It’s sort of funny how little I photograph my own family.  You would think the opposite would be true, but sadly it’s not…  I guess, even when you love your work, sometimes the last thing you want to do in your down time is more of the same.  After some thought, I decided that I wasn’t going to let 2011 end without documenting our little ones.  One of the Christmas gifts to my wife this year was a series of black and white photographs of Dakota and Indie. Earlier in the month I took them down to Wrightsville Beach to let them explore and capture them just being themselves. No posing, just wandering, running, playing in the sand, and being curious. It was a great time, and here are a few of my favorites…