There's something about kids playing in the leaves that is just magical. Needless to say, these guys had a ton of fun throwing the leaves around. I love this shot - especially her little hands, tossing the leaves with such enthusiasm!
You know I'm a sucker for these unguarded moments...
Between his baby blues and her smile, they could stop traffic!
Look at all of these beautiful smiles. You might remember the littlest one from his newborn session. He's so big now (with tons of smiles) and his older sister helps out a ton - lucky mom!
Stunning.
Completely. Head-over-heels. Love. This...
Yummy baby goodness.
Little "R" was celebrating his b-day last week with all kinds of friends, a bounce-house, a pinata, three cakes, you name it! Everyone had tons of fun and I felt lucky to be there, surrounded by so many good people.
Pre-party contemplations...
Bounce-house fun, fun, fun!
Okay, she was just asking to be photographed!
Some serious loot.
Ooooh, fire!
Happy birthday, little R!
Handsome daddy + gorgeous mommy = super cutie little girl. What a lovely family.
I can't get enough of her itsy-bitsy feet. Those toes! Oh my goodness.
I don't know if they get any cuter than this...
Gorgeous mommy is the owner of KidzArt in Sacramento, a fun and unique drawing program for preschoolers through seniors. Check out their Mommy & Me Classes as well as their After-School Classes.
Christmas comes early for me when the holiday sessions start in August and don't quit until mid-December. Right about now is the busiest time of year with my packaging table piled high with gorgeous Christmas cards and picture boxes filled with sigh-inducing portraits, ready to be shipped out tomorrow morning.
I feel like I'm neglecting my faithful blog readers since I just haven't been able to keep up with all of the sneak peeks, but I promise to blog about them soon! I would be doing you all a disservice if I didn't put post some of these super-cutie-pie faces that I've been photographing.
In the midst of it all, I often forget to photograph some of the birth announcements that are custom designed for clients. I loved this set since I adore twins and thought I'd share some baby-goodness with you all. Are they just darling?
Bear with me here - more to come soon once all of the Christmas-Crazy is over!
The week before Thanksgiving was simply overflowing with autumn colors. What better to do with a beautiful day than to use it as the backdrop for this lovely family. Their little boy is eight months old and, as you'll see, just lights up when he's in his parents' arms.
Cuddling with Mom in the fall leaves. It's the little things that make a shot sometimes. I've fallen in love with the thumb in his mouth - he was teething like crazy! And mom's scrunched nose - so sweet!
Fellow explorers --
In love with the tongue, too. I think I'm a sucker for the unusual, but it's so true of the moment.
Check out these colors. Just lovely.
This little man was a dream to work with and his dad was my kind of guy with all of the goo-goo faces and funny sounds to try to make him laugh. Here are a few of my favorites from the day:
Fun outfit and perfect mini-teeth -
Letting the rays of sun glow through the autumn leaf ---
Mom and dad love off-center shots, which explains why we got along so well! ;-)
More to come soon!
We got a little bit of everything on this shoot...
A little jumping on the bed --
A little fun in the sun (love her blond hair!) -
Some play with the dog, Zeus --
And my favorite picture of the day, Mom and son. Just perfect.
Just so you know, Kelly (in the picture above) has a wonderful pilates studio in Sacramento - Purely Pilates. I have a client who goes to the studio for the prenatal pilates program and she says she LOVES it.
Eight months old and already charming, handsome and funny. Little "B" was all smiles and we caught some really beautiful moments between him and his parents. What a lovely family -- I could've photographed them all day.
Maybe these three are all secretly models...
These three kept me on my toes with gymnastics moves, dancing, singing and a wide assortment of expressions (all of which I loved - just how kids should be, in my opinion), but here is a shot that cracks me up. It seems to sum up how the day went: big brother being all perfect, sister being silly and the littlest one being mesmerized by her sibling. Love it.
I'm completely in love with the little foot up on mom's shoulder. Priceless.
Beauuuuuutiful. I adore her deep, dark eyes.
