Project 365 | February 1-15, 2015 | Johns Creek, GA Family Lifestyle Photographer

February has started out wonderfully... such a magical time with our new tiny baby.

2.1.2015Big brother loves to help and insisted on wearing his "big brother" button every time he came to the hospital.

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love these little boys

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First visit to Dr. Harbaugh! Jack got to be the big brother helper

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Ryan's baby quilt from Gran and Poppy

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Brothers

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Newborn session round 1

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One of the rare awake moments of these early days

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Faces of the day:
Ryan's in between more newborn photos
Jack's as he prepares his Jake valentines for school

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Valentine sweetheart lunch with my big boy. And his sweet answers about mommy:)

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little assistant loving his camera

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Happy Valentine's Day from our little loves

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All the tiny details.

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Yes, Jack rides his tricycle in the house:) But the best part is when he takes toys for a ride. On this day it was his "Elmo Friends." 

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Pre naptime snuggles.

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sweet baby face

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It's so hard to make yourself get in front of the camera when you're the one making the pictures happen. When my mom was in town to help, I was determined to get some shots with my boys. As moms, we may not love how we look (especially after giving birth!) but I know when I look back on these, I will be so thankful that I got in the frame. This is already one of my favorite photos so far this year.

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Learning to take the paci. We had these elephant wubbanubs with jack, so had to stock up on some new one for Ryan.

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Had to capture our favorite newborn outfit of Ryan's before this big boy outgrows it!

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Goofy face before school on an almost snow day.

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Ryan's first "snow." I guess we should call it his first snowfall since nothing ended up sticking over here.

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Project 365 | Week 4 | January 22-31, 2015 | Johns Creek, GA Lifestyle Family Photographer

Such an exciting and what felt like an incredibly loooooooong week! The days leading up to the birth of Ryan and our first couple days with him. My c section was originally scheduled for the 26th but our dr (who we love!), ended up traveling to see his first grand baby so we postponed until he got back. Baby and I held out but it really made this feel like the longest week ever.

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Jack's preschool celebrates summer birthdays as half birthdays so Jack got to have a 1/2 birthday party on this day:) He was so excited and cute about getting to have a "party" and cupcakes. My friend Collette at Shaddy Cakes made the cupcakes with a cake flavor of cookies n cream. So yummy, everyone wanted more! And almost a month later, Jack is still talking about this day. 

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We gave jack this umbrella for Christmas and it is arguably his favorite present ever. He has also always been all about his rain boots and coat so on this rainy day I decided to take him to a local park for some puddle jumping. He only made it through this one jump and then was too upset that his pants and socks got wet. We'll have to do this more often!

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Jack asks to read about baby brother every night. This Berenstein Bears book is one of his favorites! 

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On the lookout for Captain Hook!

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"Double Tickles" 
Part of the "night night go go daddy" routine that's been going on for almost 2 years on John's nights to put jack down. They have a long list of made up games that they play on our bed on these nights that produce lots of squeals and giggles!

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One of Jack's frequent requests is to visit Whole Foods...its all about that cart and shopping for his foods.

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Jack's big boy room!

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The finished half of baby's native american themed nursery. Bedding made by my mom and teepees made with the help of Jack. We'll show the other half before too long!

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1:36pm: our hearts and family grew to welcome this little love. 
Ryan Lee Orton 
9lbs 3oz | 20.5 in

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More love every day.

Project 365 | Week 2 | January 7-14, 2015 | Johns Creek, Alpharetta, GA Family Photographer

 

8|365 Home Depot visit to pick out paint for baby brother's room

9|365 Rear view mirror cuteness

10|365 Contemplating mischief for the day

11|365 "The Monster at the End of This Book" is not so scary

12|365 One last mommy and Jackie outing...visiting the aquarium on Monday morning!

13|365 Garbage day is still so thrilling! But if they don't notice Jack watching and fail to honk at him, he gets very offended:/ This was a good day though, honks and waves all around!

14|365 Loving his new Jake toothbrush

If you missed week 1, check it out here: Project 365 | Week 1

gorgeous toddler girl ~ family of 3 | Johns Creek Family Photographer

Oh, the Garcias. I love this gorgeous family so much! 

Monica and I met at Gymboree classes when our now 2 year olds were just 9 months old. We quickly became friends and have continued to hang out even after we ended our Gymboree time. Jack always loves to play with "o-yi-yi-ya," especially since she likes to play with cars, trucks and trains plus she recently taught him to love Toy Story:).

Our session felt like we were just getting together as an evening of friends hanging out with a few pics taken along the way. They chose the beautiful setting of Sims Lake Park and the perfect time of year. In mid November we still had beautiful leaves and it was not yet too cold outside. 

The love that this family has for each other is so obvious and I think we totally captured the love and fun that they share throughout our session. Paul and Monica, I hope you love your images as much as I do! What a beautiful family you have:)

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9 month old cutie pie | milton family photographer

I can't say enough about how much I love this family! I have had the pleasure of photographing cutie pie Joseph when he was a newborn, at 3 months, 6 months, and now 9 months. It has been so fun to see how much he's grown at each milestone and I have really enjoyed getting to know his parents.

This little boy is so loved by his mommy and daddy and has such a precious personality that you can already see at just 9 months old. For this session, we met at a historic park and covered bridge in Ball Ground. Joseph's mommy always chooses beautiful locations and this one was no different. We had a great evening and I absolutely loved capturing Joseph at this stage of his sweet little life:)

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Pumpkin Patch | Alpharetta, Johns Creek, GA Lifestyle Photographer

Last Thursday we took our second annual trip to Berry Patch Farms to visit their pumpkin patch. We love this pumpkin patch because it's small, easy to get to in Atlanta traffic, close enough to attend on a weeknight, and the crowds aren't out of control. 

Jack was not really in the best mood and was much more into the tractors and throwing rocks and didn't want much to do with the pumpkins. It didn't surprise us that he was into the tractors but he's been so interested in pumpkins, even naming them as we drive by homes in our neighborhood. Oh well, I guess it isn't all that surprising that in the mind of a little boy the tractor will always take precedence in a tractor vs pumpkin competition! 

It was a fun evening, even though we had one tantrum when Jack didn't get on the tractor because mommy wanted a picture. But that signaled the end of our night!

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Be sure to visit the blogs of the other talented ladies in my group...

Jana Knupp

Betsy Morgan  

Annie Fox

Amber Yarnevich

Melina McConnaughy

Adrienne Russell

Carrie Nelson

 

Morning Routine & Kid in the Kitchen | Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Atlanta GA Lifestyle Photographer

My next installment for our lifestyle blog circle group!

I combined two of our topics since I missed last week and these two just worked together for me this time! Here's a glimpse at our morning routine and jack in the kitchen on a typical school morning.  

Make sure to visit the websites of the rest of the ladies in our circle (links at bottom of post).

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Tub Play | Alpharetta Photographer, Atlanta Family Photographer

Our little guy LOVES bath time! One afternoon, we decided to let him have a go in the big tub in our master bath. He had a blast, of course. As you can see, there's a large mirror right above the tub. Jack used that to come up with this game... he would squat down in the tub, call "jaaaaackiiiieeee," and jump up and *surprise* himself. It was great fun for him and we love watching him come up with cute games on his own. We look forward to lots more "bathie" games with you, Jack!

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Garbarge Truck Tuesdays | Johns Creek Family Photographer, Alpharetta Lifestyle Photographer

In true little boy fashion, Jack is crazy about the "biiiiiiii guck" that comes to our house every Tuesday. He hears it coming through the neighborhood and will hurriedly grab my hand and rush me outside to wait for the truck's appearance on our street.

The men that bring the "big guck" down our street are always so nice to honk for jack and wave at him. I was so excited that I was able to capture this moment of him waving to the service man! 

It's so much fun to watch this toddler's joy over such a routine occurrence. What a great memory this will be to look back on in the years to come!

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precious newborn boy | Alpharetta Newborn Photographer

Precious little Joseph was so sweet during his newborn session. He was 3 weeks old and stayed awake for a lot of the session but did fall asleep long enough for us to gets lots of snuggly sleepy shots. Outside of those, we also got several liftestyle shots with mom and dad.

I really loved meeting this couple and enjoyed all of our conversations during our time together. Mom is  a teacher and Dad is a firefighter and both really love the jobs that they do. But even more I could feel the love they have for this new baby boy. 

Congratulations, F family, you are already amazing parents and Joseph is so lucky to have both of you!

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