Ahhh! Long overdue, this one, but I think it’s because I procrastinated. I didn’t want their story to be completed, but alas I am here to share with you the final shoot of their “baby’s first year” package. I ADORE this family and I don’t want the images to end. Thankfully, they know where to find me in case they decide to get some more pictures in the future. Grace is actually 18 months here, but since we started at 2 months old, I think it worked out well. I was able to document her as a newborn, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year (at her birthday party), and 18 months. Grace is the sweetest little girl. And gorgeous! The first thing I saw when I walked into their house on our first shoot was that she has red hair. It’s gotten even more beautiful with age. This bundle of sweetness was so full of kisses for her parents during this shoot, it was adorable. Oh, and you wouldn’t know it by looking at these pictures, but she wasn’t being herself at this shoot. I think the new environment and being taken out of normalcy may have caused her to get a bit bummed out. She also seemed determined to explore and couldn’t be bothered with pictures. I knew she would come around though, and I played some music through my phone and she perked up for the rest of the shoot. I never want the parents to feel stressed at shoots if their kids aren’t feeling it because as you can see here, I walked away with SO many great images. So, please keep that in mind at your next shoot. If your kids seem like they are in a funk, don’t worry, it will all turn out okay. And even if you don’t get lots of smiles out of them, at least you are getting their genuine emotions from that day and that is who they are sometimes, right?