Hard to believe this sweet bundle of love is already 1! Her sweet smile is infectious, and she has the most darling personality. I loved spending time with her and her parents, playing, listening to music, and watching their love for one another. Izzy is so loved! Enjoy her 1st birthday portraits!
It was such a fun day capturing sweet Harper turning one!! I saw Harper and her family a few months ago for family pictures, and she has changed so much since then! We took her birthday portraits at the beach, where she loved to play in the sand and splash around on the shore! I love that we also got a few more sister and family pictures; you can NEVER have too many of those.
Smiles were a little tricky to come by, even with my best tricks, until we got to the water; then, both girls couldn’t stop smiling! You have to roll with the punches, and do whatever it takes to bring out that joy!
Enjoy Harper’s 1st Birthday Portraits!
Amelia’s Cake Smash was my last session of 2020! Even though I’ve know this family for many, many years, this was my first time meeting sweet Amelia! She wasn’t too keen on her cake (which is normal!), but big sister was! We still had fun capturing that sugary goodness, and capturing some sweet family photos before the icing mess! What a great way to end my 2020 sessions!
Enjoy these photos of Amelia’s 1st Birthday Cake Smash!
From her pink tutu to her lavish pearls, she is the epitome of what a girly girl should be! While she wasn’t really into EATING her smash cake, she definitely loved PLAYING with it! Her favorite thing to do was to get icing all over her hands and clap as hard as she could. Even with a few tears, she was a perfect angel during her session. I love when babies really dig into the cake, and she was no exception, getting icing in her hair and all over her cute little feet!
Hailey girl, I can’t believe you’re almost one! Your parents love and adore you, and you are so blessed to have such a wonderful Mom and Dad. I’m so glad I could celebrate your almost- birthday with you, and document your sugary fun!
I don’t know what it is about that first year of your baby’s life, whether it’s the long nights, lack of sleep, oodles of baby cuddles, or the innumerable feeding sessions, but it seems to both drag and fly by! It was no different with Joshua’s first year.
Joshua is a calm and loving little snuggle bug who is whip smart and so giggly! He waited until right before his birthday to finally start standing on his own and he is so proud! I can’t get enough of his sweet smile (with his 6 teeth!) and his chunky legs!
We went to the beach to document his first rotation around the sun, and it was perfect. Enjoy these photos of this sweetest little (now) toddler.
If you haven’t already heard of or seen this celebration, it’s as simple as it sounds: allow your one-year-old to celebrate by giving him/her their very own cake to “smash” and eat in the messiest way they can. Every baby is different when it comes to this treat. Some love it instantly, while others absolutely hate the taste/texture and end up crying. Joshua was right in the middle of these two reactions. This session can also include a “splash” portion at the end, which cleans the babe in a fun and adorable way! Anything for cute photos, amiright?
If you’re concerned that baby won’t like the sweetness of the cake, you can give him a taste test the night before. It doesn’t have to be very much, just enough to try so that when you do the“official” one, baby is already more familiar and may dive right in.
As you’ll see from the pictures, he was very sedate in his non-smashing of the cake, and the icing was clearly the favorite. We ended with the “splash” portion of the session, and he loved being able to get in a little more play! Arguably, he seemed to enjoy the splashing more than the smashing!
Without further ado, enjoy Joshua’s Smash and Splash. Happy (almost) 1st Birthday!
