Seven months later

Sweet H's first photoshoot was in the hospital when he was just twelve hours old. And now he's a big boy of seven months old, with a perfect grin:


Lifted high in the air by his mom:


I love this grin:


With his happy daddy:


Tush in the air, pensive expression... too perfect...


Really fun to watch these guys play with their boy:


And here's a sweet angel expression:


Learning the piano from his uber-musical dad: Great to spend time with you guys!

Six months old and grinning like crazy

I love this shot of this guy sitting on his mom's lap. Isn't he a handsome guy?


Love the fingers here, looks like he's trying to explain something hilarious to us:


Quizzical:


Getting a tickle from mom and dad:


And then I can't decide if I like the dad tossing J in the air picture better...


Or the mom one... They're both adorable. It was wonderful to meet you guys!

Amazing eyes on these girls

Ooh, I love childcare and the slow January season! I took these photos earlier today, and thanks to my mother-in-law's preschool pickup, was able to focus the rest of the day on them. I love being able to turn things around so quickly at this time of year!

So I know this one is a non-traditional family shot, but I just love it.


And pretty big girl W:


And sweet little girl H:


The girls and their giggles. I love this look W is giving H here:


The girls, all dressed up:


It was great to meet you guys! Thanks for inviting me out :)

Number three, on the way

I love it when families I've known for a while let me come back and experience a pregnancy through pictures. I started taking pictures of big five year old A when she was just a year old, and got to do teenie baby pictures of two 1/2 year old R when she was just a little one... and now I got to get excited with the family as they await #3:


I love this of the three cuties:


And the two big girls:


The whole crew. Wonderful to see you guys again - best of luck with the new arrival, I can't wait to meet him/her! :)

2009, here I come!

So for my first shoot of 2009, I got to go see these wonderful cuties, J and M. Here's my favorite pensive one of big boy J:


I love how they give each other the giggles:


And big girl M has grown so much since last year:


And of course we had to have some fun jumping around in the living room:


Before we went outside to play in the snow:

My last shoot of 2008

What an incredible year it's been! Here's another beautiful girl I've known since she was just a few weeks old. I've loved being there as little N has grown. Here she is now, in all her three year old glory:


And telling me all about her blocks:


So wonderful to see you again! Have a wonderful holiday, and see you next year :)

A fun 2 year old guy

We had a great time last week playing with these guys in their backyard:


Isn't he a handsome guy?


I love this of big boy S being Superman with dad - the curtains behind them are so cool looking!


And of course doing some of his coloring with mom:


And although we got lots of cute ones of the three of them smiling all together, I had to post this one - it makes me laugh so much! Loved seeing you guys - talk to you soon :)

Big sister hugs

A huge hug from big sister M gave little sister J a reason to grin last weekend:


But her dad's funny faces were even better:


Isn't big girl M just gorgeous? I love this one:


Wonderful to see you guys again. I hope the move goes/went OK!

Five smiles, five shots

In choosing my favorite pictures from this cutie's photoshoot last weekend, I had a problem - they were all smiling shots. I know that's not a problem, but I think it says something about the temperament of this gorgeous boy:


I love how his mom and dad are giggling here:


And nothing beats a belly tickle:


Flying high:


So nice to meet you guys! Thanks for having me :)

Smiling cuties

I went to college with these cuties' mom, and I loved getting a chance to meet them last week.


They're only 18 months apart, and they're so sweet together.


And big boy M had fun on daddy's shoulders:


But most of all, I love this shot of you guys having a blast - it makes me smile!