One of the things that I find most fascinating is having the opportunity to photograph siblings of past newborn clients. I followed his older sister from newborn to one year and from the second I walked in for his newborn session, I could see the resemblance. It's AMAZING!!! I can't wait to see if he ends up with his big sis's beautiful locks, too. 

As if it was the "yang" to this "yin," we celebrated his 1 year birthday by seeing just how much color we could find in downtown Austin. We truly did not have to go far--that's just one of the many, many things I love about this city...it is so rich with vibrant color and texture! He was so expressive and that boy TORE into his cupcake. Lucky for us, there was a hose nearby where we could clean up our mess. Probably one of my favorite parts of the session was watching mom and dad work together on that task as a team.

They had *just* moved into their new home...in the midst of all that, their little guy surprised them quite early. Mom was worried because the house wasn't furnished or decorated yet. I was elated to have this blank canvas with which to work. And he was a sweet little superstar at his debut photo session!

Just like with their maternity photo session, I left their home thinking, "Wow, you're not going to meet a nicer couple." Truly. Patient, kind, full of joy, everything about them was so calming to me. And it transferred right over to their beautiful new baby girl. That's probably my favorite part about this job...I LOVE getting to meet so many nice, good hearted people, and now, the world is +1.