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One of my favorite little peanuts… I’m always a little bummed when my Baby Steps clients complete their first year, especially when it’s clients like these… don’t get me wrong, I celebrate the first year right alongside them, but I know I’ll miss seeing them grow every few months.  Addie is obviously absolutely adorable, but what I hope you can sense through pictures is just how awesome her parents are too.  From the very first time I met them, I blogged about how comfortable being in their home was.  How it just felt like being with old friends, and that feeling has never changed.  If anything, it’s grown.  They know about my life, I get a little peek into theirs, and this time we chatted about our mutual love of all things pumpkin.  If you know me at all, you know these are my kind of people!  So to some of my very favorite clients, thank you so much for having me in your lives to capture your beautiful little girl’s first year!

When you cross a referral from one of my favorite families, two gorgeous parents and a sweet little two year old boy on a perfect October morning, you get this.  A quick sampling, and I’m going to be honest… I saved most of my super favorite shots for the family’s viewing only since I know holiday cards are right around the corner.  Enjoy!

Sweet Mason, I haven’t seen him since he was just days old… one of my favorite little families!

When I married my husband, I also married into a huge group of his friends from high school.  All those high school buddies have amazing wives, and now when we all get together, it’s less late nights at the bar and more beautiful children running around in the afternoon.  I’m so grateful to be a part of that big group, and the added bonus is that I often get the opportunity to photograph those beautiful children… like these two cuties.

I love mini sessions.  Sure, they’re kind of hectic days, and timing needs to be managed to a T, but they’re FUN!!  It’s such a great way to reconnect with old clients, and meet new ones, and pack a great amount of pictures into a short amount of time.

For the second year in a row, I’ve photographed these children around the holidays.  Their moms are all friends, and we spent Saturday morning running around trying to get that elusive perfect shot.  By the end of it, I’m pretty sure all the moms were certain we didn’t get anything, but I assured them that we did.  Here’s some proof!

This little bub, for the second year in a row he made me work for it, but it’s always worth it.  Such a handsome guy!

Two of my favorite peanuts!

Miss R – by far one of my most cooperative of the morning!

…and little M, who is smiling so sweetly above.  Check out this last shot though.  This is a much more accurate picture of our morning, and I absolutely love it.  This is what having kids is all about, right?!  Oh, ’tis the season!

What a treat this session was – beautiful family, adorable little man, and another gorgeous morning at Harkness.  I couldn’t have planned it better if I tried.

The highest honor you can have as a photographer is when another photographer hires you to take their family portraits.  Becky and I met on one of my online forums, and we quickly hit it off.  So when she asked me to photograph her family, I was thrilled.  It doesn’t hurt that they’re all absolutely gorgeous!!  We met up earlier this week at Harkness Park, and it couldn’t have been a more beautiful morning.

Becky, you are stunning!!!