Lily Bella Photography

Thieringer Siblings

I really enjoyed meeting Angela and her daughers Sophia and Heidi. Sophia was such a good listener and happy to sit so nicely for me. Heidi was her busy little self! We had to be quick to get photos of her because she would sit for approximately 3 seconds before she got up again. LOL! Angela really worked hard during this session! :-) But I sure think it was worth it. SOOOO CUTE! Though, I'm not sure how her photos couldn't cute with the absolutely adorable outfits her girls wore!

Isabelle--20 Months

LOL! These were supposed to be 18 month photos, but you know. Isabelle's mom and I just can't seem to coordinate when it comes to her pictures. :-) So Claire gets 20 month photos instead. What a cutie pie Isabelle is! And so easily entertained by her mama's silly faces and songs. :-)

LOVE that last one! Maybe we'll get her 2 year photos done on time? Maybe.... ;-)

Porter--18 Months

I think there might be something in the air with the boys I've had sessions with lately. LOL! Maybe it's that it's not winter anymore and they just have no interest in having their photos done inside. :-) Porter was not very interested in sitting still for his session. But I managed a few shots for his mom. It was fun to see him again. I was seeing them every three months last year and haven't seen him since the fall. What a cutie!

Emmett--2 years

We went to Iowa and Wisconsin over spring break last week to visit with family. While we were in Wisconsin, I opened up Lily Bella East for business (thank you to my sister-in-law for the use of her house!!). I was excited to see Emmett and his mom, Katie again. I had taken Emmett's one year photos last year. He had grown so much! Even though I was excited to see him, he wasn't quite so excited to see me. Ha! Emmett was a bit of a tough cookie. But really, what do you expect from a 2 year old boy! The last thing he wants to do is sit still and smile at a lady he doesn't even remember from last year. Even though Emmett had his own ideas for how the session was going to go, I still managed to get a few cute shots for his mama. :-)

Here's a quick sneak peek:

Isaac--2 years

This was the first time I had a session with Isaac. It was great meeting a new family! Isaac wasn't quite sure about my studio setup at first. But once he saw my blue train, he warmed up pretty quickly! He definitely had some smiles, but it was tough because he kept looking at the train and smiling! We got a few though. He made Mom and Dad work pretty hard for the smiles. :-)

Johanna--2 Years

Miss Johanna had such an amazing session for a two year old! She sat so nice, smiled so nice and listened so well! I would have thought she was 3 or 4 by they way she was acting. :-) And I'm really excited with how her photos came out. She has so much personality and I think you can really see that in her photos.

Alice--2 years

It was fun to see Alice again this year. I first met her family last year for her one year photos and cake smash. She grew so much in a year! And she was so sweet all during her session! Very easy for a 2 year old!

Alice likes to be a pirate! Arrrrrgh! She had such a cute and colorful outift! I even looked in our garage because I know we have a toy pirate ship in there somewhere. But I couldn't find it. I was hoping she could play with it during the session. Of course, I walked into the garage yesterday and there it was right where I thought it should be. Just one of those things where you are looking right at something and don't see it. Maybe next time! ;-)

I think this last one is my favorite. Alice wanted to be done with her photos. And I just felt like I hadn't gotten the one shot I really wanted to get. So I asked her to sit and do a few more just for me. She was so sweet and obliged me. And I'm pleased she did because this last shot is so darn cute!

Juliet--12 Months

Juliet is a year old! It has been so fun to take her photos over the last nine months. Her mom might think I would think otherwise. ;-) Because Juliet can be a little emotional at times. But it is fun to see what I can do to get her involved in the photos and want to sit and have fun while I snap away. She was a bit of a tough cookie in the beginning of this session. But she definitely perked up by the end. MUSIC! That was the key! :-)

 

Kellan--2 Years

My son turned two in January! I told my husband we were going to take pictures and that I would need his help entertaining Kellan during the shoot. Ha ha! At first, Andrew didn't do much and Kellan kept running around. Then, I said to him, "Pretend you're paying for this session and you really want these pictures." :-) That seemed to work and he goofed around with him and we even brought out some Pez to entice him to stay on the background (I'm not above bribery!). Here's some of the shots I got. It's not easy with a very busy, high energy two year old boy!

I really like this black and white one below, even though the focus is a bit off because was totally jumping around when I was taking it. :-)

This last one is another favorite of mine. It's Kellan's "Please can I have some more?" face. He's not saying very much yet, and in fact just started using the sign for "more" in the last couple weeks. But he used to just put his hands together and make this little puppy dog face when he wanted more. This really captures his two-year old personality! And I'm so glad I have this shot to remember that forever.

William--Cake Smash

Here's William's cake smash! He was pretty cute about the whole thing! Unfortunately, we had to be a little mean and we gave him the cake at first and then took it away. I had to microwave the cake a tiny bit to warm up the frosting. He was sooo mad at me! ;-) But he got over it as soon as we gave him another taste of the medicine.

Such an adorable cake!! :-)

And the aftermath....Do you see that frosting footprint there on the left! LOVE it! :-)