i adore these kids

these children belong to a friend of mine. i just love this whole family. but the kids have my heart in a major way. we had a lot of fun with this session. i worked out a deal with them that, if they'd let me take nice, normal pictures of them, i'd let them be crazy for some. so, after every pose, they made crazy faces and i snapped away.


mr. j is a total sweetheart. he had ideas of his own for places he wanted to pose and i just went with it. what a great little boy.



then mr. d. it is no secret that i have a huge soft spot in my heart for him. i just completely adore him. he used to be in my sunday school class. and he just makes me laugh. he really wasn't thrilled with me and my camera though.



and miss l. she's such a beautiful, free spirit. i loved the ones of her in the pettiskirt. so much so, that i could've edited every one of them. she just twirled and danced and completely ignored the fact that anyone else was even there.





these are the children in the silhouette picture below. this family is just really a great one. i value their friendship more than they probably know.

a family at sunset

i've been wanting to do one of these for awhile. however, most clients don't stay long enough for me to get this shot. we weren't there super late. but as we were packing up to go, i saw that the sun was starting to lower in the sky and reflect of the ocean. so, i asked for one more pose.

an open letter to mr. c

you are such a sweet little boy. but are you for real? i cannot get over how well-behaved and sweet you are--amazing for a two-year old. would you mind calling my ian and telling him that the camera is his friend? and that it doesn't hurt at all to look at the camera with your sweet little face? and that really beautiful pictures can be the result? i mean, if your mom doesn't mind, of course.

in all seriousness, i have never seen a calmer two-year old. i surely know that neither of mine would've sat so still for anything, especially for a stranger with a camera. but not mr. c. he was a total delight and doll. and i still marvel over how much he looks like his gorgeous mom.

i'm also including a picture of big brother, who was also a total dear. such calm, sweet boys.

another one because she checks my blog

and also, because she told me that i'd have a really hard time getting a picture of miss a. and because this isn't the only one (but it's the only sneak peek she's getting for now). :)