New Year's Baby : Meet Little Logan

On New Year's Day my little nephew Logan came into this world greeted by his parents Becky & Joe (Joe is my little brother) and his big sisters Kali, Mikayla and Miley. You might remember little Miley from some past sessions I did of her during her first year of life. Well Miley's a big sister now! And I have a beautiful new nephew!

Meet Little Logan....



This little guy was the first baby to be born in 2009in southwestern Connecticut! The Danbury News Times did a front page article with a photograph of my brother Joe holding his new son! This little guy had his 15 minutes of fame the day he was born!

I visited my brother and his family to fotograph their new addition in the comfort of their home. Fotographing families in their environment, i.e. a "lifestyle session," is my favorite way to do portraits.

Enjoy!

Be sure to check out Logan's SLIDESHOW HERE!


I looked at about a dozen stores on my ride to Becky and Joe's place for a "Happy New Year" cone hat, because I had a vision to fotograph Logan sleeping with it on his bum....after about an hour of searching for one, and I was about to give up, I finally came upon some. Go figure....New Year's decorations apparently sell out very soon after the New Years. I'm so happy I was finally able to find one though!



The beautiful family....



Big sister Mikayla with her little brother....



Big sister's Mikayla & Kali with Logan...







My brother Joe admiring his new son....



Daddy kisses.....



I love snuggle fotos.....





One of my favorite from the day....



I know the next three are somewhat similar, but I couldn't resist. I just love how Logan put his arm around his daddy's face! To cute for words...













Kali with her little brother.... (another favorite : )









Little Miley after getting into her pjs.



Mikayla with her baby brother...Don't these girls have the most beautiful, expressive eyes?







Mama Becky with her first son...more snuggling : )



Becky had a wonderful antique rocking chair that was passed down to her from her grandparents.....we couldn't resist.



What a doll!











The girls were doing their homework while their auntie was there, and apparently Mikayla loves her big sister so much that she sometimes gives her neck rubs while Kali is studying. I thought it was such a beautiful expression of love.



Of course there are other expressions of love that are quite funny too....



Little wonderful, tasty baby toes!





Another favorite....well all of the images in this post are my favorites, but I LOVE this one.....





Don't you wish you could snuggle up on your sofa like this...



Congratulations to my brother and his family on their new addition....Auntie Krystal is looking forward to doing Logan's 3 month pictures very soon!!!

Lil' Donte's Newborn Fotos

You might recognize the Rossi Family from a few months back, when we fotographed their maternity session. Well little Donte is here, and we went to his grandparents Patty & John home to fotograph him as a tiny little newborn!!! Patty & John own a wonderful business here in Stafford called Baker's Furniture & Fine Reproductions, and their beautiful home is a showcase of the finely crafted furnishings that they have at the store. So, of course Donte's parents Melody & Tim wanted to incorporate a few pieces into the images of their newborn son. Along with a lovely reproduction rocker, we made some images a lovely bedspread, next the fireplace (how cozy!), and with a REAL, rescued carousel horse from Newport!!! It's always very exciting with our subjects think about how to personalize the portraits we create. We had such a wonderful time with the whole family, and LOVE how the images turned out! We might be doing a Miracle of Life program with this family, so stay tuned to see little Donte as he grows!!

Click here to watch a beautiful slideshow of little Donte.

How cute is he?



I LOVE this shot!!



Doesn't this make you want to take a nappy?



Snuggled up on a lovely hand-made rocker....





Beautiful, soft infared closeups....so soft & baby like!





With the happy daddy! I love skin on skin portraits.



Nursing with mommy....shot in a mirror.



How cute is this? All content & smiley!



I see you!



No, that wasn't the carousel horse....this is!! Isn't it lovely? Can't wait to fotograph him on this horse again when he's a little older and can sit.



Stretch!!



An asleep again..... the life of a baby : ) Anyone for a nap on a fur rug by a fire?





With the happy grandparents.....