It' Great to be 8

I was so excited for this session. I love eight year olds. And this one JUST got baptized. She looked so fresh and sweet in her pretty white dress. She was a natural model, and even wanted her little brothers to hop in a shot with her. They were doing a great job making her smile. I can tell she is a great big sister. And when I asked her if she was getting tired of taking pictures, she said no. I may have to hire her!

On the Go!

This little baby girl is quite the little mover! She is barely 7 months, and is crawling like crazy! It was much more fun crawling away than sitting for pictures, but we pulled out our bag of tricks, and a few of those tricks worked... for a minute anyway! Her favorite one was looking in the mirror. But even that one didn't last. It was on to the next adventure!

Together

Look! We really did get some of these two sweeties together. Big brother was so cute with his little sis, even when she was getting tired of the whole thing :)

And just for fun... here are a few more :)

Big Brother and Baby Sis

What a couple of cuties! I could tell big brother loved his tiny little sister, he just didn't want to hold her for a picture. My basket of trucks was much more fun! He was sure a cutie, though. I love 2 year olds. And I even got a kiss from this handsome guy!

And then there was his teeny tiny little sister. After hearing her story, there is no doubt that she is a miracle baby, and I'm so glad she is doing so well. She's beautiful!

We did manage to get a few of them together. I'll try to post some more as soon as I finish editing!

Murray Family

Look at the smile on this cute little thing! One of my favorite families... love you guys. :)

So many leaves... so little time!

It's so fun to go out in the fall leaves and do family pictures. We got some great family group shots of these guys, but when there is a two year old involved, and you throw in those fall leaves, there is only time for playing. And running - FAST. He was definitely a mover. He didn't have time in his busy toddler life to sit still for anything, especially pictures. We did manage to catch one of him by himself. And isn't he a cutie!?


Then just try to get him to lay down in the leaves with his sisters. That was funny! This was the one and only one we got without him rolling out of the shot. HAHA! But doesn't his personality just shine through?

But his cute sisters were pros. They knew just what to do.

And they were having a great time!

Don't you LOVE these curls?

I'm Thankful for Cooperative Weather!

Titles are obviously not my strength, but since it's November, I thought I'd title it appropriately. I really am thankful for cooperative weather. It made this session finally possible! This awesome family was scheduled a while back, but we had to cancel due to crazy weather. Soon afterward, it even snowed! Well, thankfully Fall returned, and we were finally able to get out and take some fun family pictures. Here are a couple for now, and I'll hopefully post more soon :)

Little Sister

Remember the family I blogged about a few posts down? Well, the littlest sister didn't feel like pictures that day, so we didn't get any of her by herself. We tried again the other day, and although she still wasn't super thrilled about it (it was much more fun trying to crawl away) we got some cute ones. She is such a little sweetheart. I had fun with her :)

Little Blessing

I totally forgot to post these of little Harlie. She is the sweetest little thing. Apparently she shares her mom's dislike of fancy dresses, however. She hated being in her blessing dress. It just made her mad. We tried several poses that she really did not like, then we spread out a black blanket on the living room floor, and she was much happier (for a minute, anyway). Then she tried to eat her dress. I guess that's one way to get mom to take it off! But isn't she beautiful? And once that dress was off, she was the happiest baby ever!

Another Fun Family

Fall is such a great time to have family pictures taken. I've been so lucky this year to get to do some really fun family pics! This cute family met me Friday night for their session. Their little 3-yr-old is such a handsome little guy. He wasn't sure at first if he really wanted to smile for me, but we ended up with some cute ones. Here's a little peek, Jen... I'll have the rest done SOON!

Oh, and Jen makes the most beautiful watches... the ones with the beaded bands. If you are looking for a really cute watch, email me and I'll give you her info!