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He’s FINALLY HERE!! I have been so excited to meet this little man ever since we did the gender announcement session back in the winter!! Well… even before then when Mom announced they were expecting!
It’s very exciting for me when my friends start having babies! As some of you may know my hubby and I started quite a few years ago and have a whopping 4 children now, while most of my friends from school are just starting their families. We’ve always joked that my boys will be babysitting everyone else’s kiddies! Mr. Greyson’s mom and I have known each other since.. Kindergarden… or maybe even preschool! So you can only imagine how excited I was when she asked me to capture these special moments in their lives!!

Check out that adorable smile!!!!
(Hat and pants set made by Hand Knit By Cara)

hehehe this picture makes me giggle… It’s almost like he’s saying “Oh Man! Not another picture!”

Mama and her babe!

Never fails… you touch a baby’s face anywhere near their mouth area and they think they are going to get food! hehehehe

Congratulations again to J and Z! He’s absolutely adorable! And if you ever need a babysitter… Kaden will be available in only 3.5 more years!! WOW! My boy is growing up too fast!

Miss Emma is a TOTAL Momma’s girl! All she wanted to do was cuddle with Mommy and wanted NOTHING to do with me what so ever. I tried everything I could think of to try to get her to smile for me, and not cling to Mommy,  but it seemed like it wasn’t going to happen…. And then suddenly she decided to warm up to me for a few minutes here and there and let me get some adorable shots!

We were okay in the suitcase for a minute…

Then we tried some Peek A Boo! AHHH those eyes!!! Melt my heart!!!

Then after we got tired of Peek A Boo, Mom told me that she LOVES bath time! AH HA!! Bath it is!!!

This session started out as a challenge but once we figured out what Emma wanted to do we we’re good to go! I may have made a fool of myself with all of the goofy faces and noises I made, but it was so worth it when she started smiling at me!

Miss Lorelai is 1 and boy oh boy what a busy little girl! I’m sure the second she saw me pull out the camera she was like “HA! Good Luck Lady!!” LOL We would get her posed, I would go to click the picture but she was too quick, every time I tried to get her to look at me to take a picture she would look away. HAHAHA I couldn’t help but laugh… and think about my Ruby next year doing the same thing! LOL

Had to get creative… How about a game of Peek A Boo with the curtains??

Miss Lorelai has never had any sweets, and usually we do a cake smash for then 1 year sessions… but we decided to do a watermelon instead!! Gotta make a mess somehow!! LOL

Bath time with BUBBLES!!! These are giggles not tears!

Meet Lilly who turned 1 today! This is a big milestone and super exciting session for me to do! Lilly was born at just 29 weeks (11 weeks early!!) and weighed in at only 1lb 14oz!! Mom had to go in for an emergency c-section due to a huge spike in blood pressure and Lilly’s heart rate was dropping fast! They told Mom and Dad that there was a good chance Lilly was not doing to make it… BUT she came out fighting! After spending her first 3 months in the hospital Lilly came home a healthy happy little girl and has been doing great ever since!!

Happy Birthday Lilly!!

Awesome cake made by Laurie’s Cakes !!

First time I have ever had a baby actually completely smash their cake on their own! Lilly decided she wanted to crawl and then sit on her cake LOL.

And the sugar rush begins LOL… She kept making this face and almost snorting through her nose LOL

Check out that mess! This cake didn’t stand a chance! LOL

I had so much fun shooting this session! Possibly once of my favourite types of sessions to do! Thank you Shawna for bringing Miss Lilly in today and letting me be part of a big milestone in her life!

Meet little Miss M who came to the studio at just 11 days new and created A LOT of laundry! LOL She also brought her 2 older sister’s to the studio, who seem to completely adore their new baby sister! Miss M’s oldest sister was actually my first official newborn!