For some kids, like 1-year-old Viviana D'Ippolito, sugar is an acquired taste. When prompted to dig into a turquoise buttercream cake with a dollop of frosting, "Vivi," wearing a tiny silver ...

Photographer Jennifer Okamoto helps set up a cake-smash photo session for 1-year-old Claire Lui-Moskal. “It’s so much fun turning them loose with the cake. About one-third of the babies are ...