The R Family

This was a very special portrait session. Not only did miss Juliet just turn one year old (see her newborn session HERE), but both sets of grandparents were visiting from out-of-state to celebrate the occasion with her. It was the perfect opportunity to capture both Juliet's one-year portraits, as well as some family portraits with her wonderful grandparents. On an unrelated note, I'm convinced that if Kate Middleton had a twin sister with striking blue eyes, this pretty mama would be her!

Cecilia is One!

It's hard for me to believe that it's already been nearly a year since I had the privilege of capturing this little beauty's newborn session (check it out here)! Cecilia is such a little ray of sunshine, and just I cannot get over those big eyes and giant smile of hers. I could just melt at her cuteness!

Audrey is One!

Even though this was miss Audrey's one year session, her brothers stole the show... and she was completely cool with it - as were we! In fact, as soon as she realized she was over the cake smash, the boys jumped in for a little cake smash of their own. Only using their faces, of course! I cannot get enough of these adorable and hilarious kiddos!

 

Davin is One!

I cannot believe this big guy is already one! It feels like just yesterday that I had the privilege of capturing his newborn portraits. Happy birthday, sweet Davin!

Gavin is One!

Happy birthday to mister Gavin, one of the smiliest little fellas I've ever met! He is just the sweetest! It's actually a challenge to catch him without even a slight grin. But really, with a smile that sweet, who wouldn't want to show it off?! 

Ava is One!

As a natural light photographer, I tend to get a little anxious when I wake up to super dark storm clouds, particularly if the session scheduled to take place is at a clients' home that I've never been to. During the drive over, I had flashbacks to big sister Natalie's one-year session at their previous home, which was on an equally dreary day and left us with about 4' around a small window to work with. I must point out that Natalie's portraits turned out beautifully as would sweet miss Ava's, but limited lighting/space can present it's challenges in terms of variation. Well, you can't even begin to imagine my excitement when I immediately spotted their entire wall of floor to ceiling (retractable!) windows just steps away from Lake Washington. The entire room was filled with the most beautiful, diffused natural light bouncing off of the water and into the home, like a massive softbox. Between the lighting and the ridiculously photogenic miss Ava (clearly there is no shortage of good looks in this family!), this session was a photographers dream come true!