Mercado Boys | Milwaukee Family Photographer

Want to know something funny about this session? It took place right in the middle of the Packer game. Go figure! Since they are nice people, though, they didn't just cancel on me when they found out! They still came and had fun and made darn sure they were going to make their time away from the game worth it :)

All around this was such a fun session. I love watching kids interact with each other and play with their parents....it never gets old to me and these guys delivered! 

Emerson | One! | Milwaukee Newborn, Family Photographers

My most favorite thing about this session was the fact that this little guy's facial expressions haven't changed a bit since our last session! See for yourself...the first one was taken earlier this summer and the others were taken this past month. Cute, cute, cute.

I think it's adorable that he has a look that is all his own, especially since it accentuates his little dimples. Love it.

We didn't have much sun and got sprinkled on a bit during this session and Emerson's pants were getting destroyed from crawling around in the grass, but his mom and dad were super chill about all of it. We all let Emerson run the show - the best (and only?) way to photograph a one year old if you ask me :) I also had to include a few of his big sister because she is tooooo beautiful not to share if you ask me!

Loucks Family | Milwaukee Newborn, Family Photographer

I kind of want to share every image from this entire session, but I'm going to restrain myself and just show just a portion :) These parents made my job soooo easy and I don't even know if they realized they were doing it or not. I had to wonder if they were secret photographers or something because they did exactly everything I wanted them to do, usually before I got around to asking. Above all they just played with their kids a ton which makes for really fun, happy photos....enjoy!

Raclaw Family | Milwaukee Family Photographer

Sean and Emily are goooooood parents. You can just tell with every interaction between them that they love this kid beyond words, and he will grow up to be respectful and kind and smart and all those other good things most people want their children to grow up to be. You can just tell they have an extra special bond....I can't explain it beyond that! And Myles is such a little sweetheart. He wanted me to carry him a couple of times which was so cute, and his "meltdowns" made me laugh...he had a couple and they lasted about 25 seconds each. Ha! Before I realized he was upset he was practically settled down already....kind of hilarious :)

And their outfits were spot on. For some reason they look really, really good in black and white so I had a really tough time deciding which versions to share here! One I decided to share both because I just couldn't decide. Great job Emily!

Pink Balloons | Milwaukee Newborn, Maternity, Family Photographer

I have a confession to make....I was really nervous for this shoot. I was hired to capture a moment in time that could never be recreated, and I worried I would miss it somehow. You see, this couple was finding out the gender of their baby in front of family and friends...if pink balloons came out of the box it was a girl and of course blue for a boy. Big moment.

As it turns out, I did not miss it :) Phew!

Here is the (ridiculously beautiful) mom-to-be waiting for her husband to join her:

He joins her and she starts to open the box:

Pink balloons!

This is not "the moment," but I think it's my favorite shot of the day anyway:

So there you have it. A gender revealed :)

Johnathan | 18 Months | Milwaukee Newborn, Family Photographer

JJ is, to put it mildly, insanely beautiful. I had so much fun looking at his cute little mug this past week! Plus he gave me just the right mix of smiles, laughs and curious stares into the camera which made for one of my favorite sessions to date! Enjoy :)

Lauryn | 7 Months | Milwaukee Newborn, Child, Family Photographer

Lauryn, as you will see below, should be a little baby model. Those eyes and cheeks are so so adorable! Plus she was super smiley so that was just icing on the cake. Her mom and dad were lots of fun to work with too. I have known her mom for many years so it was fun to just kind of goof around for an hour :)