Heather Ryan Photography: February 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Ty {1 Year}

Where. Does. The. Time. Go?!

Alexis and Devon were my very first maternity clients... and now Ty is a year old!!

I am so incredibly thankful for being able to watch this little guy grow and grow and grow.

We hung out at their house for a couple hours and I got to play with him a bit,

making for truly wonderful lifestyle portraits.

Beginning Ty cuteness overload.... NOW!

On the move!

Hey, that thing you have looks cool. Can I see it?

His toy car brings out the most adorable smiles!

Let's see... what do we have here...

Ty, I know the feeling. I have the zone out moments too!

This kills me! :)

Story time...

Ty does a fantastic job walking with this toy

I love seeing him looking at his 7 month old pictures.

Go!

He is always looking for an adventure!

How can you resist this smile?

It got to be nap time so we broke out the photo album to check out family pictures.

That turned things right around

Much better!

Alexis, Devon, and Ty -- I had so much fun hanging out :)

Thank you again for having me over!

Rachael & Kevin {Engaged}

Rachael and Kevin have an awesome, fun, and playful relationship.

We held their engagement shoot at the DC Botanical Gardens for a bit of warmth on a cold February day.

There will be many more images of this fantastic couple after their BIG DAY in October ~
I can't wait!!

**Bling!** Great job, Kevin!

Rachael, you're stunning!!

Rachael loves pink so I made it my job to find pink flowers as a backdrop for her ring!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

I was the awkward new kid in high school and her family lived right down the street from mine. We spent a lot of high school hanging out and having fun. Lora and I were great friends from the start.

One fateful day in our high school cafeteria Lora and I were told we needed two extra people in our car pool. Disappointed that our plan to ditch-the-bus might not work out we searched the cafeteria for others to round out our car-pool. Lora spotted her friend Reggie from across the room. He was sitting with his friend Rob and they were also looking for two bodies to fill their car pool. The 4 of us didn't live far from one another and we decided to team up, no more riding the bus for us! At the time Lora didn't know Rob and I didn't know Reggie all that well...

During the course of our Senior Year we sincerely began to dislike our car-pool partners... because, you know, boys are immature, loud and "gross." :-)

Of course, that was then.

Fast forward 6+ years... Lora and Rob are now married, celebrating their one year Anniversary in a few months. Reggie and I have been dating since just after High School. Fate? Some might call it that. When the four of us get together at Rob and Lora's home in Crofton, MD we frequently get a good laugh out of our history.

This past weekend I went to visit Rob and Lora and we took a long walk through their neighborhood. It was a great evening with friends, much needed from a hectic week. The lighting was perfect - and Lora was stunning. Rockin' the new hair girl!

Enough history -- here's Lora!