I had such a sweet time with Little Miss E! Since we moved to the Tri Cities in April, I’ve been secretly having my eye on this little one…waiting for the special day I would get to photograph her. Her parents go to our incredible church, Life Church Tri Cities, and I think I met her parents the first week we were there….and Little Miss E too!

Aren’t her big blue eyes just to die for?? I thought this one was going to take  some more warming up…and I’ve been working on my baby friendly smile tactics…but I really didn’t even need to, because she was ready to be a star (and I had her 2 amazing parents, and her fun brothers that were there to do all the hard work!).

I love one year olds because they are a little independent and still are relatively dependent…and they love attention! I  had so much fun with all the pink and pearls in this session!  I headed to their house for the session and I was excited to see a full table of fun clothes and accessories to choose from!

I always love snagging a few images of sweet little teeth that are just coming (or falling out, for that matter). It marks such a specific and short time in our kids lives, I love to make sure we get that on film…and I count it as a little challenge for myself! I’m so glad I got a few of these!

The other thing I love to shoot when doing a kids portrait session is hands….hands change so much over time and I just can’t get enough of little chubby fingers and wrists!  So Sweet!

If you are looking for a children’s photographer in the Tri Cities area…who is going to capture your child the way they are…I would love to chat with you! Email me at kaylee@eylanderphotography.com or visit my contact page for more information. Portrait Sessions start at $150.

I’m not sure when it happen…but my little girl is turning into a young lady. I’m not sure if I’m ready for it…but there is nothing I can do. I’ve been trying to embrace it…and just enjoy the ride. Today when she put this skirt on and said…”Mom! Let’s do a photoshoot!” …I jumped. I know I’m not going to get these precious little moments forever, so we ran out side and shot while the sun was still out. She literally looks like a girl version of my husband..its so funny to see. I am so thankful for her sense of adventure and confidence. I’m thankful that she still wants to hang out with me. :)

He didn’t want to do a photoshoot…but I did make him take just 1!! :)

There is something so special about having a daughter that is just so similar to myself. She loves sparkle, glitter, and the eighties. Yes….a decade that she has a love for…and wanted her birthday party all about it. We had so much fun planning and putting it together…we jammed to Pump up the Jam and Everybody Dance Now as we hung neon lanterns and black lights.

I loved that the day was born out of a cake plate. A yellow neon cake plate. When Jenny and I doing a photoshoot with her lovely cake plates, she pulled out a set of neon yellow amazing cake  plates…Estelle freaked out and instantly knew what she wanted to do for her birthday party…4 months away!

I also loved that I didn’t even chat with Jenny, owner of Jenny Cookies (and creative genius!), about what she was going to make for the party…and she showed up with the most amazing neon deserts, Estelle jumped for joy!!  If you are having a party, if you don’t know by now…this girl can rock out a dessert table!  Even if you aren’t exactly sure what you want…give her a few adjectives…and she can’t help but get her wheels turning. I’m not quite sure how she does it, but she managed to hit it right on the head with 2 words…80′s Neon.

We made a splatter painted back drop out of photography back ground paper and just splatter painted it with all kinds of black light reactive paint…I’m not sure if the kids or myself ha d more fun doing this!  We had our dance party in our Gym at Kaylee Eylander Photography in Lake Stevens…and we just had so much fun decorating it!

I died when I saw this amazing cake!  What more could a girl want then a huge hot pink bow on the top of her birthday cake!

We love having photobooths at our bday parties…just one of the benefits of having a photographer for  a mom, I guess!

Estelles bday_back

Snohomish Birthday Party Vendors:

Neon Dessert Table: Jenny Cookies

Birthday Invites: Sweettweetstudio.com (This girl rocked out custom invites for me in a flash! I loved them so much that I cried when I saw them!

Party Venue: Kaylee Eylander Photography Studio, Lake Stevens, Washington

Funbooth: Kaylee Eylander Photography

Estelle’s Neon Birthday from Kaylee Eylander on Vimeo.

Man…I love these people. Have you ever met a couple or a family where you instantly say to yourself…..we could be great friends with these people!!! Well….for our family, its the Bogners. Not only are the parents funny…but the kids have a great sense of humor too…and their kids click with our kids….so this summer we spent some time in Crescent Bar, where our love for them just grew!  So to say that I was a little sad when I heard  that they are moving out of state….is an understatement. I know its a new adventure for them…but I really don’t want to let them go!

So what do you do when a pilot asks you to take pictures of his family?? You get an airplane and head to the Arlington Airport! :) Actually…when Nick was getting his Pilots license, Renae and I had chatted about doing a session with a plane and aviators at the airport….and we didn’t make it happen until we found out they were going to move to New Mexico! We lucked out on the weather and had a blast shooting!

Are these guys cool, or what???

I just have so say something about each of these kiddos….Haley is extremely smart, can do a mean cartwheel and has a knack for making a buck! The girl should definitely own her own business someday.

Ah…Luke! He just turned 5 and is so sweet. He has come out of his shell in the last few years and I can’t wait to see what he does with his life! 

Last, but certainly not least…Miss Kassidy! This girl loves the spot light and she isn’t going to let a little thing called deafness hold her back. The girl talks with her hands, but has enough personality…that she doesn’t even need to speak with her mouth! I get a huge hug from her every time I see her and just enjoy her hilarious sense of humor. 

I love when a couple that has been married over 10 years is still hot for one another. Those are the kind of people I want to hang out with. A great marriage is hard work and worth working on…and these two are still in love! I love it!

It was literally at this moment….when I realized how much our family is going to miss this family. I shed a tear when I started to think about how much fun they are! They will be missed.

We are so excited to be able to offer Halloween Mini Sessions this year! After moving to our new house and studio…we put together a perfectly fall set (when I say we…I really mean the amazing Jenny Keller, of Jenny Cookies!)  We gathered up some hay bales, some pumpkins, and raided Jenny’s fabulous stockpile of crates and drawers! Bring your kiddos, your pets, or your honey!

Only $35 for your mini session and you will have an online gallery,  to choose your 8×10 and 4 5×7 prints from. You also will get a digital image of your choice!  Additional goodies like Metal Prints, Accordion Booklets and Canvas Prints are always available!

To Book your Halloween Mini Session, email me at Kaylee@eylanderphotography.com.

15 Sessions available:

October 29 | 10-6

October 30 | 3:30-5:30

October 31 | 2-5