Happy New Year!

Things have been rather quiet on the blog over the past month while I was enjoying lots of quality time with my family during the holidays.  I have several exciting updates to share about Erin Sullivan Photography, but before I do, I wanted to post a few personal images from the end of the year.  This Christmas was so much fun since my little one was so engaged with the magic of the holiday and he thoroughly enjoyed the train set Santa brought him.  Though he's rarely still, unless he's sleeping, 20 months is such a fun, curious, interactive age!

We took some playful photos of him the day after Christmas.  He was so busy and fast-paced during this portrait session that a large number of the images are of the back of his head while he's running away.  But we did manage to capture some adorable ones showcasing his many expressive faces - I just love the ones below!

In my next post I will be sharing some exciting updates about Erin Sullivan Photography, so be sure to check back later this week!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

My little guy helped us decorate the Christmas tree over Thanksgiving weekend.  I just wanted to share a sweet photo of him being a big helper.  Of course, since he's a toddler, he has taken off as many ornaments as he first put on the tree. :-)  I'm looking forward to enjoying this holiday season with my family since everything is a new, exciting experience for my little guy.  Hope you all enjoy the holiday season that is upon us!

Happy Halloween!

What a difference one year makes! My little guy was just 6 months old last Halloween and enjoyed eating hay while visiting the pumpkin patch.  At 18 months he has grown from a baby into a little boy and he even rode one of the ponies at the pumpkin patch this year!  Every single day he gets more and more fun and we are so very thankful to have him in our lives.

Family Vacation | Big Bear Lake

Last month we took a family vacation and stayed at a fabulous lodge up in the mountains.  Our little guy even took his first boat ride - and LOVED it!  Here are a couple of photos from that week - but stay tuned - I will be sharing more soon!

Gorgeous Custom-Designed Leather Heirloom Albums

Custom-designed leather heirloom albums are a timeless, artistic way to showcase a portrait session.  These portrait albums are hand-crafted and some of the highest quality available.  They can be included in the family archives alongside other special items like a wedding album.  Albums can be designed for once-in-lifetime milestones, like the arrival of a new baby, or to chronicle the growth of a family.  It's such a fun idea to plan a family portrait session at the same time each year to show how your family has grown and changed and then showcase the images in a heirloom album for the family archives.  I love these albums so much that I am planning to create an album per year for my family. This featured album is eight inches by eight inches with a genuine leather cover.  I custom design each album to showcase the best images from the portrait session.  I like to keep the design timeless, simple, and elegant, which is achieved by featuring only one to four images per spread.  This design includes 20 pages and approximately 30 images.

Consider what ways are you chronicling your family's growth.  Once your children are grown I'm certain that they will thoroughly enjoy your efforts - as well as laughing with their siblings about the "awkward stages" they went through while growing up!