Yesterday my little baby boy turned ONE!  I can’t believe it has already been a year, it flew by!  This last year has brought SO many blessings in all areas of my life and I wanted to share the best one with my clients and readers. Gideon will be having a Circus themed birthday today but yesterday we headed outside for some priceless portraits.  I made this awesome A-Frame tent from a tutorial I found on pinterest and then made a little bunting of paper flowers to add some color.  Giddy smashed a sweet cake from Creme de la Creme.  The cake they made for his birthday today is AH-Mazingly cute.  Like so cute I don’t want to eat it!  His sweet bow tie was from etsy and other odds and ends from our studio prop closet.  I love my boy and adore how his first birthday photos came out.  It was fun playing with a theme and creating something special for him.

This week I had the pleasure of photographing this squishy little 5 day old baby named Elijah Layne. He was born a perfect 8lbs 11oz and 21 inches last week. He is such a blessing to his parents, Korey and Macie and I just love being able to cuddle up on him and give him smooches. These two are so excited to be parents, they could not stop smiling as I took pictures of him. They didn’t even know he was going to be a boy until he was born and the anticipation was killing them! He is perfect. Here are a few of my favorites from their newborn session at our Ft. Worth Studio.

-Sarah Halferty

Can you tell these two are Aggie fans?

Addy is 9 months and on the move!  Just loved seeing this little girl again (and her Mommy and Daddy).  So amazed at the little changes that just 3 months brings.  Addy is not standing up with support, moving on all fours and has two adorable front teeth.  Her eyes just sparkle and I know she brings so much joy to Meghan and Austin.  Can’t wait till I see her again for her birthday!!!

AND I am so happy to share the NEW and improved logo on this post.  I am in love with it and will be posting all about the process later this week.  Addy’s pictures are sporting our combo logo.  You will see this whenever a portrait session was photographed by me!  The sweet Lightly logo with the wings will be present on all of the associates work.

-Tracy Autem

Look at that baby chub.  Awwww.

Amazing eyes!!!

A total favorite from the session.  Makes me think back to their engagement session.

Pout faces often end sessions but they are darn cute.

I LOVE this little girl.  It kind of helps that I love this little girls parents but she is super cute with her big blue eyes.  I love photographing all things wedding and in my mind this goes hand in hand with it.  Getting the chance to photograph my couples as their lives change once again is the coolest opportunity.  I remember Megan and Austin’s wedding day, the sun flaring through the clouds as they embraced outside of their church and their proposal story complete with cows.  The connection I have to them enhances my joy in photographing sweet little Addy.  She is 6 months old now and sitting pretty, pushing up and turning into a big girl.  To see how far she has come check out her newborn portraits.
Thank you Megan and Austin for letting me be a part of the most important milestones in your lives!

Carson is ONE!  I love photographing this awesome milestone.  We played with balloons, smashed a cake and I had a work out chasing this rambunctious toddler around our studio.  Happy Birthday Carson!

-Tracy Autem

President & Photographer

This week I was excited to hang out with some old friends and their sweet little man, Landon.  He is just a week younger than my Gideon so I of course just loved him and was excited to capture him at this awesome stage.  I think 2 months is so important of a milestone because it is when a baby starts being more reactive.  I love the giggles, funny faces, smirks, smiles and the what are you doing looks that babies all of a sudden become capable of.  I just squealed with glee when I got the shot below of his little grin.  I hope I get to photograph him again and see him grow into a little boy!

-Tracy Autem

So you know I love weddings, they are just awesome!  BUT at the completion of a wedding my couples have become something new, a family.  This brings more opportunities to spend time with my amazing clients as they grow their new family.  Last week I had the ultimate pleasure of hanging out at our studio with one of my couples, Austin & Megan, and their new sweet baby girl, Addilyn.  It was awesome to catch up, give Megan some Mommy tips and love on this little peach.  Welcome to the world little Addilyn!

-Tracy Autem

President & Photographer

Addilyn

November 28, 2011

12:33 am

8 lbs, 8 oz and 22 inches long

I love this little princess.  This was my 4th time to photograph this little beauty and she is only 9 months old!  Her Mom brought this adorable hat and ruffled diaper covers that was just the perfect amount of festiveness.  I loved her pretty little Christmas dresses too.  These were shot in our new studio location and we are so thankful for the warmth on these cold days!

-Tracy Autem

President and Photographer

Last week some past clients of mine brought in their baby to our brand new studio. Grayson was such a cutie and is only 2 months old! I just love seeing my clients grow over time and having babies. He definitely had a lot of personality and I loved capturing that! Here are a few of my favorites from their mini session.

-Sarah Halferty