Fall Themed Cake Smash [Essex NJ First year photos, cake smash]

So my little 4 pound newborn has grown sooooo much this year. Here he is at his newborn shoot. I was so excited and shocked when mom called me for his cake smash. I couldn't believe it had been a year since he was born and I also couldn't believe his was 24 pounds!!! He was so adorable today and as you can see he LOVED his cake, we had to stop him from eating more.

Braving the cold [Essex NJ Family Photographer]

Gotta love NJ and it's wacky weather. Last week we saw some flakes, two days ago it was 61 at 8pm and today of course it was windy and chilly. Regardless M and his family rocked their shoot!!!

Who doesn't love these moments...

Lots of snuggle time [Essex NJ Newborn Photographer]

It seems like yesterday that I was photographing little B's big brother, crazy thing is that they look alike too!!! She gave me lots of chances to snuggle this morning so that certainly made me happy. She had lots of smiles for us which I captured in one of my first clicks. LOVE IT!!!

6 day old chunker [Essex NJ Newborn Photographer]

So cute, he was "short" but chunky and I loved every minute of snuggle time we had, which wasn't much cause he was such a good sleeper. He was as strong as his cousin who pulled off the same pose with hands on chin. Dad is a superman fan and was my super assistant today while mom got some much needed rest. Enjoy the sneak peak!!! Congrats to this new family of four.

Last family of the season [Essex NJ Family Photographer]

Well that is unless it warms up. So I should say last scheduled family of the season and I am so happy because we had so much fun and created some fabulous memories. I chose some different ones than my normal selection for their sneak peak. Hope you all enjoy.

Fabulous Family of Five [Union NJ Family Photographer]

We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day for family photos. It wasn't like this last year because one year ago, Hurricane Sandy had hit us really hard. We were reminded of the storm by all the trees in the reservation that were down. Yes it gave us for some convenient places to sit for photos but in the back of my mind I kept thinking about last year at this time. Well, fortunately the children were able to celebrate Halloween and this family was lucky enough to have their family photos done in November. Oh, and these kids...FABULOUS!!!!!