What a perfect little family! I got to photograph little Tenley at just over a week old, and she was so precious. I was totally impressed with new parents Nick + Natalie- Natalie somehow managed to get herself and Tenley ready to go while Nick flew into Lubbock literally 30 minutes before we started shooting. Watching them watch her made me so excited to see what our little one will be like! Congrats you guys!

Oh, I just love this sweet little girl (and her parents!). I've been honored to photograph Kora several times during her first year of life and this session was just as much fun as the others have been! Kora has the most precious, happy disposition- if you don't believe me- know she was getting over an ear infection when we did our shoot and she still smiled so much! Here are some of my favorites. Happy Birthday Kora!

I love all of her expressions!

My sister Layne made us some adorable signs that matched perfectly!

Almost a year ago I got to shoot with Ryan and Tiffanie, and then they told me how badly they wanted a baby. It had been a matter of great patience and prayer for them- and sure enough, just a few months later they had some great news to share!

I got to visit baby Ryder and his awesome parents in the hospital just a couple of days after he was born. He was perfect from the get-go! This was his first "official" photoshoot, so I was really excited to try out a few things with this sweet one. This was Ryder's first time to be out in the open air (without the comfort of a carseat, blanket or Mommy and Daddy), and he loved it! Hope you enjoy the pictures!

I asked Tiffanie to bring some of Ryan's sweaters. The texture of the fabric looks so pretty against that baby soft skin, but I also love the sentiment it brings to the image.

Ryan is a drummer and custom made this snare drum himself. Love this!

Just in case the above image makes you nervous, here is the one shot just before it:

The image on the left was an in-betweener. Ryder was getting changed and we couldn't help but notice how cute he was just hanging out with his little shoes on!

Okay, so technically she's a couple of months old- but Miss Brynli is so sweet and tiny. I have never seen a newborn so patient- we had her in several different outfits, and through it all she remained either asleep or content to let me photograph her. 

We started out in their home- this little hat was knitted by my friend (and second shooter) Shanna.

I could only see about 50 yards in front of me as I made my way to Amarillo one extremely foggy morning. We were set to shoot at 10:00 am, and the farther I drove the more I was convinced it just wouldn't be possible. The fog was just too thick, and it wasn't rising. 

Jen + Leif had hired me before, and I knew they were just the kind of laid-back, peace-in-the-chaos kind of people that I would need to pull this shoot off. Thankfully, they were willing to give it a shot, so we unloaded them, their precious six month old Grady, and three English Springer Spaniels. 

Sweet Grady endured the cold of the morning as best he could, and though we had to take some breaks, he still was such a trooper.

Turns out, the fog created an ethereal haze around us all that made it sort of peaceful. We were just in a city park, but you would have thought we were in the middle of nowhere.

Right about here Grady let us know he was a bit cold...pacifier and all this is one of my favorites. 

Hello Gerber baby!

I have to admit, although all of their dogs are sweet and friendly, Curly is my favorite. How can you resist those curls?

Thank you, Leif and Jen, for trusting me and going with the flow. Grady is such a sweet boy and I loved getting to watch your new little family!