As the weather is getting colder and the trees are becoming much more naked, I just love having a warm, light and urban studio for portrait shoots!  Cullen and his parents recently came for a fun morning at the studio, bringing along the cutest outfits, most exciting toys and even their handsome doberman, Elko.  And towards the end of the shoot, when Cullen started to get a bit bored with his regular toys and even the new studio toys, we pulled down the red ladder and his face just lit up!  Cullen thinks every boy should get to have a big red ladder in the middle of his room

Just hangin’ with the fam’

Elko is such a gorgeous dog!  He put on his best handsome face for this photo.

What better way to spend a drizzly afternoon than in a cozy living room with a bunch of fun and goofy kids?!  I had so much fun with this family recently – these kids had me laughing hysterically the whole time with all their crazy antics.  After some great family portraits in some chilly overcast weather, we headed inside to relax.  Grace promptly changed into her best princess costume, which is something I think we should all do more often.  Aidan turned on some great Irish tunes and showed me his amazing dancing.  And after Ian & Kellan, the twin boys, had their dinner, they cast off their shirts, as babies love to do, and turned on the charm!  And seriously, just try to resist those adorable chubby smiles

These two little guys look soooo alike – I don’t know how their parents tell them apart – I sure can’t!

This post is all about babies – and not only that, but a couple of the cutest babies Capitol Hill has to offer!  In preparation for an upcoming exhibit of photos of ‘kids on the hill,’ I recently photographed these two adorable girls.  Lindsey is about 6 months and came to my studio bright and early one more for a little giggling and hat-wearing.  The hat with the little ears was made by SugarB Baby – check it out!

And sweet little Ava was only 6 days old in these photos!  She was so precious I could hardly stand it!!  Newborns are so fascinating.  They do so little and yet you can’t help but just stand and watch and ooh and ahh at every little movement and expression.

I have just had such a wonderful time watching Vivian grow up over the last 15 months!  This darling little girl was only 3 months old when we first met and I’ve gotten to see her grow bigger, learn to crawl and walk and begin to talk – and she even knows some sign language now!  We had a great time during this session on the beautiful grounds of St. Francis Hall and I can’t wait to see Viv again!