One year old’s are hard to catch and Fiona was no exception to that rule. What is it about stairs that attracts babies so much?! I will never know the answer. Thankfully we had a beautiful cake baked by Lauren at Cake-tique to keep Fiona occupied. She wore the cutest outfit ever that was made by Mommy! Anyone need a cute birthday ensemble? Let me know and I will put you in touch with this talented lady!
It isn’t very often that you walk in a house for your portrait session and get a hug from one of your subjects. This is actually the first time it’s happened and I will tell you it was a nice way to start! After Alyssa gave me my hug she told me all about her grandparents, asked me about my cameras, showed me her room and wanted to know what kind of stuff I had at my house. I’m going to guess that Alyssa doesn’t have much trouble making new friends. We were buds after a couple of minutes. Her new sister, Elena, was much less talkative but just as adorable. She was only a week and a half old when we took these photos. So precious!
While Mommy nursed little Elena to get her all happy and content for photos I went outside to take some pictures of her big sister.
Yeah, we didn’t have fun or anything…
The elusive toddler and newborn picture is usually really hard, but Alyssa made this the easiest one yet. She did such a great job!
This photo makes me laugh so much! There is so much personality. I’ve been trying to imagine what the girls will say in 20 years when they look at this picture.
It is such an honor to be able to document these important moments for families. Especially one as nice as this! First I shot the maternity session, then it was Calvin’s newborn photos. Now here we are six months later. What a difference a couple months make in the first year of life! Calvin might be the happiest 6 month old ever. He was all smiles the session. Mommy and Daddy knew had all the best tricks to get him to smile. The guaranteed winner every time was a song from his Itsy Bitsy Yoga Class at Bellani Maternity taught by my friend, Amanda (hello, Amanda!).
Love those blue eyes!
I’ve been doing photos of this little lady’s two older sisters for a while now. I can’t believe it’s now her turn for her very own cake smash! A year goes by so, so quick! We planned to go with the color purple. I was blown away when mom came in with the most amazing accessories and outfits every! I mean a baby fascinator?! We can thank Kayleigh’s Klippies for all the beautiful stuff our fashionable subject is wearing. Check out her stuff on etsy or at the fabulous Bellani Maternity. As alway the smash cake was provided by Cake-tique. Someone must have heard the words “Cake Smash” and didn’t want to disappoint. Within 10 seconds the cake was on the floor! You never know what’s going to happen at these sessions!
It was my pleasure to be able to take little Sophia’s first year portraits. When I asked her parents if she was walking yet I was excited to hear that she wasn’t. For selfish reasons of course! I thought she would sit and relax while I took her photos. I think I must have forgotten what a one year old is like! Walking or no walking Sophia was all of over the place. I still managed to get tons of good shots. Her parents brought quite a wardrobe! I had so much fun taking her photos in them! Love the red and white one! As always our awesome smash cake was made by Cake-tique!
Melissa LaCouture | Rhode Island Portrait & Family Photographer 