Olivia deLisle, newborn model.

This baby girl may not have slept but 10 minutes of our 2.5 hour session but she did not cry or squeal once. She was an absolute cherub! Very awake and alert at 15 days but a complete joy. Parents, Dr. Jason and Dr. Marisa were on hand for our get together and were the best cheering squad a 2 weeker could ever ask for.

The best thing about this honey girl? Her skin! I did not have to retouch her lovely roses and cream skin AT ALL. No joke, no hyperbole, no exagerration. I took care of a little milk mouth but that was it. Her downy blond hair was a close second favorite and big blue eyes a not-far-behind third. The session summed up in one word? A pleasure. Undoubtedly. Enjoy her sneak peek!

A special request… Dad is Canadian and a former rugby player.

Reiken…. HEY! Reiken. Want another treeeeeeeeeat? Mia, Abbey, Jacob…. want more Smarties? SMILE!

Ahhh… the sounds of photographers and their children.

Where the children tire of treats long before you stop offering and the mothers’ pants have more grass stains and mud than any toddler boy. Dana, from the fabulous Urban Utopia Photography, and Kara, from the equally fabulous Kara Rue Photography, and I, met up just yesterday at Discovery Park in Seattle for a shoot around. We also brought 6 of our 7 kids, 5 of which are 4 and under.

Needless to say, after over two hours of running around, bribery and jumping, the kids were exhausted and our memory cards were full. It was great fun and I look forward to getting together with these ladies, and possibly a few more, next month. And now, for your viewing pleasure, some of the fruits of our labor! Enjoy!!

What a photo shoot with toddlers looks like behind the scenes…

When I said ‘jumping’, I really meant it.

This is for teensy, weensy baby Scarlett.

I met her on her one week birthday, just yesterday. She is daughter to Jaime and Josh and sissy to Aidan and Caleb. She is also an auburn haired little Irish spitfire, all 6 pounds 12 ounces of her! She stayed awake for me for 3 hours; there was no way she was missing out on her first, of many, photo shoots. Of the 3 hours she was the star, there was suprisingly little crying. She did a great job and I’m sure took quite the nap after I left. Enjoy her shots!!