babies & toddlers
The “G” family – Raleigh family photographer
I got to spend a beautiful fall morning with the “G” family. Grandma and Grandpa are visiting from out of state and baby “L” recently turned 6 months so it was the perfect time to go take some pictures. Mom had seen pictures from Yates Mill and thought that would be the perfect location. It had rained earlier in the morning so things were a bit wet, but it actually worked to our favor since there was plenty of water coming over the falls. Both big sister and little sister were very cooperative and gave us plenty of smiles. Normally having 6 people in a picture can be hard as someone is almost always looking the other way, or blinking but this family did great and we got plenty of great shots. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek “G” family, and thank you for coming to see me again. I love getting to see your girls grow up =)
Happy 1st Birthday “M” – Cary child photographer
It seems like I just had a session with this blue eyed beauty. The last 6 months have flown by and now she is turning one next weekend. She still has those amazing baby blues, and now she has two cute little bottom teeth to add to her adorable smile. We met at the Raleigh rose garden to enjoy some beautiful fall weather and blooms. Mom brought along some balloons to celebrate the occasion and then we took some fall themed pictures with some pumpkins and an adorable smocked dress. She looked so cute in everything it was hard to narrow down her images! Here’s your sneak peek mom and dad! I’ll see you in a few weeks for your holiday session =)
Pumpkin patch cutie! – Raleigh child photographer
You may remember this beautiful, blue eyed girl from her one year session this past spring. She’s now 18 months already! As you can see she still has the most amazing blue eyes, and I would photograph them all day if I could! While planning for her photos mom suggested a local pumpkin patch for a seasonal photo shoot. It was such a great idea, and little “Z” had quite a good time exploring and checking everything out. She thought the pumpkins were balls so threw a couple, tried eating some of the corn, played with the flowers and just enjoyed a beautiful fall evening. She even put her Halloween costume on, which was perfect since she will be a pumpkin for Halloween. I must admit she was the cutest little pumpkin I’ve ever seen. Mom and dad live close by so hopefully I’ll get the chance to see this little pumpkin trick-or-treating in just a few weeks. Thanks for a perfect evening “S” family, it was so nice to see you all again and enjoy some fall scenery!
Happy 1st Birthday “C”! | Holly Spring child photographer
This session was kind of neat for me. I actually went to school with baby “C’s” mom. We both moved to North Carolina in the late 90’s, but it wasn’t until recently that I learned she was down here as well. She emailed me asking for a one year session for her sweet son “C”. I of course was thrilled. We met at a local park and after briefly catching up we got right to work capturing this special time in their lives. Big sister and brother came along to help entertain and get some smiles out of the birthday for us. I of course couldn’t let them get away without snapping a picture or two of them as well. Mom told me that they weren’t picture ready – not wearing the right clothes or hair done up but I still love the pictures we captured of them. That is everyday life, and it’s important to capture those moments as well. Besides all three are absolutely adorable with the most beautiful brown eyes so any picture of them at all is going to be adorable.
While “C’ wasn’t giving me his famous big smiles, we did manage to get a few out of him. He just wanted to make me work for them, and I did. I danced, sang songs, barked like a dog. You name it – I tried it. I got a few smiles, but more “what are you doing crazy lady” looks too. When it was time for the cake smash, he rocked that. That cake was destroyed in record time, and yet he hardly got any on him at all – except for his hands.
I had so much fun spending time with this family and getting to know them. Mom, you look amazing and just like you did in high school. Your family is beautiful and I’m honored that you chose me to capture these memories. Here is your extra large sneak peek since it will be a little longer than usual for the gallery since we’re headed to Disney next week. Special thanks to my friend Amy back home for the referral. Hopefully next time you are in town visiting you’ll let me capture a few pictures of your beautiful family =)
Soon to be big brother | Cary maternity photographer
I got to spend a beautiful sunny Sunday with this sweet family. They are expecting a baby boy in just a couple of weeks, making “J” a big brother! When we arrived at the park “J” was sleeping soundly in the car. We took advantage of the time and did some alone shots of mom and beautiful baby bump =) Once “J” woke up we hurried up and took a bunch of adorable shots with him before he could figure out what was going on. As soon as he was wide awake and realized we were at a park, he was ready to play! We took out his ball and off he went, kicking, throwing and chasing it for the rest of the session. He is absolutely adorable and I loved chasing him around capturing him just being a little boy. He has the cutest hair and sweetest little face, and I know he is going to be a great big brother. Thank you so much for coming out and playing with me “L” family. I had so much fun meeting and getting to you, and I can’t wait to meet your precious little one in a couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek – I think we did a pretty good job!
