Week 12 of 52 (Sept. 7 - Sept. 13) {Whatcom County Baby Photographer}

Well, it happened. :( My last baby is no longer a "baby". My little Rynosaur is now a One Year Old Toddler. {sniff, sniff} We had his party Friday night, but his actual birthday was Saturday. I honestly cannot believe that it's been a year already since my bitty one was born.

And because I'm his mom, and I'm feeling quite sentimental, here's my guy from birth to now:

The day I was induced:


Ryan was 8lbs 11oz and 21.75"






Less than 1 day old:


First "Official" photos at 10 days:


Check out the dark hair!


One month:


Three months:


First Haircut (4 months):




Six Months:




Nine Months:




July:


One Year:






And, yes, as always, I'm late posting. Maybe I should just change my weeks, lol. ;) In my (lame) defense, I wanted to wait for Ryan's birthday party Friday night to get the week's photo, and then we were running around like crazy all day Saturday, and then were gone till late Sunday night. So I really didn't have time.

Morgan and Taryn {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

How stinking cute are these sisters?? They were super sweet girls, with so much personality!

Week 11 of 52 (Aug. 31 - Sept. 6) {Whatcom County Baby Photographer}

Such a simple photo, right? It's just me, sitting on the couch with my bitty one while he drinks his bottle before bed. But this coming Saturday the 13th, that little guy in my arms will turn 1 and no longer be a baby, which means we'll be done with bottles. And he doesn't normally like being held while he drinks his bottles, so this was quite possibly the very last time I will ever hold one of my babies like that again.

I've been feeling quite sentimental and emotional this past week about my little Ryan's upcoming birthday, so I'm happy I got to capture and share one of his last "baby" moments like this.



{And feel free to laugh at my tan lines. I wore a short sleeve shirt to a shower and didn't expect to be in the sun at all, let alone nearly 2 hours. :) }

Amanda {Whatcom County Senior Photographer}

I had a great time at Boulevard Park with Amanda and her mom last week. I really enjoy doing senior sessions and she was just such a natural and so beautiful!

This is just a sneak peek for Amanda and her mom - the proofs will be ready very soon! =)

Week 10 of 52 (Aug 24-30) {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

We went out to Birch Bay with friends tonight and had a really great time. I pulled the kids around in this wagon for about 10 minutes in the grass, and they loved it. =) It was so nice to have all 3 kids in one spot, doing the same thing, and sharing what little space they had with each other, without "don't touch me with your foot", "hey - that's where MY leg goes!", "leave me alone", "Mooooooooom!", etc, etc, that I was somewhat expecting for the older two. Ryan loves being with them, so he was giggling the whole time. Joey and Connor abandoned him fairly quickly after this photo was taken, but it was fun while it lasted.

Week 9 of 52 (Aug 17-23) {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

Ok, so, I'm late posting AGAIN. But here's week 9! I wanted to post a photo with my little Connor Man who just turned 3 on the 19th, but there are NONE from this past week. Not even at his party (because you-know-who was taking all the pics!). So here's Ryan and me at the party, instead. Don't you just love the pirate earring his grandpa put on him? :)

Itty Bitty and Perfect! {Whatcom County Baby Photographer}

Little Miss Sydney's parents are long time friends of ours. Over the years I've done their engagement photos, wedding portraits, the maternity session only a couple weeks before she was born (5 weeks early!), and though I *just* missed the actual birth, I was at the hospital to take photos of her parents holding her for the first time, her getting her first bath, etc. Of course I was thrilled to get to do the first photos of their little girl!

She was 10 days old when we did this session, and weighed in at only 5lbs 5oz -- 1 oz. shy of her birth weight. Congratulations to her parents!! :) I had a hard time limiting myself on here, so there are quite a few. :)

Week 8 of 52 (Aug. 10-16) {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

Ah the Fair! My 2nd favorite time of year (after Christmas, of course). I love everything about it -- the lights, and the sounds, and the food - funnel cakes, mini donuts, cotton candy..... Mmmm! But for the past 5 years, my very favorite part about the fair is the pure joy and happiness on my childrens' faces when we're there. They're so excited about all of it. The food (so many new and sugary things to try), the rides, the toys, the carnival, the animals, the exhibits, and on and on. Today we spent the whole day at the county fair and it was a blast! I only went on one ride, and that was to take all 3 kids on the carousel. It was Ryan's very first (and only, till next year) fair ride and he LOVED it! Laughing and smiling the whole time, and excitedly jabbering in that special 11 month old language.



P.S. I can't believe I'm here posting this week's photo before Saturday! Yea me! :)

Sweet Family {Whatcom County Family Photographer}

I had a great time with this beautiful family last week at Hovander park. Little Miss "S" was just the cutest little thing, the pup actually cooperated for the most part, and the parents were super nice and so easy to work with. :)







Enjoy the little sneak peek for now! The rest of the proofs will be ready soon!

Week 7 of 52 (Aug 3 - Aug 9) {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

With the way my nearly 3 year old has been acting lately, I thought this was an appropriate choice for this week. :)