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{happy} Dallas Fort Worth Children’s Lifestyle Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

Meet Mr. N, he’s one happy guy!  And wouldn’t you be if you just celebrated your first birthday and got to move back to Texas?!  Little N just rolled through his session like a trooper all smiles and all around!  It was my kind of morning!

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Peek-a-boo!!

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Big boy…

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love….

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Thank you I family for such a magical morning!  Enjoy your Sneak Peek!  MWAH!

{anticipation} Dallas Fort Worth Children’s Lifestyle Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

When you’re expecting baby number 2, the last few days you have with your first baby are so precious.  There’s a part of you that knows that, for your little family of three, things are about to get very different.  Good different, joyful different, so-incredibly-blessed-different, but different none-the-less.

With this in mind, I met with my favorite little red-headed baby planner last week.  She’s going to be a big sister very soon and we wanted to capture her sweet, crazy, funny, stubborn, cuddly, playful, almost-two-year-old little self a bit before the big arrival.  She has grown so much and is full of so much personality!  We let her take the lead and I think what we ended up with was a gorgeous session showcasing an amazing family who is about to get a little bigger.  This is what Lifestyle Photography is all about…making Art out of Life.

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Thank you guys for an amazing session!  I can’t wait to see you again in a month or so to welcome Baby A!  Hang in there!  MWAH!

{On the Move!} Dallas Fort Worth Children’s Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

Look who’s on the move!  I just love watching baby planners grow!  We got to visit with Miss M last week and boy has she changed in 3 months.  Crawling, babbling away and loving her new walker toy that she just HAD to show off for me!blog072210-3.jpgHanging out with her obviously two favorite people!blog072210-z1.jpgblog072210-2.jpgCheck out those new teeths!img_0184.jpgblog072210-1.jpgIt was so great to see you guys again!  Miss M is an absolute doll!  Enjoy your sneak peek!  MWAH!

{play time!} Dallas Fort Worth Children’s Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

I spent the morning with this sweetie pie last week and had so a blast!  There’s a lot of personality in this little 19 month old and he gave it all he had!  First we played in his room a bit and he showed me all his favorite toys…

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some mom and dad time…

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then a bit of reading…

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and ended up with some fun with mom and dad at the park!

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Thank you M Family for a fun-filled morning!  I had a great time getting to know your precious family!   MWAH!

{magical times} Dallas Fort Worth Children’s Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

As I sit here contemplating oil spill and 100 degree temperatures in June, I am reminded of a special evening not long a go, when the air was still crisp, but held with it a hope of  sunshine of the season to come.  Inspired by this promise of warm, lazy days, we grabbed our bug catchers and embarked on a spur-of-the-moment-after-dinner-nature-expedition.  And then magic happened.

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{what a difference six months makes!} Dallas Baby Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

Saturday morning I got to meet again with the beautiful Miss S who is now a big 6 month old!  (You can see her precious newborn session here.)  I absolutely adore this age!  Miss S was full of smiles and thoughtful expressions and had lots of things to tell me about!  Thanks for a great morning, C family, and enjoy your sneak peek!

Love this one!  Miss Sassy!

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finally getting tuckered out…

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Thanks again, guys!  MWAH!

{flower pickin’} Dallas Fort Worth Children’s Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

Sometimes sessions are just worth the wait.  I lost count of how many times we re-scheduled Mr. C’s second year session, but everything finally came together this beautiful morning in the last week of March.  He’s so big, but still, just a little dude.  And, in another four weeks, a big brother.  Those are some big boots to fill.img_6051-2.jpgblog40110-1.jpgblog40110-5.jpgblog40110-2.jpgblog4110-3.jpgimg_6381-4.jpgI had a great time with you guys!  Enjoy your sneak peek!  MWAH!

{oh, the sweetness!} dallas fort worth children’s lifestyle photographer - courtney leigh photography

In a shocking turn of events, the weather turned out gorgeous this weekend and so I got to meet with one of my favorite families for a morning in the sunshine!  The family has grown since I last met with them, but I think the new addition looks quite lovely on them!

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It was so great to see you guys again!  I’m so proud of your little family and, from someone who did the “2 Under 2″ and lived to tell…you’re doing a fabulous job!!

 MWAH!

{YO GABBA GABBA!} Dallas Fort Worth Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

ter C turned 2 this month!  Some very talented folks put together the coolest party for him and  I got to document the festivities!  The party was held at the School of Rock in Frisco…where they’re “saving rock and roll…one kid at a time”!  LOVE that!school of rockCooper loves YO GABBA GABBA, so naturally, this was his theme.  Here he is in his DJ Lance outfit!  SO CUTE! Stacey at The Wildflower did an amazing job with the party design.   Here is the room before most of the little one’s attacked it.  I love the green rug and lounge pillows.  They all hung out there and watched a 70 foot screen that streamed the best of the YO GABBA GABBA videos!Every little detail was tended to.  Here are just a few shots of the zillions of cute decorations and goodies scattered throughout the party.Cooper had a blast running a chasing and dancing with his friends!  Happy Birthday to sweet Cooper!Thanks for letting me come play at your party!  Can’t wait to play some more at your two year session!  MWAH!

{blog love} Dallas Fort Worth Lifestyle Photographer - Courtney Leigh Photography

We went down to visit my Aunt BB who lives in Brenham the first week in December.  BB decided to surprise Jon David with a crazy fun birthday party!  My clever aunt hired a crazy talented balloon making face painting magician of a clown for the event and we were set to make 5 year old party history.  We had some friends that were supposed to come up from Houston and help JD celebrate, but the crazy snow storm of 2009 hit Houston that weekend and no one could make the trip!  So there Eleanor and Jon David were with this awesome party all to themselves.  They LOVED IT!!

JD wasn’t too sure about the face painting thing.  So, we told him he could open one present if he’d then agree to get his face painted.  Worked like a charm!

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Waiting patiently to untie the gazillion wires from his new Buzz Lightyear.

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Bat Jon David.

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And some playtime with our new friend…

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Eleanor fared pretty well in with all the festivities as well!

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Balloon time!

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This is what a magic show for two looks like.

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Cake time!

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And we wound up the festivites with an impromtu dual.

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And, there you go little blog and thank you to Aunt BB for the unforgetable Birthday Pary!    Next up…the Christmas Stroll!

Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays with their friends and family!  MWAH!