October 7, 2016

Philadelphia Family Photographer | 1 Year | Clara

Family

Charlotte arrived a few years back.  Now I’m not saying that she’s an obsolete model, but version 2.0 just celebrated her first birthday.  Feature-wise, Charlotte can walk and talk.  Clara, on the other hand, crawls and climbs like it’s her job and offers up the most adorable “Teek Ku” when you give her something.

baby peekaboo behind mommyPhiladelphia family pictures in front of house in Graduate Hospital

I may have already set plans in motion for her betrothal to my child.  It seems only right since they were born on the exact same day, only two hours apart.
baby pictures on steps at home in PhiladelphiaShe’s a classy little lady.

baby girl picture picking nose

We played with the whole family at their Graduate Hospital home.  Charlotte kindly let us use her bed for snuggles and tickles.  A family photoshoot is the perfect time for a ticklefest!

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And when you have a roofdeck with these kinds of views, it’s just a sin not to use them!

family on roofdeck with Philadelphia skyline family with two girls on roofdeck in Philadelphia with skyline

I love the quiet moments of Clara with mama Kelly in the nursery.

1 year old baby sucking thumb with mommy mommy and daughter playing with curly hair

It’s pretty impossible to resist a baby in a tutu with a cake (a funfetti giant cupcake cake with multicolored sprinkles, in case you were wondering).  The curiosity, joy, and downright devastation is perfection.

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Happy birthday, little Clara.  I look forward to having you as a daughter-in-law someday!

funny face 1 year baby photo session

“The way I see it, you should live everyday like its your birthday.”
~ Paris Hilton

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