I absolutely adore this family! I've had the pleasure of working with them over the past year and love seeing their family grow!

i absolutely adore this baby girl! i saw her mama bring her into this world & i can't wait to see her grow up over the next year!

Kicking off my new site, this sweet boy & his beautiful mama's!!!

giving birth is one of those miracles that will never cease to amaze me. it is one of the most beautiful things that i have ever witnessed and i am so privileged to have been able to witness the birth of this beautiful baby girl.

i was laying down in bed one sunday morning when my phone went off, i answered it and corey told me tiffany had been admitted to the hospital and they were getting ready for baby zoe's arrival. i jumped out of bed, got dressed, grabbed a cup of joe and went to the hospital. i knew it was going to be a fast-paced sort of thing so i was mentally preparing myself. originally corey told me it was probably going to be a while but then i got a call about 30 minutes later saying its going to be sooner rather than later. as soon as i got the hospital, tiffany was ready to go and i got my stuff ready and started shooting. it was so surreal to be photographing a birth, granted i've been in the room when babies have been born but not ever photographing. tiffany is a trooper, this is her second baby about 12 years apart and she went into labor no drugs, no epidural, nothing. all i have to say is she rocks! it was such an emotional couple of hours but it was beautiful. once zoe was born it was bliss from then. everyone was in tears. corey couldn't stop admiring his baby girl, tiffany was smiling from ear to ear, jasmine was taking it all in and grandparents were full of joy.

tiffany & corey, i am so happy you chose me to capture the birth of your sweet baby girl. i can't wait to watch her grow up and see how beautiful she becomes. love you guys! her newborns will appear in the next couple weeks on the blog so be sure to be on the lookout.

please welcome baby zoe!!!! xxx

These guys are the loves of my life, no doubt about it. Their family has been apart of my family for what seems like forever. I've watched the kiddos grow up and to see what amazing young ladies and gentleman they have become just amazes me. I love them to pieces! My sister from another mister & her 3 rascals.

 

sweetest baby boy that you ever did see <3

i just loveeee her smile :)

"a boy's best friend is his mother." - joseph stefano

i couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to photograph two beautiful mother/son duo. every shot was magical.

I absolutely ADORE these two!!! Baby Lucy is going to have some amazing parents!

Janet & Ben,

You guys are absolutely wonderful! Can't wait to meet baby Lucy!!! xo

It was Ben's birthday, so we snuck in a couple of birthday photos for him. :)

This was such a fun session! Originally when Sydney contacted me to do the photos it was supposed to be a Mother's Day surprise but her brother spilt the beans and it ended up being a family affair! It was so wonderful working with Sydney and her family! They definitely rocked their session!

Sydney,

Thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your beautiful family! I had such a wonderful time with you guys! xo Layla

Be sure to lookout for the outtakes during the session! ;)

I've photographed many families over my short time in being a photographer but this one was just so special to photograph. Marissa & Kasey are so wonderful and Im so happy to be the one who photographed their beautiful little family. Nothing is more special than pure love.

This beautiful family was so wonderful to work with. They were actually my first family session in my studio! Pretty proud moment there. Their girls are so beautiful and full of life! We had such a wonderful time together and Im so happy they chose me to photograph their beautiful family.

This sweet, sweet family came down from Dallas & Kansas, yes KANSAS, to spend the weekend in Galveston to celebrate Miss Annie's birthday! They were so wonderful to work with and even though we had yucky weather, we made it work! The morning was filled with lots of laughter and getting to know these wonderful people. Apparently, bread comes from Kansas - something I learned while shooting them. They were all so wonderful and I hope to work with all of them again soon!

Annie, Thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your beautiful family! Next time you're in town please let me know! Much love! xo Layla

I've know Christina and her family for quite some time now and when she called me to do her family photos I was super excited! Her family is so full of life & a complete joy to be around that I knew their session was going to be great. I bribed her kids with donuts and they gave me funny faces and smiles.

Christina & JP, Thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your sweet, sweet family. It was so wonderful spending the morning with you guys! Anytime you wanna get rid of the kiddos, just give me a call! I'll give them donuts! ;)

Much love, Layla

She was REALLY, REALLY EXCITED!!

This is what happens towards the end of the shoot when the kiddos have had just about enough....

This session was amazing! Leslie is one gorgeous pregnant lady and her hubby LeVar is pretty awesome as well!

Leslie & LeVar, You guys were so great to work with! I can't wait to meet baby Williams! Much love Layla xo

This beautiful lady & her two sweet girls were so much fun to work with! They wanted something a little different for their session. Lacey wanted to do a nautical styled session and I was super excited! We decided to venture over to my family's boat and hang out for a little bit and take some photos. I must say, I do love how their session turned out!

Lacey,

I had such a wonderful time shooting you & your girls! Hope to do it again soon!

xo Layla :)

Enjoy!