First Newborn of 2012

Keeping with the tradition, I photographed another newborn girl! Even though I made her mad trying to get the first set of photos, she still pulled off some very sweet pictures.

Spears Family

The greatness that is 2012 just kept going in January! Again, another darling, cooperative family! We did the photo shoot at The Alamo.  I think the cowboy boots added just the right touch to the San Antonio theme!

Fancy and Fun

When I asked the family what made them decide to bring bubbles they said, "If you're wearing fancy clothes, you have to do something silly." I love it! Since there were no little kids with ticking time clocks, the family decided to do a handful of outfit changes and style types.  I loved the creativity!

Expressions

My favorite part about photographing one year olds is capturing all their expressions.  It seems like one year olds go from smiling to laughing to serious in a matter of seconds! And the best part is they do it so readily that I hardly have to do a thing but be ready for it! Take a look at this little guy, and you'll see what I mean! (And those eyes??? Can we talk about those big, beautiful, brown eyes for just a second? They're heart melters.)

Best Way to Start a New Year

What would be the best way to start a New Year? Being given a million dollars? Nah.  A new house? No thanks.  A Caribbean vacation? I'll pass.  For me, there is no better way to start the New Year than a photo session full of well behaved, easy to photograph children.  Okay... maybe I wouldn't turn down a million dollars (or any of those things, really), but this family really helped me open 2012 the right way. 

Other Fun Photos

I think I'm just about ready to wrap up the holidays and start posting about January! (One day I'll be all caught up...) The pictures below are some miscellaneous favorites from the season.  Was the season hectic? Yes.  Did I feel like my sanity was slipping away from me? Occasionally.  Was it absolutely wonderful? Definitely.