazing.  Zara slept like a champ, and allowed us to do both natural and prop poses (the best of both worlds, right?).  Thank you, Mom and Dad, for driving out to meet us.  It was an absolute pleasure working with all of you.  Here’s your sneak peek:

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We’ve had so many wonderful word-of-mouth referrals over the past several years.  So thankful to Sammie (can’t believe we did her Senior portrait shoot over 5 years ago!)  for referring Oliver and Ireland’s amazing family to us! I started off this child shoot with little Oliver, and the entire time I photographed him, two words continuously ran through my mind.  PURE. JOY.  I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure of photographing a happier little boy.  Ollie was incredibly happy with every single prop and in every single pose. Just look at that smile! We did some sibling shots, then I focused on baby Ireland.  Both she and Ollie had amazing eyes…piercing blue and grey. Ireland was a little too old for a newborn shoot, but 6 weeks is a great time to capture eye-open shots.  She batted her long lashes at me, and remained so calm throughout the shoot.  Ollie and Ireland definitely got Mom and Dad’s calm and gentle demeanor! Thanks for driving out to meet me, it was wonderful working with all of you.  Here’s your sneak peek:

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It’s been 7 months since the last time we saw “A”.  Since our newborn shoot (click HERE to see our newborn shoot with “A”), he’s developed his own little personality.  He loved the explore, and REALLY loved fur.  Our goal was to incorporate his lion in every shoot, but at the rate he’s going, we may have a lioness at our last shoot, LOL!  Little “A” loved not only pulling the lion’s mane, but also had a blast pulling on our faux fur throws.  I’ve never seen a baby love fur so much!  Just 7 months ago, he was able to lie flat on that suitcase.  Now he’s sitting up on it! I adored his cute little outfits…Mom definitely came prepared  🙂  We’ll see “A” in a couple of months…I’m sure he’ll be on the move!  We can’t wait  🙂  Here’s “A”‘s sneak peek:

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I can’t believe how time has flown by!  The last time I saw saw Jake and Jacie, they were still crawling…and now they were definitely on the run  🙂  (Click HERE and HERE for Jake and Jacie’s previous sessions.)  Jake was immediately curious.  He wanted to explore the trees, and loved running as fast as he could across the grass. Jacie was a little more cautious at the beginning, preferring to pick flowers and contemplate the situation. After a small collision on the grassy field (which Jacie thought was hilarious), Jacie became Edson’s best friend.  She didn’t want to let him go, and gave us (OK, maybe they were actually for Edson) some of her biggest smiles.  Loved seeing these little cuties again!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Mom still can’t believes that her little girl is officially a one-year old. It’s been so great seeing Emi grow over the past year…from a newborn to a one year old girl that is ready to be on the move. Emi’s favorite game is to offer you something she has in her hand, then ask for it back.  This kept her busy throughout our park shoot.  A few weeks later, Emi had her birthday party. It was cherry blossom themed, complete with a beautiful birthday cake. Big brother, Caden, was there to help blow out her candles (he eagerly awaited his chance to dig his fork into that cake!). Happy Birthday, little Em! Here’s your sneak peek:

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The day started off with blue skies, but the hour before the shoot yielded grey skies. Raindrops hit our windshield as we neared the beach. My heart sank because I knew that this shoot took quite a bit of work to organize (multi-family shoots with multiple children are always difficult to coordinate, and I know our clients worked incredibly hard to coordinate their schedules). The families were spread across the island, so unless it absolutely stormed, our shoot was on! We started off with drizzling and grey skies. Low and behold, halfway through the shoot, blue skies emerged! The boys seemed to have a blast playing in the sand and finding “treasures” on the beach. I loved the giggles and silly poses  🙂  Thank you for driving all the way out to meet us. I know some of you had a VERY long drive. It was great to meet all of you!  Bradley says, “Hi!” to you, Mrs. T  🙂  Here’s your sneak peek:

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The best part of being an older sister, is that I get to share the smiles and joy that my nephew and niece have to share with us. I love seeing their innocent little faces, and sweet little smiles (granted, some of those smiles were obtained via bribes…shhhh!).  This past week, I did a shoot with “Little Ems”.  It happened to be an 11-month shoot. I took a look back at her 7-month photos, and couldn’t help but see how much she’s grown in just a few months. (Click HERE to see Emi’s newborn photo shoot.) I decided to post her 7-month photos first, just so I could reference it in her upcoming 11-month old post (later this week).  Her first birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, and I know how Mom feels. I warned her that the photos from our 7-month old shoot will be bittersweet. Oh, Little Ems, we love your smile and all of that hair!  Kor and Janell, here’s your sneak peek…more of Ems to come in about a week:

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Dylan was all smiles! When Mom scheduled his 1-year old shoot, I immediately remembered Dylan, because he was one of the smiliest 6-month olds we’ve had the pleasure of photographing.  Click HERE to see Dylan’s 6-month old shoot. This time around, Dylan had a mouth full of pearly white teeth accompanying his familiar smile  🙂  Little Dylan was one happy little guy…he smiled at virtually EVERYTHING! Thanks for making my job so easy! He was also the fastest crawler I’ve ever met. In no time at all, he’ll be zipping around on his two feet. If crawling speed is any indicator of running speed, he’ll have a future in the Olympics 😉  Thanks for visiting us again, Mom and Dad. It was great seeing little Dylan again!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Dylan had the biggest smiles for us! In fact, it was hard to find a photo where Dylan wasn’t flashing his amazing smile. I’m sure this is a sign of his happy, go-lucky temperament…just like his Mom and Dad! Big brother, Daniel was also giving us some award worthy smiles of his own. Thanks, Mom & Dad, for bringing the Boy’s Day props and outfits, they boys loved their carp  🙂  Dylan is growing up so quickly (click HERE for his newborn shoot). Soon, he’ll be chasing Daniel. I can’t wait to do an outdoor shoot with the two boys!  It was great seeing all of you, thanks so much for driving out.  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Brady had the most beautiful, soulful eyes! I felt like we could see right into his gentle little heart…just precious. He loved trucks and bubbles, and gave us his biggest smiles just standing up and walking with Mom. What a sweet little guy!  Don’t you just want to hug him? Thanks, Mom and Dad, for meeting us and introducing us to Brady. We had a wonderful afternoon with all of you  🙂 So great to meet you!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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