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!!
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
Lifestyle Newborn Session - Baby Harrison
The trials of 2020 have taught us all to better value the time we have together at home with our families. Lifestyle Sessions - a more candid, less posed, comfortable in-home session - have always carried special meaning for us, but we love doing them now more than ever. Christy loved visiting this sweet family in their beautiful home to document the arrival of baby Harrison. His big siblings were SO excited to have their baby brother at home after he spent his first 10 days in the NICU. These moments are so fleeting and beautiful, what a joy that we can be a part of this family’s story.
