This little lady was only 8 days old and less than 6 pounds when I had the pleasure of meeting her. She was so tiny and sweet.

I love her squishy little lips in this one…

Congratulations on your new little girl, H family. She is just beautiful and perfect!

This little guy is seven months old. We did a super quick session last weekend, about 15 minutes of shooting. He was just the sweetest, happiest little guy. I really love this age. He can crawl and pull himself up to stand, but he can’t walk (or run!) away from me yet. He was so happy and smiley and CUTE! If I could choose only one age to photograph, this would be it!

Isn’t he a sweetie?

And last but not least, my absolute favorite image from his session. I’m a little obsessed with hazy sunlight like this, and his grin just melts my heart!

Lucas is almost three weeks old, but he’s still smaller than Noah was at birth. We just love our teeny little guy. Here are some of my first photos of little Lucas, once we got all settled in at home…

This is what I’ve been working on for the last nine months. Building another baby boy. He was rolling and kicking and growing, snuggled up under my heart. Finally, on June 26th, in a rush of blood and tears, he was born. He weighed 7 pounds even, and he had a little round head full of dark brown hair.

Here are some of his first photos, taken by daddy in the hospital…

Recently I met a fellow photographer, and we had a blast on a photo shoot with her daughter. This little girl was so much fun and so well-behaved. It was hot and sticky in that field, but she was a trooper! And her mom bought me a root beer float after the shoot. What a great night!

These are the last days of Noah being an only child. The time right before our second baby is born. I’ve heard it referred to as a love affair like no other. Everything is in slow-motion. I can’t wait to meet our newborn, and I know he will teach us and give us so much. But I can’t help feeling like we are losing just a little bit, too. We’re losing our little three-person family. We’re going to be four now. Noah is going to be a big brother.

These last days are for laughter, life and love. For Noah…

I can’t believe how full my life is. Full of love and light and laughter. We are so incredibly blessed. I am grateful for every ray of sunshine, every giggle, every tickle and hug, every moment with my boys. I can’t wait for Noah’s little brother to join us out here in the light!

I love this clover field we found a couple days ago. It is so beautiful back there.

I love how expressive you are. I love watching you raise your eyebrows and curl up your lip. I love your chubby cheeks and your dark, curved eyelashes. I love your button nose and your cute pokey ears. I love your little teeth and your big bright eyes.

I love how children can look at you and smile, and everything seems right in the world. I always want to remember this sweet little twinkle in her eye. It’s times like this that I feel so blessed to be a photographer.

Noah is 100% boy! Last summer he ran headlong into the lake without a second thought, then plopped himself down chest deep in the water and picked up handfuls of wet sand. He is always finding sticks and using them to chop at the grass or dig in the dirt. We have to be quick to distract him from mud puddles. While I was taking these photos, he wanted to walk off into the trees all by himself. He loves being outside and discovering new things.

My not-so-little-anymore explorer…