Cousins!!

A couple weeks ago, I had a couple friends bring their children for pictures...It was very hush, hush because the friends are sisters and they were creating a gift for their mother's birthday with the pictures.  Well, their mother's birthday was this past week, so cat is out of the bag and pictures can become public! ;)  First up, I had the pleasure of taking Lady Kate's pictures!  She is 7 months old now and getting into quite a bit of mischief for being so young!  She was showing off her motor skills like crazy while visiting!!  I did Kate's 6 week baby pictures and there are a couple of them on my blog...she is the little princess in the pink tutu! :)  Here are a few favorites:

 Looking ridiculously cute in her Brewer attire...

 Kate's mama brought some really cute girlie bloomers! :)

 Vintage Kate...

Pretty girl!!  At that age where everything tastes yummy!!!:)

And then Melissa and her husband Mike arrived with their two sons.  Here are some of Jared, Nathan, and some of the three together! :)

 Nathan is six years-old already!  And to clarify, Melissa and Amy's mother LOVES the Cubs, so that will explain any questions regarding the outfits... ;)

 He is just too cute!  I love this one! :)

 Big brother Jared just turned nine!!!  Feels like he was born yesterday...we closed on our home on the day Jared came into this world!!

 Apparently Jared has a girlfriend already...makes me feel a little old... ;)

 Every parent knows, the more children you add to a picture, the more complicated things can get...but we got some fun ones I think! :)

 Cute cousins...I just love Kate's eyes! :)  The boys are so good with her too!

 For this, we had to be extra sneaky...this is behind Melissa and Amy's mother's home...

 Cool cousins!  Lol!  I love it! :)

To get this picture looking this way...I learned how to do a copy and paste in photoshop!!  Did it for a couple others too...poor Nathan is just at an age where he anticipates a flash and his eyes end up completely shut!  Lol!  I would know...my six year-old suffers from the same dilemma!! ;) 



W Family!

An old friend stopped by with her beautiful family, consisting of her husband, 8 month-old daughter, Kinsleigh, and two pugs!!!  I must admit the idea of photographing a couple of dogs caused a couple restless nights, but it went GREAT!!!  The dogs were amazing!!!  Kinsleigh is very mobile now so her patience was not very long, but think we still got some good options! :)  Super excited to take Kinsleigh's one year pictures in a few months!! :)  Here is a sneak peek:

The perfectly posed family...they knew just what to do!!!  And those pugs were amazing!!!  Names of pugs: Newman (on the left) and Guiness (on the right).  Most adorable names ever for pugs and sorry guys if I totally misspelled your names!!! ;)

 The family babies... ;)

Mommy and daughter!  Gorgeous! :)

My first favorite was another one where Kinsleigh was in Kevin's lap and smiling...but upon further inspection, I just adore this shot!  Something about the pose and the expression on both of their faces!!!  Not sure how Kevin was comfortable sitting on the floor that way but didn't want to make him move around too much... ;)  After they left, I thought that I should have had everyone take off their shoes...but oh well...next time! ;)

Sisterly Love!! Mya-22 months and Ella-3 days old!!!

Oh my!!!!  The most gorgeous little girls came to see me today with their beautiful mother, Amy!!!  I had the pleasure of taking Mya's 18 month pictures and today she came back with her very brand-new sister!!!  This is the youngest baby that I have done pictures for and I LOVED every second of it!!!  Talk about a baby high!!!  I cannot wait to take my own baby's pictures in January!!!  Soooo precious!!!  For those of you out there that didn't know, the BEST time to take pictures of a newborn is WITHIN the first ten days of life!!!  That's how photographers get those sleepy babies to pose so nicely!! ;)  Anyway, here are a few initial favorites...And might I add that this is my BIGGEST sneak peak ever?!

Pose number 1...Ella should have been in a deep sleep after being fed, but she was awake quite a bit throughout the session whenever we moved her!!  Thankfully, a quick suck of the nuk and a pat on the bottom, and she was good to go!!!  Love the little buns in the air!!! :)

A quick wardrobe change!! ;)  A neighbor gave Ella this headband as a gift, so here it is!  Adorable!

Ella was not about to have me prop her up with her head sitting on her hands!  So this is how she did allow me to pose her! ;)

And of course we did the teacup shot!  Priceless...

One of my very favorites...LOVE how her hands are together at her tummy! :)

May be my number one favorite...makes me want to give her a cuddle!!!  Also makes me want to have more and more babies!!!

Tried out my new "bowl" and Miss Ella was most agreeable to trying it out! :)

And we added Big Sister!!  We had to be quick before Miss Mya was GONE!!  Loving the outfits, particularly because Miss Ella's dress was a gift from yours truly.  What can I say?  I have great taste... ;)

Adorable!  Mya is attempting Ring Around the Rosy with her baby sister!  She is sooo gentle with her though!  I was incredibly impressed!

I LOVE this!!!  We had to get creative to have Mya in the same area as Ella and while this wasn't ideal, I absolutely love the way big sister is gazing down at little sister with her hands between her knees as though she can barely contain herself!!!

Beautiful Mya!  She made us work for it!!  She is gorgeous and I love how she put her feet up on the stool! :)

A gorgeous girl...her parents are in trouble... ;)

 

Lady Kinsleigh: SIX months old!

Miss Kinsleigh returned for a six month visit with her mommy and daddy this morning!!!  I cannot believe how she has grown and how gorgeous she is!!!!  Fyi, the little baby in the green tea pot (on the right side of my blog) was Miss Kinsleigh at 6 weeks!!  She was a very happy and cooperative little lady and here is a sneak peek!! :)

I cannot even handle the cuteness of this little girl here!  She is precious!!!

With Daddy's permission, we did some naked shots...And Daddy allowed the black flower as well! ;)

Here Kinsleigh is sporting a new lacey romper I recently purchased...Very cute and feminine!! ;)

And of course, a Badger shot!  Kinsleigh was much happier with this pose than she was in her Badger outfit at six weeks of age! ;)  I was a little cruel here, hiding Bucky on her back!!  ;)

Baby Aaron: 7 months old!!

Oh my!!!  Adorable little Aaron and his mama, Val, who I have known since grade school, came to visit me last night!  Aaron is the cutest little boy ever with an amazingly sweet personality to match!!  We got a ton of adorable shots, but here are a few initial favorites to share! :) 

I know everyone likes the smiley pictures, and of course I did get some, but I prefer a more serious expression!  Check our little Aaron's baby blues!!!  I cannot handle how cute he is!!!  And Val, I am glad we put the bibs on!  Super cute!!! :)

Little Aaron decided to throw on a tie and head to work in his birthday suit!  Lol!  I have been waiting and waiting for a little boy to put this tie on!!  Not quite appropriate for Landen to only wear the tie and nothing else for a pictures... ;)

Aaron was totally okay with us putting him in different baskets and pots!  And his mama made this hat!  So cute!!  I need to learn how to follow a pattern...

Vintage Aaron...Love the expression!!! :)

Serious little Aaron...

Individual shots...

As promised, here are some individual shots of Keagan, Rory, and Amelia!!  Had to throw one of Landen in there too... ;)

Vintage Amelia! :)

A favorite of Keagan!!!

Cannot forget Mr. Rory!!!  We tried this pose a couple times...Rory has double-jointed thumbs and kept posing oddly!! :)

Had some fun with Landen's new tie and a texture! :)

Family Love

Today my sister, Melissa, and her three children, Keagan, Rory, and Amelia came over for a visit!!!  I had a great time photographing my niece and two nephews!!!  Here is a sneak peek...Stay tuned for individual pictures of each one as well!!! ;)

Amelia and Rory are six and Keagan is 9!!! :)

My favorite with a new vintage look! :)