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Odessa Newborn Photographer~ Mav’s Newborn Session

Taylor has done the grow with me package for both her babies, she is very smart to do so! It saves money on a newborn, 3,6,9 month and Cake Smash photo sessions and she get's priority scheduling for her sessions. She just sends me a message when it gets close to time, we set a day, she shows up, I take the photos and she’s done! My grow with me packages are very affordable and streamline the whole first year of photos for your new addition!

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He was a sweet little snuggly boy for his table poses, but when it came to sibling shots…. big brother wasn’t so on board for the photo session. Their faces in the photo below is priceless! Siblings between the ages of 1 and 3 are a 50/50 chance of getting them in the photos lol Sometimes they jump right in…. sometimes they jump right in and smile!

I love the colors mom chose for the family photos! Nice and warm and neutral! I’m a little behind on posting and blogging, but Mav has been back for his 3 and 6 month milestone sessions already and he’s the sweetest little guy with the biggest smiles and looks exactly like his brother but so sooooo different at the same time! Taylor is blessed with two very cute and sweet little boys!

Brother did go ahead and hop in and smile easy peasy with mom and dad for the family photo!

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Carrolton, Missouri Cake Smash Photographer ~ Gentry’s Berry First Birthday

Gentry’s Berry First Birthday!

I can’t believe this is my first Berry Cake Smash Session in 10 years. It’s such a cute, simple, sweet, girly cake smash theme! And Gentry did not disappoint!

Berry First Birthday

I knew when mom said she had been walking for awhile we had out work cut out for us….. they do not slow down you guys! They go go go!

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That’s where chairs and props come in! I usually have about 2 min of them in the chair before they make their way out of it and on to other things…. Especially if there is strawberries laying everywhere! Didn’t take her long to find a fake one and try to take a bite, so we quickly subbed it for a real one and let her eat! Made for some super cute photos!

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Berry Themed Cake Smash photo shoot

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And then there is always the spoon! Once they get ahold of the spoon, rarely do they want to let it go! It is usually a lifesaver for these sessions. Gentry was loving the spoon to beat and smash her cake! After so much icing from the cake they are always ready for drink. It is becoming part of every cake smash session to have a “drink break” photo lol a quick drink works every time to get them back on board with us, if even for a couple minutes. This girl nailed her cake smash photo session and I love the theme of Berry First Birthday and I can’t wait to do the next one and see how I can switch it up!

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Lexington Missouri Photographer ~Easter Mini Sessions

I have been so busy I never even got any of my Easter Mini Sessions Posted anywhere. So I decided to just do it here in a nutshell! You guys these mini sessions are a long day but I always leave meeting the sweetest, funniest, difficult, most uninterested little kiddos and it makes for some great memories for me so thank you! It’s always an adventure!

Sometimes they come in and it might take them a second to warm up, but then they nail it and give us the sweet and silly photos that are exactly what the parents are hoping for!

Easter Mini Sessions

Sometime’s Sister doesn’t want anything to do with it so we get lot’s of photos of brother and got lucky sis jumped in on one!

Sometimes the little one smiles and smiles and smiles and sis say’s nope! Not happening!

And then it’s middle brother that says no way! He requires a sucker in each hand and run’s poor mom ragged trying but we get lucky on a couple!

Then you get lucky and EVERYONE is on board to do their part! And the cheesy smile of one little lady has you cracking up! And then there is the sweet little guy that gives you all the big grins when he walks in and then when it’s time for photos he’s only got a couple left for you!

Photographing and getting to know these kiddos and families is such a blessing for me and I will take every smiley, moody, cranky moment with a smile on my face. I am so thankful for every single one of you!

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