What do you get a one year old for their birthday?

Well, if you are a sweet little punkin’ named Katie then I would suggest a rubber chicken! I took cue from the amazing Sandy Puc and brought along a plastic, yellow, bumpy chicken for Katie’s first birthday pictures and let me tell you, that chicken will never leave my prop bag.

Well… as long as I can pry it out of the hands of any kiddos within a 5 mile radius of where I’m shooting! They LOVE the chicken. Now, this is great for me! If tears start coming on or a meltdown seems imminent, I can count on that chicken to produce an instant smile. The only catch is getting the chicken away from them because I think about 99% of parents don’t want their lovely smiling angel posing with a semi-hideous, obnoxiously yellow, plastic chicken.

Katie was an absolute doll, with and without the chicken and brother Ben was a fabulous assistant for the day (check is in the mail, bud). Check out baby girl’s amazing blue-green eyes… and enjoy the sneak peek!