let me start by saying i can’t believe that this is my job.  i get to hang out with wonderful people, totally in love and take photos of them.  that’s amazing.

amanda, clayton, and alexis were just perfect.  (alexis may be my favorite 6 year old on the planet.)  they love to cook, so this was the perfect setting for their engagement session.

i’m not sure clayton understands the “proper” way to taste things.

thank you guys for a great session and for sending me home with a bag full of cookies.

last year i took a photo everyday. it was fun. at first i tried to not make every photo about my kids, but hey, i’m around them a lot, so get over it. :)

it’s so fun to scan these and see all the little adventures we took. glancing at them brings back memories from each day. sometimes it feels like life is flying by but all these little moments are the ones that it is made of.

enjoy them in all their instagram goodness.

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so… in case you don’t… you should totally follow me on instagram here: alexmphoto

I had a blast shooting my sister in law, her husband, and super cute baby girl this morning. They live in Hong Kong so this was my first shot at taking some photos since they have had their little girl. Jaya loves me most of all the people she has met here in the States and her face lights up when her Uncle Awesome comes in the room. :) Here are a few of my favorites…

Some people put babies in pumpkins and flower pots, I found this great concrete cylinder and thought it would be cool.



She decided to turn around and make sure her mom was OK.

I’m not sure why she made this face, but I felt like the internet needed to see it.

Their college fight song.

Many thanks to my friend Tammy Williams, an amazing children’s photographer, for advice on posing, tips, and ideas. All you moms with babies should definitely set up a photo session with her.