Maria

I would consider this "the evil eye", wouldn't you?

Maria ( and mom ;) ) had already had a long day by the time she set her eyes on me and the camera. She decided she didn't like the clicking noise of the shutter and for quite a while I received only a head shaking "NO" and a pouting lower lip. I have never come across this kind of resistance before during a session and while I knew it was frustrating for Kelly and Tony, I just couldn't help but laugh about how cute she was. I'm hoping they will be pleasantly surprised at what we came away with. I just think with that gorgeous hair and face, everything is a keeper.

Miss Personality.

Dylan -The first boy

A sneak peek for my friends Nicole and Aaron and beautiful big sister Taylor - because it's hard for moms and grandmas to wait. ;)

Can I play in the curtains Mommy?

This is one of baby Mack's (McCoy) favorite things to do lately. He's as fast as lightning getting over there to the window. As most, he wants to chew on them, pull them down and roll around in them.

"Ok, just for a minute so I can get some record of this and those big eyes." Irresistable.

Recently

A few of the sessions from the June & July ; not much time for blogging, so I'll try to share here and there in groups when I get the chance.

Some beautiful families enjoying the summer and each other.


Ella

Kaden & Audrey

Sage & Truman

The White Family

Claire with Mommy & Daddy

Big and Little

My oldest Drew with my youngest McCoy. It took about 8 months to get a real image of the two of them together. Lots of reasons like "the cobber's children have no shoes", not a lot of light in a photographer's house (that just isn't right), a 13 year olds unwillingness to cooperate.

Mostly the first and the last.

These two are my look-a-likes. Roman is his dad's clone, while Drew and McCoy have a lot of my family in them. One with super straight hair, one with super wavy - but both with those big watery eyes that kindly smile at you when you need it. They are mostly calm, patient, independent personalities, but like Roman, need lots of hugs and connecting.

There is no name calling, condescending, teasing, or hurting allowed in this house. I've nipped it in the bud from day one when anything would ever start. When these three boys are three men, I want them to know that besides their parents, there are always two others that will have their backs. They are close and I want them to stay that way.

This looks like a good start to me for these two.

Childhood is calling

That's all I think of looking at these images. It feels like pure little kid fun; running around half dressed, playing in the sandbox, jumping on the furniture, climbing on the dog, resting in the sunshine, reading in mom and dad's big bed, running down the hill, digging in the garden. I got such a nice sense of relaxed fun and room and time for enjoying all of the little things when visiting Grant and his family. They gave me much needed coffee, let me hang out on the floor and play toys, and walk around the backyard in my barefeet with a sweet little boy. Not a bad job.

LOVE

LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE-LOVE.............and so on.

My (Our) McCoy is 6 months old. Oh and how he has changed just over the last two months. The shape of his face, his beautiful wavy hair all thicker up on top like a baby pompadour starting to come in. Those eyes - huge and curled at the ends just like his smile. He always has a smile. A coy smile usually, when he looks away and then right back at you. Melts your heart.

He can be almost completely asleep and then sees one of us and will give a great smile. It's like he can't help it. He loves us and knows how much we love him and we make each other happy. It's contagious.

He has been a super easy, happy baby, and still is pretty much but is more demanding of our attention now. He wants love and to play and hugs and kisses and if you leave, you will hear his disappointment loud and clear.

He has two bottom teeth already with more coming in, weighs almost 20 lbs., burps loudly, slaps his legs on the floor when he is excited or mad, is a really good hair puller, almost always calms down when we sing "the itsy bitsy spider" (I think this is mainly because I was so exhausted and overwhelmed with life and moving when he was born that I was too tired to think of anything else and didn't change it up much) loves pureed carrots, knows when it is dinnertime, has only peed on us twice, is super impressed and curious about his big brothers, has a smaller version of the same birthmark on his tush as does Roman, talks himself to sleep, and is super delicious right out of the bathtub, and so on.

I find it so fascinating that we all have the same feelings of our children and what we would do for them and what they mean to us. We all feel this strongly about our own; it's really important to me to tell my boys that they are special. Everyday. "You are special. You, I love."
They are so special. All of them. Each of them to each of us. I get to spend time with so many families and I often think about that while I am there. These are their special children. This child is to them as my children are to me. I love to be able to give images of real interraction and those little moments that show this.

I have a lot more of him to share, but can't get my own personal editing accomplished. This one here though really tugs on me. When I look at this one I get a feeling of who he might become.
It makes me think of him as an old soul, or back to another time. I guess that's one of the reasons we love black and white so much. It takes it down to the basics of emotion, simplicity of tones and shadows, composition, etc. to tell the story. I feel that there is a story behind that image of my boy. I think of his life ahead when we will one day look back. When I look at it now, I wonder. When I will look at it then, I will know. I will know him.

I so love my baby Mack.

Keira

I know how hard is for my clients to wait to see their galleries and I really miss having the time to be able to give some glimses on the blog like I used to. Every week, I swear I'm going to get something posted, but life takes over and it doesn't happen.
This is for you Aimee M. as promised! It was fun to see you all again and catch up. This was our third session spread out over a year. Looking forward to hanging out and seeing what else we have in common.
Look at Keira's blue-blue eyes. She was very aware and concerned about everything and everyone around her and wore a pensive look the majority of the time. It was fun to see her get really silly on dad's shoulders; dancing around and making faces at her Grandma.

A mother's love

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mommies I know.