OCTOBER 29 | PHOTO-A-DAY

Yesterday was Amity’s First Birthday Party.  It was a success!  I’ll blog more later about the party details but for now…two photos that quite sum up the day.  The first of our smiling beauty with her party hat on.  I have my dear friend Amy to thank for this photo.  She took this right after I successfully got the hat on.  I was distracting Amity to keep her attention off the hat so she would wear it long enough to blow out her candles.  And we got this adorable shot.  The party went on, we ate the most rich and glorious cake and then opened gifts.  Well, I opened Amity’s gifts for her.  She was interested at first but then got VERY busy trying everything out.

After the last guest left we put her down for a nap.  She was of course completely hyper.  Often she romps around and plays in her crib before finally giving into sleep so when she did that after the party I was not surprised.  I did not think twice about leaving her in there to do her thing.  An hour later and the playing had turned into crying.  I said to Greg, “oh fine, go in there and give her her binky back.”  A minute later Greg called out to me, “Katie!!  You better get in here!”  We found a very unhappy 1 year old in squalor.  The photo really says it all…  Be happy that you weren’t us at 3:08 on Saturday the 29th : )

Katie Howard

Katie is a newborn photographer based in Salem, Oregon, serving families since 2009. She specializes in capturing natural, timeless images of newborns and baby milestones throughout the first year. Her Salem studio offers a comfortable and welcoming space for every session. With a warm, client-centered approach, Katie loves working with parents to preserve their family’s story.