Introducing Miss Ellie

You may remember the maternity session for Ellie's mom, Mary Beth back in June.  Miss Ellie has arrived and won over her parents' hearts for sure.  She was so great during the session and I am going to miss seeing this little one grow up as her mom just got a job in Illinois.  Here are only a few of my favorites.

Mr. Aiden Turns One

Aiden is another one child that I have been photographing since his birth.  He has grown so much and it amazing to watch all the changes.  Aiden is super sweet and smiley.    He really enjoyed his cake.  Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Adriana's First Birthday

It was bittersweet to see Miss Adriana turn one.  I have been photographing her and her family every three months since she was three months old.  Over the past nine months, I have seen her grow up from a baby who could not sit up on her own to a toddler making her way across the floor.  Adriana's family has become a friend of mine which is always one of the best perks of this job.  Here are some of my favorite images from Adriana's first birthday party a couple of weeks ago.

Miss Lily & Mr. Jesse

I have been photographing Miss Lily since before she was even born. And then of course, once she graced us all with her presence.  Then again in March when she was six months old.  Now Miss Lily is nine months old so I traveled once more to capture those beautiful blue eyes and her smile that will capture your heart.  For this session, we traveled a little further than Lily's home in North Carolina, we went to Virginia to get some photos with Lily's cousin, Jesse, at their great-grandmother's farm.  Jesse turned two while we were there so here are some favorite photos of three different sessions we did with these two adorable kiddos.

Rachel and Her Family

This photo shoot was very special to me.  Rachel and I are cousins.  We are almost exactly a year apart.  We saw each other every other weekend for years as both of our parents went through custody battles and divorces.  Rachel and I hiked up "mountains" together, we played creative games with pens, buttons, and coasters at my grandmothers house.  We watched Hee Haw, Golden Girls, and Bob Ross with my grandparents.  We made up stories about the man on the dime.  In high school, we even took a class together - Spanish III.  She is one of my favorite cousins so I was honored to take photos of her family.  As I was editing these photos, at one point I actually had a weird flashback to our childhood as I looked closely at her youngest daughter's face.  She looks so much like Rachel I couldn't believe my eyes.  This photo shoot was taken at her husband's family farm and it was like old times climbing a hill with Rachel.  Here are some of my favs.

Miss Hannah

Miss Hannah lives here in Orlando area but is the cousin of Miss Evelyn of North Carolina that I photographed back in October.  I do believe there is some resemblance there, agree?  Miss Hannah will turn one on July 4th, my favorite holiday.  She was such a joy to work with that I almost did not want to put my camera down.  Her gorgeous blue eyes and her adorable personality were a lot of fun.  Thanks to Christine for referring this little cute girl to me.  Here are some of my favs.

Ethan is Growing Up

Last summer I photographed Ethan and his family over at Disney.  This year as Ethan turns two we met up near his family's neighborhood to capture how much he has grown in the last year.  Gone are the days of infant features and now Ethan looks more like a small man.  Here are a few favorites from the day.