I absolutely love photographing first birthday parties. My favorite part is capturing all the sweet little moments between the family and the guest of honor. Since that was my favorite part of weddings too (except replace the baby with a bride and groom) I guess it sort of takes me back to my wedding days.

This birthday party certainly did not disappoint when it came to sweet moments. It was an intimate group of just Nate’s closest family and he enjoyed being passed around from one family member to the next, all of whom obviously love him a ton! I also have to mention that Nate is perhaps the sweetest most laid back baby I have ever encountered and there wasn’t anything that happened during the day that he didn’t seem to thoroughly enjoy. That made it extremely difficult for me to narrow down my selection of photos for this post. Somehow I managed to and these here are just some of my favorites from the day.

This sequence made me laugh when it happened and also when I was editing the photos. Love.

Look at that sweet little face!

I love how Grandmom is watching Mom interact with Nate. So sweet!

Nate received many awesome presents, including a guitar that was just his size. Is that not adorable!?

…and even though Nate was probably hours past due for his nap time, he was good enough to let us get a few group shots before the day ended.