Celebrating Kayden’s First Birthday
This last year hasn’t been easy on any of us. It’s hard to believe that one year ago we were all hearing the news that the governor ordered a shelter-in-place, that non-essential businesses and schools were closing indefinitely. How has a year already passed?! In the shock and confusion of last spring one thing hit us especially hard here at Something Blue – not being able to work would mean missing out on weddings, families, corporate photography jobs. But the hardest was knowing we couldn’t take newborn photographs. Because as moms we know how FAST those first few days, weeks and months fly by, and there is such a small window of opportunity to capture those precious first moments of your new baby.
The first baby born into our Something Blue family during the shelter-in-place was to our dear friends Valerie and Jason. Their wedding will always be one of our favorites, we have one of their wedding photographs as the biggest one on display at our studio. Valerie and Jason were expecting their baby boy at the end of March 2020, and knowing we couldn’t meet him like we had originally planned was really devastating.
Once things settled out a bit Lindsay was finally able to meet Kayden in May, she did a couple sweet sessions with his grandparents who were helping to care for him. His big blue eyes and cute red hair won us over from the beginning, and in some ways these sessions with his grandparents were possibly just as meaningful as the newborn photos could have been. The events of 2020 forced so many of us to change plans, but one thing stayed the same – babies were born into families filled with love, and we were so honored to be able to photograph some beautiful milestones for Kayden over his first year of life.
Lindsay went to Valerie and Jason’s home to take some lifestyle birthday photographs for sweet Kayden, he loved playing with his balloons and fully face-planting into his birthday cake. These photos are as much a celebration of Kayden’s first year as they are a beautiful record of the love in Valerie and Jason’s home, what a joy and an honor to be welcomed into this family’s life.
Happy birthday, sweet boy! Watching you grow over the last year was such a joy, we can’t wait to see you again soon!!
Welcoming Baby Lucas’ to our Something Blue Family
Christy’s sister Joanna welcomed her second son in December, and Christy took SO many gorgeous photographs of this handsome baby boy.
We talk a lot about family around here, because through thick and thin nothing matters more. When Christy joined our Something Blue family in 2019 we were thankful and excited to have another talented photographer on our team. But what we didn’t realize then was that she would become such an integral part of our family. She continuously challenges herself to grow as an artist, and in doing so inspires all of us to do the same.
Christy’s sister Joanna welcomed her second son in December, and Christy took SO many gorgeous photographs of this handsome baby boy. It was inspiring to see Christy work so hard to not only give her sister (who looks JUST like her!) a beautiful gallery but to improve as a newborn photographer at the same time. With her new nephew as a model Christy tried out poses, props and lighting set-ups that will serve her (and our Something Blue families!) so well in the New Year. Each picture from Lucas’ gallery is so beautiful, I can’t wait to hear which ones Joanna chooses to print and frame for her home.
We love this baby boy (and his incredibly talented Aunt!) and can’t wait to watch him grow!!
To see all of Baby Lucas’ newborn photos, click here
Baby Bode’s Beautiful Lifestyle Newborn Session
We were so excited when this amazing family announced they were expecting a little boy in 2020! This momma wanted to capture the beautiful moments when her babies were little through candid shots that showed Bode at home and his helpful big sister Frankie.
Lindsay first met the Phillippi family for their daughter Frankie’s 1 birthday session, an adorable fall shoot at one of our favorite locations, Volkening Heritage Farm.
We were so excited when they announced they were expecting a little boy in 2020! Over the summer Lindsay ran into Holly at a play date at North School Park, it was so fun to catch up with her and hear how her pregnancy was going!
The Phillippi family lives near downtown AH and have completely remodeled their 1920’s bungalow into the most gorgeous home. Holly sent Lindsay a photo of the front porch asking if they could do a few photos on it and she thought it looked like it was straight out of a magazine!
Holly hoped for for candid and authentic images that she could later look back on to see how little her babies were and how helpful Frankie was. Bode was an amazing baby and slept through most of the session. Frankie was full of energy and adorable. Joe was helpful in keeping Frankie occupied while Bode was nursing or being changed. We love this family and it was such a joy to photograph them at home, they are truly gorgeous inside and out.
Thank you for the opportunity to take these photos, Holly, we love your family and look forward to watching your babies grow in the years to come!
To see all of Baby Bode’s sweet lifestyle newborn photos, click here