… Beautiful boy. —John Lennon

That’s the song that came to mind when this little guy was born, and one year later, it still holds true. I finally got the chance to meet Mr. Brooks in person a week before his first birthday. This little man is one of the happiest babies I have ever seen, and his smile just melted my heart…over and over and over. He’s going to be a heart breaker, if he isn’t the sweetest boy in town!

It was the first Christmas for all babes born in 2010, and this gal just might be the cutest! I got together with Miss Paisley and her parents for a short session in December just before her four-month birthday. The photographs were Christmas gifts for the grandparents. And my guess is that enjoying Paisley’s first Christmas was the best gift her parents have ever gotten. Here’s to many more!

I was honored to shoot the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center’s 2011 calendar. The theme this year was “Getting you back in the game” — former patients returning to the activities they love after receiving exemplary care from the physicians and staff at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Here’s a sneak peak! I’ll post the rest after the calendar is published.

Procedure: Three childbirths!

Procedure: Hip surgery

Procedure: Broken arm reset/surgery

Procedure: Hip surgery

Procedure: "Mommy Makeover" (breast augmentation & tummy tuck)