Meet Kyan Wade!

Mika and Eric have added to their precious little family! They now have a precious little baby boy, named Kyan Wade. They also have an (almost) two year old, Blakeli Renee. Kyan was a very good little boy during his photo shoot, and let us get some amazing photos.

Here is Blakeli with her little brother. Doesn't it look like she is telling him a secret!?
This is Kyan's daddy, Eric. It really doesn't matter that Eric has his own name. . .from now on he will strictly be known as "Blakeli's Dad or Kyan's Dad." I have learned from experience that once you have a child, you lose your name to "Their name + Mom or + Dad". :) Anyway, back to the photos. . .isn't the one below simply precious??

Here is "Kyan's Mom", Mika. Being that this was their 2nd child, both were pros with the photo shoot, and were relaxed and patient with Kyan's needs.




I love baby feet. They are so cute and perfect and precious and adorable and. . .well, you get the picture.
I think, no I KNOW, that this is my favorite photo from the entire shoot. Could Kyan look any more comfortable, content, and loved?
A smooch or two from daddy.
The photo shoot was pretty much over when (cue dramatic music) Kyan decided that our black backdrop needed to be "christened". . . :) Good thing it's washable!

Thanks Mika and Eric for letting us photograph both of your children's newborn photos. We adore your family, and can't wait for the opportunity to photograph another newborn for you!! ;)

Baby Kiefer - Newborn

We were so excited to meet Kiefer for the first time. . .especially since it meant that we would be working with Traci and Steve again! Our first "professional" encounter with the happy couple was shooting their wedding back in October of 2005. Since then, we have photographed Traci's brother's wedding, and in August of this year, we are going to photography Steve's sister's wedding!! I should mention that we have known Traci and Steve for many years, as they also happen to be friends of the family. :)

Traci and I had a common bond during our pregnancies. . .horrible morning sickness. I could totally relate to the pain she was feeling throughout her pregnancy, but knew the end result would be worth it - and it was - take a look for yourself!

Meet Keifer:

Is he handsome or what?!


Of course we knew to expect beautiful red hair from this handsome little fella - it was in his genes! Both of his parents have red hair!


He was such a good baby throughout the entire shoot. . .his parents are very lucky, of course, he is too!

This is Kiefer's mama, Ms. Traci. Don't you love all that red hair?? She is such a sweet mother, and I loved the way Kiefer responded to her when she coo'd at him.

This is Kiefer's daddy - Mr. Steve. Again with the red hair. . .see? Don't you love it? I do believe the baby on the platter was Steve's idea. He has the funniest sense of humor, and was such a good sport!

Another shot to show off the red hair.

Another platter pic. Kiefer was the first infant to try out our new IKEA platter. We weren't sure what to expect, but he actually seemed to like it. In fact. . .

his parents threatened to take the platter home so that they could get him to go to sleep at night! The platter had magic sleeping powers! :)

Thank you Traci and Steve for sharing a bit of your day with us. We loved meeting Kiefer, and can't wait to see you guys again soon! ~Karen