Children grow up so fast and change each year in physical characteristics and personality. That's why I decided to throw my son a birthday styled photoshoot as an annual tradition.

Dean turned two this past month and he’s been more rambunctious than ever! He’s also been really into dinosaurs lately which is why the theme for this year was Dean’s Two Wild! Another great aspect of annual styled birthday shoots are that they capture and preserve those moments that fly by so quickly.

These shoots can also be a perfect time for the whole family to get together and create some quality memories and family heirlooms.

I plan on styling these birthday shoots every year for Dean until he leaves for college. To be completely honest, they’re more for me than for him, but maybe he’ll appreciate having the ability to reminisce his yearly transitions one day.