Down town fun...

In spite of the heat we walked around down town this weekend to get some fun portraits of this family, and actually- it wasn't all that bad with the breeze coming off the river.  The kids were surprisingly cooperative for a long time (Mom must have bribed them with something amazing :o).  As a mom of multiples, I know quite a few other MOMs and it is always a pleasure to have sessions with them.  This mom & I were part of the same mothers of multiples club and although I didn't renew my membership this year, I still hold the friendships I made very near and dear to my heart and this family is certainly no exception!  Thanks for braving the elements and being so up to trying some new things and locations, it was a great time & I absolutely love the images we created, I hope you do too!

Introducing the class of 2012...

Here is the first of many senior posts this season.  This is a family friend who was so good about letting me try a few new things and locations.  I'm so excited about how they turned out!  And he is as charming as he looks.  It is a pleasure to know this gentleman and to have photographed him.

Guess who this little guy visited last month...

Yep!  Just got back from Disney World in FL and brought his new little friend in for his 18 month pictures.  I know his family pretty well so usually he is all smiles for me but he has entered into a "just want to snuggle Mommy" stage and it is the first time I've made portraits of him so it took a little coaxing (and, of course- Smarties) to loosen him up.  Isn't he such a cutie?  I just wanted to sit and play all morning with him.  Thanks for bringing him in, Mom & Dad!  Looking forward to seeing Big Brother (and perhaps the family?) in the fall!

Hoo Boy!

As moms, we love portraits of our kids and when we start to plan a session we have these visions of perfectly behaved children sitting exactly they way they are asked and smiling so sweetly.  The truth is that is not the norm- kids have their own agenda (playing) and portraits are work, who wants to work on such a beautiful (hot) day?  This pair of twinkies were not so much into having traditional portraits made of them last weekend (a familiar scenario to me since my own twins RARELY want to be in front of my camera).  But once we got to the park, they were having fun exploring the garden and I got to capture that.  They still made me work for it- my stash of Smarties is greatly depleted, I got a little very sweaty and there are lots of out takes.  But then there were moments like these:

Take me out to the ball game

Remember back in May when we did the book-a-session-give-a-session benefit for Aid To Women?  Well, this is the final booked session that allowed me to give 10 sessions to moms from ATW.  We did one with this little guy and his mom in May and they knew they wanted to do a baseball one with Dad once summer arrived.  Thank you to all who booked sessions and helped out with this amazing project!  The moms were so touched by your kindness and generosity for them and they are loving their portraits!  It inspired me to put a portion of all session fees aside so I can do more project like it through out the year.

Too Sweet!

All the babies that appeared on the blog over the winter are coming back in for their Grins & Giggles sessions.  It is just such a fun stage when they've gained enough coordination over their hands to grab hold of their little feet.  This little bug and I played quite a bit while mom and big sister read books across the room before we got Sis in on a few shots too.  She was such a little sweetie, so engaging and expressive.  It was hard not to want to pick her up all the time.

Charming!

Ok, so I'm a bit of a sucker for brown eyed little guys with squishy cheeks.  But you have to admit that this little guy is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!