five tiny pounds. a full head of hair. and the sweetest little dimples. what a perfect baby boy.

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today and everyday. there are so many amazingly good things in my life. a faithful and loving god. my friends and family. my home. the opportunity to do something i love for work. the best clients ever. but these four people…. there just aren't words to express the joy they bring me everyday. so on thanksgiving day and everyday- i am grateful for these incredible gifts god has blessed me with.

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this little family is pretty special to me. we've been friends for a long, long time and i love them so! i was so happy to capture them when they came down for a visit a few weeks ago. little ephram just turned one whole year old... do you remember him from his newborn session last year? he was the cute little baby in the glasses, so of course we had to take a few

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ethan + mason came to my studio almost a year ago for their newborn session and i totally fell in love with this sweet family. so when their mommy asked me to photograph their first trip to disneyland for their {almost} one-year photos, i was so excited! disneyland + babies = some of my favorite things. ethan + mason weren't always too sure how they felt about it, and sweet ethan was happiest while chewing on

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this beautiful baby girl is already six months old! seems like she just had her newborn session, but now's she's sitting and smiling like a big girl. miss hartley... you are a lovely little lady.

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this adorable baby boy made quite an entrance coming into the world... he was born in the car! barrett, you are something special.

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i had such a fun evening with precious little lilian and her mommy & daddy, playing in a lemon orchard.

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isn't she lovely?

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today my daughter turned six years old. to say that i can't believe it would be the understatement of the year. she still feels like my baby girl, and yet... she is growing up. and oh, how i love the girl she is growing up to be. this has been a big year for isabella. she started kindergarten and is already learning to read. i love to watch her try to read, and the jubilation

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a beautiful baby boy with big brown eyes. aidan was just in my studio for his newborn portraits, and in a blink he was back... i'm always amazed at how quickly these babies grow! aidan was pretty serious for our session, but still such a sweetie. can't wait to see him again in just a few months!

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