Well, 2011 has come to an end.  Wow, it went by fast!  I have had the pleasure of photographing this little one as a newborn with my first session of the year, so it is only fitting that I end my year with her cake smash session!  She is such a doll and I am really going to miss seeing her throughout the next year.  As much as I love watching “MY” babies grow up – I really do miss them once they are out of the “Watch Me Grow” program.  Anyway, here is my last session of 2011 and one of my favorite little girls!

Cupcake Hat made by Bitsy Bees.
Smash Cake made by Cakes by Ruth.

Miss {A} is growing up on me WAY too fast!!!  Her Mom was saying that it seems like they were just calling me to schedule her newborn photos – I agree.  Where does the time go?  I just LOVE my Watch Me Grow babies – it is so much fun to see them grow and change from visit to visit.  Miss {A} is now 6 months old and is sitting on her own and getting ready to crawl any day.  Watch out Mom and Dad – they get FAST really quick!!  Haha.  Anyway, here are a few photos from our recent session.  She was so much fun, smiling and laughing the entire time.  Such a joy to work with!!!

I was working on a different session this morning and realized I never blogged about this family.  Well, it was my last official Christmas session of the year and was a lot of fun even if we were battling some HARSH sunlight the whole time.  The {R} family makes me smile!   I just can’t help it.  The boys were cracking me up and I just adore their mom.  Thank {T} for spending part of our day with me!!

I just LOVE Ms {Z}.  I met this family when I did their Maternity photos and have looked forward to seeing {Z} every 3 months since she was born as one of my “Watch Me Grow” kiddos.  {Z} is now 6 months old – she sits well and is already crawling!!!  And as a special treat for me, we took some photos with big sis {J} this time as well!  Here is a Sneak Peek!

Ms {E} has got to be one of the cutest babies every!!  She is adorable!  She was all smiles through our whole session.  We were able to get a few pictures of the whole family and then spent some time inside capturing Ms {E}’s 3 month photos.  Here is her Sneak Peek – Isn’t she a doll!!

I love cake smashes, little girl and pink….so much fun!!!  {K} wanted to eat her cake instead of mess it up….but with a little push from mom she dived in.  Big sis {E} didn’t want much to do with the camera, but we managed to pull some smiles out of her (with a little help from bubbles).  Haha.  I had a blast.  Thank you {T} for introducing me to your family!!  Here is your Sneak Peek.

The delicious and gorgeous cake was made by Cakes By Ruth.

Isn’t this family amazing! Big sister and two adorable little boys. Just from the couple of hours that I spent with them I could tell that {T} is GREAT big sister…and the boys were just precious!! Thank you {Z} family for spending part of your day with me. I just wish you guys weren’t moving so I could see these handsome little guys grow up! I cannot wait to dive in and get to editing this full session, but for now these few teasers will have to do. Hehe. Here is your Sneak Peek mom..

Crochet Hat made by Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe.

Oh My, where has the time gone???  My little baby girl is 9 months old!!!  We took her photos this weekend and I just HAD to share.  I tried so hard to narrow it down, but I just loved them all.  Hehe.  Anyway, here she is!

I had a GREAT time with the {M} family last weekend!  The kiddos are just adorable.  Watching Ms {O} run around made me realize that my little girl is going to be running in no time as well!  We battled the sun (thanks Dad for your help – you are hired as my assistant if you want a job), climbed trees, played on (and with) the rocks and watch the ducks.  I’d say it was a successful day!!  Here are a few photos from our session and your Sneak Peek Mom!

I had so much fun with {A} last week!  She is graduating this year and will be heading off to Hawaii – I am jealous!!!  She was such a blast and we had a great time.  We grabbed a little bit of Hawaii in Surprise and then ventured into the White Tank Mountains.  I cannot wait to dive into her gallery this week and get my edit on!!!  But, here are the first few I grabbed and I just HAD to share.  Thank you guys for spending your afternoon with me, I had a great time!

I was so excited to meet Little Miss {L} this weekend and got an even better surprise when Miss {M} was there too!!  We got some fabulous shots for {L}’s 6 month photos (isn’t she sitting up so good!!!) as well as a couple of shots of the sisters together.  These girls were just too cute!  Thank you guys for letting me spend part of my afternoon with you.  Here is your sneak peek!

Ms {A} is one of my Grow With Me babies who I have been photographing since she was a newborn.  And…now she is 9 months old!!!  Wow – where does the time go?  She is such a sweet little girl and I always LOVE seeing her (and photographing her).  She is all girl.  Lots of bows, skirts, animal print, princesses and pink – I LOVE it!!  We had a ton of fun (as always) and came away with a LOT of great photos, but when she was finished — she was finished.  Hehe.  Mom you are going to have a tough time deciding  on these!!!  So….here is their sneak peek.

All my babies are growing up!!!  I met Little {A} a few months ago when I did her newborn photos (here).  She is growing so fast!!  She was so good for her session.  She smiled, slept and smiled some more – perfect little model!!  I am having so much fun editing her photos today and wanted to share the first ones I grabbed with you.  Isn’t she a doll!!!!

Crochet hat and headbands made by Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe.

The {G} family is so much fun!  The kids are wonderful and I have NO idea how Mom keeps things under control with 4 young kids at home.  She is awesome!  We have known this family for a long time and it has been really neat to see their family grow.  I can’t wait to see what is in store for them next!  Thanks for letting me spend my day with you guys!!!  Here is the sneak peek from your family session.

Oh My, time flies!!  I cannot believe these little guys are a year old.  Seems like they were just born and I was taking their newborn photos (remember these cuties).  We had a lot of fun with these energetic little guys.  If you though keeping One 1 year old boy still for pictures – try 2 that kept crawling off in different directions!  Haha.  It was a blast and they were just adorable.  Here is a sneak peek at their session!

Crochet hats made by Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe.

My sweet little girl is growing up so fast and is now 6 months old!!  Wow….it is going so fast.  We took her 6 month photos last week.  She wasn’t feeling very good, but we got some shots in for our short little session.  When a little girl is sick, all she wants is to be held by Mom, and this is how she felt about me taking photos!  Haha.    If you are looking at the excerpt, be sure to click on “Read the rest of this entry” to see the better photos of my adorable little girl!!  Despite not feeling well, she did a great job (not that I am biased or anything).

Baby {Z} is growing up on me!!!  One of my Watch Me Grow babies, {Z} is already 3 months old!  Here she is as a newborn.   I just love seeing how they grow and change!!  She was pretty tired and didn’t want us messing with her too much, but we were able to get some great shots anyway.  She is propping herself up SOOO good and had even started rolling over, so she kept trying to get away from us.  Haha.  Big sis {J} had a great time too and kept us on track when it was time to change clothes.  {J} loved the tutus and thought that was what we should have used for all the photos – too cute.  I just love these little girls and can’t wait to see them again when {Z} is 6 months old!  Anyway, enough of my ramblings.  Mom….here is your sneak peek.

I had so much fun with Baby {E} and her family this weekend.  She is such a doll.  She slept for us through the whole session, but when she was ready to be done she let us know!  We got some wonderful photos with Grandma’s handmade blanket and the Hawkeyes gear.  I just had a great time with her and could have kept taking photos all day.  So….watch out mom you are going to have a TON to choose from!  But for now, here is your sneak peek.

Crochet Diaper cover sets made by Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe, Pettiskirts made by La Lady Designs and the Flower headbands were made by Funn Fllirirtty Flowers.

I had so much fun with the {K} family kiddos this past weekend!  They were great and *mostly* did what we wanted them to do.  Haha.  In all seriousness, they did fabulous!  This family is going to get 2 Sneak Peeks today.  The first is one of all their sweet kids together and a photo of both {D} & {R} individually.  They were so much fun and I grabbed these shots to edit first and use for the sneak peek because I thought they really showed the kids personalities.  So Mom, here is your Sneak Peek 1 of 2.

Crochet Headbands made by Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe, Pettiskirt from AdoraBelle.

I have had the pleasure of calling the {C} family friends for the past 3+ years.  They were some of my very first photography models and I am so happy that they keep letting me take photos of their family!  I needed a model last week and Miss {S} was happy to jump in!  Here are a few of the photos that we took.

All crochet items used in this session were made by Mama Meg’s Yarn Shoppe.