A Perfect Princess Party ~ Deerfield Birthday Party Photographer

You only turn three once, so when it comes to your party, you better go big or go home, right? Little Ms. Madi chose to go princess! Madi's perfect princess party was this weekend at Wonder in Deerfield. Now before we go any farther, if you're a parent in the Chicagoland area and you haven't been to Wonder, stop what you're doing, bookmark this page so you can come back to it later, get in your car and go check out Wonder right now. No really. Go. I'll wait.
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Back? Totally awesome right? So you can just imagine what an amazing setting that would make for a pink and purple princess party! Madi's mom thought of everything from princess pretzels to princess dress up to a real princess! Admit it, you want to turn three again and have a princess party like Madi, don't you?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADI!!!!

Update: I couldn't figure out why the link to the Wonder website wasn't working. A little googling just revealed that a mere three days after Madi's party Wonder closed its doors. Boo! So if you really got in your car and drove to Wonder on my advice, a hearty apology from me!

Baseball Birthday Bash ~ North Shore Birthday Photography

My little big guy turned four this weekend. I've yet to figure out how that happened. Last time I checked he was still a baby. But we celebrated his 4-year-oldness with a big boy baseball party. Max loves to play baseball and has been anxiously waiting for his fourth birthday so that he'll be old enough to play t-ball, so we thought a baseball birthday was the best way to celebrate his newly earned t-ball eligibility!

Earlier that morning I photographed the most adorable princess party for the most adorable three-year-old girl. I'll be back soon with a preview from that party! 

Resources & Links for Max's Baseball Party:
Printables were made by me using elements from a digital scrapbooking kit I bought a few years ago. Unfortunately, I can't find where I got it from, but here's something similar.
Red Buckets for centerpieces came from Hobby Lobby
Baseball balloons came from Balloon Warehouse and we used fat red permanent markers to decorate them.
Baseball Cookies from Lovin' Oven in Libertyville. We packaged them ourselves.

And the winner is.... ~ Lake County Baby Photographer

Baby Lucas! 

Congratulations to Lucas (and all his adoring fans)! I cannot wait to share the love with you and your adorable mom and dad!

Thank you to all the fantastic contestants this year. You all made this year's contest lots of fun! Be sure to check your inboxes later today for a special thank you from me!

And thank you to everyone who voted. Keep checking in with KSP for more adorable kiddos, or contact me to schedule your own family session in the Chicago area. For those of you in Florida, keep your eyes peeled for info on Central Florida mini-sessions this Fall!

And in case you haven't gotten enough of Lucas yet...here are a few more from his six-month session this fall:

What a cutie!