Almost every morning when Dylan wakes up, he trots into our room and quietly slips into bed beside me. Some mornings he just lays there silently, letting me have a few extra minutes of sleep. Some mornings he actually falls back to sleep for a little while. This morning was one of those mornings that he dozed off. I woke up to find him curled up beside me and I watched how the window light lit up his sleepy, peaceful little boy face. And I was stuck by how long and beautiful his eyelashes are.

Why is it that little boys always seem to be the ones with fantastic lashes anyway?

Little Campbell was such a good model for our session! We started with a few awake shots and then after a quick feeding she conked right out and let us get all those great sleepy shots that everybody loves.

I just love that age between 6 months to a year old. Babies are so happy and can typically sit well, but not run away yet, lol. Lucy was a dream to photograph. So happy and smiley and just look at those gorgeous big brown eyes!

It’s been about 3 weeks since I announced that we were finally moving into our house in Lakeview. Three very very long weeks. And we’re still not 100% moved in. But we’re making progress and most importantly we finally got my office moved over. I now have daily access to my computer, the internet, my email and all of those other lovely things that I used to take for granted. How sweet it is! I’m behind of course, but I’m finally catching up and things should be back to normal around here very soon. Thanks so much for your patience!

And just to make this post more fun, here’s a quick shot from little Mason’s newborn session last week.

I recently got to meet the G family for a fun family session in the Quarter – one of my favorite spots to shoot! Big brother Max took a little bit to warm up, but was oh-so-handsome. And sweet baby Kate was just a joy.  And to top it off, one  of the local homeowners even invited us to use his beautiful courtyard for some pictures.   Fun, fun, fun!

It’s hard to believe that this little girl is just about my Dylan’s age and her younger brothers are both older than Logan. Yup, there’s only 10 months between big sister Emily and little brothers Luke and Matthew. (Hmmm…. maybe I need to stop complaining about how hard it is to have two kids only 18 months apart!)

Now I’ll be honest, photographing three little kids this young is a little like herding cats, but mom, dad and I all worked every trick we had up our sleeves and in the end we got some very cute shots. And even better was the chance to catch up with old friends afterwards over pizza!

Sweet little Emmie had already led a pretty exciting life prior to our session at 5 weeks old. Originally scheduled for a newborn photo session just a week or so after her birth – as most newborn sessions are – Emmie’s session had to be postponed due to an undiagnosed heart defect that required surgery shortly after birth. Emmie is doing so well now though and her moms were thrilled to finally be able to bring her home - which means we were finally able to do her session! Yay!  While I’m of course gentle with all the newborns I work with, I was especially cautious with Emmie. But Emmie has already proved that she’s a tough little fighter, she was a trooper through the session, and we were able to get some wonderful shots that capture her as the teeny tiny baby she is right now.

A + L – I hope you enjoy them!

Just popping in quickly to show off this little beauty! Sweet Parker took a while to fall asleep, but once she did, she was oh so sweet! I’m still half-moved and commuting to my old office so all things online are a little crazy right now, but I’m trying to get caught up!

I can hardly believe that another one of my baby planners as turned one! And actually Miss Maci’s one year session was on her actual birthday. What a beautiful day it wasa too!

Happy birthday Maci!

I knew I was going to like this family when I found out that they had graced their son with one of my two favorite boy names… Dylan! (You’re not really surprised by that anwer are you? I bet you can guess my other favorite boy name too!) Not only that, but this little blond dynamo is just about the same age as my Dylan. Luckily having a three year old boy at home prepared me well for this funny charmer.