I’m so excited to share baby Mo and baby Liam’s Missoula Montana lifestyle newborn photos session with you today! After making Keriann’s maternity photos, I just couldn’t wait to meet these little ones! And how fun that Keriann and Alex have both a little boy and girl in their lives! There’s something just so, so special about documenting lifestyle newborn sessions. I love meeting the wee ones, but even more beautiful is getting to see people turn into parents. It was amazing to witness how absolutely brilliant they are in their new roles. Keriann and Alex certainly have a lot on their plates now, but boy, are they ever knocking it out of the park together in their new family of four!

I met up with them at their home for their photos, and, as it happens, the twins were one month old that day. Mo (short for Montine) and Liam (short for William) were absolutely incredible during their session! I was so impressed by how alert they were, and how big they are. Mo was 5 pounds and Liam was 7 pounds at birth (big kudos to you, Keriann!). They also have a super cool palindrome birthday — 3-20-23 — which also happened to be the first day of spring!

Being newborns, Mo and Liam had their moments, but Keriann and Alex were at the ready with an excellent pacifier strategy to keep the babies calm and happy. (Side note: I love how the pacifiers have names, related to the little stuffed animals attached to them. One is “Stego” and the other is “Drama Llama.” SO good. ) Keriann and Alex would count down “one, two, three!” Then they’d remove Stego and Drama Llama, and we’d have a few seconds to make photos before the babies realized what was up and staged a protest.

Liam completely passed out at one point, and Alex was a bit incredulous since “he never does this!” Mo, on the other hand, was so wide-eyed and seemed to be deeply taking in everything around her…including the weird black box I had up in her face. Liam about melted me when he gave us a few smiles here and there showing his sweet dimples.

And I was so happy to be able to make some images with Mo and Liam’s grandparents, too — Jo and Tommy. We also had fun creating photos with the beautiful quilts Jo made for the babies.

This was such a beautiful, delightful session, and I’m just so glad we got to capture this stage in all their lives together. Time flies, so being able to freeze these sweet moments just means the world to me.

Keriann, Alex, Mo, and Liam (and Jo and Tommy, too!), thank you so much for inviting me into your lives to capture these memories for you! Your family is so sweet, and it was an absolute treat to get to meet Mo and Liam. I can’t wait to see you all continue to grow together! 

Enjoy the following peek into this sweet newborn session!

On the docket:

Portraits and weddings and more! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

Getting to see and documents my clients’ milestones in their lives will always be one of my most favorite things to photograph. When Christine and Anders told me they were pregnant with their first baby and they wanted me to photograph her newborn images upon her arrival, suffice it to say, I was ecstatic! And little miss Emilia’s Missoula newborn baby session was just a treat!

Her fur siblings (Misha and Sam) were pretty darn excited for the session too, and it’s clear just how much they love their newest little human. (And Misha just always loves to work it for the camera, which always has us all cracking up. haha!)

Emilia was one month at the time of her session, and she was all about cuddles, taking snack breaks when modeling for the camera was too much, and generally getting doted on by her parents.

I became absolutely smitten with Emilia’s most darling tiny nose (to which Christine gave many, many kisses). And Anders especially loved to squish Emilia’s most squishable of cheeks.

But the best part of this session was getting to see Christine and Anders as new parents. The depth of the love they have for their little girl is so beautifully apparent. Getting to watch them simply gaze at their sweet baby nearly had me all kerfluffled (in the best way possible of course), because dang – life is beautiful!

To top it off, I got to hold little miss Emilia at the end of our session, and I nearly melted. (Glad we didn’t get pics of that, haha!)

Christine, Anders, Emilia, Misha and Sam – I am always just filled with joy getting to spend time with you – and I love, love, loved getting to meet Emilia! Congrats to all of you on this beautiful, amazing new adventure! Here’s to an exciting future! And thank you again for having me document the start of this new journey for you all!

On the Docket:

Portraits, weddings, and elopements! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I recently photographed Becka and Stephan’s maternity photos, so I was beyond excited to get to meet little mister Brayden to make his Lolo Montana newborn images – and he did fabulously during his session at only 13 days new!

He did a most excellent job of demonstrating his eating, snuggling, yelling and finger-grabbing abilities and had us all enraptured with his sweet little face and adorable tiny fingers and toes.

Even Daisy the family dog got to pop in for a few images too – I think Brayden is a dog-whisperer at heart!

One of the most amazing things about newborn sessions is getting to watch my past couples turn into parents (I’ve photographed Becka and Stephan’s family session, wedding, rock the dress session, maternity session and now Brayden’s newborn images!). Stephan and Becka are naturals and Brayden’s big brothers, Brodee and Blayz clearly love their new little brother too (including making sure he gets initiated with some big-brother nose boops!).

Thanks again Becka, Stephan, Brodee, Blayz, Brayden and Daisy for such a sweet session! I always love getting to photograph your family and I’m so excited to have been able to document Brayden’s newborn stage – here’s to capturing all the milestones for you over the years! And congrats again on your newest addition! What a little love Brayden is!

On the docket:

All sorts of weddings, elopements, and portraits! Stay posted!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I tell you, there’s nothing better than getting to document such happy milestones in people’s lives. And I’ve been so honored to get to photograph Kelci and Michael’s happiest moments – from their engagement, to their wedding, to their maternity images and now to their adorable daughter Hallie’s Missoula newborn baby photos!

I was so excited to get to meet miss Hallie, and my word is she ever adorable! Hallie was wide awake and bright-eyed for our session, and so eager to look at the world at only 6 days new! She has got the cutest, softest cheeks (that just demand a little gentle squishing), the sweetest little toes and fingers, and she’s got her parents’ calm and happy demeanor, too!

She was such a little superstar for her newborn session and barely fussed at all. And even when she did, Michael just hummed to her in a low tone and she immediately relaxed, settled down, closed her eyes and blissed out. Pretty amazing to watch that!

It goes without saying I suppose, but part of why I love these sessions is getting to see couples in their new roles as parents. And Kelci and Michael are every bit the superstars that their daughter is too. They can’t take their eyes off of her (I couldn’t either and can absolutely see why!), they work so well together as a team, and they are just over the moon in love with little Hallie. Being able to document that pure love just about melts me completely, and is one of my favorite, favorite things.

Kelci and Michael and Hallie! Thank you again for such a sweet, love-filled session! I’ve said this a bazillion times, but I just loved getting to meet Hallie (seriously, I could barely muster myself to pack up and head out!), and even more so, I loved getting to see you three as the beautiful new family that you are. Thank you so much for inviting me into your lives to document these special new stages – being able to do this for you just makes my heart sing! Congrats, congrats, congrats again to the three of you!

On the Docket:

Portraits! Stay posted!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I think one of the best parts of my job is getting to photograph families as they grow. So when Lindsay contacted me to ask about doing Florence Montana lifestyle newborn photos of her sweet little baby girl, Piper, I was just tickled! Not only was I excited to meet Piper, but I was so looking forward to seeing Lindsay and Scott and their daughter, Madison again – whom I’d photographed two years earlier in 2015 as a newborn herself.

It is such a huge understatement to say just how much I loved their session. Piper was as sweet as can be at twelve days new, and pretty awake and alert just like her big sister had been during her session too! She dozed off a couple times after filling her belly, but for the most part she wanted to see what was going on (though I’m sure things were all pretty blurry!).

Madison was especially interested in pointing out Piper’s fingers and toes, and loved giving her little sister big “high fives!” She even showed Piper the best way to smell flowers (and then had Piper wear a few flowers too!), and she was eager to see how big her feet were compared to her baby sister’s.

It was so fun to see Lindsay, Scott and Madison as a new family of four, and to see just how much love they have for baby Piper. Piper’s grandparents, Lou and Kevin, were in town, too, and definitely enjoyed some baby snuggles as well.

Madison was also pretty excited to have her dad to herself for a few moments here and there as Piper filled her belly, so we had a great time checking out their horses, climbing fences, picking peas, tomatoes and raspberries in their garden, and getting pretty darn giddy over a wacky-looking beetle!

Lindsay, Scott, Madison, Piper, Lou and Kevin – thank you so much for inviting me to document your beautiful family again! It’s a huge understatement to say just how much I loved your session and how full my heart was after, and I’m just so happy for you all! Congratulations again on your darling Piper!

On the Docket:

Weddings and portraits! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

I’m always excited to get to photograph a lifestyle newborn session, and Madison’s Florence Montana newborn photos were the epitome of what I love most about these sessions – a sweet, new baby in her first home, being absolutely showered in love by her parents.

Scott and Lindsay couldn’t take their eyes off their baby girl, and for good reason – she’s absolutely adorable!

Madison was a total superstar for her session, and pretty alert and interested in the snaps of the camera shutter. She definitely enjoyed all the mommy and daddy kisses she received, and to our delight, treated us to a few little smiles here and there.

Madison, Scott and Lindsay (and Eddie the dog, too!) – it was such a pleasure to get to meet you all and document your beautiful new family together! Thanks again for such a wonderful, heart-melting session, and congratulations again on your beautiful baby Madison! :)

On the docket: portraits!

Cheers,

-Kristine

It was such a treat to meet up with Sierra, David and their new baby boy, Marshall, to make some newborn photos of their darling little guy. Marshall was such a sweetie, and was extra good for his turn in front of the camera. Even Abe the dog joined in for some photos, though he was a bit camera shy. ;)

It was so wonderful to meet you all, and thanks again for such a wonderful session! Your little man is quite the cutie pie! :)

On the docket: weddings, portraits and more weddings! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

There is just something so sweet about newborn babies. Their little noises, their teensy-ness, their fuzzy dandelion hair…I could go on and on. And Mirai is definitely the epitome of a bundle of cute!

Just shy of a month old (she’s a 2012 leapling baby, born on Leap Day), she was content to cuddle with her mom and dad, getting little kisses every so often by the household Labradors. Mirai was pretty curious about everything going on around her, and gazed at us with her newly-focusing eyes – she was such a good little baby for her newborn photographs!

Thank you, Rachael, Mike and Mirai for a lovely session – your brand new baby girl is such a sweetie pie, and I couldn’t be happier for you all!

On the docket: engagement sessions and some spunky, fun portraits!

Cheers,

-Kristine