It’s been such a treat getting to work with Emilia’s family these past several months, so to be able to document her very first birthday party celebration at her grandpa’s house in Frenchtown was super special.

All sorts of friends and family were there to help Emilia celebrate and the house was decorated to the nines with balloons, pictures and streamers of all sorts to really get the first birthday mood set! Emilia snacked on pineapple and carrots and doled out hugs as birthday guests packed the house in preparation for the party to really get started.

Soon it was time for the “Happy Birthday” song to be sung to the birthday girl, and everyone grinned as Emilia was assisted in blowing out her single big candle by two eager helpers.

As she sat down in front of her very own big girl cake, Emilia wasn’t entirely sure what to make of it. She touched it a little, and certainly got frosting all over her face and hands, but folks joked that she was her daddy’s daughter, as it appears she didn’t prefer cake all that much! However, as soon as her dad picked her up and held her near her cake, she became more interested and it wasn’t long before little fistfuls of huckleberry cake and frosting were quickly making their way into her mouth.

After Emilia was tidied up a bit and tiny purple handprints were wiped off walls and counters, it was time to open presents! She had a crew of handy helpers again, but Emilia certainly loved ripping off the wrapping paper and then shredding the paper in halves and quarters again – as small as she could get it!

Emilia! You’re such a big girl, and it was so fun to document your very first birthday! You’re such a lucky girl to have so many people in your life who love you so dearly and were so happy to celebrate with you! Thank you again, Josh and Cierra, for having me photograph such a special moment in Emilia’s life (and yours too of course!). I absolutely love getting to work with you all and capture these memories for you! And here’s a big happy birthday again to little miss Emilia!

On the docket: editorial shoots, portraits and weddings! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

It’s an understatement to say how much of a treat it was to meet up with Amanda, Travis, Robbie and Amelia again (I had the pleasure of making family photos for them this past autumn, too!). This time it was to make some baby outdoor cake smash and family photos – with Amelia as the star of the show to celebrate her upcoming first birthday! (Happy, happy birthday, Amelia!)

Our session took place on a beautiful 82-degree day (in May – holy moly!), and we started out by making some non-cake photos first. It was so fun to walk through the woods with these four, tiptoeing down the length of large logs, finding dandelions, discovering a variety of Robbie-approved sticks, and then throwing said sticks into the water.

The cake was beckoning to us, however, so we found a sunny spot, threw down a blanket, Amelia donned some birthday girl duds, and we let her have at it. She was pretty dainty and delicate with her treatment of the cake at first, but Robbie was eager to show her how it’s done, and well…I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. :) I’m not exaggerating when I say that I was seriously CRACKING up, and literally had to wipe tears out of my eyes. What a BLAST!

Thank you again, Amanda, Travis, Robbie and Amelia for such a wonderful session. You are all such a beautiful family, and it’s been so fun to document you all together! Here’s to smiles, walks through the woods, and lots and lots of cake! :)

On the docket: lots of portraits and weddings! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine