Joyful 1yr old *B*

A little slow to warm up- but once he did, WOW, his smile and laugh just light up a room! Such a pleasure just to play with him and watch his little mind work. Mr *B* has the honor of being my last client of 2008- I love ending the year on such a fun, happy session!

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He did lots of “cooking” of my finger puppets :)

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This makes me laugh- as their dog kept licking him while he rocked on the horse…sooo cute!

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This is my personal fave from the day…..

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Newborn Baby *E* in Minneapolis

This might be my quickest sneak peek ever! This session was this morning- despite the wicked snowstorm. Now part of the reason of course for the early peek is that I knew the photos were going to be great and I wanted to get a peek at them right away, but also, ahem, it’s because it’s the 1st session with my brand new camera. Now, as my super blog followers know- I named my last camera after the 1st session I did with it- so “Addison” has now been retired to back-up duties…..and I’ll have to decide whether the new one gets the nickname, E, of this sweetie, or perhaps her full name, which starts with a G…:)

Okay- back to the super duper cutie-patootie! Only 5days old, but sweet baby E was a super trooper! She is the most alert 5day old I’ve ever met! She didn’t want to miss a minute of what was going on- but was so content and happy, and showing off her gorgeous eyes. We tried our hardest to get her to sleep- but she just didn’t want any part of it! Amazingly- during her brief 5min snooze I worked fast and did get some great keepers :)

1st up….okay this one is definitely in the top 3 of my all-time favorite newborn photos. I LOVE it!

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Aren’t her eyes just beautiful!!

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This is one makes me miss my own babies….

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All curled up and briefly asleep :)

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I just love her hands in this one…

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S&B thanks for having me over today to photograph your sweet newborn pea- she really is just a perfect little thing! And S’s dad- thanks for assisting with the schlepping of the stuff through the snow! Drive safely back to Michigan! :)

-Amy

 

 

 

 

Saturday, December 20, 2008

The Garden Gnome & The Busy Bee

These two beautiful boys are cousins- only a few months apart which anyone with kids knows, can be a big difference developmentally. Baby *N* who his parents affectionately refer to as “The Garden Gnome” (how stinking cute/adorable is that???) is 7months old- and pretty much sit/stays wherever you put him. Happily. His older cousin *D* who is 11months old is a mover and a shaker that never stops crawling/standing/moving here and there.

First up- the Gnome. Seriously- how can this not make you smile:
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Cute little *D*- The Busy Bee:
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Photographing these two together was, well, challenging! And while they were never in the same spot for more than a few seconds- we did manage to get this adorable shot of them together!
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and one more of *N* because I think it’s too cute with his little tongue :)
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Nephew

I can’t believe he’s already one year old!!! Time sure flies! :) He has the cutest giggle/laugh..I seriously want to bottle it. K & M I really hope you are videotaping him so that you can permanently have it documented!

Seriously- how stinking ADORABLE is he??

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I love those toothers!

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I can’t explain it- but I just LOVE this capture….

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This one makes me laugh…it was right after he tore the wrapping off the present he was sitting on- I think it’s such a “uh-oh I’m busted” look :)

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And to see him as a younger chap- see here and here
 

Monday, December 8, 2008

Neighbors :)

This handsome duo are our next door neighbors. Z is officially the oldest “kid” I’ve photographed to date. He’s 15 and newly driving (with a permit of course) and I swear grows a foot a year! His brother M is one of my kids favorite people in the whole world. They adore him. He’s taught them how to skateboard, climb trees, and has truly been a wonderful role model for them….there aren’t many 12yr olds that will give a gaggle of 6yr olds the time of day- much less actually play with them, teach them things and in general be nice to them. His only flaw is that he’s a Packer fan….oh well ;) We really do feel so lucky to have such great boys living right next door- we can only hope that our two boys will grow up to be so kind and considerate!

 

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And of course their dog….who reminds our dog daily just how slow and not-agile he is. He runs CIRCLES around our poor doggers…. but our dog still steals all his toys when he can :)

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Monday, December 8, 2008