these fellas love their mama | whitehorse children's photographer

This is one mama who is surrounded by a LOT of love!! This is my dear friend Jen and her fellas, Ryu, Wyatt and Everett. They are truly sweet guys and clearly you can see that each one of them is a mama's boy. So stinkin' cute!! 

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pucker up, little dudes!!

braylen & his trusty sidekick, elmo | whitehorse children's photographer

This little boy seriously saved me, creatively. After our house fire on March 29th, I was terrified to pick up the camera because I didn't know if I could still do it. I didn't know if my creative "stuff" was too affected by the trauma of losing everything... but, it turns out that when you are THIS cute, silly and fun to be around, it's impossible to not have a great time and channel all that great creative stuff that allows me to do what I do. Braylen came into the studio with his mama (who I think is pretty fantastic, as a matter of fact) who had every confidence in what kind of magic we could make in this session. She was right, I could still do it and her kind encouragement and Braylen's unedited charm kicked me in the pants and got me right back in the saddle. Thank you, Shannon & Braylen. I might still be chickening out, afraid of my camera if it weren't for this session. 

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This is Braylen's beloved Elmo. So of course, after seeing affectionate displays like this, I figured that Elmo needed his own portrait.

Yeah, Elmo might be sporting a little crazy-eye but it's the result of lovin' and squeezin' like the image above. <3

katie & isabella | whitehorse baby photographer

Look at these two lovelies! It should come as no surprise that sweet Isabella is a beauty - after all, just look at her mama, Katie. Clearly, it runs in the family. I adore sessions like these. Short & sweet but so very darling. I could seriously do sessions JUST like this, all day every day. 

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betty & her little ladies | whitehorse children's photographer

What a beautiful group of girls! For those of you who don't know, this is Betty Burns of Angellina's Toy Boutique fame and her daughters Angellina (back right), Stella Maris (left front) and Ave Maria (right front). They are all so lovely and photographing this stunning group of ladies was one of many highlights to my Mother's Day cupcakes & champagne event. Thank you for coming out everyone! 

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anne and finlay | whitehorse baby photographer

It just doesn't get better than this. I swear. These sweet mom & babe moments make my heart pitter-patter and I think that you'll agree.This is Finlay and his lovely mama, Anne. I photographed Anne when she was pregnant (see the photos here) and now, I'm so excited to be photographing this brown eyed darling, Finlay! He's scheduled for a birthday session next month, which I'm super excited about. Maybe it's the brown eyes that make me get so mooshy, or maybe it's the cheeks... or a combination? I dont' know but he is a doll, isn't he?

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lindsay & sari | whitehorse children's photographer

Meet Lindsay and her daughter Sari. Lindsay is one half of the incredible duo that is Sweet Tooth Events. They make the most delectable treats (cupcake masters, in my opinion!) and decorate a dessert table like no one else! I am constantly thinking of reasons to hire them. Seriously, if you have an engagement party, bridal shower, baby shower, girlfriends' tea party, kids' birthday party, corporate event or wedding, seriously talk to these two. You won't regret it, not for one second. Okay, maybe when you realize your pants are a little tighter for all the cupcakes (and caramel & chocolate covered pretzels) you ate but really, as far as downsides go, that's totally do-able, right?

 Anyway, Lindsay and her beautiful little girl, Sari were the first to get in front of my lens for my special Mama's Day event on May 11th. Thanks for coming down, ladies! I hope you had as much fun as I did!!

And this was the cupcake & champagne spread that Sweet Tooth prepared for me. Incredible, no? 

braylen gettin' funky | whitehorse children's photographer

Oh seriously! This little hambone, Braylen was the first kiddo that I photographed after the fire. I was terrified of the session because I worried that I'd lost my mojo in the fire too... but it turns out that when you put a silly 2 year old in the studio and turn on the camera equipment (and a little LMFAO) apparently my mojo comes out of hiding and total hilarious behavior ensues! See the image below to get an idea of what I'm talkin' about! 

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