Noah arrived on his own terms. He wasn't willing to wait any longer, so mama had to get ready.

Truly a joy to see this wonderful family with their new addition. I can’t wait to document this family in their first year together and to watch Noah grow!

Who doesn't love, LOVE?!

Valentine's season is coming up and I'm ready for the overwhelming amount of red and pink that will fill my timeline.

Come on! If you're not into it, it's still fun to see all the littles and pet shots out there.

This is it! It's going to be October before you know it.

QUESTION??? Should I do Halloween Minis? DM me and let me know if you want to book.

If you can't tell by all the fun here, this session was a blast!

And this is ONE of my favorites. Sessions generally have a theme, most of the time it's not obvious in a family session that something turns out to be a theme. A joke, slip up in a shot, one of the kids makes a really funny face or gesture and then the conversation turns to that highlight and we have a theme.

It's always great to hear in a session, "Remember last year when..." and everyone laughs about whatever took place. 

This year one of my clients/friends were preparing for their daughter to leave for college. They really wanted to incorporate this milestone for her by showing "school spirit" into their theme and with thoughts of the upcoming road trip . One big last family trip before she hits adulting!

It doesn't matter how much thought you put into what you're going to wear, although it helps, what matters is that you're all present in that day and just having a good time. That really reads across to the camera.

Small moments make the best memories. So enjoy the memories.

p.s. Did I mention that this shoot took place at 6:30 am, because of the intense heat we still get here in August? So BRAVO to this family for bringing it!
 

Nothing says "one" like a milestone shoot with a cake smash.

It's so great to be able to collaborate with my client's on these sessions and the kids get a kick out of the props too. Candid shots just come naturally since there's room for them to get involved in it all.

This Wild One session was so much fun and Mr. T is the cutest wild one!

Check out the rest of the shoot on my IG. #shellympphotography

I have to say that capturing milestone moments are some of the best moments. And one of those moments is turning two!

Sometimes kids are up for a session and sometimes they're not.

Like most kids, Jr. takes some time to warm up and figure out if he likes what's going on. Once he's into playing there's no stopping him. So when mom started to tickle him rolling around in the ball pit, I knew there were going to be some pretty special smiles and laughs that needed capturing.

Try not to smile while looking at his portraits. It's a pretty special feeling seeing your child happy and having a good time.

So Happy 2nd Birthday to this handsome Lil man!

Just in case you were thinking about blossom sessions like I am.

Next year! Put it on your calendars and meet me out here. ;)

Just a little bit of some amazing family portraits come out of these sessions.

It's not too late! Get your senior session in now and let's get you ready for graduation.

Mom & Dad let's celebrate your seniors' with some great sessions. Contact me soon, I have a few session openings left.

It's so much fun to see client's with new babies and to watch those babies grow. Milestones are the best way to catch all of the 1st year.

It goes by way too fast!!

This handsome cutie had a few of his stuffed animals and hats involved in his shoot.

Look at those little toes!