miss kate…forever perfectly stylish…

and charming as always!

love her

and miss clare…sweet…edibly beautiful…miss clare…

8 months old here…

she has been pulling her self up and standing next to things…watch out mama!

i love our little visits sweet girls! xoxo to you both!

9 month’s session is coming soon!

xoxo

Tonya

more to come…

xoxo

Tonya

I actually had a hard time logging in to the blog…couldn’t remember my password for a few seconds there *wink*…

I am catching up on the things that I want to share…for now just a little  sneak at what is to come…

over the break…my friend jill brought over her 3rd baby boy over for a quick visit and mini-shoot. His name is Vann…and I absolutely adore him!

on christmas eve morning…(while daddy and the kids snuck out to buy momma’s christmas presents), I spent a little time with some christmas beauties…

(how is it possible that Clare is 6 months already?)

One bright little star a of a beautiful combined family session…

and a much earned napped by perhaps one of the most beautiful and alert 4 week olds I have ever met!

we also fit in a last minute photo session with my sister Gena after the Christmas feasting and fun at my parent’s house…

I am always humbled by the blessing of photos together as a family…

and love the moments caught forever…(thanks gena…can’t wait to share more)…

I am excited for a the start of a new year, all the new people I will meet,  and the goals I have for my little biz in 2011…

much much more to come…

Happy New Year…

xoxo

Tonya

“baby” Kate is blossoming into just about one of the sweetest little people…and she grows right before our eyes…

sweet. smart. funny. energetic. perfectly perfect little girl…doing everything exactly as she should

we blinked…and she grew up…

and now…the added blessing of watching another little girl grow…

(it is funny how you can fit everything that could ever matter in the world into one little photograph)

Clare is 5 months old!

5 months!!!

Every month I go and visit her, I leave feeling so thankful for little ones in my life…watching her grow so fast…reminds me once again…to enjoy this sweet time of life

tammy and brett…merry christmas…your little family just grows more and more beautiful…i love being a part of it! Can’t wait to see all that is in store

thanks for sharing your afternoon with me

xoxo

Tonya

the holidays are in the air…and I love this time of year…

time to be thankful…for family, friends, and all the blessings we enjoy!

just a sneak of a family I adore!

i am thankful for you guys!

more to come…
until then…
Happy Thanksgiving!
xoxo
Tonya

the little angels bring me there

every time I walk through their door, I can’t wait to see how she has changed and grown more and more beautiful as the month goes by…

tammy and brett make beautiful babies…

clare is 2 months old….

having a baby in your home is such a gift…i know life gets busy, and crazy, and the life of a momma of little ones is not easy by any means…

but truly…

having this kind of perfection in your life…even for the short amount of time that it is…

simply one of the best things we will ever know…

happy happy baby…

Kate loves to play my assistant out on these shoots…and since she was 2 1/2 here we documented her in a few of the images…

keep growing baby clare…I will see you soon…

xoxo

Tonya

motherhood is the ultimate balance…some of the sweetest joys in life paired up with some of the most frustrating…

but in the end…i know it goes way too fast…and all we can do is fills our hearts with love…and when we think we have reached the end of it all…we just love more…

And…there is not one baby that I meet, that I don’t instantly fall in love with…how could i not when I get to be around such little angels as these…

Meet Clare…

her name inspired by this beautiful song that plays to her images…

she is calm…sweet…and adorably healthy

Clare comes into a family not unfamiliar with the blessings of little girls…

she is little sister to our sweet baby big girl kate…

…and they are so lucky to have each other.

love the ruffle bum…so cute!

nothing like catching a little smile…(look at her sweet baby chub…such a healthy little girl!)

she slept like a champ despite me squeezing her into this vintage baby doll pram that was almost too small for her… (thank you clare)

(be good to your little sister kate…she has so much to learn from you…)

(i love both you girls)

see you soon…

xoxo

Tonya

they may not always start out magical (nap time was interrupted by our little outting )

but after a few moments of play and discovery…

in a sun kissed citrus orchard…

the magic begins…

simple things…like hide and seek with mom and dad…

with the love, encouragement, play  and help of a photographer named (“guys”…i like my new name kate )

…bring out the beauty, spirit, and love of a little girl named…kate…

oh, our sweet kate…

some fun little props that made their way from new york flea markets to our citrus grove…helped to add a little charm (and a place to keep this little one contained )…to our little afternoon outing…

evidence of the babe still transitioning into this little girl…

two years already…

two years of a life that i am sure brett and tammy wouldn’t trade the world for…

 a little wardrobe change…

a game of catch…

some silly noises compliments of daddy to inspire some giggles…

daddy always knows how to make the little ones smile…

and our afternoon was blessed and so much fun!

oh…she is bursting with joy

kate,

 I…we…your mom and dad…grandma’s and grandpa’s…everyone who knows you…

we love you

keep growing little one…we will be here to watch it and love you more and more…

xoxo

“guys”

a.k.a

ms. tonya joy

in all their sweetness…

those are the things to note…

a whimsical pair of little shoes in the perfect shade of blue…

or gold

guess who I got to take pictures of yesterday?

my sweet…sweet…baby Kate (she is 2!)

more to come…of this little one…who captivates me…such a sweet little soul…

until then…

cherish the little things…

happy valentine’s day…

xoxo

Tonya

how could i not…when I have grown to love this little one so so so much…

sweet baby kate BIG girl Kate!

and her beautiful family…

I look forward so much to each time I get to spend some time out with them on a photo session…

our time always begins and ends with a hug…and lots of these sweet smiles in the middle

Tammy is one of my favorite people in the world…I adore her sense of humor, her smile is so refreshing, and she is a beautiful mommy…

her man kinda likes her too

love daddy daughter shots…

dads are always more fun…I have accepted it…no one quite plays like daddy…

portrait of one of my favorite families

off to the sand and surf for a little play in the pretty light…

bright…bright…pretty light

i am so excited for your little family

can’t wait to meet the next little one

lucky lucky soul…

take good care of each other…

thank you so much for sharing your family with me again…

until next time sweet kate…

xoxo

Tonya