Formal Family

I quickly did a photo session with my sister-in-law and her family before heading out to the lake this past weekend. They were all dressed up for a wedding and looked fabulous!

WOW!

Wow, is really all I can say after this amazing photo session. I didn't hear a single cry or see a single tear the whole time I was at their home! That's quite impressive with 3 kids 3 & under!

Holidays!!!!

Well I left for our holidays with great expectations of all the amazing pictures I would take of our kids. It just seemed like my great ideas were not meant to materialize. I guess that's what happens when your main subject is a busy one year old. I am also convinced that it is hardest to photograph your own children. Having said that we had a fun time shooting some photos on the beach. I guess not thinking, I dressed both of our guys in white linen pants. My youngest ran to the water's edge and was about to run right into the water. Thankfully my husband stopped him. He then began to play with the stones on the beach and in no time was plopped in the goopy sand having a wonderful time. My Mom (the queen of clean), watched in horror as his white pants became stained with wet sand and mud. At this point, I decided to just go with the moment and started snapping whatever I could get. Let's just say we made some memories and after much soaking and scrubbing his white pants are clean!

Summer Fun!

This is just a glimpse at some of the photos from a great session I had with this family in the park! I was so excited when the parents opened their trunk to reveal a huge basket filled with every great summer prop you could think of! It was a pleasure to spend some time with this family. Everything went great until I decided to try lying down to get just the perfect shot....let's just say the geese droppings on my pants got some extra big smiles!

Grrrrrrrr....

This 4 year old was a blast!!! By the end of our session he was the one making me smile. He had my puppets growling and just being plain old silly. I kept telling him that my favorite thing about these pictures was definitely his fabulous dimples!!!!

6 months

This little guy was such a trooper! He was game to try pretty much every pose and idea; odd shaped baskets, prickly grass and even the bathroom sink. I'll admit that the sink wasn't such a hot idea but I laughed out loud when I saw this picture so I had to include it. Check out the "gummy" smile. I love it!!

This was the proud big brother!