{family}
Leila {6 months}
Seriously, how much more cute can a little girl get? If she keeps wearing adorable clothing (look at that hat!), I might just take her home with me the next time I see them. 😉 Leila was just over 6 months for this shoot, and she is just as happy as can be. Who can blame her though when she has such loving and fun parents to be around? That, and my amazing peekaboo skills around the camera made her crack a smile — actually, I give her grandma props on that as she was a big help in getting her attention during the shoot. 🙂 We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to capture the fun and love within this family. I’m privileged to call them my friends and am honored that they have asked me to capture these milestones within their lives.
Peterson family
It’s always a pleasure to spend time with the Peterson family. Awhile back, I photographed them with their first little girl, Brylee, which you can see here: http://www.leahbphoto.com/blog/2010/08/19/brylee/#more-586 Now that they have another addition to the family, Brookelynn, it was fun to capture them again at this moment in their lives. They are an adorable family with so much playfulness and love towards each other. And, I still can’t get over Brylee’s beautiful curly hair and now Brookelynn’s big blue eyes!
Hayden {1 year}
As recently mentioned on my facebook page, I had a shoot this last weekend with one of my very first clients. Little Hayden is now all grown up and turning 1 years old next week! Seeing him now standing on his own, it makes me realize how fast time goes, as it seems like just yesterday that we captured him when he could barely lift his head. His hair is still so adorable I can’t even stand it! Emily and Tony, you better watch out, I can tell this little guy is going to catch all the ladies’ attention later in life. 😉 Thank you for coming to our home for the shoot! I have really enjoyed getting to know your family this last year.
{full of excitement}
I am truly a sap for babies…especially ones as adorable as the little girl, Isabelle, from yesterdays shoot. I called her a photographer’s dream baby, because she was so incredibly happy and smiling the whole time, and how about those amazing big blue eyes? Wow. It was too easy to get some great shots of this little one, who is just 6 months old. Thank you to the Simpson family for coming to our home for the shoot! Enjoy the first Christmas with your beautiful little girl. 🙂
{holiday bliss}
It was such a pleasure to photograph Amy and Marty Wolff, who met on the show The Biggest Loser in 2007. Scott’s cousin introduced us to Amy, and I thought the story of how they met was so cute! They welcomed their first son, Blaine, about 16 months ago, and so I was thrilled when they asked me to take some photos of their family for the holidays. We met up at the Durham museum, and to our surprise, there was all sorts of Christmas activities going on, so the place was packed! Luckily, we found our own little places throughout to capture some fun-filled family moments. Here’s a peek at this adorable family. 🙂
{giving thanks}
I had a chance to photograph this sweet family on Thanksgiving weekend, on yet another chilly and windy day. They were troopers though and managed to get the little ones to stick it out long enough to capture some beautiful photos. It’s always fun to come up with incentives for kids to behave, and so it was brought up that each would receive a (just one I guess) 😉 Skittle if they smiled and looked at the camera. I also got a laugh at a barbie doll that was dangling over my head to get their attention. Anything that works right!? Thank you, Katie, for asking me to take pictures of your beautiful family!
{trevden cole}
First off, what a fun and unique name! Little Trevden Cole was born just a few weeks ago, and I was proud to once again be a part of capturing those precious and new moments of a parent’s first child. It’s always interesting to see how animals react to the newest member of the family, and what I witnessed from their two cats was a lot of curiosity and what seemed like protection. They wanted to be in the photos just as much, so I gave them the spotlight for just a few shots. What more can I say than, here’s a peek at another adorable baby who was very much a pro at his first photo shoot! 😉
{vanessa}
Seriously, blond hair, blue eyes, how much more cute can a kid get!? I had such a fun time with this family on what may have been one of the last weekends we see leaves on our trees here! With the crazy wind we’ve been having, I’m glad I was able to get some shots with at least some color in the background. : ) Little Vanessa was so much fun to watch as she explored the world around her. Enjoy a few from the day!
{baby jackson + five}
I was so happy when Amanda, whose newborn son I last photographed, contacted me once again for some family photos! It was a gorgeous fall morning, so it was too easy to capture some great moments with this family. It was fun to once again photograph little baby Jack, all while watching how much his parents, grandparents and uncle adored him. I know how it is, when a baby is around, all attention usually ends up on them! 😉
{Jackson Robert}
This little cutie, named Jackson Robert, was born just over a week ago on September 2. I can tell that Amanda and Owen are going to have so much fun experiencing all the ” firsts” with their new baby boy. After doing a few newborn sessions now , I’m really starting to wonder how some of those baby photographers keep their little ones asleep while photographing them! Lately, or I should say with most of my baby shoots, including my sisters, the babies have been wide awake taking in everything around them (including the big black lens in their face!). 😉 Not that that’s not adorable or anything, as I would prefer to have at least some with their eyes open, but I’m also anxious to try some of the creative, more posed shots. Patience is definitely key, and I’ll just have to get a few pointers on what it takes to keeps those little ones sound asleep. 🙂 Enjoy a few precious moments from this adorable family.
{Brylee}
I must be a magnet for kids with cute hair. Yesterday, I enjoyed spending some time with our friends, Taryn, CJ and their beautiful little girl, Brylee, who has the best curly hair! She also has a ton of energy, so I was able to get some great shots of her doing what kids do best ~ just play! Taryn and CJ are expecting baby number two, so I am very excited for them and look forward to possibly capturing some more moments of the whole fam prior to baby being born. 🙂
{family fun}
Yesterday I had a wonderful time getting to know the Harrell family. Surprisingly, with the non-stop storms we’d been having all day, the clouds broke up just long enough to cast a beautiful light, and I was able to capture some moments of this amazing family. I had a lot of fun shooting several generations, and we made sure to take advantage of it being Father’s Day. Thanks for making it a great first family shoot! 😉 Here are a few photos from the day.
{growing up so fast!}
It was such a pleasure photographing Christy, Mike and their 3 precious boys today. All I can say is that I wish I had as much energy as they do! They are an adorable family, all with the most amazing eyes, so of course that was a big focus of mine. Little CJ had not had any photos taken since he was born, so, being 7 months old now, I hope I captured his bubbly little personality just right. 🙂 Thank you Christy and Mike for inviting me to your beautiful home!
