Seven months later

Sweet H's first photoshoot was in the hospital when he was just twelve hours old. And now he's a big boy of seven months old, with a perfect grin:


Lifted high in the air by his mom:


I love this grin:


With his happy daddy:


Tush in the air, pensive expression... too perfect...


Really fun to watch these guys play with their boy:


And here's a sweet angel expression:


Learning the piano from his uber-musical dad: Great to spend time with you guys!

School vacation week

My 3 year old is home with me for the week, so I haven't gotten much real work done, but we had a wonderful playdate this morning with my college roommate and her nearly 2 year old son. Here she is, playing the pied piper (Annie LOVES her):


And the kids got along so well, dancing and playing. Of course they could barely remember other times when they played together, it was like making a new friend:


And fast friends they were. Don't they look related here?


Here's one of the handsome dude by himself. I can't believe he's going to be two next month:


And my pretty girl, nearly 3 and a half (and just a couple of months from becoming a big sister!):


And I love this with Mr. Potato Head's glasses :) Great to see you guys!

32 weeks along and gorgeous

This beautiful momma and her husband had me over to their house earlier this week, and we got some sweet pictures of her pretty belly:


It was such a pleasure to spend some time with you guys - I love this contemplative one:


There are so many more that I love from the session - I can't wait for you to look at them. And I can't wait to meet your sweet girl in April!

Six months old and grinning like crazy

I love this shot of this guy sitting on his mom's lap. Isn't he a handsome guy?


Love the fingers here, looks like he's trying to explain something hilarious to us:


Quizzical:


Getting a tickle from mom and dad:


And then I can't decide if I like the dad tossing J in the air picture better...


Or the mom one... They're both adorable. It was wonderful to meet you guys!

Amazing eyes on these girls

Ooh, I love childcare and the slow January season! I took these photos earlier today, and thanks to my mother-in-law's preschool pickup, was able to focus the rest of the day on them. I love being able to turn things around so quickly at this time of year!

So I know this one is a non-traditional family shot, but I just love it.


And pretty big girl W:


And sweet little girl H:


The girls and their giggles. I love this look W is giving H here:


The girls, all dressed up:


It was great to meet you guys! Thanks for inviting me out :)

Another beautiful belly

I got to meet the lovely V and her husband last week in their fantastic apartment overlooking the Charles River. The huge windows made for really fun photographs:


At the time of these photos, V was due in three weeks - I love this of Dad feeling the baby:


This is one of my absolute faves. I love that you get a sense of place with the city behind them, and at first you almost don't notice V's sweet belly popping out in the middle.


I can't wait to meet your sweet girl when she arrives. Thanks so much for having me!

Number three, on the way

I love it when families I've known for a while let me come back and experience a pregnancy through pictures. I started taking pictures of big five year old A when she was just a year old, and got to do teenie baby pictures of two 1/2 year old R when she was just a little one... and now I got to get excited with the family as they await #3:


I love this of the three cuties:


And the two big girls:


The whole crew. Wonderful to see you guys again - best of luck with the new arrival, I can't wait to meet him/her! :)

2009, here I come!

So for my first shoot of 2009, I got to go see these wonderful cuties, J and M. Here's my favorite pensive one of big boy J:


I love how they give each other the giggles:


And big girl M has grown so much since last year:


And of course we had to have some fun jumping around in the living room:


Before we went outside to play in the snow:

My last shoot of 2008

What an incredible year it's been! Here's another beautiful girl I've known since she was just a few weeks old. I've loved being there as little N has grown. Here she is now, in all her three year old glory:


And telling me all about her blocks:


So wonderful to see you again! Have a wonderful holiday, and see you next year :)

Many years, big girls

I've been taking pictures of these girls every year since I started my business back in 2003, and they've gotten so big!


It's sweet, because they know I'm coming, and remember having done this year after year, so the three of us just wander the house inside and out, and their parents like to keep the pictures as a surprise, so it's up to us to play and take fun pictures. I love this one out in the snow:


And ever since the beginning, the girls have always included their beloved stuffed animals, so we had to get them in a few shots, of course:


And this was their favorite trick of this year's photos - the carry. I have to say it again - I can't believe how big they've gotten!

Happy Holidays!

I have three more shoots in 2008, but I think I'm going to take a blogging break until 2009.

<-- Here's my 3 year old Annie making wishes come true in our family holiday card (designed by Amy at Chubbybum.com).

And if you haven't watched it, check out my top ten favorite things in 2008 card here.

Happy New Year!