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The birthday announcement I designed - click to view larger 

A week before her first birthday, we had Andrea of Andie Lane Photography take Claire’s picture. We went back to the same locations where we had maternity pictures taken a year ago and even tried to recreate some of the poses. It was very hot and bright outdoors, and although we tried to stay in the shade, Claire had a tough time showing her “true” smiles. We got a lot of photos with squinted eyes and a scrunched up face. Not the usual grins we’re used to seeing from our little booger! So I pleaded with Eric to let me take her over to Portrait Innovations for just ONE good photo (that was the deal - can’t purchase more than the $9.95 package). I think I got my money’s worth - she looks pretty darn cute, especially for a scanned-in version!

From Andie’s pics, most of my favorite shots are the artistic ones where she wasn’t looking directly at the camera. I’ve included some faves below, and a few of the “matching” ones from the maternity session to show the difference a year makes! For more, visit her online gallery at www.andielane.com/claire3. If you’d like a print of any of these, please let me know and I’ll make sure you get one.