Kelli Nicole Photography - Houston Photographer

Baby Jacob

Kelli Nicole — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:39:20 +0000

I was so excited to see an email from this little one's mama early Saturday morning. He was already ten days old so we scheduled the shoot for the same day! I ran around my apartment throwing all my new (and old) blankets, hats, and other props into a giant suitcase (I had to sit on it to get it zipped when I left the shoot), giddy to photograph another newborn. I have two more this month that I can't wait for!

Little wrinkly baby feet and round toes are always favorites.

Why do boys always get the best eyelashes?!?

LOVE all the shots with the new mom and dad. LOVE them.

Can you even believe this gorgeousness?!

I love these next two of mom for so many reasons.

Biiiiiig stretch!

Such a sweet face.

Jacob surprised his parents when he decided to come two and a half weeks early, but he still weighed in at 8 lbs 2 oz! My last 3 newborns have all come early, but he's been the biggest.

Congratulations on your handsome little boy!

Happy March!

Kelli Nicole — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:29:27 +0000

Raise your hand if you can't believe it's already March! Who's excited for Spring to get here? Claire is!

Portrait of a child…in 17 seconds

Kelli Nicole — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:07:28 +0000

Unamused. Extremely so.

We got her!

I had a few minutes to visit my brothers family back in December, most of which were spent taking pictures of Halle. I wish I remember now what we did to make her smile, but that first picture cracks me up.

Craig & Jackie’s Wedding!

Kelli Nicole — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:44:16 +0000

If you remember their engagements you'll remember that Craig and his family are favorites . Friends since Craig's 14th birthday, and they've done so much for me over the years! Hopefully I'll be around when a few more of the 5 kids get married (Craig's the oldest).

I flew into Utah a few days before the wedding (which was in October, yes I'm way behind on blogging), but my second-shooter didn't fly in until the night before. Due to crazy weather he got stranded in Denver (not fun, we don't have good luck there). The next morning was a mad rush to the airport, getting the rental car, and then driving the several hours to Manti! We got there just a few minutes before they got out of the temple. It was a cold day in Manti!

First public kiss!

Yes, I'm hardcore in my Gap kid's beanie and shootsac. When I'm shooting I strangely don't even feel the cold! That is, until my fingers go numb and I can't find the shutter button .

And then Craig decided to join me. Jackie stayed under the warmth of a blanket between shots .

Favorite!

I'm pretty sure Jackie made both of these cakes, can you believe that?! So if you're in Utah and need a cake made...

Congratulations! Can't wait to see you all again!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Kelli Nicole — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:51:29 +0000

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a fun Valentine's Day! Last minute I decided to get some heart-shaped cookie cutters (like, I got the last heart-shaped anything at Michael's) and since one of them was metal I though it'd be fun to try and make heart-shaped fried eggs (boyfriend's favorite) and heart-shaped french toast bites! Rounded out with orange juice and super delicious super crispy bacon, just the way he likes it; I prefer mine chewy!

I'd love to find some fun V-day traditions that I can incorporate into the holiday (I'm not a huge fan of too many traditional traditions ). How did you celebrate??

Kendra & Hadley – Minneapolis

Kelli Nicole — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:40:23 +0000

It's official, I LOVE Minneapolis! I have more pictures to post from my trip, but first I did this photo shoot with this cute girl and her mama, who drove down from North Dakota! Kendra (along with some friends) runs a photography business in Fargo and I'm so flattered that she made the drive down to do some pictures! Of course, she did get to see her sisters while she was there as well (and they helped choose the location, thanks!). During my time with them I found out that Kendra has 3 sisters and 1 brother. So, in order - 2 girls, then a boy, then identical twin girls. That is MY family! So funny.

Kendra's sisters gave us a general location for a shoot, basically a cool area of Minneapolis, and I searched for it on google maps and then did street view. I instantly found this amazing multi-colored wall. I may have to make another trip in the summer just to discover more spots like this!

I think this first one of Hadley looks so sweet. You can see the snow that was falling on us!

Isn't it awesome?! I want one. Some building owner in Houston please do this.

Kendra managed to get this 12-month pettiskirt on Hadley's 2-yr-old body (thank you elastic). Doesn't it make you want to go buy one for your little girl?? I love her shoes and the gray shirt!

Drove to another spot that I happened to spot during the drive. Good thing I wore my rain boots as the snow was very deep and I was in the midst of it! I tried to clear a spot for the two, but Hadley kept complaining about her feet being cold if she was set down. So strange...:)

I did these all in the airport or on the plane today! There are tons more, but I couldn't wait to get a few up .

Baby Sale!

Kelli Nicole — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:56:36 +0000

No, I'm not selling adorable, scrumptious babies. I've had so much fun photographing my 6-9 month old niece and nephew lately that I've decided to have a sale to hopefully encourage some more photo shoots of babies that age .

So if you have (or will have) a baby 6-9 months old and you live in Houston, the session fee is 50% off for the next 7 days! Email me at kelli@kellinicolephotography.com before Wednesday, February 17th 11:59 pm (CST) and send in a deposit and signed contract before the end of the month. Session must be completed by the end of July.

And to put a face to this perfect baby age, a couple more pictures of Max. In the last few days he's mastered the art of crawling (while stealing girls' hearts).

And he started to make this face all the time. A little blue steel anyone?

B Kiddos Sneak Peak

Kelli Nicole — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:40:41 +0000

I have barely been able to look at the pics from this shoot so I just grabbed a few that caught my eye. Such happy kids! I love the way little Lily clasped her hands together here! She started cracking up and not even her mom had ever heard her laugh so heartily.

What little girl doesn't like to dress-up? This one of Evie was particularly adorable.

LOVE this little outfit and that eye contact! Such a perfect little round face and pink lips.

Little Miss Sass

Kelli Nicole — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:33:01 +0000

If you know Tessa, you know she is the epitome of sassy! It took quite the effort to get her dressed in what her mom and I wanted her in (I've never met a child with such a strong obsession preference for clothes). I think we were all a little relieved when Max turned out to be a boy since he'd have to be a very strong little girl to compete with a big sister like Tessa . But wow, those blue eyes and that crazy curly hair of hers make for some darling pictures!

I love how red her lips look; I think it's from being chapped due to the winter air, but it sure looks cute!

Can't believe my little chica is already 4 years old!

He Melts My Heart

Kelli Nicole — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:51:46 +0000

Crazy to think that this little guy was the same one that I watched come into this world the day I graduated last year! He was much more wrinkly and old-man-ish back then. He is such a perfect baby; he'll eat anything, entertain himself for hours, and never gets frustrated when he's working on something (such as pulling out everything from the bottom shelf of the freezer while mom is putting away groceries). Not to mention those California-surfer-boy good looks.

We got these shots RIGHT after he woke up. I wanted to capture that look, bedhead and pj's and all, and since he was still in that just-woke-up daze he sat still for quite some time .

I just love love love this face and that crazy bedhead.

He's started crawling, but a lot of the time it's this funny side-winding army crawl. It's so adorable.

Click on this video if you really want to see him in action - Max

If I could photograph 6-9 month old babies everyday I would be so happy. Love you Max!