My dearest Calista,

Thank you so much for the fabulous evening in the Arboretum. I don’t believe I have ever burned that many calories chasing after a one year old I think you should be my new personal trainer. If you accept the job, you would be the most adorable personal trainer on the planet!








I especially enjoy how you lead with your head!

Peace, much love, and baby smooches! ♥anya

I seriously could not get enough of this sweet little dark haired peanut!  Can’t you just feel the love?

 

peace, love, and baby cuddles

♥ anya

For me, there is absolutely nothing as sweet as the love between siblings.  Perhaps that is why I have 5 children?

 

 

peace, lots of hugs, and brotherly love ♥ anya

Beautiful Bronwyn and her lovely family at 7 months. I cannot believe how much she has grown! Here she is at one week old:

Bronwyn Rose

 

2 beautiful newborns coming this week!

Peace, much love, and baby cuddles ♥ anya

 

I had so much fun photographing this absolutely stunning mommy and her little girl Maggie! Maggie has such an awesomely expressive personality that I ended up burning a lot of calories attempting to document it. Which was a good thing. Because they fed me a Gigi’s cupcake. And ummmm, I don’t think those are low-cal, are they? My jeans the next day said nope! Apparently so did her mama’s Smooch!

 

 

 

Peace, much love, and more cupcakes, please!   ♥  anya

I am without words this evening, as life has a way of sometimes leaving me speechless.  I must say, however, that I am madly in love with little Ben’s mohawk.  I really hope he still has it at his 6 month session

 

 

 

 

Peace, love, and baby cuddles ♥ anya

I had the most FABULOUS time photographing 4 month old baby Arthur and his delightful family!  It isn’t often that I get an outdoor evening session and I was reminded about how fabulous the light is, and also how much FUN it is!

Arthur shows his brother and sister who is REALLY the boss in this family …..  ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had the distinct honor of documenting baby Xander at 6 months.  I met him initially as a newborn http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2011/01/03/baby-xander/ … look at how much he has grown since that day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is what these images are to me. It does not matter to me that I felt fat when these photos were taken, or that I really don’t like the outfit I am wearing. What matters to me most is that in these photos, you can see how our family used to be. My children have documentation that there was a point when we were happy, and that their daddy loved them very much.

People often question how much they are willing to spend on great photography. Great photography and timeless images do not come cheap. But I can assure you that they are worth every single penny. These beautiful images and this canvas collage were created by the amazingly talented Anna Mayer http://www.annamayer.com

Thank you Anna, for creating priceless memories of our family together.

go to Mexico! My family spent the entire month of November traveling around Mexico. We experienced Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and all points in between…because we drove…yes, drove! We then flew from Mexico City to Merida and once again…drove…the three hour drive to Tulum. At the end of our trip we decided to play tourists for a couple of days in Cancun, just for the heck of it. After a month all over Mexico, Cancun seemed ridiculously cheesy

For the entire month, we spent only 3 nights in a hotel. During our time we rented two homes on the beach as well as an apartment in the Historic District of Mexico City. It was absolutely fabulous! These images are from beautiful Tulum. We hung out on the beach, body surfed (well my kids attempted), snorkeled, built sand castles, ate fantastic seafood, and just basically enjoyed each other’s company. At first my kids were a little culture shocked by the fact that we had no television, our home was powered by a wind generator, and internet was spotty, to say the least. But they came around and got used to it. They even learned how to play with one another without arguing (novel).

(and no, driving in Mexico was not scary in the least….even getting lost in Guadalajara and taking a 3 hour tour through the mountains at 2 am)

peace and much love ♥anya

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