​One of the most heartwarming parts of my job is getting to witness and document the growth of a family over the years. I first met the Wong family when they had just one sweet kiddo. Since then, it’s been such a joy to photograph their growing crew, and now—here we are—welcoming baby number six! Little Eddie has officially made them a family of eight, and I couldn’t be more honored to help them mark this special season with newborn portraits. And getting to do it at their home? What a perfect way to keep the kids happy in their environment!

How cute is this little one? Would you believe me if little Gabriel here came five weeks early? While Mom and Dad expected to have him a week early, they were quite surprised when Anna's water broke. Shortly after, they went to the hospital and Gabriel made his entrance! 

Daniel's sister reached out a few months ago about desiring to gift a newborn portrait session. This was extra fun because we first met up with these two when we took their engagement portraits and then had the pleasure of capturing their wedding day in downtown Minneapolis. It was an intimate day then and being invited in-home to document the special snuggles and first days home was an even more precious moment.

The first time I met the Ghandours was at their eldest’s newborn portraits in their condominium home in Hastings. A few years later, we reconnected for family photos when their middle man came into the world. We met up last fall to take some fun family mini portraits. Now, they have welcomed baby Layla, and it was fun to be welcomed into their new home here in Cottage Grove.

Ah, the smell of newborn babies. You can’t help but love them, and this little lady is no exception! I think she might get the award for the easiest baby ever in a newborn session – I heard a cry once, and otherwise she slept through the entire thing! We met in the family’s home as they expressed that their heart was to cover the everyday life and real relationships more than the posed, studio style newborn photos. I could not agree more! It is so fun to capture all of the little one’s little features and how quickly they will grow, but it is, in my opinion, so much more fun to capture them in these lifestyle sessions.

You can’t help, but love couples in love. This is totally how we feel about Ethan and Kirstin! We first met these two when they were looking for wedding photographers. We felt like we were good fits for each other and scheduled their engagement portraits – in fact, it’s the only session we’ve ever brought a kid on! Our sweet little Chloe was only a few weeks old, and we weren’t up to leaving the sitter with her and her two older brothers, so Mark wore her during the engagement shoot, and she slept like a little trooper. Before we knew it, their wedding day had come and gone and, now, here we are taking on their in-home lifestyle portraits with their precious baby girl.