Happy 2nd Birthday Bella Boo

At the beginning of the month my friends beautiful daughter turned 2! This will be her last hurrah until the new addition arrives (any day now). Mommy is VERY detail oriented here are a few of the things put into place! See if you can guess the theme :)

The weather was chilly so the guests gathered inside to catch up, play and wait for the big surprise!

Then, just as the anticipation was at it's peak, guess what pulled up in front of the house.....A PONY!!!!!

Let the pony rides begin!!

Back inside for cake and presents!!

After presents, I did manage to pull these two handsome twins aside for a mini photo shoot. 9 months and their personalities are already so distinct!!

And as the night winds down, Bella enjoys some of the new things..

Happy Happy Birthday Sweet Bella!!

Welcome to the world!!

One of my best friends (and surrogate sister) had her first baby almost a month ago. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet and photograph the little peanut 10 days after he was born. What most new moms don't realize is, the BEST time to photograph your newborn is within the first 2 weeks, (thanks for the tip Chelse). This is when you can get the really adorable sleepy baby shots!! Obviously most brand new moms are in a world of crazy so the last thing you think of is scheduling a photographer. Thankfully, Elizabeth, was more than willing to let me invade her new extended family and man handle my new favorite little boy!!

To date I think this may have been my best (and favorite) photoshoot. Here are some more from the session:

Congratulations!!