Carter’s mama knew she wanted to be out in a field with pretty light, and Carter braved the coldest morning the of year thus far for the session.  He loved the tall grass and my chair…he was so sad when I packed it up for the day.  He could not have been sweeter for the last session in his year.  It’s been a honor capturing his first year.  Thank you mom & dad…I just love you all.

7 months of absolute delight and big blue eyes.

Totally adores her mama.

Looks just like daddy, and is quite the globetrotter already.

My newest babyplanner…get ready to see a lot more of her!

She was one of my first baby planners, and he’s one of my newest.

There was pretty morning light, and amazingly decorated bedrooms.

It was the perfect welcome back from maternity leave.

(super size sneak peek ahead…)

Jase had mommy and daddy pulling out all the stops…dancing, singing, the hokey pokey, you name it.  Dad even went outside to play peek-a-boo and do jumping jacks through the window while I got images of Jase on the bed.  Um, Jase may have been a little scared at first when Daddy poked his head around one of the window panes…

All that hard work on mom and dad’s part paid off though…there is a gorgeous gallery coming their way soon!

It just is not possible.

Mom and dad seriously rock.

Last week I needed to reschedule when the stomach bug attacked my house.  They didn’t mind a bit.

Tonight I made them (highly suggested, lol) that they drive 45 minutes so we could  use this amazing location.

It’s about 20 feet from a sandwich shop’s dumpster…you know if case you are looking for it.

Gray worked every bit of the amazing light…I love this kid, and I seriously love him outdoors.

Meet 9 day old Blake.  Seven pounds of perfection.

Slept for the entire 2 hours I was shooting.  Amazing.

Still just about a week shy of his due date, he’s already made quite the impression on mom & dad, and I am thrilled to spend the next year capturing all the little things that make him unique.

So, we braced the heat, the glistening skin, and red faces in order to get some adorable shots of Abby, a babyplanner who was ready for her sitting session.  She’s still as adorable as ever, starting to favor mom in looks, and has to take everything in before she warms up.  She’s got two perfect bottom teeth which she was more than happy to show off, as long as mom and dad were dancing and making funny noises behind me. 

Ben didn’t disappoint.  Arriving just two days past his due date, on Mother’s Day.  He’s long and lean, with a gorgeous head of blonde hair and blue eyes…just like his big sister.  He was perfect for the session.  Absolutely perfect…you know except for that small incident of projectile poop that covered my shirt!  The incident that caused tears to roll down my cheeks and his mom’s cheeks, that sent Nan for paper towels once she stopped laughing, the uncles to opposite sides of the room, and dad for his camera so he could document the whole scene.  Because, after all, it was a funny, very funny.

We finished the session without any problems.  Ben was awesome.  And then it happened…I totally lost my balance walking down their slick driveway in the rain.  You can imagine what it looks like when a 9-months pregnant woman, in a skirt none the less, takes a spill…not pretty.  I spent the night hanging out in L&D…getting the all clear to go home about midnight.  I’m fine, the little guy is fine, but my knee is less than stellar.  Awesome, I know.  But it explains the delay in the sneak peek, and the reason this is one session I’ll never forget!

Dad, I know you’ve been waiting to see some of these…your key dangling paid off!