This little cutie pie absolutely showed off his charm for all of his Watch Me Grow sessions. His first birthday photo session was no exception! Cake smashes are optional all of my birthday sessions, but they do make a fun way to document and capture the end of this special first year.

For obvious reasons, the cake smash is always left to the last 10 minutes or so of the session. We’ve gotten all the baby portraits, family pics and candids out of the way, and all that’s left is what happens when a little one lays his eyes and hands on sugar for the first time!

Ian did not hold back. Scroll down to see how the cake made out.