{ Lovely Family }

Here is another lovely family that I was able to take family photos for! Chatty came on the shoot and helped entertain the kiddos to make them smile - thanks for the help! :)

I'll have the photos to you soon, but here's a little peek. :)

{ my favorite }

There were three very tame deer that came quite close! (later, we fed them - more pics on that later)



This is his special cup - sort of like a stuffed animal or blankie. They say he holds it like a football - so cute! :)

Isn't this knitted sweater FUN!?

{ A Fun Family }

Last weekend Dave and I took a long weekend vacation to Mount Baker, which is northwest of the Seattle area. We rented a lodge with 8 other couples and had a fabulous time getting to know everyone and their kiddos. I had the opportunity to do a couple shoots of families and here's one of them! :)

Marc & Bonnies family

They were up for most anything and had some great ideas of their own! :)

One of my favorites - the boys with their Daddy

It was quite warm out, which thawed the snow to be able to make some snowballs!
I love this one of Amber - so cute! :)

{ Bonnie }

And the happy couple!

Thanks for letting me practice on you guys! :) I'll send you the cd once I finished editing the rest. :)

Jeff and Heidi - yours are coming soon too! ;)

{Cute Kiddos}

Well, if you were waiting to see some more cute kiddos - the pics are finally here! Sarah and the boys came over this morning and we just had a lot of fun taking pictures - the boys cooperated so well, and I think we got a lot of keepers! :)

I ordered a huge roll of white background paper - 9 feet wide, and many feet long. It was SO easy for taking photos - I'm gonna have to get more eventually - they have quite a few color choices. :) The white color was so fresh and clean - much different than the winter weather outside! :)

Don't you think Aaron looks like Curious George with the big hat over his head?? :)

Well, there he is - Peekaboo! :)



The boys were quite interested in the big lollipops - at first they weren't sure what to do with them, but then Phi found out that it tasted sweet! Aaron was contented to chew on the stick. :)

Whatever works for you, buddy! :)

Yummy!

At the end of our photo session, the portion of the paper that was on the floor was torn up and dirty, and I was going to throw it away, so we decided to get a little more use out of it and PAINT!! :) How fun! We stripped the boys down to their diapers and let them have at it! :)

It was so fun to watch them play with the paint - they loved it! :)

I just love these next two of Aaron.

Seconds after this photo, mom came and rescued the paint-covered hand from his mouth and replaced it with a binky. :)

After they were done with the paint, we whisked them off to the tub to clean up!

We also snuck in a couple maternity photos

Babysitting in Black and White

Today Mom B. took Susie and I out to lunch for our birthdays. Sarah and Phi and Aaron were able to make it, too, and we had a lovely time! Thanks mom! :)

After we ate, there was some talk about going to some baby stores near my house, but the kiddos were getting tired, so I was able to have them come and nap at my house while the gals went shopping. I was very excited to be able to spend some time with my adorable nephews! :)

Here are a few shots of our afternoon - in black and white. :)

Philemon was showing me the "wites" (lights) on the truck. When we read books, he shows me the lights on every vehicle picture, too. So cute! :) This truck is his favorite toy at my house. :)

My littlest nephew - his favorite mode of transportation is crawling, but I think he'll be up and walking soon! :)

Hauling abc blocks around in a wagon

Playin' basketball....er...more like EATing the basketball - I had to watch carefully because he liked to taste it instead of playing with it. :D

Phi shouting into an Echo-mike. This is another one of his favorite toys at Auntie Jenns house. :)

I had so much fun with my little buddies. We are hoping to take some photos of the kids later on this week, so be watching for more cuteness! :)