Ann Chandler decided that we were going to be best friends the second I walked through the door.

Nelson was a camera hog. He constantly wanted me to take his picture :)

And Jack… well Jack has grown up so much.

Caroline has her hands full with these three…

In love with this little face…

“Take my picture, take my picture!”

Lucy is Caroline’s first baby… She’s getting old, but she’s still Caroline’s baby.

Ann Chandler’s favorite book is Dick & Jane. She chooses that book every time she wants to be read too. Cute, right?

There’s always something fun going on around this house. I want to come over and play more often :)

Caroline had purchased these fun mustaches…and the kids had a blast playing with them.

One of the family’s favorite things to do is to have dance parties. Nelson turned on some music, and suddenly all of the kids ran to the front room and started dancing like crazy. It was awesome!

And I love all of these little moments that were captured during the crazy dancing… this family amazes me.

Nelson and Ann Chandler are such cute little buddies. I loved watching their interaction.

And finally, one last picture of Lucy to finish out our session…

Caroline and Nelson… I’m going to miss you guys :) I hope you enjoy your slideshow.

love,

amber

Baby Christian looks SO much like Cole did at this age. It’s amazing.

Erika is completely in love with her new baby… and he is in love with her. He smiles so easily when she is around.

Cole has become such a big boy… It’s almost Christmas, and he’s got an Elf on the Shelf watching him… He’s trying so hard to be good.

I love Baby Christian’s nursery. I’m going to love shooting in that room. So many great details, and such great light.

I love how animated Baby Christian is. He’s never still, for even a moment. He’s always talking and moving around. So cute.

Cute, right?

He has the most perfect little mouth.

Tim and Baby Christian are adorable together.

Cole is the smartest three year old I’ve ever had the opportunity to meet. He picked up the book, Elf on the Shelf, and read the whole thing. It wasn’t memorized, but read. I was very impressed!

Latte is still the king of the family… at least he thinks so.

Toes and eyelashes. Always my favorites.

Cole’s a pretty cute kid, don’t you think? :)

And Christian is adorable. Erika and Tim managed to make some adorable little boys:)

Everything about this family makes me smile.

Brothers.

Can’t wait to see this family again.

Erika and Tim… I am so glad I had the chance to hang out with you guys again…I can’t wait til next time. Your boys are so adorable, and I really enjoy the time I spend with all of you! I hope you enjoy your slideshow.

much love,

amber.

Josh and Chris have fallen into such a comfortable state of parenthood… They are naturals!

Lots of mommy and baby snuggling going on in this house…

Do you see what I mean about her easy smile and sparkly eyes?

A quick bath was also on the schedule for the day.

And a snack… Photoshoots are hard work.

Josh is a great dad. Baby Callaway is completely enamored with him.

Seriously… in love with this child.

I love the way that babies often react to being kissed. It always makes me laugh :)

A bit of swinging.

And then some sleeping.

And oh… these lashes. This baby has the most amazing lashes.

Chris and Josh… your baby girl is absolutely beautiful. I just wanted to remind you of that. I can’t wait to see you guys again. I hope you enjoy your slideshow.

hugs!

amber

Everest is seriously the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m completely in love with his eyes.

And he has such perfect little toes.

Jimmy and Everest are so cute together… Jimmy is such a good dad.

Family time.

Um, how cute is this?

Roughhousing is a routine part of life when you’ve got an active toddler. Ada loves it.

I cannot get over how cute Everest is. Those eyes… those eyes…

Everest takes his eating very seriously. He does not like to wait…not even for a second.

While Everest was having his lunch, Jimmy and Ada were enjoying a few minutes together.

Everest has gotten so big, so fast. He’s already strong enough to pull himself up and stand.

Eyelashes and feet. Favorites.

Brittany is so beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

Family reading time.

Everest was getting sleepy…

So Brittany and Ada read him a story and got him ready for bed.

Now do you see why I love photographing this family? They’re amazing. Amazing.

Brittany and Jimmy, thanks for hanging out with me again. I had a blast, as always, and I can’t wait until the next time I get to photograph your family again! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your slideshow :)

xoxoxo

-amber

I was supposed to be out of town with Nathan, but at the last minute prior to the trip, I made the decision to stay home. Just a couple of days into the trip, I got a call from Theresa saying that she was in labor and headed to the hospital. I was so excited that I was in town and available to get to the hospital to photograph the big day.

Theresa was in such great spirits. I was kinda amazed by how calm she was. Her sister, Michelle, was there to support her, and the three of us had a great time just hanging out during the early stages of Theresa’s labor.

Jason arrived a bit later on, and he had Brianna with him. She was very curious about all of the monitors that were attached to her Mommy… and she was VERY impatient for her baby brother to arrive.

Theresa tried to get a bit of sleep, but I have no idea how she managed with all of the nurses and monitors and alarms.

Theresa stayed so strong and calm, even during the hardest phase of labor. I was amazed by her spirit.

And suddenly, a beautiful baby boy was introduced to the world. He was perfect.

Jason looks like quite a happy new daddy, doesn’t he?

Baby Marc was a big boy… Isn’t he perfect? 21 inches. 8 pounds 5 ounces. Perfect.

Little bitty hands…little bitty feet.

Love those first snuggles…

Healthy set of lungs… :)

Brianna was very happy to meet her new baby brother. The first thing she said about him was “He’s not wearing any clothes. He’s wearing a hat. He’s so silly!” Something about that struck me as adorable :)

There was such an amazing sense of family in the room… Everyone was so excited.

There were a few quiet moments in the midst of all the family fun…

Brianna holding her baby brother for the first time.

Theresa had a few moments to snuggle with both of her babies…

It was a very good day. Baby Marc is pretty great, don’t you think?

Congratulations Jay and Theresa… we are SO happy for you guys. Marc is perfect. Can’t wait to see you all again. I hope you enjoy your slideshow!

much love,

amber

Baby Preston was verrrrrrrry sleepy when I arrived… and Trey needed to head off to work shortly, so Laurel and Trey both tried their hardest to wake their baby boy up. He wasn’t interested. He just wanted to sleep. I totally know how he feels :)

I really love sleeping baby pictures though… so I wasn’t sad that he stayed sleepy.

Nope… not waking up :)

Still not waking up…

Look at that cute little lip!

A few shots of Trey and Baby Preston before Trey headed off for work.

It was pretty funny… immediately after Trey left for work, Baby Preston woke right up.

He wasn’t particularly excited about being awake at first…

But he got over that fairly quickly. I’m pretty sure he’s telling me an awesome story here.

Laurel is so beautiful… She’s simply giving Baby Preston a bottle, and she looks like a model!

Baby Preston has such sparkly eyes.

A full tummy equals a very happy baby.

It’s exhausting being a baby model…

He did wake up just enough to say goodbye to me… well, at least one of his eyes.

Laurel and Trey… Baby Preston is absolutely adorable! I’m so excited that I have the opportunity to document your life together as he grows up. Can’t wait to see you all again!

I hope you enjoy your slideshow :)

xoxo

amber

We’ll start with a session a did a couple of weeks ago with the amazing Smith family. Usually my sessions last about an hour and a half, but this time Heather and I planned an extra special session spanning most of the morning and into the afternoon. It was super fun, and Baby Sierra and her adorable sister Alana were in prime form.

When Alana met me at the door in her pajamas, I knew I was about to experience a perfect session :)

Baby Sierra was having a bit of breakfast…and I’m not sure what Heather did to it, but apparently, it was horrible :)

We spent some time in the living room working to master the art of waving… Heather is very good at waving. We’re still waiting on the rest of the family to figure it out :)

Then it was time for a diaper change. Baby Sierra’s facial response to the experience was one of my favorite moments of the day. She’s soooooo funny!

It was almost time for Baby Sierra’s morning nap… but first, we had to get her sister out of the crib :)

And then Alana decided to show me how good she is at carrying Baby Sierra around. Poor Sierra :)

After that bit of craziness, Baby Sierra took her morning nap, and Heather and I went shopping :) Not a typical part of my lifestyle sessions, but definitely an exciting addition to this particular day. A couple of hours later we got the call that Sierra was awake, so we headed back to the house. This is the scene we found when we arrived home.

She was in a much happier mood this time around… it’s amazing what a good nap will do for your spirits.

I don’t know what it is about this changing table…but I capture some of my very favorite images here.

Don’t you just love this face?!?

How about these faces? ‘Cause I’m pretty sure they’re my favorites.

Sweet moments with mom.

And yeah… she’s so big… she’s actually already walking at the time of this blog post… at the time of the shoot she was just starting to stand.

I don’t remember what exactly prompted this moment… but I’m pretty sure it was something earth-shattering. It’s hard being almost 4.

Book time… always my favorite.

Although… reading books with a 10 month old in the mix can be kinda difficult. Rich’s face is the best ever!

Sweet sisters…(oh yes, they’re holding hands. Isn’t that the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?!?!)

I’m not really sure how Alana’s feet ended up so close to my face… but I’m a fan of how the images turned out :)

It was lunch time… so we headed out for some $.99 tacos at Mojo Burrito. Not a lot of pictures from that… I mean, I was eating lunch and all.

Sierra in her carseat… cutest baby ever.

Sierra making the scrunchy nose face… cutest baby ever.

Sierra with only one eye… cutest baby ever.

And yeah… cutest family ever, too.

Love you guys… Can’t wait to hang out again soon.. camera or no camera :)

love,

amber

Caroline was as adorable as always… She definitely enjoyed the birthday spotlight.

Lots of people came to celebrate with her, and she enjoyed every second. I think she likes the attention :)

Even with all the fun stuff going on, Baby Caroline still had time for a bit of Mommy snuggles…

The main event arrived…

At first Caroline wasn’t quite sure… She just wanted to share…

But when her dad snuck one of the grownup cupcakes onto the highchair, Baby Caroline turned intense.

But she still wanted to share…

How awesome are all of these expressions? She was seriously excited :)

Just don’t try to take away her cake :)

Happy happy baby girl. I can’t believe she’s already one! Such a fun day…

Christie and Nathan… I’m so excited that you guys let me spend this year with you. I can’t wait to see how Caroline changes over the next year :) I hope you guys enjoy your slideshow… and I can’t wait to see you again soon!

hugs

amber

A couple of years ago, Nathan and I photographed Laurel and Trey’s gorgeous wedding… I can’t even begin to explain how excited I was when I heard from Laurel that they were expecting!

Baby Preston arrived the on August 25th.  He’s perfect.

Apparently during Laurel’s ultrasounds, Baby Preston was always hiding behind his hands… he’s still doing it. Adorable, right?

They’re an adorable family, right? They kinda make me sick :)

Motherhood looks amazing on Laurel.

Sweet sleepy perfect Preston.

Isn’t he so sweet all curled up in Trey’s arms? I kinda wanted to steal him.

I love this scale shot… I can’t wait to see how big he gets as the year goes on!

Love the mirror in Baby Preston’s nursery. I’m pretty sure there will be quite a few images captured like this over the next year :)

Perfect baby feet :)

Baby Preston in his crib. He doesn’t really spend a lot of time here yet, but we thought we’d test it out a bit.

He’s really spending most of his time in this cradle… It’s been in Trey’s family for generations. I love when families pass down traditions like this. History is so important.

Trey and Laurel have an amazingly beautiful home. I loved photographing in it… the details are so interesting.

Can I say just one more time that this family is so adorable that they make me a wee bit sick? :)

It was time for Trey to head back to work, so I grab just one more quick shot before he left. Love this family.

One last shot of Baby Preston… I think this one might be my favorite.

Laurel and Trey, I can’t even begin to tell you how happy I am for you guys… Baby Preston is perfect, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to document your life together. I’m SO excited to see you guys again soon. Enjoy the slideshow :)

xoxoxox

amber

Well, he has arrived… and he is absolutely perfect :)

Erika is completely smitten with her new baby boy.

And Cole doesn’t seem to be having a hard time adjusting at all.

Love this very typical family moment…

Isn’t Baby Christian adorable? I love this face :)

Erika is so beautiful.

Cute little newborn baby hair :)

I always love seeing Tim with his kids. He’s such a loving dad.

It’s the whole family… Even Latte :) Love this image.

Cole loves his baby brother… he just wanted to kiss him constantly.

The many faces of Baby Christian. He’s already full of personality!

Newborn kisses…

Perfect little family.

Love.

I just couldn’t stop photographing this face. He’s amazing.

We ended our session in Baby Christian’s nursery… I’m in love with this room, and am so excited about photographing in here for the next year!

Erika and Tim… I am so excited about spending the next year with you guys! Baby Christian is absolutely perfect, and Cole was an angel. I hope you guys enjoy your slideshow…and I’ll see you soon!

hugs!

amber