Ok.. this tiny little peanut came to visit me… some of you may recognize her :)  Shh.. not telling.

She is just a tiny little thing. Just as sweet and cuddly as can be. She’s quite photogenic too… don’t you think??

Enjoy your sneak peek mom!!! Don’t forget to let dad see too.

And this one… I think this one is my absolute favorite from our session together.

And not baby would be complete this time of year without a little Santa hat (and a paci - she was pretty much done by this point with us playing with her)

But she flashed us one BIG smile during our session that made mom and I just go “AWWWW”

Oh this little peanut. Remember him? He’s on the wall in the gallery at the studio. Just so sweet.

Well look at him now. 1 year ago.. TODAY!!! because today is his actual birthday! (I think.. please mom correct me if I am wrong)  SO truly HAPPY BIRTHDAY little man!

and yes.. I’m getting carried away here. Just LOVE so many of these I can’t choose! Just look at that face!

And one with mom as well. I love it when moms and dads are willing to take a few with their kids. Makes for some wonderful memories. I know as women most of us tend to not want to be in there (hair, makeup, clothing, gotta lose a few, etc, etc) and well, men just are not keen on having pictures period. But it’s oh so important for your children to have you in the pictures with them. I know… I’m one to talk. I’m always the one behind the camera. Your kids will LOVE being able to look back at these images years from now and say “look at you mom” and laugh.. HA! But seriously. They will love and cherish those images more than anything. I can almost guarantee it (ok.. maybe it won’t happen  until after those teen years but still) 
Ok.. now back to images (and I vow to take one with me and my boys soon!!)

Just a couple from one of our mini holiday mini sessions. Last time I saw this little guy his head was full of curls. He’s such a big boy now. And this little darling girl.. well, is just darling. So sweet too. Just wanna squeeze them both!

more animals

From the two brothers to the two sisters. :)  Beautiful girls they are and we had so much fun! I love working with kids - makes me smile

Here’s a quickie sneak peek because I have to get back to proofing to stay on schedule. So many I love from this session. See you soon mom!

These two cuties came in for a portrait session and OH MY how precious are they? quick sneak peek since I’m getting ready for dinner but wanted these up for mom so she could peek - I know she is anxious to see after our session.

Just thought I would post the little diddy that my son and I came up with for the soccer team this year. Cute, huh??

My FTP has been giving me fits today and wouldn’t let me log in… no FTP = no file uploads to share images for sneak peeks. That is no fun! But for some unknown reason it decided to be nice and let me back in YAY! Sneak peeks continue!

It’s rare that I get “older” kids in the studio. But I DID!!! We had so much fun (well, I did. I hope they did)

The youngest of these two handsome boys

and his big brother

And of course one of them together looking all sweet and innocent.

But then we got to PLAY!!!!  WHOO HOOO!!!!!

YAY!!!

but

AHHHH!!!!

Yes, all the days and times are completely booked from here to our holiday cut off. I cannot take on any more clients - even for mini sessions - for holiday cards.

If you are still needing to place your order for your cards we still have a week to get those created, approved and off to the lab but no more days left for sessions.

Had time to grab a few more from this session to do up quickly for a sneak peek for mom because I KNOW she’s stalking the blog just waiting for some. Still have a lot to go through and I’m working on that this evening for you mom, but I did grab these so I could share. OH MY how these two have grown over the years. I remember - what?? - 4 years ago I guess - when this little boy and his family first came to visit me for a portrait session. He was all of 2 years old or so and really wanted nothing to do with having his portrait created. He was SO into Bob the Builder today that my son had at the time. The Bob the Builder toys made it into his portraits. Man.. that seems like so long ago, yet just yesterday. He’s grown so much!!!

And then this sweet angel came along and I’ve been photographing her since she before she was even born. Now look at her!!! OH MY!

And then this one. Remember yesterday I mentioned a few in a series of family images that would make a good storyboard. This is another one of them. Just makes me giggle.

I’m working hard tonight mom! I hope to have them done by late tomorrow night for you!