Grandma's Chair

I've got a shooting (photography) buddy!! We have been having tons of fun, I can't wait to scout out more locations with her. For this one I found an old red building and plopped Grandma's chair in the grass. The top three images are my girls "cooperating"...

Session with my girls

I have more trouble photographing my girls than anyone I've ever photographed... they are SO sick of me and my bribes have all run out :) I put them in "fancy" dresses (recognize Rachel's first communion dress?), took them to one of my favorite locations, and bribed them with a HUGE sucker at the end of the session. Rachel did OK, but Claire was all over town, I don't think she sat for 30 seconds straight. When I tried to get the two of them to sit Claire proceeded to tackle Rachel who was trying so hard to sit quiet and smile for mom. I hoped to get some cute images with the huge suckers but I think they had those things to their open mouths the entire time they held them between their grubby fingers. Oh well, at least I got a few :)

Baby Isaiah

Wow - this baby has the deepest darkest eyes I've ever seen. And I must be in love with bebe mouths because his was as scrumptious as Olivia's (previous post)! During the images with mama she was rockin and a rockin away, it was so sweet and precious. I hated to tell mama to sit quiet so we could get some still shots, she was just doing her thing! Mama, can you come back over for a visit please, just so I can spend the whole time holding little Isaiah??

Baby Olivia

Olivia. Don't you just LOVE that name? Mama said she wanted to think of a classical actresses name and it fits Olivia so well. Her features perfectly fit her face, tiny blue eyes, tiny heart shaped mouth, tiny little nose... tiny tiny tiny. I think mama has classical beauty as well, the image of her looking into the camera is one of my favorites to date. You can see where Olivia got her gorgeous eyes. Daddy is outnumbered in this family - Olivia is the 3rd daughter for Dad.

A Glimpse Into the Future....

Today was Rachel's first communion. She looked so lovely and sweet walking down the aisle, I saw visions from 15 years into the future when she will walk down the aisle as one lucky man's bride. Wow, how do they grow before your very eyes? When does it happen, when they are sleeping? Is it when you turn your head for just a moment? I swear when I look into her eyes she's still my tiny girl sleeping the the crib, but then she backs away, rolls her eyes, and rides off on her scooter. I know she's only mine for awhile....