Kristine Ryan Photography

watching families grow

I know I have said it many times before, but one of my favorite things about this job is watching families grow. It is so fun to be able to photograph families at different stages in life. This particular family has been to me about five times so far.  We started with a maternity shoot during the first pregnancy and now here we are doing newborns with the second baby. This is baby Morrison - you've all seen her big brother, Cooper on these pages. Well, now it's her turn to be the star:

enjoy the rest of your day!

k  

happy birthday, kate!

I'm one day late, but better late than never, right?  This is Kate...she turned 4 yesterday - Happy Birthday!  She is one beautiful girl. I have photographed her mom and brother a few other times, but this is the first time I met the whole family....they are an absolutely stunning family! And mom knows how to style her sessions - she is already planning her Fall '09 session! Dad is one of the sweetest dads - he actually sent me a very nice email thanking me for the session. That was the ultimate compliment to hear from a dad.  Dads always hate me :) - at least until they see their pics on the wall.

Anyway, here is the birthday girl....

and the whole fam having a little fun...

Thank you all for a great session - I really enjoyed this one! Happy Brithday, Kate.  Enjoy your party!

Kristine

great hair...

Seriously, have you ever seen such awesome hair on a little girl? She looks like she stepped right out of a Pantene commercial.  This is Kaitlyn and hard to believe, but she is only two! She and her brother came in for a shoot a couple weeks ago. She is all girl - very head strong, wants what she wants when she wants it (like my whole bowl of lollipops :)) it was fun to watch her in action. And her brother, Luke, was the most chill little kid...didn't make a peep and was just so laid back the whole time.  Isn't it funny how kids tend to balance each other out?

they grow up too fast...

it's so true...where does the time go?  We spent the weekend celebrating McKenna's 5th Birthday! I really can not believe that my little girl is 5. I swear it seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. It doesn't seem that long ago that she was so tiny she could fit all curled up on her daddy's chest. Now she walks around with her I-pod on singing Hannah Montana songs - quite a difference from the little baby I remember.

On the flip side, there is a part that I do love.  While it's hard watching the time slip away, it's awesome to see her develop into a little lady.  She's fun to hang out with and shop with and I can hold a real conversation with her...so I guess it's a trade off.

So, we decided to hold a little photo shoot for her 5 year old pictures. I let her do what *she* wanted and she also got to pick her clothes and the background - she wanted to look "sassy". When I pulled these pics up on the computer, it hit me like a ton of bricks that she's not a baby any more...not at all. What happened to my little girl all swaddled up in pink blanket???

 

 

And, finally, here is her 5th Birthday cake.  This cake was truly amazing.  Her theme was Sleeping Beauty. We usually order all of our cakes from Erica Talorico (her cakes are incredible - www.sweet-cakes.org ) .So, when I told her the theme, she came up with the concept of Sleeping Beauty's dress.  I was in love with this cake...and it tasted as good as it looks...is this not adorable?

ok...now I am hungry :)

k