I’m in love with her.

But so is Will.

(Marley’s big sister Taylor is BFFs with Will, so we did the shoot here at the house and I didn’t send Will off with Nic, because we thought that Taylor and Will could play together.  Except Will took one look at Marley and decided she was the new girl for him. )  I can’t really blame him.  Marley is one cute baby!

Like my new Thunder Gray backdrop paper?  It’s so hot right now.  (Seriously, it’s pretty much the Hansel of the photography world.)

Taylor is a cute big sister and color AND black and white.  I can’t decide, so I’m showing both. 

Keith and Heather with their new bundle!

Heather is such a beautiful momma!

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Want to see more behind-the-scenes shots?  Like how Will went and sat down next to Taylor as we got her all situated?  Cause who doesn’t need a dragon in their Sisters Shot?

My total favorite:

(I’d been trying to get Taylor to stand behind Heather and give her a hug.  Will had apparently been watching and listening from the sidelines, because as we tried to convince Taylor that getting a family photo was more interesting than Will’s toy workbench, Will inserted himself into the shot.  Keith’s face is totally priceless!)

And my two favorite “woe is me–photoshoots are hard” poses from Marley…

Those people who say newborn smiles are just gas?  I don’t believe it.  I didn’t believe it when Will was a baby, and I don’t believe it now that I get to photograph newborns!  They definitely smile for their mommas.  He was smiling at Sheri like this right after I arrived.

Baby Chase is just as sweet as can be, and totally fits in with his wonderful family!

We used the power of heat to get him into a blissful slumber (a nice deep sleep…right up until he peed in his own ear, which I sadly didn’t capture):

Chase was holding on to his daddy’s hand in this pose (with a powerful little grip), and it totally smooshed up my heart!