Last weekend, I had the chance to photograph sweet Mary Adkins’ 1st birthday. Her theme – the Hungry Caterpillar. Adorable! Apparently, I forgot to photograph Saturday. So, on Saturday, he ate CAKE…cupcakes! Yum! Speaking of cake – Mary Adkins LOVED her cake. And I was there for every moment of it! You like how MA is posing for the camera? I tell you what, if she keeps this up, I’m going to insist that she gets in front of my camera a lot more often! And we ended with a family photo. I don’t...

Last week, I shared Bellamy’s “smash cake” photos. This week, I wanted to share her lifestyle session celebrating her first birthday. Her mother and I have been going back and forth for a few months discussing the best way to capture Bellamy turning one…during the cold month of January. I searched Pinterest and suggested we stay at home and recreate some of the scenes we started with when I shot Bellamy as a newborn. Between balloons and bouncing on the bed, we had more fun than I think we’ve had with any of our other sessions. In fact, I’ve...

Yesterday, Liam turned ONE! Unfortunately, I was not able to spend his birthday with him…but I was able to spend the afternoon at Pullen Park with him and his family on Sunday. When I first arrived, Liam was sound asleep. I’ve been around Liam quite a bit over the past few months, so I wasn’t too concerned – they tend to last about 15-20 minutes. This time, his father wasn’t so sure…apparently Liam was in the midst of a growth spurt. No worries – it gave me and his mother, Anna, a chance to register for Pullen Park’s...

Earlier in the week, I shared photos from my nephew’s birthday party last Saturday. On Sunday, we attended another first birthday. That’s right – Felicity’s best friend, Maddie, turned one too! And her mom pulled out all the stops for the most perfect and precious mermaid themed party. It seriously looked like something straight out of a magazine. From the moment I walked in the door, I knew it was going to be a spectacular party…and it started with a huge smile from the birthday girl herself. Since Felicity was still snoozing in the car, I had a...