I think I first heard Mollie and Kevin were expecting through a mutual friend.  And I was all “WHAT?!”  Which promptly led me to post  an official Facebook congratulations on Mollie’s wall.  It was only a year and a half ago that I photographed Mollie and Kevin’s beautiful wedding…and just before Christmas this year I got to photograph their brand new baby girl, Olivia.

I knew Mollie would have lots of bows and pink things and I was excited to get my little girl fix.  I am all about pink these days myself as my brother and his wife are expecting their first, a little girl (and my first niece), later this Spring.  Unfortunately, I had a little bit of a cold the day I met Olivia and tried to keep my distance…and I was really in the mood for some snuggles!

Such a sweetie….Mollie kept trying to talk Olivia into showing a dimple and I was glad she delivered ;)

If you remember anything about Kevin and Mollie from my past posts of them, it’s how much I love how they love each other…it’s almost tangible.  It was such a joy for me to watch them both marvel over their little girl :)

And don’t forget big sis, Kaylee!  You can tell she is going to be quite the protector and is already a big help with Olivia.  She’s also good company while Olivia took a break to eat…I can’t tell you how many knock knock jokes she told me that day!

Oh, Kevin…another girl in your world to kiss and love on :)

It still amazes me sometimes that people invite me to be a part of the most important moments in their lives.  I really do feel blessed.  Mollie and Kevin, I am so happy for you both with the newest addition to your family.  She is a special little girl to be loved by so many :)

And for you, Kaylee…orange you glad I didn’t say banana ;)

Oh, blog…how I’ve missed you!  There is so much to catch you up on that it feels a bit overwhelming!  I’ve been blessed with another year of fabulous clients and I can’t wait to show them off  to you!  Hopefully as our weather turns cold,  we can all enjoy looking back at images with green grass and bright blue skies and pray that Spring comes quickly.

First up is Miss Anniston who turned one this summer!  We met on an evening that summer storms were threatening but luckily held off for us!  Grandma and Grandpa Blomenberg’s house in the woods was the perfect backdrop for this active little doll.  And as you can see by the first image, Anniston was running all around and we all did our best to keep up :)

This first outfit was one that was worn by Anniston’s paternal Grandma when she was a baby in 1954!  The material was so dainty and sheer :)

One of my ABSOLUTE favorite things about shooting this age is watching their legs try to keep up with themselves!  Their run has a teeter totter look that  makes them look  like they will fall down at every step!  And the arms, if not for balance they could be used for windmills ;)

Baby jelly shoes…Anniston is so stylish!

So glad we chanced the weather for this shoot, it was well worth the mosquito bites we endured ;)  Jill and Zach, thank you for allowing me to document the first year of Anniston’s life.  She is absolutely precious :)

This little girl is all diva.  Not diva in the way that makes you roll your eyes and think she’s spoiled…but in the way that makes you laugh at her childish reactions to such grown up things as jewelry, clothing and Justin Bieber.  Yes, the Biebs.  More on that in a bit….

Faith is one of those kids on my list of amazing families I get to work with that I eagerly anticipate photographing each year.  She is the sweetest and funniest little girl I think I’ve ever known.  Every expression from her is nothing but genuine…and she easily plays along when I ask her to sing and dance in the middle of the street.  All to  Justin Bieber songs, of course ;)

And here makes the first appearance of Justin on the blog…we’ll see if it’s also the last ;)  Faith has a tiny little girl crush and isn’t afraid to admit it.  She was sooo excited to sport her Bieber tshirt and would often yell BIEBER FEVER at me when I asked her about him ;)  I am pretty sure I came home singing “Baby, Baby, Baby Ohhhhh” that night!

Oh,  Faith…you make me smile like no other!  I won’t judge you for your taste in music (yet) but next time I may bring my own tunes ;)