Harper

One of the happiest little girls I've ever seen!

Leeam

This little doll smiled at me within seconds of walking through my door. How could we not get a couple great photos of him?

He was SO snuggly too. Snuggly enough that he snuggled me every time I picked him up. Oh my! I miss snuggly little ones! My 1 year old was getting so jealous of baby snuggles. He finally just plopped himself in my lap and refused to move until we had a minute of snuggle time while Mom changed baby's outfit. That's right, my snuggly little one, you love to snuggle your Mama! Don't ever forget it!

That's enough of me on my snuggling soap box. More pictures of this darling:

Alister

What a little cutie! I'm glad we get to call him family.

Definitely my favorite shot with Dad. Poor little guy was getting so tired of pictures. Dad cheered him right up though!

New Images

Gosh it's been a while since I posted new things! That's what happens when you're moving I guess.

For a quick update: We are in Roy Utah currently but we are planning to move to a house in South Ogden (just a few miles from where we are now) in 6 weeks or so. We are so excited about this new place! The yard is going to be amazing once we get it all fixed up. Definitely going to need to do some photo shoots back there this summer! There are also some great window light...yep - it's going to be really amazing!

I've been working on getting a portfolio ready for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. Here are some of the images I'm considering submitting:

18 month photo shoot

Took two days, 3 adults, 1 frisbee and lots of photoshopping - but we managed to get Caleb's 18 month photos taken. Here are the photos from Caleb's perspective:

Hmmm - are you really sure you want to see all these pictures? There are a lot. But they're pretty cute.


This is my Calvin (and Hobbs) face


A typical Caleb face


I'm surprised you made it this far


Ok I'm bored - let's go play somewhere.


Ok, Mom. I'll smile for Brandilyn...but I'll slouch against the wall since you're STILL making me get pictures taken


I'm really done getting pictures taken


Ok - here's a smile. See? I smiled.

Hmmm - maybe I'll go play somewhere else
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Yay for playing!

And after 2 days worth of shooting - you might get pictures I might smile just a little...against the one backdrop Mom doesn't really like.



And then I'll try out the three small stairs nearby and face plant - into the door - resulting in tears, bumps, tears, scrapes, screaming, tears, and an inconsolable little squirt.

And then Dad might just show me the motorcycle

And I won't even think about liking it until he honks the horn.

And then I'll have to try it. And the tears will stop for a moment.

Then we'll all take a trip to Grandma's house to decompress and forget about everything for a while.

Then Mom will spend a few hours photoshopping to get a picture she really likes.


But it is a pretty good picture, don't you think?

Bucket Pictures

Years ago my mom gave me one of those buckets you put drinks in when you're having a picnic outside. I thought that was kind of weird till she mentioned it would be a great photo prop. I had to wait a long time to get to use the bucket - but when I did...it became my favorite prop for Caleb. I have been taking his pictures with the bucket every other month for his first year and then I waited till 15 months to do his next one.

I can't believe how big my Little Squirt is getting!

2 weeks

1 Month3 Months (January of 2010)


5 Months

7 Months

9 Months

11 Months


15 Months (January 2011)

This past year he has changed SO much. I can hardly believe he's learned to sit, stand, walk, talk, and show off so much in just 12 months. The bucket pictures will be fewer and further between from here on out - but I'll keep doing them. (I have an idea to do one picture of Caleb holding the bucket with his first little baby in the bucket. I hope the bucket is still around then.)

To see all of the monthly pictures I took of Little Squirt go HERE