Isabelle and Ty

These are two cute kids!!! Isabelle is growing up so fast and is so proud of her missing front teeth. It really gives her a "big kid" look---she isn't the little girl I remember cruising around in her princess tricycle anymore. Little Ty was so handsome with his slicked back hair and sweet smile. I had to work on a few of these right away, and I will post more later of the family together.

Taylor's Farm

Little Taylor is turning one soon! It is hard for me to believe that the tiny little baby that I photographed while held in her daddy's hands is now taking steps and going to be one. It is so fun to see kids reach milestones. Taylor wasn't giving the smiles out today, but I enjoyed spending time with her nonetheless. Thanks, Jaime! I had fun on the farm!

Alexis, Taylor, and Chloe

This family is so fun to work with. It is so neat to watch these girls grow and see what has changed since the last time I saw them. I always have a good time with them. Emily, thank you for bringing them in! Too bad the weather didn't cooperate for us to go outside.

Three CUTE kids

I adore these kids!!!! What sweethearts they are. I really enjoyed my time with them and playing in the tall grasses and weeds. They did so good and are so, so cute!

Layla

Little Layla was adorable for her newborn photos, and she is so adorable now! She is one of the happiest babies I have ever seen. She smiles constantly...and every time she smiles she bounces. What a little beauty. Thank you Shannon for brining her over.

Emma, Lily, and Mia

I adore these kids! I have two boys, so spending time with these girls always warms my heart. They were troopers dealing with the wind and cool temps for their photos. I had fun but more than anything I enjoyed photographing little Mia. Her smiles were so sweet and bubbly littler personality was so full of joy. Craig and Sarah, thank you for having me photograph your precious little ones. And as always, it was great to see you as well. : )

Logan and Bevin

Logan and Bevin are so sweet! From what I know of Logan, she is an excellent big sister to little Bevin. And when did she get so tall? You know your daughter is growing up when she will flash a real smile only at the mention of a boy! :) And Bevin, for being two years old, was very calm and easy going---I had myself prepared to chase a two year old through the field and she totally surprised me by being happy to stay still. Thank you Lisa for bringing them over. I had a lot of fun with you gals!

Claudia and Brianna

I met little Brianna for her her six month photo session and it was so much fun to have her big sister come along with her for her nine month photos! Claudia was a blast to have around and she was so full of smiles and was very animated.

Claudia loved the umbrella!

The Pumpkin Patch

I took my boys to the pumpkin patch on Friday after school. We had a good time but I mistakingly told them that after we had all our fun, we could go get donuts. After we finished anything, Joshua would announce "now we can go get donuts!!" Ryan had a great time going down the big slide, pulling the wagon and looking at the bunnies. And yes, Joshua ended up getting his donut. He inhaled it so fast and then said he wanted more. I told him he just ate one and he acted like he didn't remember doing it. They were super delicious.




He looks so sweet and innocent : )
The boys looked at the big field of orange and I think their philosophy was: if it is orange, we put it in the wagon to bring home. I guess I forgot to explain that we were only going to get a few pumpkins, and that we had to be choosy about which ones we put in the wagon. While I was busy snapping photos, the wagon filled to beyond capacity with dented, bruised, and rotting pumpkins. I informed the boys that if they wanted their pumpkins to last until halloween, they needed to choose only pumpkins that were free of spots. Joshua, who just turned 3, then found a bunch of little pumpkins and proceeded to catapault them into the wagon from as far away as possible. The concept of "gentle" hasn't really caught on yet with him. We weeded out the yucky ones and put them back. Hopefully these will last after the bumps and bruises sustained from their bumpy trip to the parking lot (see below). If not, we'll come back for more pupkins...and donuts.



After our picking excursion, the wagon was full of pumpkins and Ryan was pulling it up the hill and then he let go. yea...bad idea. The wagon picked up speed and flew down the hill toward the parking lot with two little boys waving thier arms yelling close behind. I was shouting "Watch for cars!!!" while hoping the wagon wouldn't take out a Cadillac on its trip across the parking lot. Of course my kids never thought to look before running after their beloved pumpkins---and a woman driving an SUV had to quickly halt to miss the boys on a mission. When she got out of her vehicle I thanked her for stopping and she opened her van door and got her little boy out---she flashed a certain smile and I knew right then that mothers of boys understand each other.