sweet smiles

baby it's cold outside! and very, very snowy. so we headed indoors for this little guys one year pics. i've had an absolutely wonderful time getting to know him and watch him grow. he is just as sweet as the first day i met him and full of smiles. here are a few of the highlights from his one year session!

little man

how do i get so lucky?! so many cute kiddos so little time. i was fortunate enough to take his one year pictures last year so we were already pretty good buds. but he certainly kept me on my toes! 

i love a smile as much as the next person. but when i saw this face i couldn't help but love it...

some of the best pictures, in my opinion, aren't always of the kiddo looking at the camera and smiling. i love to catch them in their natural habits. even when they are just doing what they do everyday it can be simply adorable!

but the session wouldn't be complete with some killer smiles. of which he had plenty!

it was quite the morning! i had a great time chasing this little guy and his giraffe buddy around.

mad skills

first of all, could this be anymore fun! who gets to spend an afternoon with a charming little guy? i do! we had a good time crusing around a neighborhood park where he showed me his mad skills...

not only can he sit like a champ...

but he was a huge fan of showing off his tongue. a talent he apparently hasn't shared with too many people (lucky me!)...

and lucky for mom and dad there were still plenty of tongueless smiles and super sweet expressions to share...

oh and if having adorable footsies (love them) was a skill he totally showed those off too...

needless to say we had a jolly good time and even with the occasional tongue shot we definitely came away with lots of winners. looking forward to seeing you again soon little man!

hello sunshine

this happy little girl had a rainy first session but luckily we were able to reschedule for a beautiful sunny morning! we had fun at the park and getting all kinds of hugs and kisses from mom and dad.

she was pretty happy most of the time but even when she decided to be so serious, she was still plenty adorable (how could you not love those eyes).

she even got to test out wiggling her bare toes in the grass. i think she liked it (well maybe for a little while)

glad we finally found a sunny day to play!

tough cookie

this little miss braved one of the coldest days in october to get her pictures taken. to let you know just how cold...the day before it snowed almost 3 inches! but she handled it like a true minnesotan and came through smiling! even if we had to take a break midway for a quick warm up in the car, she was a trooper. i just love her sweet expressions, even when she is not smiling she is just a doll. i hope mom and dad enjoyed them too!
how can you not love those eyes!

so sweet, holding on to dad's leg.

so that's who took my pictures...

love this family one. even though it's not your traditional family portrait...everyone is smiling!

happiest birthday boy

how can you not smile at this little guy, just one year old and happy as can be. even i couldn't stop smiling! and to top it off, it was a gorgeous day! and even though the session was supposed to be for the little guy we managed to sneak in a few with mom and dad (even if it was just their toes). it was hard to pick just a few, they are all so much fun. here goes nothing...




oh and did i mention the ice cream? oh yes, there was birthday ice cream. a fun and sticky mess but cute none the less. happy birthday little man!

sweet siblings

this was a fun pair to photograph. we had a good time playing around in the garden and trying out some new things, like the "lets be a real life photo" game which created some fun shots. i just hope they had fun too!

best buds (just not today)

these two little cuties are best of buds, from what i hear they play all the time. but the camera must've made them nervous because they didn't want to have anything to do with one another on the day of the shoot. ah well...still plenty of shots of boys being boys. that is what they do best.




and even a best buds moment...

sweetness in shark boots

you can help but smile when you see this little girl in her sundress and shark boots. and odd combination, yes. completely adorable, totally! me and miss k had a grand old time romping around in a field of dandelions on a windy day back in may. it was hard to pick just a few favorites but here goes....