There has been a readjustment in the hierarchy in this family, and although still very much loved, the dog Byron has slipped down to second place.

We had postponed our session a few times due to bad weather, but we finally nailed a perfect Spring afternoon with gorgeous, soft light. And the beautiful Florence brought along a few of her favourites from her toy collection to be immortalised in the family shoot.

I photographed Eadie as a newborn, swaddled and cradled in her mother’s arms. So delighted to see her back again, wearing her special dress and all grown up on her mother’s knee.

Lexi visited me a few years ago when she had a Cake Smash session for her first birthday. I get the sense she was sitting politely through her BLOOM mini-session, waiting for the moment when I came good and produced another cake for her. Sorry to disappoint.

After a week of pushing beyond her comfort zone and conquering her fears, Amelia still had enough big smiles left for me during our session.

Such a confident and positive young woman. Lovely to meet you.

Dad’s shirt provided a touch of blue rebellion, but you can’t hide the fact he is now seriously outnumbered in the gender stakes at home. And I think he is perfectly happy with that.

With the weather warming up, it’s such a gorgeous time of the year for outdoor photo sessions. Daylight Savings starts on 4 October and sunset shoots are pushed back an hour later. If you have young children and were thinking of having a sunset family shoot, the next few weeks are gold.

A little burst of sunshine from one of my little visitors for the BLOOM mini-sessions today.

Getting giddy while showing me her best dance moves in today’s BLOOM mini-session.

The beautiful, soft light during a sunset photo shoot is always my favourite. Add a gorgeous mother and daughter duo, and my job is done.