My own lovelies, this never happens!

I've been an awful photographer mom. I either don't buy the boring school photos or buy just the tiniest possible package. I mean, I'm a photographer, why would I pay them to do it? But I never get time to shoot my own kids, I'm always too busy.

But R was getting braces....she'll have them for nearly two years, so I knew that I needed shots before she got them! This is what I needed, a deadline!!! So I got them all together the day before the braces were to be put on, lol.

Please forgive the amount of photos, this is my problem, I can never narrow them down!!! But I get shots of them so rarely, so I'm thrilled to have them at all.

I thought that C's little pose was so cute, she did that all on her own!

Mr. model boy, I can't tell you how much he loved this....getting the right clothes, striking a pose.... He told me later that he'd been studying my senior portraits and the way they posed, hehe.

I was actually thrilled to get such natural expressions from B, he's the king of cheesy grins!

All right, this laugh is just a little scary, but I still loved it.

Troublemaker!!! You would think that my trouble would be with the 3 yr old, not the 13 yr old! Do you see her mug?

As soon as we settled in this spot, a big van pulled alongside us, with a fully made-up clown as the driver, complete with an ugly monkey puppet on his hand! Freaky to be sure. He leans out the window, cackling "smile for the camera" and drives off laughing hysterically.....crazy crazy.

The girl that was the focus of the shoot.

My daughter is getting older so quickly!

C had a little break-down at this point, not wanting to be in pics, so here she's sadly, shyly joining back in.

Extended family shoot

A large group this weekend, sisters and their mom and all the grandkids! What a sweet, agreeable group, they were so great!
I love this one, so fun and loving!

Beautiful and kind, nice combination.

These kids were so cute, a couple of them hopped up there and the youngest was just a little too tiny to sit comfortably, so I found the perfect spot for her...front and center! :)

Such sweet sisters, and I loved the long hair in the wind, so pretty!

Sibling squeezes!!!

And I love it when we have a fun uncle or two in the group to make the kids laugh...we were lucky this day. There were some very interesting noises coming from the entertainers too, we've determined that I need to purchase a fart noise machine. :)

K was a natural in front of the camera, I could've shot her all day! Her mom asked me not to make her look too old, I hope I didn't, but mom (psst).....the girl is growing up.........

It's so hard for me to admit too with my own kids........I understand. :(

A little vintage play here.

Aren't J's eyes amazing? I didn't mess with the color at all in Photoshop and they're practically royal blue.....beautiful!

Uh huh, I caught this, guys!

So sweet.

Thanks guys, I had such a great time and could've gone on and on!

W and C, brothers

These great folks are actually my neighbors and we'd scheduled this session some time ago, hoping for beautiful fall leaves. Most had fallen by the time our date came around, so we decided to go to the Pittock Mansion, which I love.
It wasn't rainy, but it was very cold, but even the little guys held up very well! I'm going to have to start remembering gloves though!
I just love shots like these....interaction and fun!
Such a personality on this guy...can't you just see the little mischievious smile waiting to pop out?

I'm only including this one for fun, if you look really closely in that reflecting glass of the door, you will see the dad chasing his youngest around, keeping him warm and occupied. Can you see them? :)

Such a sweet, sweet little guy! He was born just a few days after my youngest, it's so neat to have next-door neighbors with a little one of almost the exact same age. They have a good time sharing bikes and toys in the summer.

Ah, mister handsome!

I just love the lighting in this area, it's magical!

And we just had to do a clothing change, these guys are big fans!!! Go Beavs!!!

Thanks so much guys, this was fun! Happy Thanksgiving!!!