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Baxter’s Birthday – When your dog turns nine years old

Baxter’s Birthday – When your dog turns nine years old

My sweet little nugget of a dog is NINE! Where did the time go?!?  We adopted Baxter in 2008 and he literally has changed my life.  The short story: I started volunteering at an animal shelter soon after adopting Baxter.  That led me to photographing the pets in order...

Claire turns one – First Birthday Cake Smash

Claire turns one – First Birthday Cake Smash

To put this all in perspective...let's look back one year ago! Well 11 months ago to Claire's first month photo shoot! So tiny and petite and she is the same way today!   Now my ONE YEAR OLD GIRL: has has two bottom teeth, four teeth coming in on the top, can walk...

Joey turns one – Raleigh cake smash

Joey turns one – Raleigh cake smash

Warning: the cuteness you are about to see may just be too much to handle. Not only do we have an adorable baby boy celebrating his first birthday, but we also have a pint-sized little puppy that is every bit of perfection! I love the Flynn family!  Sadly, they lost...

Baxter’s 7th birthday – dog birthday party

Here he is in all his birthday glory! My sweet boy Baxter is now SEVEN years old (estimated DOB: June 17)!  I wanted to recreate his very first birthday shoot when he was four years old.  I loved the colors and brightness, but wanted to get some technically better...

Lily turns three – Celebrate your dog’s birthday with style

I can't believe my silly Lily is three years old! Well, actually I can. It seems so long ago that I found her sleeping on that bench in downtown Raleigh at three months old.  She may be black and white, but she has brought so much color to our lives.  From two...

Rosabelle enjoys birthday cake & introduces her new brother Anubis

Rosabelle enjoys birthday cake & introduces her new brother Anubis

Rosabelle the white boxer puppy celebrates her first birthday with a dog birthday cake and introduces us to her new brother How could you forget the world's cutest puppy from last spring, Rosabelle?  If you didn't see her session then, check it out here! Well RosieRoo...

Baxter celebrates his 6th birthday – dog birthday party

My sweet sweet boy and "first born" Baxter turned six June 1st, 2014! That's is estimated birthday! We celebrated today officially with his photo shoot and cake smash! Once again Gourmutt's Bakery in North Raleigh hit it out of the park matching his cake to his...

Lily the pit bull turns TWO years old – Dog cake smash photo shoot

Sweet little Lily-kins is now TWO!  I just can't believe it!  Her birthday shoot was a quick stop downtown this year, but still cute and perfect nonetheless.  This will most likely be Lily's last birthday with us.  Stay tuned for a blogpost with more details.  I'm...

Colton’s first birthday – Raleigh cake smash photo shoot

Little Colton is getting big! I photographed him in his mommy's tummy, in his first few days of life and now for his very first birthday! This kid has sooooo much personality. He thoroughly enjoyed his cake smash as you can tell by his many many many faces.  He...

Happy 5th Birthday Baxter! – Dog birthday party

How quickly they grow up! My Baxter turned FIVE years old this past weekend (his estimated birthday). I just can't believe I've had him in my life for five years. It's hard to remember the day before he came along. We did not go all out with the decorations like we...