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The adorably observative Jacob and his parents came to me via the awesomely sweet and fabulous Dwyers – they live a few doors down.  We decided to keep it simple and shoot at their fantasticly decorated home, due to unpredictable Spring weather.

Jacob was an absolute sweetie, taking in his surroundings with his quiet and mindful little personality, and it was pure enjoyment to see how his parents have bonded with their first child.  They are smitten with their little boy, to say the very least.

Here is Jacob with his adoring and very much head-over-heels Mommy & Daddy . . .

Dear Brandsteads,

Thanks for this chance to capture you three at this age.

It was a pleasure, and I  really enjoyed getting to know you.

Cherish this first year, it is truly a treasure trove of

stages and changes, as I’m sure you are

already discovering

Hugs,

Kelly

Once again, the pleasure was all mine when I got to spend an hour shooting the too-cute-for-words Price and his adoring and equally charming parents.  I, of course, was gushing over how he had changed since our last shoot.  His little body has filled in everywhere, and his newly formed baby chub makes him more irresistible than ever.

He has also developed this very serious and observant side to his personality, and it was a treat to watch him take in the park surroundings, almost like he was “studying” the plants and buildings.

Their family bonds are very obvious, and Price has clearly become the center of their universe.  Here they are 8 months into being a family . . .

Dear Price & Mommy & Daddy,

Thanks for the smiles, the serious faces, and the giggles!

You 3 are wonderful to work with, and make my job awesome.

I LOVE everything we got, and I will be looking forward

to everything we get at the 1 Year Milestone!!!

Happy Growing until then

Big Hugs,

Kelly

I got the chance to capture Jackson at a few days old, because his Mommy and Daddy are friends with Price’s Mommy & Daddy (http://kellyfergusonphotography.com/blog/?p=1830)  Yeah for me, and thank you to Sara and Dan for passing my name along!

Once again, blessed with the honor of capturing a newborn and his parents, I loved every moment of watching Jackson with his Mommy and Daddy.  There is just something truly awesome about observing the immediate bond between a newborn and his parents.  It really is this awesome wonder.

Here is Jackson’s first official portraits of his charm and adorable features (notice all that hair!), as well as their first official images as a family . . .

How about all that hair?!  Isn’t it just adorable

Dear Nikki, Matt & Jackson,

Thanks so much for choosing me to capture these

for you all!  You are such a sweet family, and it was

awesome to see you three just days into being

an “official” family.  Best of everything to you!

Hugs,

Kelly

To say that I loved this shoot would be an understatement.

Amy is the sister of my sister-in-law, and she is one of those peeps that I can not be around enough.  You know those types, they just radiate good and happy energy, the kind that causes me to laugh non-stop because no matter what the kids are doing (being happy and energetic or melting down) Amy is smiling and laughing.  I was not like this when my kids were young.  I wish I would have been.  Sometimes I hate it that hind-sight is 20/20 . . . grrrrr.

Anyway this entire shoot was filled with good and happy energy.  It was shoot #3 with them.  They don’t live in St. Louis and so we have scheduled meet-up places in the past, and now they live about an hour and a half away.  So meeting up has gotten easier, and we could schedule this one near me to showcase the newest Trimmer, little Miss Cutie-Patootie Ava Grace.  We chose the City, and I think it was the perfect choice.

Here are the Trimmers with their newest member and their happy energy . . .

These last shots were done in my backyard.  Ava had had it with the City shooting, so we finished-up a couple weeks later

when Amy’s sister, my bro and their kiddos were in-town for a visit.  They came up for an evening of Q-ing and hangin’ out!

Dear Amy, Derek, Alex & Ava,

Thank you for this.  I loved that once again,

I walked away from this, wishing that it never had to end.

Your shoots are a real treat for me, and I cherish the

feelings that they leave me with – happiness and love for what we get.

Biggest of Hugs,

Kelly