Cubby - 1 year

My sweet little nephew turned one just two weeks after Levi.  This guy has a very special place in my heart because every time I hold him and snuggle him, I can't help but think that this is going to be one of my son's very best friends for life.  That's just special.  

"Cubby" is the nickname his sister gave him when he was born, and I don't know that I will ever stop calling him that :) 

Classic Cubby...

These two guys dressed as old men just about did me in.  I can barely handle the cuteness.

I feel like they are really communicating with each other, and I have no idea what about.

Peyton - brand new!

One of my dearest friends in the world had a baby.  When I walked into the delivery room to see him for the first time, I lost it.  Mainly because I knew how special and amazing those first moments were for her and I was so excited she was finally getting to experience them, mainly because I love her so much and consequentially already love that little baby so much, partially because I'm just a crier and it doesn't take much to bring the tears, and lastly because I LOVE babies. So. Much.  

Anyways, this was my first "official" newborn shoot if you don't count the few pictures I took of my nephew, and the time I put my own newborn in a basket and called it a photoshoot after only a few pictures because we had just been through a lot together. Namely childbirth.  

I was thankful Brittany was up for a little session because I needed the practice, and more than that, I needed to hold a five day old baby.   

Christieanna - Just because :)

Christieanna was with me when my 50 1.2 (the lense I saved and saved and saved for what seemed like forever :) ) came in the mail.  Actually what happened was, I got a box in the mail, thought it was one of Ben's textbooks or something from Amazon, set it on the kitchen table and forgot about it.  Then when I was coming downstairs, I read the label on the box. Canon.  I freaked. out.  And the very next morning Christie and I had a little photoshoot to break it in.  

She's beautiful. 

Cutie pie.

Does anyone else think she looks like Emma Watson besides me?

By the way, the reason she looks asleep in half these pictures is because a) the lighting was really harsh and bright and strange, and b) she was tired. Just kidding.