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And we sang it over….and over….and over again
But it was worth it to get these gorgeous baby photos! My favorite part is that the dress in the first two photos was mama’s when she was a baby! We won’t talk about how long ago that was, now will we
As you scroll you’ll see her change from vintage baby to modern baby. It’s one of the many reasons I love shooting at the studio….so many looks all in one location
These two girls (you may recognize them from last year when they both came in with their sister, Ava Jane) make me laugh so hard. So, we went out to the Botanical Garden on Sunday the 1st, but it was grey and dreary, then rained on us, and then my camera ran out of batteries right on the last shot I needed, so they came back out yesterday to finish up. It was grey and nasty the whole day except for that one little 45 minute section of sun we got last night when we were out there. We finished up the night at Marble Slab getting birthday cake ice cream ON my birthday. In fact, I think I may have turned 31 years old while we were sitting there. What a fantastic night!
That’s how I try to approach all my sessions with kids, from their perspective! Really, what kid wants to hang out with some grown up and be told what to do? Heck, I’m not a kid and there are even times *I* don’t want to do that
So, the best way to put them at ease is to just be their friend. You can play and have a good time with them while still capturing their wonderful expressions. Of course, you have to be willing to make yourself look a little silly to the other adults around, but secretly, I am always dying for an excuse to be silly!
These two brothers came by the studio with their mom and dad this morning to hang out and play. And that’s exactly what we did! Did you know that elephants and bears could fly? Did you also know that you can play a game that is a wonderful mix of “red light, green light” and “freeze tag” and get amazing smiles? I think the best game all day was making an elephant jump out of the soft box
I hope mom and dad had as much fun as I did hanging out this morning. For two hours I got to pretty much forget about my torn abdominal muscle and just be a kid again. Great way to start a Wednesday if you ask me. Well, that and a pain pill
I LOVE these kids. Seriously, I know I say it every time, but I just want to hug them and smooch them all day long. They’re so sweet and so fun to be around.
I met this sweetie at her home in Athens yesterday. She’s probably one of the most self-aware two-year0olds that I’ve ever met! She KNOWS what she wants and she refuses to be sidetracked. She sidestepped all of my tricks too! Plus, I got the bright idea that I wanted to carry that zebra chaise outside for photos, which was quite the workout before I’d had my Diet Coke in the morning. Then she refused to sit on it! I thought all our hard work bringing it out was for nothing, but we finally managed to get her on it by telling her she wasn’t allowed.
Whew!
These two made my job so fun! Big sister was a little shy at first, but after a little while she was twirling around in pettiskirts and having laughing contests with me to see who could laugh the loudest. Little brother was a total ham. He would run towards me and make me think I was going to be able to get a few clicks in, and right when he got close enough, he would turn around and run in the other direction with a huge grin on his face! This session took place at the Founder’s Garden.
Big sister is so gorgeous and has the prettiest curly locks. Little brother is super cute, and he definitely knows how to use those little legs. He ran me all over the Founder’s Garden, LOL!
And this is how you know when the session is over:
Haha!
