shelby sneak

miss shelby is turning 1!  hard to believe over a year ago i was taking maternity pics and then newborn, 3 weeks and 6 month photos.  shelby's parents are long time friends of mine and mymichael's.  so fun getting to watch them with a little one!  one year pics and cupcakes.....

love shelby's facial expression!

happy birthday shelby!

millie sneak

a friend from high school came into town a couple of weeks ago and i was lucky enough to get to photograph miss millie.  she is so stinkin' cute!  here are a couple while i finish the others....

that hair and those eyes....love them!  more to come....

the green's {family photos & 6 months}

so, this was a combined session for 6 month old shelby and first time family pics!  nate and ashley are long-time friends of mine and mymichael's.  i grew up with nate...all the way back to at least kindergarten!  ashley came along in middle school and then we all ended up at OSU together, me and ashley living together and nate and michael living together.  lots of fun times.  i love seeing them with their little family!  so fun.  now, onto the pics......

nate and ash just moved back and this is the entry to their place...love it!

miss ella belle

miss ella belle is the daughter of one of my college roommates.  it's hard to believe that she is already one year old!  her newborn pictures that i took last year are some of my favorites....so to think that she is already 1 is crazy!  we took some family pictures along with her birthday pictures. 

unfortunately it was a super windy day and the beautiful balloons slipped off her wrist and flew away!  lesson learned...be sure and have a weight at the end!

happy birthday miss ella belle!

blue eyed cohen

check out these baby blues!  have you seen any eyes bluer than mr. cohen's? cohen and his two cousins were awesome photography subjects.  thanks lauren for asking!

killer eyes!

i'm baaack!

we made it back to the states from vacation all in one piece!  we had a great time and are still unpacking and getting things back in order at the house.  i took many pictures and subjected my parents to going through them last night.  i'm hoping to consolidate them quickly so i can post some! 

in the mean time, check out this adorable bundle of joy....landry! 

the night before we left for london, i got to snap a few pictures and she is so tiny and precious! 

big brother logan loves his little sister to pieces!

landry has an adorable nursery!

just a small flower

happy monday!

shelby {3 weeks}

miss shelby is adorable and is growing so quickly!  here are a few 3 week old photos.  it was a beautiful day and she loved sleeping in the warm weather on the back patio.   

love her grip on momma's finger!

isn't she adorable?

avery lyric {4 months}

my second cousin {i think that's correct...my cousins daughter...right?} miss avery lyric is growing up so fast {hospital session & newborn session}! 

i'm in love with striped leggings/leg warmers and mix matching patterns on babies...too cute!

grandpa said all these yellow "flowers" are really weeds that he doesn't like...i told him, "well at least they are pretty weeds"!

sweet avery lyric!

***i'd love to take your photos...if you are interested in scheduling a photo session, email me at alaynabenefield@hotmail.com, subject "photo session"***

miss S {one year}

back in february i had the opportunity to take 9 month pictures for miss S...and now we are already at a year old!  for miss S' one year photos we went out her grandparents back door to the beautiful golf course!  this family loves golf, so it was only fitting that she have a chance at playing, right?

these next two photos crack me up.  she has the best facial expressions...i think it helped that she had two cousins running to keep her entertained!

this next picture reminds me of her mom...one of my good friends from college...i think i have seen jenn bust this move on the dance floor before! =)

will you please check out those lips?  just precious!

thanks for letting me take miss s' photos...can't wait to watch her grow!