I had the privilege of spending more time with my friend Stephen taking pictures of his family.  The day was Valentine’s Day and the occasion was the birth of his son.  ‘Lil Z was born just a few days before this in Orlando and is doted on by his entire family.

As a side note, Stephen has quite a sense of humor.  He loves playing practical jokes, and in fact, it is even better if the jokes are impractical!  His job is to watch movies all day, and he also moonlights as a chocolate tester.  Thanks to his diligence, no one at the office has gotten sick from tainted chocolate.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our time together.  Enjoy these photos of this sweet baby boy!

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Andy used to work with me, which is how we became friends. He and Beth had Abigail last spring and they make such a beautiful family. We had some fun a couple weeks ago taking some pictures for them. Sadly, they’ll be moving away soon.

Abigail is quite the thinker. She was very serious most of the time we were shooting. She really wanted to figure out what in the world I was doing there with my camera!

Here she is with her mommy

Look at how her daddy got her to smile

I thought we were going to be doing pictures of this family of three but found out that the family actually has four members. It was nice meeting you, Lucy!

While we were there, Lucy had the opportunity to make a friend

Abigail and Beth watched their interaction

Andy, Beth, Abigail and Lucy, I pray God’s blessings on your move. I’ll miss you!

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I had the privilege of taking pictures of my friend Allison’s baby, Issac. This handsome boy is almost 3 months old and was full of curiosity and smiles. Here are some of my favorite shots from our time together.

The finger Issac is eating here is mine. If I had been using a tripod, there would have been no way to get this picture!

We tried to get their feet, but Issac did not like this pose, so this is the only shot we got.

Their hands. Again, Issac had other things in mind than posing with his hands on theirs.

Mommy and Baby. Notice how his eyes are fixed on mom.

Father and Son. I loved seeing how gentle Steve was with Issac and the sweet way they interacted.

Check out that cute grin!

This is the first picture I took and is probably my favorite for the day.

Steve, Allison and Issac, thank you for letting me spend the morning with you! I’m looking forward to seeing Issac grow in stature and wisdom and the fear of the Lord.

To view more photos from our session, visit their gallery at www.apictureoflife.smugmug.com