Raleigh Baby Birthday Photos - Cary First Birthday Photography

Emme came to see me the other day for her first birthday portraits. First birthday photo sessions are my favorite, well second favorite only to the newborn session. They are definitely the most fun and bring the most laughs of any session.
Its especially exciting when the birthday girl/boy enjoys or attacks the cake. I'd say about half of the kids love the cake and have fun with it, and the other half find the sugar repulsive and we have to persuade them to play in it for show at least.

This little girl was a true girl at heart, she loved her sugar and TORE the cake apart! We simply stood back and watched, and laughed.
Mom brought some adorable outfits and props for her so we had lots to work with. Along with her big smile and bright blue eyes we were golden.

The last time I saw Emme she was 5 weeks old and VERY wide awake. Mom and Dad were hoping to capture her in the traditional sleepy, curly, newborn poses but she was way too excited to do any sleeping. So instead we captured her and her big eyes.

Now here she is at 1 year

Declan First Birthday Photos - Cary, Ralegh, Photographer, Child, Baby

Declan's First Birthday Party was a blast. His family invited me over to his house to photograph the event. Declan was the star of his show. A super cute little boy with a huge smile and lots of adorable friends.

Elijah turns one - Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Baby, Child Photographer

Elijah came over for his one year photo session last week. I can't believe how much he has changed since I saw him last at 7 months. He has progressed from baby to big boy thats for sure. Though he's not walking yet, he's definitely a busy little guy. He was much more interested in all the electronics and gadgets in my studio, then having his photo taken.Of course when I pulled out the ladder we were able to get him to freeze for a bit. Then since it was a beautiful day in December we took him out in the grass and let him go!

Raleigh,Cary,Photographer - Holiday Family Portraits

This was such an fun-filled work week for me. All the smiley, happy, babies came back to visit. Dustin, who will be turning one on Thanksgiving came over for a first birthday cake smashing session and family portraits. I am fortunate in my neighborhood to have a beautiful greenway trail and a few empty lots with evergreens and weeds(suprisingly a great photo backdrop).

Twins - Raleigh Baby Photography

While I was uploading these photos I started thinking about how many twins I have photographed this year, quite a few.
These two were so cute! And so much fun to work with. Mom introduced me to a new location in Chapel Hill that I'll forever be grateful for. I don't get to CH too much so tips are always appreciated.

Spencer Turns One - Cary Baby Photography

Can't believe its already been a year since I first met this little man. We had so much fun celebrating his birthday with a big cake smashing last week. Mom brought over his "hanbok", a traditional Korean outfit to celebrate his "dol"(first birthday). In Korea the first birthday is a much bigger occassion than it is here in the US. Babies get all dressed up, a big party is thrown with lots of yummy Korean BBQ. Back in the day the one year milestone was huge for survival. If the baby made it to one it was believed that they would live a long life.

Spencer's First Year

First Birthday - Cary First Birthday Photos

This was such a fun first birthday session with little miss A. She did so well attacking her cake, and keeping her birthday hat on. Mom came with tons of outfits for her so before we got messy with the cake we played dress up. Pup pup the pink poodle was right by her side in many of the shots. Baby A will be celebrating soon with a pink poodle themed party. We'll be using many of these photos to create her birthday card too. So cute!