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Kaelyn’s First Year Portrait – RI Baby Photographer

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

One may be the littlest number you will ever be, but it’s the biggest birthday you will ever have. The very first birthday is such a special time to celebrate. Most parents think the first year goes by so fast. That’s part of the reason it’s the perfect time to have some nice photos of your baby. They are only one once. It’s sad to say, but at a year old they are no longer a baby and officially a toddler. So many changes happen in such a short period of time. Kaelyn’s Mom knows how to do it up for this special event. She had three adorable outfits for Kaelyn to change into and a cake for some “cake smash” shots. Poor Kaelyn was not excited when it was time to stop eating the frosting and she wasn’t afraid to let us know. Welcome to toddlerhood!

Matthew’s Beach Mini Shoot – RI Baby Photographer

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

If we were giving out awards for most smiles smiled in a 20 minute time span that award would go to Matthew. We should actually give it another award to his parents for making it happen. I heard a lot of craziness going on behind me while I was snapping away. I always miss out on the fun stuff! At one point while we were shooting Matthew came right over to me and sat on my lap. It seriously melted my heart and it possibly the cutest thing that has ever happened to me at a portrait shoot.

Avery’s First Birthday Cake Smash Part Two – RI Baby Photographer

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

Part two of Avery’s first year portrait!

The Cake Smash portrait is the new thing to do when your little baby turns a year old. As a photographer I think it is really fun! You just don’t know what’s going to happen! Is the baby going to like it? Are they going to even know what’s in front of them or worse yet will they care? Basically you put the cake in place and hope for the best! At first Avery was more interested in the shredded paper I had put down…

Contemplating this new little pink thing that has appeared…

Didn’t take her long to figure out what to do with it!

And she is happy she did!

Avery’s big sister, Cady, watched her sister enjoy her cupcake. She had to be held back a little bit. Didn’t want to miss all the fun! Thankfully her Mommy and Daddy brought a second cupcake so Cady could have a treat after Avery’s “smash” was done.

Avery’s First Bee Day Portrait Part 1 – RI Baby Photography

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

I am seriously having some major problems editing photos for this blog! I just want to put them all up! Honestly when you get a little girl like Avery in front of your camera who is giving you cuteness and then more cuteness… Well, you can see how I’m having a problem. So I’ve decided to dedicate two posts to her first year photo shoot. First post is all about her adorable birthday outfit. Her mom bought it on Etsy, of course. Etsy is a dangerous site because there is so much cute stuff on it but you should still check it out. Click here to go to the store she bought it from. As you can see it says “It’s my 1st Bee Day” on her onesie. Pretty darn cute, but not as cute as Avery! As I was editing the pictures I kept yelling out things like “Seriously!” or “Shut Up!” (that means I think she looked really cute in the picture). So, now it’s time for you to yell out because when you see how cute she is you won’t be able to control yourself!

Be on the lookout for part 2… The cake smash!

Alexander’s First Birthday Portrait Part Two – RI Baby Photographer

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

Today is officially Alexander’s first birthday! What better time to post the second half of his first birthday pictures?! We pretty much scheduled this portrait around whether or not these daffodils had bloomed. My father in law is a professor at Salve Regina. He was on daffodil lookout for us! A big thanks to him because we might have missed out on this awesome location!

I’ve done some engagement pictures in this same spot, but really this location was made for a little baby! Adults are just too big to get the full effect.