Sydney and Her Mommy:)

~ Sydney and Jennifer keeping each other warm ~

I love taking Sydney and her mom's photos, because it's just so darn easy to get a great photo! They are both so beautiful!

One word: Gorgeous!

This door reminds me of the Secret Garden:)

Our Christmas...

An overly honest moment:

I can't believe how much preparation went into this Christmas! I was really hoping to make it a unique Christmas (for me) in that it was solely about the birth of our Savior - Jesus Christ. I think it was in November that I went to a workshop specifically for that purpose. Billy and I were all set to make it about Jesus. Then, the Christmas wish lists came out - including mine:( (I'm not proud to say that I'm saving up to buy a new Mac desktop to help with editing my photos, and I loved raking in the gift cards). I couldn't resist the chaotic abyss that was my life in the two weeks before Christmas.

Long story short: Next year, I plan to eliminate the hectic, stressful mess and go right for keeping my focus on our Lord and the miracle that is His son, Jesus:)

That said, we did benefit from Christmas, as always, through wonderful time spent with family:)

Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera for the Ketron portion of the day, but I couldn't resist taking pictures of the pups and their Christmas that evening!

Top to bottom: Max (Billy's dog that lives with his parents), Niki (Billy's parents' dog), and our baby, G...and Billy helping them open their gifts!

Watching his every move - oh so intently;)

Each pup got their turn at the real bone...

...until there was a pretty nasty fight, and then they could watch it while it froze on the back porch:(

Billy's birthday is January 4th, so his Mom got really creative with the wrapping paper on this present - 1/2 for Christmas and 1/2 for his b-day! His Dad claimed that she ran out of paper, but we all know that she's just super talented!

Max was pooped!

But Niki was still playful!

and adorable:)

By the end of the night, it was a lot to ask them to move much less, lift their heads;)

Jacob's Christmas :)

Ok, so right before Christmas, my life got hectic - I hope I was the only one, but I have a bad feeling that ya'll know what I'm talking about! I didn't have a chance to post this before Christmas, but now I'm snowed in and wanted to show ya'll this handsome fella!

Seriously, one of the happiest I've worked with - he didn't stop smiling:)

He loves his tractor! It was his Dad's when he was young! He got so distracted with the tractor, that his parents had to move it out of sight so he'd concentrate on the camera, but he didn't stop smiling when they took it away!!!

Such a sweety!

I hope he had a great first Christmas!!!

~ Annabelle ~

This is Annabelle ~ isn't she adorable??

Annabelle and her Daddy ~ so sweet!

This will be her first Christmas:) I think she already likes everything about it! The lights on the tree, of course, and then there was the ribbon...

I've noticed that the camera is slightly unnerving to children and I think this was the case with Annabelle. The ribbon helped a whole lot, so we didn't dare remove it from her hands once she had a hold of it!

A Personal Fav ;)

Awww! Love this family:) This is my sister, Sara, my brother-in-law, Mike, and their family! I was honored and privileged to do their Christmas photos this year...

These are her two boys: Pierce and Sam:)

Awww.....brotherly love!

Sam is a wild one...

...but such a sweetheart! You can't tell here, but he makes me laugh all the time, because his facial expressions are an adult's! He loves to entertain and is a fast friend:)

Pierce takes a while to warm up to you, but once he does, he talk to you until his face is blue. He loves attention; especially when he gets to tell you about something he loves. The other day, I went over to their house (his Dad has been remodeling it for a few years now), and he told me everything I needed to know about their plans for the house, the materials they were using, and on and on...I couldn't keep up!

Robin and Pat 8-)

Love this girl! Robin and I got to know each other through my beloved church circle back home at Holland's UMC **miss you all**! Robin makes me laugh so hard, all of the time!



She is also a photographer and she took our (Billy, Gigi, and my) photos at the same time. It was so much fun!

I also got to know Pat, her husband, a little better - they're a great pair!

Coming soon: Mo' Bettah Photography - a classy mix of our last names;)

My Website and Logo!

Thank you to Alexis Dean, who with a whole lot of patience and wonderful talent, created my logo:

Please visit my website at: www.amymoyerphotography.com and let me know what you think:)

The J. West Brothers

A couple of weekends ago, I met the West family:) I think this is such a good idea: Renae got these photos made for the boys' grandparents - a generational photo! Let me try to confuse ya'll, because I think I'm still a little confused myself...

James, the oldest of the brothers, and his wife Renae have Jacob -- one of the happiest babies I've ever met:)

James' younger brothers are Justin and Jonathan...I'm not joking (but I am a dork;) )

I'm not sure if I've ever met nicer people...All three brothers were so agreeable and willing to do everything I asked. I'm used to griping - not necessarily from my other clients, don't get me wrong, but from my usually wonderful husband who hates the camera - ironically! As you can tell, and this isn't the half of what I asked them to do, I tried their patience;) They were so wonderful about the whole thing! Thanks guys!!!

Last weekend, I did Renae's adorable family, so look for their Christmas photos coming soon!

The Lineberry Family:)

I have known and loved this family since my first year of teaching. Jenna and I were co-teachers and became instant friends:) This Christmas I was honored to do their photos!

Jay was probably only 5 yrs old when I met him and now he's almost a teenager!

Kolbi Jo is their sweet little girl:)

She is very camera shy, so I had to catch her off guard, and it worked - especially when she thought she was opening a present!

Sweet Sadie:)

Ya'll may remember Gretchen's maternity photos several months ago. We did them at the Leak-Wall house in Rockingham. Her photos turned out great and I could NOT wait to do Sadie's baby photos! I got the opportunity a couple of weeks ago, and they're ready to share!

Family:)

The first few that we did must have worn her out, because she passed out after a short snack!

You saw a few of these on fb already, but here they are again. She looks a "little" bit like her mommy;)

Maybe my favorite?

Christmas Fun!

Ok, I know I did a complete 180, and these are not some of my best photos, but I want to tell ya'll about an opportunity for your child to meet the REAL Santa!!!

Every year, my sister and brother-in-law (mostly my brother-in-law) set up their house exactly like you see in the photos. It takes about 1 1/2 months, and he adds a few 1000 lights each year!

If you could see the sign that Santa is holding (above), you'd know that EVERY Saturday starting at 6pm, Santa comes (realistic, white beard and all) to their house and sits and waits for children to climb up on his lap. It is so wonderful, and they get candy canes before they leave:)
If you live near or around Raleigh, if you're visiting Raleigh on a Saturday, if you have kids or not, you should go by and see this elaborate scene!

Email me at amymoyerphotography@gmail.com if you're interested in more information including an address and directions. They live off of Ten Ten Rd - near the intersection of Holly Springs Rd (aka Walnut) and Ten Ten.

Fun @ Ft Bragg

I don't usually post personal photos, but these are also picturesque! We took G to the lake on Fort Bragg and she had a ball!!!

I don't know why I like this one of her fighting to get through the weeds, but I do!

Nope, not a river rat;) My sweet, happy pup!

Drying off:)