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MJ’s Photography has a studio in Fulshear, Texas where her newborn sessions take place.
Meet baby Foster. Isn’t he perfect?
I love including neutral setups on the wood backdrop. They are perfect for displaying in any room.
And of course another variation. Sweet simplicity.
Every detail is important. From Foster’s tiny lips to his adorable toes, I want his Mommy and Daddy to remember every single one. I can’t pick a favorite.
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Mom and dad told me they both graduated from Texas A&M University, so an Aggie setup was definitely used in his Newborn session. Aggie fan here Whoop! This might be my favorite.
Look at his little Aggie fan shirt! Initials and all.
They own their own business, so they requested a special setup for a unique ad. It was a first for me and I really enjoyed it!
Foster’s first family portraits.
Foster with his mommy. She is gorgeous!
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Daddy with his son.
Here are some more favorites from Foster’s newborn session. Mommy brought some special items for Foster’s session. (Minus the bear outfit)
Sweet Foster in blue. He has the most beautiful skin tone. And look at those lips and cheeks.
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Foster fist pumping was daddy’s favorite! Look at that eye contact.
I happened to capture Foster peeing at just the right moment. I can’t get over it. His parents are displaying it in their restroom. Now their is a conversation starter!
Let’s end this blog with a naked picture. Because baby booties are the cutest!
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MJ’s Photography does Fulshear newborn photography. She is serving the Central Texas/Houston community for newborn and maternity portraiture.
I have an in home studio located in Katy Texas, near Fulshear Texas. It is a perfect little space for newborn portraits.
Look how perfect Jaxson looks in neutrals. My amazing husband found each board and built my floor drop for me.
Jaxson has a big sister and isn’t she gorgeous? I adore these sibling pictures of these two.
We all know my favorite pose is the potato sack pose. I mean….just look how adorable his profile is. So perfect in every way. And that little smirk! AAAHH
I just love when these sweet babies smile. It’s even better when it’s with mommy. Just look at how perfect Jaxson is with his mom.
Jaxson – Fulshear newborn photography
Daddy was all smiles with his baby boy. I can see the resemblance.
This family one is so amazing and so real!
It’s all in the details. The toes, fingers, nose, and the lips. It’s all important to capture, they change so quickly. Soon those little lips will be talking, toes will be walking, and those little fingers will be grabbing.
Baby toes. I am obsessed with them. They deserve a huge spot because they are just adorable. Is there anyone who doesn’t love baby toes? His chunky toes are the best!
I love making a composite for every gallery. He looked so cute in this bear outfit, this composite fit perfectly!
Baby bear – Fulshear newborn photography
He wasn’t the biggest fan of being naked, but we got this image and I am so glad! Those little back rolls are perfect in every way! (The only time in life they are ha ha!)
Elise is one! MJ’s Photography – Houston baby photographer
Somehow I blinked and my newborn baby is turning one years old. How does that happen? It can’t be!
It is the eve of her first birthday and as I sit and look through all of her birth and newborn pictures, I wonder just where the time has gone. An entire year has went by. I cannot wrap my head around it. They always tell you that the years are short when you have kids, they are right. They are so very short.
Elise is such a joy. She loves to laugh, smile, crawl, and get into mischief. She is the light of the room. She looks up to her big sister and her big sister could not love anyone more. I love seeing them together. Houston baby photographer
She is just under 20lb. She still doesn’t have any teeth! Not a one! She is taking steps, but doesn’t fully walk. That doesn’t stop her, she crawls up playscapes and all over the yard. She is into everything. She can climb and she can climb up high. She says Mamma, Dada, Bye bye, Emma, and night night. She plays peek a boo, hide and seek, chasing after her big sister, and she loves her animals. She sleeps from 6pm to almost 8am. She is still taking two naps, this girl loves her sleep. She will eat anything you put in front of her. No teeth, but can eat anything! I’m amazed. She is such a blessing to us.
Each month I captured her little personality. This cake smash was a blast.
Let’s face it, we love our coffee. If I do not get my coffee in the morning, my day is done! For me, it is all about the iced coffee. Iced coffee=life. One of my favorites is Iced caramel macchiato, but the price tag on that sucker gets me every time. Let’s not even talk about the calories. Throw in a baby that screams in the car and that drive thru is a no go.
What is the solution? Making delicious iced coffee at home. Settling on the flavor is not happening. I have perfected this recipe and I am eager to share! It has been tested by friends and family and they approve.
So here it goes!
Here are all of the supplies that you will need to make this amazing iced coffee at home.
One gallon cold brew coffee maker. link to amazon- Coffee brewer
Coffee(duh). (2 cups) Whatever kind your heart desires
One gallon pitcher(for when it is all ready)
Water
Caramel, Vanilla, or Hazelnut Syrup( I use sugar free)
Stevia sweetener
Half and half(I use fat free) or milk
First you get your 2 cups of ground coffee. Pour it into the wire mesh in the coffee brewer.
Then you pour purified water until the gallon jug is full. I do it a cup at a time. My water spout from the fridge is super intense and pushes some of the grinds through the mesh. So cup by cup it is. I fill it all the way to the tip top.
Put the lid on and pop it in the fridge. Leave it overnight. Its best to make it the morning after you finish your last cup, that way its ready to go for the next day!
Fast forward to the morning! Time for coffee!!! WHOOOOOO. Your whole fridge will smell amazing.
Get out your one gallon pitcher and get the brewing coffee out of the fridge. Take out the wire mesh with the coffee grinds and set it aside.( I like to put it on my plants, they are great for growth.) Now pour the coffee into the pitcher. When you only have about 1/4 left, swirl it around to get some that is stuck on the bottom off. Now your pitcher of iced coffee is ready for the week!
Now onto making your glass of iced coffee at home.
Get some ice in your favorite ice coffee mug and pour you a glass of coffee. (leave some room at the top) My favorite tumbler is Aladdin.
Pour in some half and half. I use the fat free kind for the calorie watch. ( or regular milk, whatever you prefer) I use around a 1/4 of a cup, but I don’t measure. Who has time for that.
Now grab your favorite syrup. I personally love the Torani classic caramel that is sugar free(calorie watch). I bought the Starbucks syrups first, now I just use their pumps and refill them with the Torani. Plus the Torani is cheaper, win win! They also make vanilla and Hazelnut. Pump 3 full pumps into your glass.
Go get one packet of the Stevia in the Raw and dump it in. I buy the packets of Stevia. No measuring required. Again zero calories here.
Stir it up! Now if you want you can drizzle some caramel on top. I do sometimes, but most days I skip those calories.
Now taste it!!! AAAAHHHHHHH It’s so amazing. It takes a second to make in the morning, way cheaper, and way less calories. I rarely buy coffee out anymore. Mine is too good!
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When you are expecting a baby, it is such an amazing time in your life! At the time you are tired and you do not feel like yourself, but the truth is that you are amazing! You are creating something bigger than yourself, a tiny little newborn baby. That is what I love about my “job.” I get to capture these short, but amazing moments in peoples lives.
I love that I get to meet mommy’s before their little one is here. I capture them while they are carrying their precious baby. Every maternity session is different, every mommy is different, and that is what makes it so special.
Meet Allana. As you scroll these you are going to think “WOW she is gorgeous!” She most certainly is. She made pregnancy look so good. I loved capturing her carrying her princess.
Grayson was so excited to be a big brother. I’m not sure he fully understood what it entailed, but he put on a show regardless! He was quite the ham during mommy’s maternity session in Houston Texas.
There are so many favorites from Allana’s maternity session. Let me know which one is you favorite in the comments!
Here are some from the forest in the purple couture maternity gown.
I love this one of mommy and Grayson. He kept kissing her belly in the sweetest way and then running away!
We then went to another location with a field in Cypress, Texas. Grayson loved running around! Mom changed into a gown by Couture parfait and she looked gorgeous in it!
Isn’t this a perfect family portrait? Just look at Grayson’s face! He is perfect.
I told mommy to put on her model face and she delivered. I am in LOVE with these. She has a gorgeous baby bump!
Now on to Avery’s newborn portraits! Miss Avery decided to come early. She made her grand arrival at just 3lb! After some NICU stay, we finally got to schedule her newborn session. I was very excited to finally get to meet her.
She definitely makes the quote “Though she be small, she is mighty,” true. She took a little persuading, but we got an amazing gallery of her. With lots of patience and extra cuddles, her gallery was very full!
Look at that smile! Isn’t she perfect?
She was so tiny at her newborn session! She was around 5 pounds. Look how beautiful she looks in neutrals.
If you guys knew what it took to get this portrait of Avery, you wouldn’t believe it! Mommy knows and I think that makes it just that more special. Mommy wanted a naked shot and I am so glad that we got it. Right after I got this, she leaped right up!
If you thought she was gorgeous in pink, just wait until you see her in purple!
Avery – Katy newborn maternity photographer
Look at this little girl’s personality! Ah I love her eye contact!
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Remi was such a doll at her newborn session. At 3 weeks old, she weighed around 6 pounds. She had the most beautiful skin and dark brown hair.
Being a Newborn studio near Katy in Houston Texas means I get to snuggle lots of newborns. She was 3 weeks old and slept very well during her session. We got so many great snuggly poses during her portrait session.
Remi was wide eyed during the beginning of her session. Her eye contact at 3 weeks old was spectacular! In their family picture, she had amazing eye contact with me.
Just look at these gorgeous baby eyes.
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Big sister is absolutely beautiful and was quite the model! Just try to pick a favorite! I know I can’t.
I love when mom decides to get in on the newborn portraits. Look at how beautiful she is! She is wearing one of my couture gowns that are exclusive for my clients.
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I love when I am able to capture a newborn with their eyes open. Sometimes we focus so much on the asleep newborn pictures, that we forget that we want to see what their eyes looked like during this stage too. Don’t get me wrong, I do want them to sleep for most of the session, but I do like some showing their eyes!
It’s important to find a newborn photographer that matches the style that you are wanting. These are once in a lifetime portraits for your precious baby. They will never again be this little or new.
I have a posed newborn style and I like contrasting shadows in my portraits. Deeper, darker editing style is what I tend to lean towards. I make sure to capture every detail, from their lashes to their toes. Overshooting is a habit and I tend to give a larger gallery to choose from. I just can’t help it! Babies are beautiful and it is hard to stop.
It is all in the details…it is so important to capture every single one. Nothing is too small. Love love love the details!
Here are some more from her amazing gallery!
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Family portraits…the most stressful day of the year. Am I right? You just want everything to go perfectly, like they do on Pinterest. Well….lets be honest, it never works that way. We worry about outfits, hair, makeup, weather, and of course naps. Why do we do this? Well, the result is why. The memories. They last forever.
Your kids will look back on these and smile. They won’t remember the stress, the struggle, or the anxiety. They will remember their happy family. They will one day show their children these portraits. It is all worth it.
I try to take a much simpler approach to family portraits. There isn’t a shot list. Sure we try to get everyone looking in the same direction and looking happy, but mostly we want the candid moments. The connection that you all have as a family, that is what I aim to capture. You can see from their gallery, I like to capture a lot! They are a gorgeous family!
Look at this sweet moment between a mother and her daughter. This isn’t posed. This is real life. Camyrn and her mommy.
And daddy with his precious daughter. Her laughter. His love. It radiates through.
I also love capturing the little ones by themselves. They grow so fast. The next year their looks and personality will have changed drastically. It is so important to capture them in the stage that they are in. 6 months is a huge milestone. Their personalities are showing, they can connect with you, and their rolls are so adorable to capture! Camryn is such a beautiful baby girl!
Look at her eyes. Ahhhh they are stunning!
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Camryn – 6 months old.
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Twins! Doesn’t every one love twins? Every time I see twins in the store, I just have to peak. There is something so amazing about twins.
When I get a client that is expecting twins, I get so excited. To be able to photograph not one, but two precious babies warms my heart.
Sara told me they were expecting their second set of twins and I was overjoyed to photograph them! I had photographed their first set of twins in 2015 and now I was getting to photograph their second set. Their first set was boy/girl and this time they had two baby boys.
Look how perfect they are. 3 weeks old and just at 4 and 5 pounds.
Their first set of newborn twins are named Lincoln and Kennedy. Their second set of twins are named Grant and Ford. All presidents!
Look at these adorable twin newborn foxes! I cannot even!
Here is twin A, Ford. He weighed 5lb and 8oz at birth. He was full of smiles during his newborn session.
And here is twin B, Grant. He weighed in at 4lb and 11oz at birth. He was so flexible. He folded into this pose and I was over the moon.
Ford and Grant both slept so well for their twin newborn session in Longview. I got so many different images of theses sweet twin boys. Once they were snuggled together, they would drift off peacefully.
Awww just look at baby Grant’s smile!
My favorite pose, the potato! With twins it is double potato!
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Momma joined in. Isn’t she gorgeous? I cannot believe she has two sets of twins!
Doing photography of children is such an amazing experience for me. I adore getting to know all of my clients children and truly love capturing their big personalities. Any one who has a child, knows this is no easy task. When children are put into new and stressful environments, they shut down. This is exactly what we do not want.
I take a different approach when photographing children. I say this a lot and I mean it, let them be little. We will let them run, play, and explore. This is when we capture them in the most precious moments.
When taking special portraits of children, I love finding the perfect outfits. I am always searching for beautiful and unique pieces to photograph. While displaying my portraits on the walls of Early View Ultrasound in Houston , I happened to see some gorgeous dresses being featured in their boutique section. This is how I found Annie Banannie Clothing! (Click the link to visit her website)
I personally love dressing my two girls in outfits that are unique, high quality, and of course beautiful! That is exactly what Annie Banannie dresses are.
**A little about Annie Banannie. **
She only creates a handful of outfits for each design. If you find one you love, grab it while you can. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. This helps keep each outfit unique.
Her clothing lines are made to be sturdy, fashionable, and able to be washed in the washing machine. A must for any mom. Yet, each outfit is intricately detailed with it’s own unique array of lace, ruffles, and appliqués.
Elise is 6 months old here and wearing an Annie Banannie 6 month skirt. If you notice, it matches big sisters dress above. The gorgeous lace gives this skirt the perfect touch.
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This sunflower dress is gorgeous! It makes her look like a tiny baby doll.
Each season Annie Banannie comes out with a new line of clothing. Here is some from her fall line.
This green and white lace dress is everything! The lace underneath adds that special touch to the dress. It is perfect for fall or winter. It is a three piece dress.
Here is the dress with more of a winter feel. It is absolutely gorgeous. Your daughter needs one!
Here are a couple more of Annie Banannie’s Fall inspired line.
How beautiful is this one! Little girls and maxi styled skirts are rare, but I am not sure why! They look amazing. You can then pair this shirt and belt with jeans for a more casual look.
NOW it’s time to see her amazing Holiday line! I fell in love with this reindeer outfit and needed one for both of my girls.
Everything about this outfit is perfect! We even paired the shirt with jeans on somedays!
These outfits were perfect for pictures with Santa. Not only are they comfortable, but they look amazing! We got so many compliments. Elise is wearing a dress made from the shirt material.
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Getting family pictures done is so important for yourself and for your children. They will have these memories to look back on when they are older. Trust me, they will want them.
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Every mom stresses about their family pictures. After we mentally prepare for family portraits, we start looking for that perfect photographer, which is a job in itself. whew! We want someone that matches our style, our vision, and who can make us look beautiful! Don’t forget MJ is a family photographers katy tx that services the entire Houston Texas area!
The next thing we think about is the outfits. What colors will we wear? Do these colors all match well? Does my outfit make me look bigger? Does this color wash me out? Guess what, your photographer WILL help you do all of this…and if they do not, you are not with the right photographer! When my clients inquire, I stress the fact that I am more than willing to send examples. I want you to email me pictures with what you are thinking, I will help you tweak your choices if needed.
Fast forward to the day of the session. First priority…making SURE our kids get their naps. If they don’t, forget it. Nightmare session is happening! Am I right?
Somehow in the midst of either work or taking care of the children all day, we are to find time to get ourselves looking gorgeous. This means bringing out the nice makeup we rarely use, finding the curling iron that has collected dust, and putting on our best outfit. If this is a huge stress on your plate, hire someone to do your hair and makeup or even get a friend to help you do it.
We then have to keep everyone clean until after the session. (ya right!)
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After it is all said and done, you will LOVE these. You will cherish them forever. I try to help my clients out as much as possible. If it is helping coordinate your outfits, finding you the perfect makeup/hair stylist to make your portraits extra perfect, or meeting your kids beforehand, I am there to help.
I also take a different approach to family portraits. I prefer lifestyle. What exactly does lifestyle family pictures mean? (Besides less stress?) Well, it means that we play, we laugh, we have fun. There is no “shot list.” Sure we will try to get everyone looking, but if that doesn’t happen, it doesn’t matter!
I am looking to capture raw emotion. These emotions/shots cannot be staged or posed. These come from playing with your children. That sweet embrace, the innocent giggle from being twirled, or that huge grin from being chased are the pictures that you will fall in love with. That is what makes these portraits extra special. These are the images that families always choose for their wall art. It’s the ones I choose of my own children.
Guess what? One day your children will be all grown up and family portraits will be staring at the camera with a smile. The pictures where you are holding them, hugging them, and kissing them will no longer be an option. Just let that sink in for second. They will be either to big to hold or too cool for you to kiss on. Go grab your rowdy toddler or your teething baby and get your family portraits done! Capture these precious memories while they are here.
Another thing I love to do during family portraits is capture just mom and dad! Once you have little ones, you forget to capture just you two as a couple. I aim to fix that.
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