Meet Tessa Rose

I always get excited to shoot newborns. There is just something so magical about how they look when they're asleep...I just love it! This time, however, I was especially excited when I learned that I would be photographing a sweet little girl...I was over the moon! Last year, the majority of my babies were little boys and I was really longing to bring out the pink ruffles and flowers again.

Little Tessa Rose was just a perfect little gem. You may remember her sisters June and Ayla whom I photographed a couple years ago. Just like her older sisters, Tessa is so photogenic! Here are just a few of my favorites from her session!

And the Winner of the 2010 Cutest Kid Contest is...

Would you believe it's a tie? Yep...with 18 votes each, both Aaron/Tami Roush and Janet Buswell WIN a $100 gift certificate towards their next visit to Alyssa Ernst Photography!!!

With so many cute kids it was a tough choice. Thanks so much to everyone who voted for your favorite photo, this was a really fun contest...We'll do this again next year!

Here are the winning entries:

Baby Hudson

I took these photos of sweet little Hudson just before our trip to Mexico and I'm just now putting them up. I think he is just adorable! Before he was born, his Star Wars crazy brothers wanted to name him "baby Chewie" so the very last picture is a cute tribute to what may very well become a fun nickname for little Hudson.

Baby Gabby

Yesterday I had the privilege of taking sweet Gabby's newborn pictures. She was so patient with us as we changed her out of one outfit and into another! Gabby's big brother got to hold her and give her lots of kisses. What a fun day to be a photographer! These are my top 10 favorite pictures from the session:

Sweet little baby

These were taken a few weeks ago using a knitted baby cocoon my sister made for me!