Eugene, Oregon baby photographer: Eric is ONE!

Happy birthday, Eric! This little guy is one year old now, and came in last month with his mom, Kim, and big brother Tyler for his one year photos. Eric’s dad, JD, had to work on the day we were scheduled to do this one year birthday photography session, which was too bad, but we still had a great time and got some good family photos with Eric and his mom and big bro. 

As a Eugene, Oregon photographer I’ve had several opportunities to photograph this family. Let’s see, I first met them when Tyler was six months old…so I guess it’s been about four years now. Crazy! Where does the time go? Anyway, it’s always great to see them. They are a fun and super sweet family, and the boys are so adorable with their big brown eyes and curly hair! Such handsome little men!

I remember Eric being a very happy baby when I photographed him as a newborn, and that sweet personality of his hasn’t changed a bit. He is still an easygoing, happy little guy who loves to giggle and gave me lots of wonderful smiles—as well as a sweet, winsome expression that is all his own! We went with a pretty subdued, gentle color palette for the family photography portion of our session, and I think Eric especially liked pretending to row the boat that we used as a prop. His big brother was great with him too, and I love that they wore matching outfits!

In contrast with those relatively quiet colors, Kim wanted a fun and colorful setup for the birthday cake smash photography, so we used lots of bold primary colors with our banner and balloons, and of course, with the frosting on the cake! Eric was hilarious with his birthday cake. He absolutely loved digging into it—and I mean the digging part quite literally! He had no problem with thrusting both of his chubby little fists in there and smearing icing all over his face and tummy. He even managed to get some on his toes, and did some finger painting with it on the floor. A budding artist with a serious sweet tooth! Some babies don’t like the sticky texture or sugary taste of the frosting, but Eric thought everything about that cake was just awesome. It made my job as the baby photographer super easy, since I didn’t have to do any coaxing to get some great expressions, and we all had fun watching him enjoy the process of exploring and eventually demolishing his cake.

It was a treat to have Eric, Tyler, and Kim in my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon once again for another fun and memorable session! I love being able to watch these little guys grow up. Kim and JD are certainly raising a wonderful pair of kiddos. They are a pleasure to work with and I’m so glad to be the lucky photographer who gets to capture this family’s special moments and milestones!