We met Bev and Dave back in the fall of 2007 (it seems like forever ago and just yesterday all in the same breath) and shot their engagement session and their wedding the following year.  We loved working with such an easy going couple excited to have their portraits and wedding captured by us.  It didn’t hurt that they were naturals in front of the camera, willing to smile at the drop of a hat.   And no, that is Dave, not Chris Isaak – though they do look alike.

Anyway, last April Bev and Dave contacted us wondering if we were available for Bev’s maternity shoot.   We were elated that they were expanding their family and felt honored to help capture those first memories of their daughter’s life.  Mya arrived in May of 2010 and has hit the ground running since.  Our first shoot with Mya was a blast.  Bev and Dave looked slightly concerned with how we stuffed their precious newborn daughter into a hot pink baby wrap and began manipulating her to our liking (there really is a science to shooting a newborn).  Their concerns melted away when we assured them we do this on a regular basis and the babies actually don’t mind – so long as they’re fast asleep.  Well, Mya did grow and grow and we had the honor of seeing her development first hand.  You can see her throughout her first year here.  Of all the sessions we shoot, none hold a candle to a baby’s first year.  We are always awestruck at seeing the miracle of life form and grow right before our eyes.  Watching a family grow, not only physically, but also in the size of the love they share for each other, is one of the best perks of being a photographer.

Happy birthday Mya.