I am thrilled to finally be able to share all the gorgeous families, couples and individuals that I had the utmost pleasure of photographing in the last year. The star of today's blog post is a very down to earth, absolutely sweet and totally stunning Kayla! While she was expecting her little girl, Kayla reached out to me wanted to know if I can capture maternity, birth and newborn portraits for their family. As a family photographer, I photograph all and every event in my client's lives but baby bellies are my absolute favorite. I immediately set a date to meet her and her hubby over coffee to see if we would be a good match. This red haired beauty was calm, cool and collected when we met.

I absolutely adore when the babies I protographed as newborns return for a cake smash session! As an observer, I am in awe of how much they have grown and how much they have learned over the year. Sophia is one of those wonderful babies that I got to watch grow! We combined her cake smash with family portraits and the results just exceeded all expectations! Sophia was loved on throughout the session; mommy and daddy covered her in hugs and kisses while I snapped away. Grandma was also on site to help with the occasional cheerio bribe or to join in singing nusery rhymes with me or meowing like a cat to get Sophia smiling! The golden hour outdoor family portraits have my whole heart! Having ca