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This was my second time photographing little miss “A” but my first time with all three kids. They were SO cute together. The brothers are just all “boy”, horsing around and making faces and little sister just wants to do her own thing – or anything they are doing.

Mom and Dad are so relaxed and patient with them. The session went quick and we got some really cute shots – and funny ones too. The last picture below looks like big brothers are torturing little sister – but they are really just trying to keep her in the picture – which she wanted NO part of !

You can click on this one to see it bigger…

Isn’t he sweet?????

So funny!

One of my dear friends just had her second child – a baby girl. I felt so honored to photograph her at just over two weeks. Being able to capture these moments for the special people in my life is such a joy to me. I have to say, mom seemed VERY well adjusted and relaxed. But, then again, she always seems to have it together. She even made ME lunch while I was there – and than goodness because my dentist appointment afterwards rendered my mouth USELESS for the rest of the day!

Big brother has been very sweet with her but it was really funny to watch how creatively he tried to get mommy to use “BOTH” hands to play with him while she was holding the baby. Aaaahhh, the sibling rivalry begins….

I hope you enjoy these preview pics – can’t wait to see her again!

You can click on this to see it a little bigger.

a little smile….

and of course, big brother, with his serious face and big blue eyes. Isn’t he a doll?

This session brings my business completely full circle since I started last November. I did a couple sessions for a WONDERFUL family around Christmas time. They were so good to me and fun to work with – since I was VERY new at the whole photographer thing. Anyway, the mother bought a gift certificate for her daughter-in-law and this is her family! It has taken us a year to get the session done – for lots of reasons – but it was worth the wait! Sorry for the long story….

These kids are 7 and 9 – which is the oldest siblings I’ve ever worked with. They were so much fun – we laughed, jumped, made faces, rolled in the leaves. They were totally “into” it with me. I hope mom enjoys these images until I can get the rest ready for her! Thanks for having me in your new home – it’s beautiful.

This picture pose/location was chosen by little sis – and it came out so cute!

Oh – the love! This just melts my heart!!

Oh my goodness – I feel so overwhelmed. I have had some wonderful sessions over the past couple weeks and I’m working very hard to get everyone their pictures for the holidays.

This session was a friend of mine that I used to work with – long before either of us were married. Now, she has three BEAUTIFUL children and it was so much fun to see her. Time goes by so quickly – and I hadn’t even met any of her kids until now. She’s one of those people that just makes it all look so easy!

These kids gave me a run for the money – each with their own agenda. This was my first family of five where ALL of the kids were mobile! We had a great time – and hopefully mom will be happy with the images.

Here’s a few previews….

This little guy was so patient with us – no crying, fussing or anything. But, look at this face — what do you think he was thinking in this first picture? So full of character these littles ones are!

Here’s just a couple preview pics for mom. And for all of you waiting for pictures – I’m working as fast as I can! Thanks for your patience!

Lots of previews for Mom. This is my second time meeting up with this family for pictures. Dad thought he was DONE taking pictures for the year – but mom wanted some new ones for Christmas! Yeah Mom!

I am posting lots of previews because I really enjoyed this session. We got fun, creative and unique pictures – because they were up for anything. I would love to take ALL the credit for good pictures – but so much of it depends on what you (the client) puts into it.

So, for an extra special session here are some tips (not requirements of course)….

Be willing to walk down a dark corridor to stand in front of a cool wall….

Be willing to sit in the window sill and play simon says (or crystal says)….

Be able to pick your own backdrop – Dad picked this spot and it’s one of the BEST!

Be willing to sit on the cold cement in your dress…..

Be willing to lay on your belly in the grass when you’re all dressed up!

Be able to set yourself up in a cool group pose….

And finally, be willing to wear Santa Hats and be soooo CUTE!!!

Thanks for a fun morning!

My favorite “photo-park” seems to be a favorite location of other photographers as well. There were two other familes getting their photos done today. ‘Tis the season!!

These are friends (and neighbors) of mine and we had a lovely time this morning. Both kids did GREAT and we got lots of cute pics. I’m still working on a couple other galleries so I browsed quickly through these images to pick a few favorites to post.

Okay – back to work for me….

Enjoy!!

My lovely friend let me take some pictures of just her – I think her eyes are so gorgeous. It’s always nice for me to take pictures of someone that isn’t running away! She should be a model – don’t you think?

Still working on this gallery but I just had to post this picture. It’s such a sweet moment. Big brother looking out the window and little sister waiting anxiously for him to come back and play. You can click on it to see it bigger.

Here’s a couple more from yesterday’s session. This sweet baby has the BIGGEST BLUE EYES ever! She was pretty serious most of the time, but we caught a few smiles. It’s so fun to see her grow up (I did her newborn pictures too). Mom and dad were very relaxed and we had a great time.

Look – it’s SANTA!!

The group photo – always a challenge – but I thought this one came out pretty darn cute! We had a nice session in the park with Mom, Dad, Gramma & Grampa – and baby of course. She got tired of me REALLY fast this time – but we still got some good shots. She is only a little younger than my daughter and we are all neighbors. It’s so fun to watch all the kids grow up together.

Enjoy…