My Dream Come True Shoot

I've been dreaming of taking these two kiddies pictures for awhile now...it got to the point that every outfit or prop I was buying had to be in their sizes and their faces were always in my mind. I put all my faith in the old saying, "if you buy it, they will come" and I am thrilled to report that the saying is TRUE!!

The opportunity came and it was really a dream come true and so much fun!

P.S. Check out the mini top hat I made! I'm such a nerd...a proud proud nerd!

I'm Thankful for Photoshop!

I had such a fun photo shoot recently. Photo shoots with one kid are a blast but times that by 5 with 4 of the 5 being boys...fun overload! There were moments mid-leaf/hay fight I'd remember I was supposed to be taking pictures and not throwing props in the air or at peoples children!

We ended up with some great solos of these cousins but as was expected with 5 kids under the age of 5, finding shots with all of them looking the same direction, let alone at me, were few and far between.

This is why over the Thanksgiving Holiday I would like to express thanks to Adobe for creating photoshop, this great tool that allows me to face swap heads from various shots onto bodies in the shot to get beautiful images like this one. Look at these munchkins! I think Grandma will love her Christmas present!

Friends with Beautiful Children

Have I mentioned my friends always seem to have the most beautiful children? I'm so lucky. I was so excited to hear from Natalie and even more thrilled when she was calling wanting to do pictures of her kids in their Easter outfits. We quickly picked a date and it couldn't come fast enough. As always the kids were their wonderful, happy and loving selves and were a true joy to shoot and just to be around...plus I can't get enough of Porter calling me his "pretty friend".

We got together again the next week when mom and dad could jump in too and I'm SO glad we did. I'm really proud of these next pictures...I know we were outside when I took these and they knew I was there taking them but anyone who knows this family knows this is exactly what you'd see peeking in their window on any given evening...this is just who they are and it's so beautiful. I love these pictures.

The Pond with a favorite family of mine!

I was so excited I was able to squeeze this shoot in before heading out to Hawaii. We'd been talking about it and scheduling for it but the days and the weather were not cooperating. We finally got together on the most beautiful Sunday and everything aligned just right. We had a great time over at the pond. As always Laurie came through with the kids dressed impeccably. It doesn't get much cuter than this.

Check out this beautiful brood.

It's always nice to have a bigger group like this. Having more people for everyone to interact with allows for more natural expressions in the shots. One thing you probably couldn't tell from the pictures is that there are two sets of twins in the bunch which just makes for more fun!!

I love this next shot of all of them with their favorite little friend. So cute. What a great thought to have them each bring their little buddy. Way to go Laurie!

I love Hannah's expression in this shot. So cute.

I'd been wanting to do something with balloons or bubbles for awhile and thought this might be a good opportunity to give it a try. I knew they'd all be wearing black white and red so I picked up some white and red balloons on the way over and it seemed to be a hit. More adorable expressions...I can't get enough of these kids.

The Proud Parents.

A mama's boy through and through in only the sweetest sense of it.

Dad's got quite a following himself.

I love this family.

Thanks for letting me take your pictures!!