A few weeks ago, Dan, Maya and I headed off to the beach (Britannia Beach in Ottawa, for you local folks) and had a family photo shoot. Before I get to those ones though, I am taking a little step back down memory lane. Here is Maya at our first family photo shoot — she was 5 months.
{Photos by Baby & Belly}
I swore I wasn’t going to do “baby in a bucket”. And yep … here is the baby in a bucket. Whoops. Just too darn cute.
I love her “what the … ?!” face in the photo below.
It is wild to think about how much she has grown, learned, and developed in just these last 6 months. The baby is disappearing, and a toddler is emerging.
{Photos by Michelle Ma Belle Photography}
“Give me those bubbles, Mum!”
SO typical Maya – complete ham.
Chompers!
I wasn’t sure what we should all wear for the photos, so kept it simple in light neutrals. I think it’s a pretty safe bet. Oh and I brought a few props along with us — a blanket to sit on in the grass, some of Maya’s books, and the bubbles.
The photographer was Michelle from Michelle Ma Belle Photography. Michelle is also a mum and so totally gets how to photograph with kiddos. She is easy going, fun, and has great ideas. I felt like it was going to be super awkward out in public taking photos (our other shoot was in a studio, and 99% of just Maya), but it was totally chill. Michelle made us feel at ease, and I hardly even noticed the other folks at the beach.
It was a hot day, Maya hadn’t napped in the car ride over so was on the cranky side, and Dan had taken his air cast off his leg and was hopping around on crutches (and would then throw the crutches to the side for the photo) — and Michelle was just totally helpful and relaxed. I can’t say enough good things about her!
Isn’t she a great photographer? I love the way they turned out. And just an FYI that this post was in no way sponsored – I just wanted to share my experience!
Have you guys done any photo shoots? I try to snap lots of photos of Maya, but as she gets older, I get worse about it. It’s nice every once in a while to get some really great ones by a professional. Plus, then Dan and I get to be in them too! I’d love to do some with the grandparents at some point.