Look who is already 3 years old!!

And now we dedicate this space to one of our favorite little stars of this blog. Surely by now our regular readers will recognize Claire – who somehow turned 3 years old when we weren’t looking!

We’ve been photographing Claire since she was a baby and we so look forward to her session every year. Claire and her mom and dad live right in Boston and she is definitely a city girl. At three years old since is so articulate, so stylish and SO much fun.

A session with Claire means a lot of running around and just having a ball. Claire is one of the funniest little girls we’ve met and we all spend most of the session laughing and joking around with one another. Claire showed up for our session in her very best princess outfit complete with a tiara, magic wand and – my favorite! – pink sparkly Mary Jane’s!

And here is that fabulous little personality that we love:

And looking like the perfect princess that she is:

After all these years, Claire knows us very well which makes each session even more fun than the last. That also means that when I come up with an idea that might not make sense, Claire doesn’t have to humor me, either. I nearly died laughing after she looked to Rene for help with this one:

Then we had an outfit change right there in the park and Claire, without missing a beat, kept right on having fun!

What’s one of the very best things about having a session in the fall in Boston? The leaves!! And the very best thing about photographing kids at this age is that they are really discovering how much fun the different seasons can be. There is just nothing better than the pure joy and the belly laughs that result from tossing a big armful of leaves right into the air:

Then we took a little break so that we could make sure we photographed Claire together with her mom and dad. What a super close and beautiful family:

Claire wanted a few special portraits together with her mom, too and I just loved these so much…Can’t you just feel the love?

And this next candid image just tugged at my heart strings. Claire always subconsciously plays with her mom’s hair when they’re cuddling together. It’s one of those adorable little habits that she’s had since she was a baby and I just love it!

We love Claire and her family so much and truly look forward to their session every year! We can’t wait to see you again soon!!