They didn’t have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved?
Is forever enough, is forever enough?
Cause I’m never, never giving you up
– Natalie Maines

This handsome little man is Dan and Heather’s son Ethan, and I’ve been so very excited to meet him for months now! Dan has been my personal trainer every week at the gym for the past year and a half, and it has been so sweet (and often quite hilarious- hearing him try to explain what an exersaucer is almost did me in!) listening to him prepare to meet his son. We’ve been talking about newborn photos since Dan told me he and Heather were pregnant, and it was so great to finally get their family in front of my camera last week :) Ethan won me over from the moment I walked in the door, and he was a perfect angel throughout the entire session! Seriously this kid made my job so easy and slept like a champ for me :) thankfully, I get to hang out with Ethan every 4 months as we document his first year! we’re off to a pretty great start :) isn’t he the sweetest?! Tally still isn’t too sure about Ethan, but she was willing to pose for a treat or two ;) so tiny in that big crib! for now anyway :) goodness gracious those newborn smiles get me every time! love how he fits so perfectly right here: notice how Ethan’s whole hand is the size of Dan’s thumb? :) one of my absolute favorites:these next three of Heather and Ethan are some of my favorites from the session:so beautiful! pretty sure this kid can already kick a soccer ball better than I can :) 

Happy Monday!

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Eliana was so sweet with her little bunny: story time with bunny and Minnie: such a good little mama: sweet smiles and baby rolls… the very best! Gabriela is an expert at blowing bubbles :)apparently when you’re four months old, your toes are the coolest thing ever :)

“The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you, the world is transformed.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”  ― Louisa May Alcott Landon likes to hold hands with his kitty. She, however, does not feel the same way ;)
scrumptious eye lashes… 

I have been going back and forth for over a year now trying to come up with a fun little something that I could send to my portrait clients after their session! I want all of my clients to know that I truly value them as customers, and that I’m aware that they had a very wide range of photographers to pick from! I try and always send a personal thank you note after their session, but I wanted to include a little something else too! Who doesn’t love getting a little surprise gift every now and then?! :) A friend and talented photographer Rebekah Hoyt posted an instagram photo of the most adorable “Thank You” cookie decorated in all of Rebekah’s business branding that had been given to her by one of her past brides, and I knew that was it!

I immediately contacted Casey with Cakes by Casey, and she truly made this vision of mine come to life in the most beautiful way! She was SO sweet and wonderful to work with right from the first email, and I’m really hoping that some of my brides will see this post and hire Casey to create something sweet for their wedding too! I knew I wanted to sign on with Casey right away, before I even saw or tasted anything, I trusted her to take care of my clients and she exceeded my expectations in every way! I’m so excited about how these cookies turned out, and you will just have to trust me when I say they were even more delicious than they look :)

So for all of my wonderful portrait clients, you can expect a little somethin’ sweet in the mail this year! I will be sharing my wedding client gift in another post, but for now here’s a little sneak peek of what Casey came up with! Make sure you check out her site and definitely get in touch with her if you need anything sweet for your next party, birthday, or event! :) Happy Friday!