Look at this exuberant face! This little guy is living every kid’s dream, and I had a total blast living it with him!

For some reason I tend to get a lot more baby girl newborn sessions than baby boy ones. It was a fun change to shoot for a boy, especially in a nursery as adorable as this one. Every time I post anything about this couple I mention how much I love them. They just make sessions especially fun to be at and keep me smiling and laughing. Here are a few from their session.

Although typically I’m not a morning person (as my clients would agree since they usually get emails from me at 3:30AM), I am totally thrilled when people go with my early morning sessions. You just never quite get this kind of beautiful light at any other moment in the day and there’s always a sweetness and peacefulness that comes across in morning sessions, and it makes me happy.

Had a great shoot the other day with a very sweet family. We did a lot of normal portraity photos of course, but truth be told I think these are my favorites and the type of artwork I’d hang in my house. Such beautiful, sweet moments. This is what I love to shoot.

Also…can I have her hair please?

This was one of those sessions where everything just clicked — personalities, sense of humor, location, weather, timing, etc. There was a lot of laughing and giggling going on, and they turned out beautifully. When I look at these, it’s obvious to me that it was a fun morning.

Plus who’s more gorgeous than this a month before their due date? I sure wasn’t, I can tell you that! I’ve been warned that I might not be able to handle the cuteness I’ll encounter at their newborn shoot, and you know what? I believe it.

(Side note to local photogs: if you know this location, please do not impose on the owners’ kindness by requesting shoots. I worked closely with them, and they were generous to allow me to shoot there but I would be sad if they started getting taken advantage of or bombarded.)

I love this family, and I love that I get to see them every year — first the wedding, then Christmas last year, and now Christmas again. I just wuv them so much, and this year was just as fun as I expected, in fact maybe more so because I got to photograph the whole fam this time (last year we just did the girls). I love their interactions. You’ll see what I mean…

Just a few faves from their holiday mini-session. We spent most of the time working on an epic, humorous shot of them with their four cats (which turned out incredible), but I think I might save that for later and let them surprise their friends and family with it on their Christmas card.

…five young kids all looking gorgeous and happy in the freezing cold. What troopers!

I love the chemistry in this family. I love the way they look at each other and their beautiful new daughter. Her friends gave them this session as a gift at her baby shower (how awesome is that?!), and it was such a joy meeting and spending time in their family. They have such an immediate warmth and comfort about them. And what a gorgeous new mama, right?