Gavington just turned one! And what a wonderful time to have a one year old in the home–there’s more magic, romance, and of course laughter in the air. Gavington is like a mini Santa Claus with his belly, his rosy cheeks and his jolly laugh. Ho Ho Ho

Just two weeks old, Cecilia had her first photo shoot. My goal with these images was to really depict the newness and awe of having a newborn baby in the home. Parenthood seems to come quite naturally to Amy and Matt –they are completely smitten–as they should be. Cecilia is simply perfect. Congratulations Matt and Amy and welcome, baby Cecila.

Alice and her mother are visiting from NYC, and because Alice gets her photo taken every year, Katherine thought it would be fun to do her 5 year old portrait in Colorado. This little free spirit was a delight to work with—she didn’t pose a lot, unless it was to make a goofy face, and while she is a city girl through and through, Alice toughed it out for some barefoot pictures out in the open space. What a marvelous age 5 is. I remember my first day of kindergarden, playing freely out in our street with the neighbors until the street light came on. and well—just being a kiddo…. ahhhh. Nostalgia. Thanks for the memories, Alice! You’re an urban princess….

Amy and John have been busy! You might remember them from their wedding post back in March…
We planned on doing some maternity photos in June, but little Grayden decided to come a month early! So life goes. I love this shoot. I love that Amy and John don’t need a tub of cheerios or a pair of wings to show off their beautiful baby boy. They appreciate pure family photojournalism and that is exactly what I gave them. Grayden was a little fussy and didn’t want to be woken up from his nap, or interupted from his snack to do photos, so I just stood back and made images of the three of them. John and Amy coddled Grayden and watched eachother love on him, and this to me, was so much more emotionally evoking than photos of Grayden’s feet… I love photojournalism when it comes to families because an image truly stops time. Grayden will have these images to look at in 20 years and realize how loved he was. And Amy and John will look back on these and see how beautiful life was, learning how to be parents, and falling in love with a tiny baby boy.

When kids hit 1 year old, it’s like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.” Johnny Depp
Obviously they are so much more—-but I thought this quote was so funny! 1 year olds certainly waddle like a drunk… But really, 1 year olds are great as they have started to develop strong personalities. They can’t always articulate what they want, but it’s easier to guess what they want, and they express themselves in the funniest of ways–tearing at diapers, throwing temper tantrums, running away from the camera… etc, etc. And I love that they are still too young to fake it. I adore 1 year olds! If only they could stay this age for 3 or 4 years…
I had a couple of 1 year-old shoots last week and thought I’d combine them to drive this 1 year-old thing home! I’m not normally gender specific, but wow—Sienna is such a little girl with her tutu and her dolly, and Owen is a boy on a mission with his dog. From completely different families, these little ones were both waddling darlings with only a few teeth, both 1, and both complete crack ups! More please…