Cute n’ Cuddly Cooper | Puyallup Newborn Photography

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there isn’t much better than meeting a precious new baby, welcomed into a family…a new little one with the promise of endless possibilities ahead in their life! Sweet Cooper was a little over 2 weeks old, jaundice delayed his session a bit, but when I met him, he looked great and was a perfect little model during his session! I can’t believe he slept nearly the entire time and even gave me a few smiles along the way…what a doll! He brought along his mom and grandma…and watching them with him was truly heartwarming as I could see they had both fallen totally in love with this little guy, but how can you not!

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And a brand new Seahawk fan!! 🙂

Keilah, you have a beautiful son…what a blessing for you and your entire family! It was a delight to meet all of you and a pleasure to be able to capture some special photos of Cooper!

BEAUTIFUL Expectant Mom | {Puyallup Maternity Photography}

This is a very special post to me because the beautiful expectant mom in these photos is our daughter, Jessalyn. She and her husband, Sean, are expecting their second daughter ANY day now!! They are proud parents to a very sweet, bright and adorable daughter, Emma, who is excited to welcome her baby sister, Harper Rae, to the family! For me, I’m filled with excitement and joy over the arrival of another granddaughter…it will make three for us and my husband and I couldn’t be happier!! When Jess was pregnant with Emma, we had her maternity photos scheduled…one day for outdoors and one for the studio, and unfortunately, Emma had other plans and arrived 5 weeks early, so the extent of the maternity photos at that time were a few photos in the waiting room before Jess headed off for a c-section. It was all a bit scary and there were a few hours of waiting until she’d arrived…and nearly a month in the hospital, but today Emma is a very normal, happy and healthy little girl who has made up and more for her early arrival! If you ask her parents, they will tell you she is a VERY active and BUSY girl who talks ALL the time!  So, I had the pleasure of getting “real” maternity photos in with this pregnancy for Jess…and three sessions at that! The first was at the end of June and the last one was exactly a month later – with the beach ones in the middle during a family vacation in Oregon. I’m so very proud of the incredible parents Jess and Sean are and so excited to see them welcome a new little one to their family…and my husband and I are blessed to be “Mimi and Papa” to such wonderful granddaughters….and anxious for little Harper to join her big sister and parents!! If all goes as planned, this will be a natural delivery for Jess…our fingers are crossed and I’ve said many prayers that this time, everything goes as planned for this birth!!

storyboard001storyboard002storyboard003storyboard005storyboard006We had to be sure to include the older “brothers” in some family photos…now Angus and Frankie will really have to stay on their toes once they have two little ones around the house!!storyboard007storyboard004storyboard008storyboard009storyboard010storyboard011storyboard012storyboard013storyboard014It was too cute when Emma wanted a picture just like her mommy!!storyboard015storyboard016Someone was “photo bombing” her mom’s photos in the studio…it was too funny!storyboard017I told you she was beautiful……and besides beauty, Jess is an incredible teacher who also just completed her masters degree this month…she is one busy and determined woman who I’m so very proud of!!!storyboard018storyboard019storyboard020 storyboard022This was just 2 days before her due date…does she not look amazing!!!storyboard023storyboard024storyboard025storyboard026storyboard027storyboard028storyboard029storyboard030storyboard031As you can imagine…there will be an announcement and of course, photos once Harper arrives, so stay tuned.

Handsome Henry | {Puyallup Family Photographer}

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting an adorable little guy who turned 6 months old just a couple of days after his session. Henry has the BEST brown eyes…deep and endless with amazing sparkle! A very sweet boy who is adored by mom and dad, Karina and Matt! It’s always a  delight to meet new families and even more so to to meet new families who are new parents…Karina and Matt are so in love with little Henry and just listening to them talk about their little guy was heartwarming…it’s truly the most precious thing to see parents who are not only in love with one another, but so in love with their new child…and this couple is truly in awe of their little guy! Henry was quite interested in all the activity at the park and watching everything…it was fun to see just how alert and observant he was…although that made it hard to get his attention…I really wasn’t nearly as interesting as everything else that was around that. With that being said…we did get some great smiles and his eyes really stole the show through the whole session…he’s a sweet little baby who I thoroughly enjoyed spending some time with on a pleasant summer morning…

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