Michael is ONE | Lake Wilderness Park | Maple Valley, WA

The last year has gone by way too fast for Michael's mommy, that's for sure! I can't believe it has been so long since his newborn session. Time sure does fly!!!

We met at Lake Wilderness Park here in Maple Valley for his one year shoot. It may have been chilly (dude, where is the warm sun?!!), but at least it was dry for a change. He is having a lumberjack themed birthday party, so we took advantage of the woods around us and had some fun with props. I even made mom jump in a few shots (always a must!!). 

Happy first birthday, MP3!!!!!

Harper is ONE | Cake Smash | Maple Valley, WA

Harper and her family are new to the PNW and I am so glad we connected. It has been fun capturing their special moments over the last few months and I look forward to watching little Harper grow through my lens. 

Harper just celebrated her first birthday!! We had a very fun and active shoot at her home here in Maple Valley. As expected, she was more excited about all of the balloons than the cake, but she never stopped smiling!! 

Happy 1st birthday, Harper!!!

Stella | Cake Smash | Maple Valley, WA

I have had such the pleasure photographing Stella and her big sister over the past few years. I cannot believe how fast they are growing. Little sister Stella is turning ONE and we had one amazing cake smash session. She was loving that cake I made (which has to be one of my favorite ones to date!).

This session was very bittersweet to me. Not only was it my last indoor cake smash (yes, I can still do them outdoors!), but, it was my last in home studio session. It feels amazing to finally move on to another chapter in my business, but oh so sad that all my efforts into indoor sessions is now gone. I will definitely miss having all of your babies come to my home, but I am super excited to take things outdoors!!!

Thank you for such a great session Stella. Happy birthday!!

Khloe | Cake Smash | Maple Valley, WA

It has been a year since Khloe's newborn session and I cannot believe how big and CUTE she is!! Time goes by way too fast. I really just adore her and her extended family... so much that I fit Khloe in for a quick cake smash session the day Grandma inquired. Anything for a local, kind family!!

Khloe wasn't too sure about the madness taking place, but boy did she look so pretty. LOVED the colors we put together. Looking forward to working with this family again in the near future... we always have so much fun!!

Happy 1st birthday, Khloe!!

Elise | Cake Smash | Maple Valley, WA

What a busy month for cake smashes!! And, my last month doing indoor cake smashes. I definitely will miss these sessions. Especially since I make most of the cakes myself. I really enjoy baking and decorating cakes. I have finally gotten the hang of it, so I will have to continue experimenting on my free time... I have 3 boys who don't mind being my personal taste testers ;). 

Elise is celebrating her first birthday! I have thoroughly enjoyed photographing her the last year. I never got too many smiles from her during our times together, but she always has had the best eye contact. Although she liked taking bites out of the pompoms more than the cake, we had an awesome one year cake smash shoot!!

Archer | Cake Smash | Maple Valley, WA

Archer came in for his one year session a couple weeks ago and boy was he in high spirits!! He just had the greatest time, while keeping me and mom on our toes! So active, so happy. I think it is safe to say that he totally demolished his cake... even attempted to take bites out of the cake base!!!

Archer and his adorable family have definitely become one of my favorites the past year. I had the pleasure of first meeting them all when Archer was in mommy's belly for their maternity session. And, in the last year, I have enjoyed capturing many more memories for them. It is always a good feeling to have that constant support from client's no matter what road you may be on. I am looking forward to seeing their family grow through the years. 

Happy 1st birthday, Archer!!!

Clayton | Cake Smash | Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Look who is ONE!!!! My youngest nephew, Mr. Clayton James!!! 

Aunt Ashley flew in just to take his one year photos. One of our sessions was his cake smash shoot. I am so happy we went with the lumberjack theme because that little belly with suspenders are to die for! 

He was a little under the weather, but that didn't stop him from looking as adorable as ever. My sister did great with the props and I am happy I delivered on the cake. 

Happy 1st birthday, buddy!

Ryder is ONE | Seattle Baby Photographer | Maple Valley, WA

I met little Ryder for the first time at his one year shoot a couple weeks ago. Lets just say he was having a VERY shy day. After struggling to get him to warm up and out of mom's arms for quite some time, I wasn't quite sure we would ever get him where we needed to!! But, little by little, he got less and less afraid, although staying very timid throughout. 

We introduced the cake, and, like every cake smash session, I didn't know what to expect. Some babies dig right in, but more often than not, there are babies that want nothing to do with it. After some of my failed tricks, I busted out a spoon and that solved the problem…. Ryder was having a great time with that!!! 

All in all, Ryder had such an adorable session. I loved the Dr. Seuss theme, as that was the theme of my little guys' cake smash session. Happy 1st Birthday, Ryder!!