I photographed {the D. Family} this summer to celebrate their adorable boys turning three and one respectively.  In my experience three year olds are the best age to photograph!  Master T proved me right, and was a total ham for my camera.  I loved seeing his personality come out in the pictures.  Master D was your typical one year old and through lots of bribery, he allowed me to photograph him as well.  Here’s a peek into their session!

Meet {Master T}, age 3 and proud of it!

Big smiles

He is the champion!

Meet {Master D.}, age 1.  He wasn’t sure what to think about me

Warming up once I brought out some toys 

A little boy, overalls, and wooden blocks.  Timeless. 

Finally a smile!  Look at that sparkle in his eyes.

Mommy and {Master D.}

Very Serious Baby with dad

Brotherly love

And what most of the session looked like with {Master D.}

{The D Family}

And finally, another take on the group family portrait

I was able to photograph Miss L this past weekend.  Her mom is also a fabulous photographer, but everyone knows that it’s hardest to photograph your own children!  She was gracious enough to let me come up and play with her adorable baby.  In addition, we got to take advantage of the gorgeous autumnal colors we’ve been experiencing this fall.  They had a beautiful maple tree in their front yard which made for a splendid backdrop.  And it barely rained, it was a fantastic day for a photo session.  Here’s a peek at the results!

Meet {Miss L.}

I loved all the squishy faces she made

Dad was a great help in positioning {Miss L} to achieve these foliage shots

Look at the little hand!

Mommy and {Miss L.}

Sleepy baby

Hey, what’s up?

And last but not least, baby in a hat!

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Hello folks!  I took a break this summer as I spent more time with my family, and tried to adjust the balance between doing photography sessions and family life.  It’s been a challenge at times, and I thank everyone for their patience this summer!

I got back into the action photographing this delicious newborn boy last week.  He was very alert and awake, and poor little bub just wanted to nurse from his mama.  It made for a interesting photo shoot, but we got some beautiful awake baby shots before we finally got some fun sleeping baby shots.  Introducing baby boy P!

{Baby Boy P}

I told you, this baby was ALERT!

Big yawn

Look at his little hand clutching his mama 

Sweet bliss

I love dad and baby shots, and I love the look they are exchanging here.

Nose kisses from Big Sis!

Posing with Big Sis

Wrapped snug as a bug.

Finally, sleeping success!

Tasty sleepy baby!

I love how relaxed he looks here.

What do I love doing with sleeping babies?  Use them as hat stands!

Mama had such great homemade hats for me to use as props!

I wasn’t kidding about using him as a hat stand. 

I love his little feet in this one