Remember this sweet couple from about a month ago??  Well they welcomed the sweetest addition to their family at the end of September, precious baby A.  Unfortunately, I was battling a cold and then out of town when she first arrived so I didn’t get to meet her until just last weekend.  But let me tell you she was worth the wait!  Sweet Miss A was alert and curious about everything around her, had fun sticking her tongue out at her Daddy and cuddled up pretty nicely with Mommy.  I am so thrilled for both Kelly and Sean; she is indeed a welcomed addition to their already wonderful family!

I really and truly love this family!!  Every time I have photographed them it has been such a pleasure- they are fun, they are real and they love each other with every ounce of their beings.  I have known Staci, the Mom, for years and I couldn’t be more happy any time that we get together to photograph them.  I always know that it’s going to be a great time and this latest shoot was no exception; we hung out by the fountain, played on and under a blanket, I was graced by the presence of a princess, watched Batman fly and got to see Spiderman and shooting webs in action.  I really had a difficult time narrowing down a selection to post here, they were all so good! Enjoy!

the youngest of the kiddos- isn't he just precious in his bow tie??

big brother

silly sister

Gator and Jayhawk fans

just the boys

spiderman showing off his moves

princess kisses

These next few are a few of my favorites… how great would these look blown up, printed and hung together on the wall.  Seriously folks, these kids are precious- just precious!

I met this little guy’s Momma, Whitney, in child birth class.  The first night of class we went around the room telling our due dates and there were four of us that were days apart- Whitney was due one day after I was or one day before, honestly I can’t remember now. Unfortunately, Whitney and I didn’t keep up after class but ran into each other again when I started taking Jay to story time at the library- yea!  We have kept in touch since then and our boys have had a blast playing with each other since then.

I met Whitney, her adorable sister-in-law and Mr. E at Park Ave a few weeks back to get some shots of Mr. E.  Not having babysitting that morning (it was early during the week) I decided to backpack Jay while we shot.  He did a great job although I did eventually let him down so he could run free and play with his buddy.

I love the way these turned out, Whitney, and am looking forward to doing it again sometime!

When I was out with handsome Mr C we got a bunch of really great photographs of the whole family.  Honestly, I love photos of Mommy’s and Daddy’s playing with their little ones and these might my favorites from the whole shoot!

playing with his Mama

silly Daddy making C laugh out loud!

It has been simply wonderful to reconnect with my dear high school friend Staci.  She and I have crossed paths here and there since graduating, throwing our caps up in the air (ha- we weren’t actually allowed to do that at our school) and walking down our own paths after graduation.  It was always great to see her, to catch up and to meet whatever new little one that her family had been blessed with.  However, when Jay was on his way (and after he arrived) we ended up planning our meetings instead of leaving it up to sheer luck and a target parking lot and I must say this is a much better approach.  I have really enjoyed getting back in touch and especially getting to hang with her ever-growing family!

About a week ago I packed up Jay and headed over to the Formans’ house to get some family/maternity photos before baby number 3 made it’s grand entrance.  We had put off the shoot a few times in hopes of warmer weather and ended up shooting on the coldest day out of the bunch; however, it was a good thing we did since baby E decided to make an early arrival!  This little bundle wasn’t waiting until Christmas Day, he just couldn’t wait that long!  Yesterday, I headed over there again to grab some of sweet little E.  We were able to grab a few amidst the chaos that is a house of three children under the age of four and I got to get some snuggle time in too!

Staci, I am constantly amazed at how you and Micah manage to make your day to day life look so effortless.  I know that it is not easy- things come up, toilets overflow ;-) but you all manage to keep what is most important at the center of your lives.  Hope you enjoy the photos and I can’t wait to snuggle with that precious little boy again soon!

isn't being two fun?

baby E- what a wonderful Christmas gift!

sweet, sweet boy

getting some lovin' from big brother

love

Amidst packing and preparing for a week long family vacation (with a 10 month old) I was able to escape and grab some photos with the wonderful Beyer Family.  It was great to see you all and I think you might have a tough decision as to which one to pick for that Holiday card!  Can’t wait to see you all again :-)

love, love, love this one of Daddy and his girls!!

Two Sundays ago precious little C was baptized.  It was a beautiful service held at Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Orlando and I was so honored to be able to capture some of it for the Beyer Family.  Little C is one lucky little girl to have so much family travel to see her on her special day!

love the look on little C's face in this one, Mama's too for that matter!

Erica wanted to surprise T’s Daddy with some pictures of the two them and we were able to get some GREAT ones of them during our shoot.  I held off on posting them so I wouldn’t ruin the surprise but these are too good not to share now that the beans have been spilled!

Thanks again Erica, it was great to see you two!

Jamie and I have been blessed to live in a wonderful neighborhood since moving into our home in April of 2008.  We live off a quiet street where our kids will be able to play outside without worrying this Mama to death.  However; the nicest thing about our location is the neighbors, we have really friendly sweet people living all around us.  Christina and Scott moved in directly next door some time after us and we were delighted to get to know them.  We were even more delighted when we found out that they were expecting a little boy only months after Jay was due.  I have enjoyed sharing pregnancy woe’s with Christina, introducing our little ones to each other and now being able to walk in the mornings or commiserate about the lack of sleep with her.

I snuck over to their house one afternoon to grab a few shots of their sweet little one, C after he was born.  This was no easy feat since we were coordinating two non-existent schedules (his and Jay’s).  Little C was and continues to be so sweet.  I am so excited to be able to watch our little ones grow up together; how wonderful it will be for Jay to have a buddy that lives so close and for me to have a Mama friend literally a doorway away.

Please excuse the excessive amount of photos but I just couldn’t choose what to post and what not to.  I mean can you blame me with that adorable squishy face?

There are a lot of 2′s in this household- two adorable twins, a very fun 2 year old brother and 2 loving parents.  Edward and Ginny make handling this bunch look easy.  Although I am not sure how they manage with 3 under the age of two, I think it has a little to do with how much love there is in their home.  I had so much fun catching up with you guys, it is always a pleasure to share the day with you and your family.

little M just hanging out

this is how little M always is, he is such a good natured little boy

the whole family- quite a challenge to get them all in one shot and mostly looking

big brother M

the only girl of the group- little A

little M again- simply precious

little M and little A- seriously, twins are twice as cute!