Melissa & Ryan were expecting their little bundle of joy to arrive right around the end of January. Well, Hayden decided that he wanted to bring them a surprise Christmas present and be a 2011 baby instead!  He was born on December 26 weighing in at 5 lbs, 9 oz.  What a cutie pie!  We spent the afternoon with this adorable new family a few weeks ago to take their first official photos.  It’s always such a sweet thing to witness new parents adjusting to life with a little one.  Such a wonderful time of creating their first memories as a family of three.

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How precious is this little face?

Hello world!

Sweet baby faces :-)

Watching new mommies love on their little ones just melts my heart :-) Absolutely adore this one!

Wide awake and ready to explore the world!

But those eyes eventually started to get very sleepy.

What a stud! He’s already working on his “thinking man” pose.

I like to call this the “little baller” outfit. It suits him too – perhaps there’s a future basketball star in this sweet family?

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

They make one beautiful family don’t they?

Ryan is one proud Daddy.

First official family portrait!

How precious is this little bear outfit? We thought it would be fitting to snuggle this cute little bear in with some other friends from the animal kingdom.

Congratulations Melissa & Ryan on such a beautiful little boy! He’s absolutely perfect and we were so honored to be able to document all your new family magic. Can’t wait to watch this little guy grow up!