sometimes, two things combine to become more than just the sum of their parts. excellent example: becca&ben+photobooth. this is our longest photobooth post ever ever. enjoy!
shark pinata, brilliant choice, becca!
this is my favorite father/daughter image ever.
and then…crash! haha, the sign of a good night!
the last time we saw ben he looked like THIS. so, even though he shaved for the wedding, his awesome moustache was still celebrated.
you guys, i cannot even wait to share the wedding pics…can you even imagine after seeing these!??
i first met jaynah when i was a freshman in college- our boyfriends were roommates. she was going to school in augusta and we really only saw one another in passing on her visits to athens to hang out with andrew (her boyfriend since 8th grade!). i remember when they got engaged- seeing her ring and the excitement on their faces and later thinking to myself, woah, that might be us one day. fast forward several years and then it was our turn. thank goodness i had jaynah to answer my wedding questions and encourage me to look past the little things and focus on the joy of the big picture! fast forward again and it was time for us to get a puppy- jaynah & andrew were there to talk to us about their experience with breeders and puppies and help us know what questions to ask. fast forward once more. JUST KIDDING! we aren’t there yet. but you better believe when we’re expecting, jaynah & andrew will, once again, be answering all of our ridiculous questions, calming us down and being excited with us, just like always. jaynah is such a strong person, so incredibly talented in so many different areas. she’s the perfect wife to andrew and it’s so sweet to see him appreciate her and praise the wonder woman that he married. their sweet little two year old peyton wore matt and me out, completely, in just an afternoon! it only increases my admiration that jaynah keeps up with peyton’s energy and the demands of the little boy in her belly, while still rocking her career as an occupational therapist and finding time to get a pedicure. let’s all pause and give her a well-deserved salute! look at this sweet family:
seriously, peyton does not slow down! she literally ran for at least half of the session- if only i could have that kind of energy! we’re slowly learning what andrew and jaynah already know so well- go with the flow and capture all the quick, little moments that you can!
this next series just steals my heart. little peyton is SO loved and cared for and she just lights up when she plays with her parents. oh, this family:
jaynah & andrew, thank you so much for making the trip to atlanta to hang out with us! we miss you guys, can’t wait for you to call georgia home again, one day! can’t even wait to meet baby james!
when matt was just 4 years old, his dad taught him to use the family camera so he could snap a couple of photos of his parents while on their various family vacations. at the time, the altmix fam had a sweet, new, cannon ae-1, and matt learned to manually focus the images and shoot like a champ. can you even imagine the adorableness of baby matt’s concentration as he focuses the lens on his parents?? no worries, i have a picture! he’s just 2 here, but starting to learn the basics!
you guys, isn’t that the most adorable thing you’ve ever seen?! maybe i’m biased. maaaaybe. anyway, the image above was actually taken with the ae-1, the camera matt grew up with. a couple of years ago, matt’s dad gifted us that camera and little by little matt has started capturing our own family with it! so for our most recent trip to yosemite, he decided it was my turn. we packed various films and i spent the trip getting to know the little old camera that is such a part of my family. i really enjoyed it. here are just a few of our favorites:
it’s kinda hard to see matt in this next one but i still love it. also, this camera is not very tight, so we are just accepting the light-leaks. maybe one day we’ll really get in there and fix it but until then, let’s all embrace the ‘vintage’ look. ;)
of course, matt stole it for one.
bottom line, we highly recommend a trip to yosemite! ok, time for me to get back to work… :)
