I was lucky enough to get to see one of my favorite families yesterday. I met little Miss M when she was just a newborn and now she’s eight months old! One of the best parts of my job is that I get to see newborns grow into older babies and toddlers. It is so much fun to see their little personalities develop and let me tell you Miss M has a personality. She is so intent on doing and moving. She concentrates so hard on getting where she wants to go and she definitely knows where she wants to go. Her mom and dad told me that she is not a giggly baby and while she seems way too interested in what’s going on around her to be giggly, we got lots of smiles and a few giggles out of her. I might have to buy her a feather duster tickler for her birthday!
When we first scheduled Miss M’s session, I was so happy to have a baby at that perfect age. Old enough to really interact with the camera and young enough that she couldn’t move too fast. Ummm. . .wrong on that second count. M was army crawling at 6 months and she is all over the place now!
L and B, it was so great to see you both again yesterday. M is absolutely perfect and I couldn’t have enjoyed her more. You are going to have your hands full! Enjoy your sneak peek!
It has been way too long since I dragged my camera around capturing my girls’ every move. With little Miss L at 2 1/2, she usually requires my full attention. But, I am hanging out at my mom’s for a few days and the girls would way rather Nana and Papa take care of their whims than mommy. So, I get to take pictures! I’m thrilled that I finally got a few that I love of L, she is usually running away from the camera.
I love that G and L get the best of both worlds. They are city kids with a Nana and Papa who live on a farm - and a real one at that - hogs, smells, bugs, snakes, tractors and combines. G is going through a little phase where she is terrified of the littlest bug and almost incoherent at big bugs or flying bugs. So, she hasn’t been outside much : ) Plus, it is about a million degrees in central Illinois. But, she was brave today and went swimming in the hot tub for awhile (no swim vest, daddy!), picked strawberries with her sister and did all kinds of other fun things. Papa drove the combine up to the mulberry tree so G could reach and L had so much fun in the strawberry patch pretending to take calls on her cell phone. We saw a big snake sunning itself and all in all, the bugs stayed pretty far away. I think maybe G forgot to be afraid for a little while. It was sweltering. The girls had sweaty, hot faces. But, they had a blast and we got fresh peas, strawberries, mulberries and carrots with dinner.
For all of you with summer sessions, you know how I’m always trying to convince you to do our sessions early in the morning or late, late afternoon? Check out the beautiful light in these images and you’ll see why!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Posted in News
Maybe it’s because they are roughly the ages of my girls or maybe it’s because mom and dad were both there and couldn’t have been nicer, but this was one of my favorite sessions. It was a little chillier than we would have liked and the sun was bearing down on us just a bit too brightly, but absolutely nothing can take away from how cute these two are. Mom brought so many fun outfits and we had some twirling in pettiskirts, too!
You can’t really see too many details in little H’s dress, but mom made it. In real life, it is gorgeous (and amazing, especially if you have no idea how to sew!). For all you moms out there trying to figure out how to dress your kids for pictures, B did a great job. She had fun outfits and sweet outfits and all seemed to reflect the personality of her girls. Their outfits coordinate, but aren’t matchy-matchy.
This little girl just wanted nothing to do with sleeping. She was wide awake and ready to go for almost the entire time I was there. She managed to get a few catnaps in, but even then, she was a mover! She’s just gorgeous and mom and dad couldn’t be sweeter with her. It takes a pretty amazing dad to sing a lullaby in front of someone who is practically a stranger.
One of the great things about being a photographer is that you get to see your friend’s babies right after they’re born! This little guy is number four for M & T and he seems to fit right in already. He is joining his two brothers and one sister and the three of them were absolutely angels the whole time I was there. Wait until you see how gorgeous this family is! Enjoy your sneak peek!
Tags: Baby, brothers, Chicago, Hinsdale, Newborn, on-location, photographer, Photography, Pictures, siblings, sisters, Sneak Peek
by Kathryn
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