Noah’s 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Studio Portrait Session | Lake Oswego, Oregon

Go figure that a year later I haven’t even written your birth story. This past year has been QUITE the whirlwind. Having two kids under 6 + solo parenting for 3+ weeks at a time + running two business from home + not to mention all the other blessings and responsibilities on my plate…. keeps my quite busy. So, I made sure to stay on top of always photographing you for each milestone and lots in between. However, I haven’t blogged at alllll. It’s been eating away at me, but here I am FINALLY blogging about you, my sweet second boy, Noah.

It’s still surreal to me that I have two boys. Also, so cool how God came full circle for us. In 2011 we visited Portland and Astoria on vacation for our first anniversary (delayed) on July 4th week. I was expecting to discover I was pregnant after a few months post – miscarriage. Sadly, on July 4th as we sat in our (gorgeous) old corner room with windows open wall to wall at our old victorian home bed & breakfast watching the fire works over the Columbia River, I let it sink in that was in deed not pregnant. But God blessed us with YOU, Noah, my second son 6 years later almost to the day (1.5 hours shy of July 4th) in Portland, Oregon, where we now live. How crazy is that? God crazy. Our God is bigger than we can ever ask or imagine.

You have been such a fun addition to our family. You resemble me in many ways… physically and personality. But as you get older you’re showing more and more signs of being ornery, hilariously stubborn, and hard headed like your dad – haha… You can be so naughty one moment and turn around and flash your big blue eyes and huge 4.5-tooth smile so charmingly with a cute little giggle and ninja roll. You are more of a brute than your older brother. You basically don’t stop eating. You nurse like a champ and haven’t taken a bottle so, I never left you for more than 4 hours for an entire year. At 13 months you’re nursing twice a day still and I’m hanging on to these final days of sweet moments nursing my last baby. You roll like a ninja, crawl like Lt. Dan dragging your legs, and refuse to walk or sometimes even stand up when we try to assist you. I’m excited for when you stop ruining the belly of your clothes and start walking. You LOVE rolling and throwing balls (or anything in your hand) very hard. You might even be left-handed. I’m essentially obsessed with you at this stage right now. It’s such a sweet spot (as are your thick thighs that I can’t stop squeezing)!

Here are some photos from a cake-smash portrait session I did of you in my studio. There was NO hesitation in diving into the cake head/mouth first. Hah! You just went right for it and attempted to maneuver it closer to you. So funny. The cake was SUPER dense. The recipe called for like 8 eggs or something crazy. Oops. Afterwards we put you in a vintage bowl bath tub and let you splash in the bubbles with a rubber ducky. Oh man, do you LOVE to splash! Let’s just say it was quite the clean up.

I will share more images from your first year, as well as, your first birthday party soon.
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,

Oh, sorry, sir. Would you like some?

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,Feeling it. Pause for a slight shiver. But presses on.

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,

Showing his gratitude. LOL.

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,

Grandma joins in the cake fun!

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,Noah is ONE!

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,

Eating birthday cake in his birthday suit. Does it get any better?

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,

Is that cake? Let me go ahead and get. that. little. piece.

1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,
1 year old,12 months,1st birthday,1st year,Boy,Brady,Lauren Allen Photography,Noah,Rara,antique,antique bath tub,baby,bath,bath tub,bathing,bow tie,bowl,brothers,bubble bath,bubbles,cake,cake stand,cake topper,diaper,first year,gingham,kid,one,rubber ducky,siblings,smash cake,splash water,strobe light,strobes,studio,vintage bath,white seamless,

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