* Playing Catch Up *

My poor photography blog has been a bit neglected lately so I figured it was time to catch up and add photos from shoots I've done over the past couple of months. I wish I had the extra time to post after each shoot, but there sometimes just aren't enough hours in the day. From each shoot, I come away with new ideas and get quite excited for each upcoming session. Stayed turned for more photos from the wedding in Ellensburg and then two more weddings this month in Bellevue and Boulder, CO.

Enjoy!

:: Sweet Finley ::

I had the pleasure of meeting Finley and her wonderful parents at their house in Woodinville a few weeks ago. From the looks of this darling baby girl, you'd probably never guess she was six weeks premature and nearly two months old in these photos. After mom spent a month on bedrest, Finley made an early debut and melted her parents hearts. So tiny and so sweet - slept like she hadn't slept in days and was alert and awake at other moments. Already looking forward to seeing how much she changes at her six months photos.

Zachary { 2 Months }

This darling baby boy, along with his mama, flew 3,000 miles to meet his extended family for the first time last week. I was anxious to take his photos, but I wasn't quite sure what to expect considering the time change, flying, feeding schedules, etc, but he proved any of my preconceived thoughts to be false and was 100% perfect. Zachary was an excellent little guy with his big blue eyes, blonde hair, chubby cheeks and full belly. Hard to believe he's two months, right?

:: Brand Spankin' New ::

Meet precious baby Gavin - all 7 pounds of him. I met this handsome baby boy when he was just five days old and I have to say everything about this { last } summer evening was perfect and I enjoyed every second of it. I loved it so much that I almost ditched meeting up with husband for a concert to take more photos. He slept the entire time and cried only once when his mamma tried to swaddle him. Gavin may appear to be in one of the tiniest weight classes, he's got guns - so strong that he was able to act like an escape artist and break-free from the swaddle!

The Thinker...he intertwined his fingers like this himself



Congratulations Jessi and Geno!

Ava { 1 Year Old Photos } - Mercer Island, WA

This sweet baby girl had the most stunning blue eyes I have yet to see on a child - with the combination blonde hair + blue eyes she is pretty darn precious. I met up with Ava and her parents for her first birthday photos and she was a lot of fun. I was quite surprised she sat down in the gravel and started playing so I sat down with her and continued shooting until she was distracted by either a dog or another kid. It's funny how intrigued/mesmerized kids are by the smallest things.

I have an idea that I wished I had used for this shoot, but will have to save it for my next 1 year old shoot.