Mr. Henry turned one a couple of weeks ago so we had to mark this big milestone with a photo session. He is such a sweet, easy, little man who knows a ton of words in sign language, can walk when he wants to and likes to eat sand. (I’ve witnessed all of these first hand!) I always thought that Henry looked more like Stephen than Joelle but I did a double take on a few of these pictures. Henry, from the nose down, is the spittin’ image of Joelle when she was little. Wow!
Here are my favorite shots of mister big…
Don’t these guys look like they are having fun? Buzz Lightyear (his super secret mortal name is Mateo) and Sophia were not so sure about having their pictures taken (Actually Sophia is a total ham, it was Buzz that wasn’t so sure about me!) together. I was trying to tickle some smiles out of them but those pictures looked truly forced. Know what DID work? Tickling their Dad, Ed. He has the best laugh and as soon as I started tickling HIM, these are the sorts of pictures I started getting. Do you think I could hire him for some other photo shoots? I wish they were all that easy!
Here are my favorites…
See what I mean about Sophia being a ham? I love her confidence and exuberance!
I haven’t taken pictures of 3 month olds for quite some time (usually I get newborns and 7 month olds) so it was fun to see this age again. The sweet smiles and wobbly legs just melt my heart! And the crazy older brothers were fun too!
Here are more favorites…
This is Cooper. He is not 3 months old and he is not crazy. But he probably though I was!
Are you in the mood yet? It’s been pretty cold here this summer so I’ve had plenty of time (NOT swimming) to put together a fun holiday promotion. I only have a few sessions available so book now or forever hold your peace!
Meet my new diet plan, Savannah and Charlie. I spent three heavenly hours with them and their big sister Ella in my little studio that was heated to 90 degrees. You could wring my shirt out by the time we were finished!
These guys came to me through a post I did on the Eastside Mothers of Multiples message board. This is an amazingly supportive Mommies Group that I had the pleasure of interacting with in the past ten years. The funny thing about this session, though, is that families all over the Seattle area could have contacted me for a session, but it turns out this family (who I didn’t know before the session) lives around the corner from me. Literally! They are about four blocks away. Crazy!
Big Sister Ella turned 8 the day before our session. She could have been mistaken for 18. Not only is she tall and willowy, but she is amazingly patient and seriously accomplished in all things baby. She gets to go on vacation with Grandma today and her Mom admitted that she is really going to miss her helpful hands while she is gone!
Here are my favorites…
If you are pregnant with twins, or know somebody who is, send me an email about a complimentary session!
I only do maternity pictures for special people (mostly because I prefer working with small people) so I don’t really want this to get out. Shhh!!! Here’s the secret: I have a pretty good record when it comes to maternity photos and quick births. Both of Kelli’s babies were born within a week and a half of having their maternity session. (This is not an isolated event either.) Either I am waiting until waaayyy too late to do the maternity pictures OR I’m sprinkling special fairy dust on my clients on the way out the door. I really am not known for my patience so by the time I’ve finished with the maternity pictures I’m raring to go on the newborn pictures. This fairy dust is really self serving!
Miss Nora was one of the easiest babies I’ve done in a long time. She was happy as a clam and super smiley. She even enjoyed the dreaded clock picture. I always save that shot for last because babies generally don’t like being put down on a cold hard surface while they are naked. I actually took this picture from a different angle just so I could capture the look of bliss on her face. I couldn’t believe it!
Here are my favorites…
Monday, July 12, 2010 Posted in Personal
Here’s one more shot my Sister In Law, Deana, took on our vacation. I LOVE it because we have such great memories of our trip to the Olympics in February that it was fun to tie it to this trip. These rings were used at the medal ceremonies in Whistler village and they are turning that venue into a public park right along the village stroll in Whistler.
I was a picture taking fool this weekend. If I get a chance to slow down and process some pictures I promise to share this week!
Last week we spent a glorious, albeit cold, week up in Whistler. We weren’t missing much at home because it was cold there too, but folks, it only got warmer than 60 degrees one day in the six we were there. That called for me to purchase a new fleece. I was fully justified, right? As you can see from the picture above, when we rode the gondola to the top of the mountain there was snow. And not just old snow. There was an inch of new from the night before and it was snowing while we were there. On June 30th. The oddest thing about this trip was watching the dichotomy of people. In the village you would see those hopeful types running around in shorts and a tank top (they must have been warm blooded!) and then there were those crazies dressed up for skiing carrying their equipment to the ski lift, and then there were those in the middle who were hard core mountain bikers. You just never knew!
There are something like 30 miles of hiking and biking trails around Whistler (and at least as many bears). The girls loved riding their bikes with Dubs, Grandpa, Deana and Mr. Fun to various locations. All sorts of cool parks or the village were the favorite destinations. I really hadn’t ridden a bike since they instituted the helmet laws so you can imagine how rusty I was. (Okay, let’s hear it…’It’s just like riding a bike!’. I know that’s what you were thinking!) The girls thought it was hilarious when I borrowed Dubs’ bike and rode with them to the park. I have to admit that it really was fun but don’t expect miracles people. I live at the top of a big hill. BIG hill! I won’t be rushing out to buy a bike anytime soon, but maybe this summer I’ll borrow Mr. Fun’s while he is at work and see how it goes. Then again, maybe I won’t.
On our last day we checked out the Activity Center at the base of Blackcomb. They had all sorts games for the big and little kids in our group to do. All three girls chose to do a maze together that was VERY challenging and quite humorous for us to watch from up above. Then Ellie and Kate hopped on the Sky High bungy ride.
Jill’s second ride was a summer luge type ride. Allen, Deana and I thought we should also participate in this ride. Just to supervise. Right? Deana did an amazing job of putting together four pictures of us at the end of the ride. Too cool!
One of the best parts about these kinds of vacations is the hanging out. The chance to just be with extended family and enjoy the things that come from that chill time. One of my favorites were the board games and card games that ensued. Jill and Ellie really enjoyed playing Scrabble and Clue with Dubs and Dean. Little Miss Card Shark, Kate, took great pleasure in beating Grandpa time and again at both Uno AND Skip Bo. You can’t even cheat at those games (as in Grandpa letting Kate win). She beat him fair and square. (Although she did allow him one win which ensured that he would want to keep playing with her. It gave him a brief taste of victory!)
Here’s a few more random fun shots…
Thanks Dean and Wanda for letting us join you for your Whistler adventure!
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