Indy Lew | {cherished}

Have you ever met a family and felt like they were meant to be…that it just seemed like their life was destiny? This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting a beautiful baby, Indy (love that name!!) and her parents, Katie and Jason and that is just how I felt about this family!  What a treat it was to spend some time with them and to be able to capture some special memories for them! Baby Indy is three months old and it didn’t take very long to become charmed by this cutie and know that I would enjoy my time with her. Along with her parents, she has two “sisters” who are the four-legged kind…and what great dogs they are…both very gentle and calm and so good with Indy…it was fun to watch how they were with her…every once in a while, they would try to steal a kiss, but mostly they were just happy to be close to her! At the end of the session, they both curled up on the (soft and fuzzy) blanket that Indy had been lying on…I don’t blame them…I wouldn’t mind curling up on it myself for a nap…and of course, we couldn’t resist  putting Indy back down on it, in the middle of her big sisters…it was so cute!!

I must admit that I had two great assistants this morning…my hubby and my daughter, who works with Katie…and boy, did I enjoy their help…what a treat…I’m wondering what it would take to get both of them for all of my sessions…thank you Rick and Jess!!  So here’s a peek at the session on this cold Sunday morning…

Isn’t this a great looking family…and the two dogs, Lily and Roxy, are perfect bookends for this picture…they were so good…to have two dogs and a baby…all looking the same direction…very rare!

Indy was mesmerized by this Christmas decoration with a singing and dancing tree and penguin…she couldn’t take her eyes off of it.

As you can see, Roxy, couldn’t resist sneaking in a kiss while she thought no one was looking – and it didn’t seem to phase Indy…

This little one is loved by her parents…and you can see that she is a very happy baby…not better sight than this!

Ahh, whatever you can get in your mouth…the goal of most babies!

Okay, I know this is Roxy, and not Indy, but I couldn’t resist sharing this photo…Lily was a bit camera shy when it came to being alone, but Roxy seemed quite interested in what I was doing and would just sit and look at me as I photographed.

This is the best blanket…a friend made it for Indy and it has her whole name on one side and the other side is even more impressive…what talent and kindness to have made this for Indy…what a cherished gift!

Okay…I couldn’t resist a shot with a little Santa hat on…since it “tis the season!”

I LOVE this shot above…first of all, this sweet face with this adorable little hat, but then you add Roxy’s paws…I couldn’t have planned this shot, if I’d tried!

Such a sweet face and those eyes…they are going to cause some worries for her parents when she gets older…

Here’s the shot with Indy in the middle of the dogs…I just love this…they all seem quite relaxed and comfortable!

Mom said that Indy had found her thumb and/or fingers the past week…and it was so cute when she’d put them in her mouth….I just love pictures of babies sucking their thumbs! And, the last shot…she was finished, after a rough job being a model…it was time for cuddling with mom and a nap!  Thank you Katie and Jason for inviting us into your lovely home…it was great to meet the two of you. You have a beautiful daughter and it was a joy to photograph her!