It seems like just yesterday that Nathan and I photographed Grant and Sara‘s wedding (while simultaneously seeming like an entire lifetime ago- life was very different then!)… and now, somehow, I just photographed their child’s one year session. Man this stuff happens fast.
A brief recap of Baby Ella’s first year…
Session 1- Adorable (screaming) newborn
Session 2- Utterly squeezable 4 month old
Session 3- Gorgeous and smiley 8 month old
And session 4… Beautiful, expressive, and amazing. Ella is one!
I’m not exaggerating when I say this baby is incredibly expressive… check out just a couple of the awesome faces she gave me during the hour and a half that I was hanging out with her.
Annoyed (why is this random person in my space?)
Inquisitive (You can totally tell she is processing what Sara is saying to her)
Excitement
Amusement
Pouting
Utter glee :)
Mischieviousness
Exhaustion (the result of skipping your nap on portrait session day)
She’s amazing, isn’t she?
When I asked Sara about some of the things she never wants to forget about Ella, one of the things she mentioned was Ella’s obsession with playing with curtains and blankets. I love stuff like this… these are the fleeting experiences that would so easily be forgotten…
I love seeing Sara with Ella… She’s such an amazing mom. I love this series… There’s so much happiness in them.
And then there was some tickling… Ella apparently thinks her mother is hysterical.
Being ticked is exhausting :)
You know you’re a big girl when you can crawl all the way up the stairs… Stairs are hard work!
I love the expressions in this… It appears that Ella is unsure of whatever Grant is finding so hysterical.
Grant is completely in love with his girl. It’s so obvious.
We stepped outside in the sweltering heat for a few minutes… I loved these two images of Grant and Ella. I couldn’t decide which I liked better… do you guys have an opinion?
Ella seemed somewhat unsure about the bubbles… There are a couple of other images in the slideshow that show off her expressiveness :)
There’s something very compelling about this quiet moment. It draws me in. I love this one.
The heat and the mosquitos started getting to us pretty quickly… so we headed back inside. I’ll leave you with this final image of Ella “terrorizing” the kitty… again, a fleeting moment that would’ve easily been forgotten. I’m pretty sure this one is going in my favorite favorite favorite folder :)
Grant and Sara… it’s been an awesome year. I feel honored that you guys invited me into your lives the way that you have. I hope we do it again :)
Enjoy your one year slideshow!
xoxo
-amber
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