Mackenzie | St. Louis Newborn Photography

Posted on December 10, 2011

We met this sweet family when Jackson turned one last year. Then we got to do his two year photos, he modeled for us on a commercial shoot and the best of the best? We got to meet his new baby sister! Mackenzie was awesome and SO big! Almost 10lbs at birth! We love those squishy babies… just look out for her rolls!

Headband from HERE (one of our all-time favorite artist!).

You know we love Willow Me Crowns too!

Another sweet headband by Little Kiera Bows!

Melinda brought some great headbands from Couture Baby Headbands! We loved them!

Thanks so much Melinda (and Grandma) for coming out on such a COLD day! We loved seeing you guys and were so excited to meet Mackenzie!

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The MacBryde Family OR the beautiful people we call our best friends | St. Louis Family Photography

Posted on December 7, 2011

Do you have a best friend? Like a really truly best friend? Someone that can see you at your darkest (or see your kid’s at their darkest which sometimes I think is harder) and never judge? Or the person you want to call when just about anything happens? Good or bad?

I am so lucky because I have a few women that I am super close to (and love) but my friend Angie is just THAT friend for me. Looking back over our friendship (which is really only about 3.5 years old) the moment that stands out to me is the day Parker started having seizures. When it started I of course called Chris first, then my mom and then my mother-in-law. Family started flooding the ER and we were so supported. But it was when Chris started to freak out and I was barely holding it all together that I called Angie and said she and Kevin had to come up NOW. And she literally dropped everything and came. They both did. To this day I’ve never even asked her what she was doing at that moment because I know it didn’t matter. (This is making me cry as I type!) They came up and she hugged me and stood by me while Kevin talked to Chris in the hallway… and my world started to feel a little more steady.

The best part of our friendship is that her husband, Kevin, is C’s best friend too. Same deal as Ang and I but on a man-level. Meaning they don’t vent about kids/husbands/work/friends/family to each other but are somehow just as close. And our girls, Bailey and Kate, are best friends too. And Kelsey will hopefully marry Gray one day. Not to leave Parker or Lauren out because when we’re all together our kids all get along and play like family. That’s what we are. Family. Somehow in less than four years this family of five has become some of the most important people in our lives.

Now that I can barely see to type I’ll show you some shots I got to take of them on a SUPER windy day a few weeks ago!

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Andrew turns one | St. Louis Children’s Photography

Posted on December 5, 2011

Another Baby Plan graduate! And MAN OH MAN did he make us work! These one year old babies are so busy! No wonder I was so tired for so long! I have a one year old three years in a row! Kim and I had to just laugh because we worked so hard on backdrops and set-ups and he just wouldn’t sit still for any of them! We ended up taking him outside to burn off some energy. He was so darn cute and not bad at all, just so busy and curious about his world! His world which just happened to be our studio that day! HA! I bet we’ll still be laughing when we get to the studio tomorrow for a newborn session and it looks like a tornado came through!

I have to start with this photo from Andrew’s newborn session… still one of my all time favorite newborn facial expressions! Doesn’t he just look mischievous? HA! Well look at the shot we got last week…

It’s the same look! Only now we KNOW he’s mischievous!

Throughout the session I kept snapping Kim trying to wrangle him and they totally crack me up!

Isn’t this SUCH the face of a busy one year old being restrained? HA! Although Grayson is three and still makes this face at me daily, so maybe it’s just busy little boys? Either way THAT face is just as precious as the sweet ones!

Oh how I love these shots on our “bed”… which was just a big down comforter on the floor of the studio, a piece of beadboard secured to one of our backdrop stands and some pillows. Hello fake bed! I’m in love!

We are going to MISS this family! Anne you need to hurry up and get pregnant again! Or maybe I’ll at least run into you around Webster! THANK YOU for this awesome year of getting to know you guys!

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