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Grins & Cuddles from Miss K ** Columbus, Ohio Baby & Family Photography

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:30:24 +0000

Last weekend I met this fun family of three over at Creekside Gahanna. I just love the early morning light there… it makes for such beautiful creamy photos! Anyway, Miss K has been a blast to watch grow. She is the happiest baby, and I really feel like this session showcased that so well. Yep, just might be my favorite spring session yet!

See for yourself:

I just love that blue tile fountain at Creekside. Here, there’s no water flowing, but still — such gorgeous color & texture!

See what I mean? She’s so happy in those photos above!

These next ones of Miss K in the chair might be my favorite. She’s smiling so big on the left that you can’t even see her eyes:

Then, she was done sitting down by herself… she was starting to get sleepy & just wanted to be held. We got her to stand once, and then holding-only was the solution.

I love this next one of the three of them. They are such a beautiful family!

So so so much fun, Mom & Dad. Thanks for this awesome pick… so glad we waited that extra week for the warm happy-baby weather. Can’t wait to get the rest of these back to you!

Sweet sleeping baby ** Columbus, Ohio Newborn Photography

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:26:01 +0000

This lovely little lady was all of 5 days old at her session. We wanted to get it in early while Dad was still off work, and I’m so so glad we did. Babies sleep so well at this age! Sweet baby E is so precious to Mom & Dad, and it really shows. She is going to be one lucky (and spoiled) kid!

And we got one early smile:

Isn’t she the cutest little sleeper??

Above, baby E’s room is decorated in Winnie the Pooh and she has all of the necessary stuffed animals. Soon thereafter, Miss E woke up for us, and even decided to be pretty calm about it… what gorgeous eyes, no?

And here, a family shot, with Miss K-bug included:

So precious. Thanks again for having me last week, K&A. I am so happy for you guys and can’t wait to watch Miss E grow!!

xoxo Amy

Baby boy on the way! ** Columbus, Ohio Maternity Photography

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:50:56 +0000

Last week I headed across town to meet this gorgeous couple for a maternity session. Mom is about ready to pop — she’s a little over 37 weeks here, if I remember — and I thought it might end up being a repeat of the time I (maybe) sent a friend into labor a few hours after asking her to move all over for her maternity session, a little too close to her due date. Anyway, I haven’t heard from these two to tell me that baby K has arrived, so hopefully everything is still going smoothly for mom-to-be. I can’t wait to meet the little guy in a few weeks!

Here you go, K&K — a small sample from our session, with many more on the way… you made it so hard to choose which to post!

These two are pretty smart cookies — it’s no surprise that books are one of the few things they’re starting to collect already:

I was editing this next photo when my brother & future sister-in-law were around, and Emily said, “Oh, are those senior pictures?” For being 37+ weeks along, sometimes you can barely tell she’s pregnant! Gorgeous, no?

I asked K about cravings during pregnancy that we could photograph, and her first answers were spicy food & Waffle House. However, thinking twice about it, she did say that this lemonade is something she’s lived on the entire time… tasty!

So much fun, you two. Hope you enjoy these! Thanks again for thinking of me to take these for you!

xoxo Amy

Puppies & dandelion sunsets ** Columbus, Ohio Photography

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:56:29 +0000

Last week I went to visit our breeder Lou Ann out at Pleasant Valley Doodles in Plain City, and she has a new litter of 11 chocolate labradoodles! Our Coco (who stays with us but is bred by Lou Ann) has a sister named Lauren who is the proud Mama of these eleven, and here, at two weeks old, they are adorable. They look just like Coco’s litter did last year!

Anyway, while visiting, there was the most beautiful sunset — and I was totally intrigued by the field of dandelions adjacent to where the dogs are fenced in. So beautiful! Anyway, a few photos from the evening there:

Ducks, tickling, & sweet baby brother ** Columbus, Ohio Child & Family Photography

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:59:30 +0000

Last weekend I met this good-looking family of four on campus after big brother R’s soccer practice. He spent a few hours running around kicking a soccer ball and still had this. much. energy. What a ball of fun! He & his parents welcomed baby D into the family a few weeks ago, and in between feedings and cuddle times, we managed to get a variety of photos that *hopefully* capture the energy of this group. Thanks for meeting me on campus, N&A! I hope you enjoy some of these as much as I do:

After a few family photos, baby boy D didn’t think much of our photo session… Mom fed him while I got to take a few of big brother R & Dad:

I love love love these photos of Mr. R & Dad having so much fun!

After spending an hour or so near Mirror Lake, the lovely (battling) duckies chased us away… Mr. R was not so much a fan once they started making lots of noise and chasing each other around almost visciously…

Big brother R was so excited when I asked him to stand behind Mom & Dad & give hugs… it helps when you tell him he’ll be the “tallest” one or “biggest” in the photo, but here, he wasn’t even that (although, just maybe, the sweetest):

And then, we managed to get baby D to sleep all on his own for a couple:

Isn’t this family adorable? I told you so.

More blog entries coming this weekend, I hope! xoxo Amy

Sweet baby B ** Columbus, Ohio Baby & Family Photography

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:50:29 +0000

Last weekend I got to spend some time with the gorgeous baby B, along with big brother & proud Mom & Dad. She was so much fun for her newborn session, and I love that at three months, now, she is still such a handful of baby. We decided to have the session at home one more time, before venturing to a park at six months, and I am so glad we did (especially with last Sunday’s chilly weather). She got to stay all warm & toasty inside, and we got so many sweet baby photos of just B by herself. Take a look for yourself — isn’t she gorgeous?

Her big brother A has always been so cooperative, too:

She started getting sleepy after a little while, so we let her have what she wanted — Mom’s arms and a short power nap.

I took tons of photos of her sleeping, but in the meantime, look at these cute ones of Dad & A:

Then the powernap was over, and we got a few more of those gorgeous big blue eyes:

Isn’t that last outfit adorable? Mom has such good taste! I can’t wait to keep seeing this pretty lady grow… thanks again, Mom & Dad, for the fun morning with your two sweet kiddos!

xoxo Amy

Windy mornings & play in the park ** Columbus, Ohio Child & Family Photography

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:02:39 +0000

I’ve started to take this nice weather we’ve been having for granted. It was 70+ degrees last Sunday, and I just assumed it’d be great for photos. But all that wind at Homestead Park? Yeah, I missed that on the weather report. The S fam was able to stick it out, though, and we found a few less-windy areas in the park to play. While this was technically a session to document 3 months for baby Y, I love that this was such a family-fun session.

This is what the windy photos looked like first:

And most of this next set of big sister M looked like the one in the middle below… I will admit to editing out some flailing hair in the other two.

Then we found a calm in the storm, before heading to the other side of the park to see if we could find less windy areas:

I was most happy when we finally found an area where baby Y would open his eyes and look up at us… you know, despite the sunny skies and all that wind… He has SO many adorable expressions!

Then a few more family photos were in order:

When we got to this old wooden playground, I found the spot I wanted to take a family photo, but Miss M wouldn’t do it without her drink of water. So I got the settings right while we were waiting for her, and in these outtakes, I totally ended up loving these next couple of Dad with baby Y:

There we go:

And there had to be just one of Mom & Dad. Two kids later, I imagine very little is about just Mom & Dad…

J&D, I had a blast. So good to see you guys again! Hope you enjoy some of these from our awfully windy morning! xoxoxo Amy

At home in the clouds

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:07:37 +0000

A few Saturdays ago I flew up to Vancouver with some soon-to-be colleagues for a pathology convention. The forty minute flight from Seattle up to Vancouver, just as the sun was setting, produced the most gorgeous sunset I have ever seen. The part I loved about it was the clouds — look at how gorgeous these things are! This weekend is and will be hard for me (and for my dad’s whole family), as it’s the first holiday we’ve ever celebrated without my grandmother. She passed away on the afternoon I returned home from this trip. Grieving for her — and celebrating her life well lived — has not been easy during the last two weeks. These photos bring me peace, though — this was sunset on the last day I ever talked to her, and I see her in their beauty.

Happy Easter, or Passover, or just happy weekend, to you and yours.

xoxoxo Amy

Bring on the frosting ** Columbus, Ohio Child & Baby Photography

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:36:29 +0000

Usually I’m not as good about churning out blog entries as I have been this week… but I traveled a bit three weeks ago or so, and have been playing catch up since. Anyway, recently I got to spend some time with this little guy for a one-year-old cake smash. His birthday is in just a couple days & I promised to have some photos to Mom in time to print for his party… and why not post them on the blog simultaneously? Well, you’re actually getting an abbreviated version, but here… little Mr. N was such a ball of energy, and I can’t wait to see his family later this month for a play date in the park. You know, for those fun family photos that usually go along with cake smashes like this one.

Of course there was a bath involved afterwards… this little guy loves his bath time!

Mom, look for some emails from me this afternoon with these & several more photos… enjoy! xoxo Amy

Seven-month-old Diva! ** Columbus, Ohio Baby & Family Photography

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:42:03 +0000

Last weekend I got to spend a semi-chilly hour in the park with these four. I got to take photos of pretty little Miss K at 3 months, too, but now that she’s seven months with so much more personality, her sessions are only getting more fun. Mom & Dad invited along Miss K’s favorite Auntie C, too, which made everything a cinch. Even when Mom & Dad were in the photo, there was always someone there to help me get K’s attention. Just perfect.

I had such a ball, guys… and I had such a hard time picking photos to post here! No surprise.

Aren’t these three ladies gorgeous??

The new little wooden lake house in the photos below is new over at Creekside Gahanna. Such a cool addition:

^Adorable! And the outfit below is one that Grandma picked out… and it’s the cutest stinkin’ thing ever:

I love that final group shot. One of many. Thanks again, Mom, Dad, & C. It was a blast & it was so much fun to see how much Miss K has been growing! See you again in a couple months…

xoxo Amy