This little angel was such a sweetheart.  She slept like a dream and didn’t even open her sleepy little eyes to peek at me.  Her mom did a great job keeping her awake before the shoot (not an easy thing to do!) and it worked like a charm.  Harper was 8 days new at her first portrait shoot and she is rocking the camera already.  What a doll.

This beautiful little mini blanket and halo were made by my friend Oleysa.  See more of her work at:  Beezy Mom’s

Doesn’t she have pretty little lips?

Thank you to Heidi Jo for assisting me with this shoot.  Shots like this are only possible with an assistant.  :)

Dad and Mom have a competition going between their alma maters.  Mom boasts ASU and Dad OSU.  Dad had to sneak in some spirit colors to ensure another OSU fan in the family.

Baby girl in Daddy’s arms…can’t get more precious then that.

Snuggling with mama is pretty great too though.  ;)

And now the two are three and life changes forever.

Thanks D and N for bringing sweet Harper to me!  It was so nice to meet you!

This is petite little Annabelle.  She was only 5 days old and under 6 pounds at her first portrait shoot.  A little on the early side, Miss Annabelle was a sleeping beauty.  I was so excited to get to use my new wicker baby carriage too.  I looked long and hard for just the one I wanted.  The lady I bought it from said her family had owned it for about 70 years and she didn’t know how old it was when they got it.   I was grateful for all the carriages I resisted temptation on because this was just the right one.

I first met Annabelle’s mama when she was a young teenager.   In recent years, I haven’t had the blessing of seeing her.  When I told my mom about this shoot she said “Oh!  I hope Annabelle has red hair like her mom!”   I, then, told my mom that Annabelle’s mom did NOT ever have red hair.  We debated this back and forth.

When A showed up, I was correct.  She was blonde.  Never a red head.  I was then quite surprised that my mother’s prediction, had, in fact, come true.  LOL.   Quite a little beautiful ginger!!!  You just never know do you?

I love baby parts.  Perfect little toes, fingers, and look at these long eyelashes too!

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So good to see you again A!!!!  Wish we could have had a longer visit.   Maybe with baby number 2?

Little Valentina was an angel baby for her shoot.  At only 5 days and under 6 pounds, she slept like a dream and gave us plenty of fun shoot time.  Her mama was really hoping for outdoor shots (and that can be hit and miss depending on season/weather/timing/baby) but the stars aligned for this shoot.  Feb and March are great opportunities for desert shots (especially if there was a lot of Jan/Feb rain).  It can be on the cold side though but on this particular day the sun was out and it was quite nice.  How many other country-wide photographers could shoot a newborn outside in February?  Definite bonus for living in Arizona!

Now…about my custom made Fairytale Carriage…

A couple of months ago I pitched an idea to my Father In Law.  He, quite sweetly, went to work on it and I was DELIGHTED at how the woodwork turned out.  Perfection!   My dear husband agreed to do the framework and finished it up this past weekend so I would have it ready for Valentina’s shoot.   Just what I envisioned (plus some!).  I feel like a lucky lady to have such talented guys willing to take on my “Honey Do List”.   And what an adorable first model I had for it!

Valentina’s older sister, Victoria, is only 17 months old so I was hoping the baby in the carriage would hold her attention.  What a little beauty big sister is too!

When I first saw Victoria, I wanted to put down my camera and snuggle her.  At 17 months, she likely would have had none of that but the little one is dreamy isn’t she?  I can’t wait to see what little sister looks like in a few months.

Beautiful family…

Coincidentally, this little darling was born on Valentine’s Day!!!!  How amazing is that?  She was not due until the end of Feb so her name was not chosen because of her birth date.   How lucky was that?

Purple is her color!

Looking forward to seeing these two little ones again in a few months!

It is precious to me how often I catch newborns smiling when they are safe in mama or daddy’s arms.   This is Eddie and he was a little pumpkin.

Born a week before Halloween, I thought a pumpkin patch shot in order.

A few days before this shoot, I was daydreaming about shots on the whimsical side.  Eddie slept like a dream and let me play, play, play.

Thank you Amanda S. for the bowl.  See how I put it to use?

And thank you Sweetie for the red bed.  Speaking of beds…my Father In Law is making me another one and I am excited to see it!

Thank you E & S for bringing your little guy to me!  He was a sweetheart and I enjoyed the cuddle time.  (And thank you Heather too!)

Well…it had to happen eventually…I got bested by a wee one.  For the first time in nearly four years of business, I was outmatched.  Beautiful, ALERT, Miss Kierstin would not sleep.  In four hours, we got a handful of shots of her.  She would doze off into a light slumber but would quickly wake back up the minute I laid her down or changed her position.   At our wits end, I invited Not-So-Sleeping Beauty back for a second shoot.  In all honesty, I didn’t figure she would sleep the second time any better than the first but…I was wrong.   Day 2 was much better!  The above money shot was my one “claim to fame” on the Day 1 shoot LOL but low and behold, she gave it to me again on Day 2.

I was excited to get the above grin out of her but THEN SHE GAVE ME THIS:

That has to go down as the biggest smile yet don’t you think?  She was full on laughing in this shot.  What on earth was the little pumpkin dreaming about?  Her big brother Easton maybe?   (I have done two shoots with brother and he is such a doll too and sweet as they come).

And…again…another smile.

While I felt bad that Kierstin’s mama had to come back to me for a second round, I was also grateful that if it was going to happen, that it happened with this family.  Not for their sake of course, but selfishly for mine.  They are such gracious people and I feel fortunate to have them as clients.  I just had to pull this off so they wouldn’t fire me (hee hee).

The lamb hat is pretty to-die-for isn’t it?  (Thank you Oleysa – BeezyMama!)

And here is a good look at her baby blues…I saw quite a bit of them.

Thank you Miss Kierstin for restoring my faith in my Baby Whispering skills.  You had me doubting it there for a minute.  ;)  And thank you to P and K for your patience in seeing this through.  Can’t wait to see who this little charmer will develop in to!  See you again in six months or so?  :)