I was able to meet this family halfway when we did their maternity shoot (back on a hot day in May where I declared that I wasn’t doing anymore mid-day shoots because of the heat!) but they drove across Houston for the newborn pictures….thanks guys:)
He was so precious. His eyes are so bright so I was glad that he was awake for some of the pictures. Hope you like the sneak peek:)
I was pretty happy to see a newborn. It’s been awhile and I’m sure this means there are more on the way…because you know I have a theory that they come in waves. She was really sweet and sleepy and once you got her to sleep she was OUT. Gotta love that. It was great meeting you guys and I hope you enjoy your peek:)
LOVE that I’ve been a part of seeing this family grow from two, to three, to now four. It seems like I just did their maternity pictures from their first daughter….how time flies! Their older daughter was seriously cracking me up. She’s in the “no” phase. Would you like to sit here? No. Can I hold your sippy cup? No. Can we set the sippy cup on the windowsill? No. Can you hug daddy’s leg? No. Even reverse psychology didn’t work with her. And sometimes she would say no when she obviously meant yes. It was so endearing…I miss those cute little stubborn no’s that only a toddler can give.
Your daughters are absolutely precious! Thanks for spending some time with me for the photo session. Hope you enjoy your peek:)
This session was very similar to a couple other newborn shoots I’ve had lately. These newborns have come with older siblings. And all of them have been really good. Newborn sessions usually take longer than any other type of session and these siblings have to be so patient for such a long time. I can usually get some sibling shots in the beginning, maybe some family shots, possibly some shots of the older siblings but sometimes we have to pull something out of a bag of tricks…or in my case…a drawer of tricks. And this particular drawer has some old cameras, some stuffed animals, a couple of little hand held toys, and a obnoxious yellow rubber chicken. Once kiddos see me open and take something out of the drawer they become very interested in it. I have to be careful though because the biggest trick of all…THE YELLOW RUBBER OBNOXIOUS-SOUNDING CHICKEN…is quite annoying and once it’s out it usually doesn’t go back in. It makes the loudest, most obnoxious noise you’ve ever heard. It works really well at getting the kid’s attention and their smiles. But they also want to hold it (or hug on it as in the picture below) and squeeze it. And squeeze it. And squeeze it. If there are any photographers out there reading this and you have one of these I’m sure you are nodding your head in sympathetic agreement:)
My kids loved the yellow rubber obnoxious chicken when I brought it home. It’s since become off limits for them! The thing will drive you crazy but it’s there…in the drawer of tricks….and I’ll pull it out the next time I have a sibling that needs an extra trick to get that smile:)
Hope you enjoy your peek:)
This is a surprise Father’s Day present so if you happen to know the husband/daddy of these beautiful girls please don’t mention the pictures that you saw in this sneak peek:)
Super easy-going family with a new baby boy. While little brother took a break to eat we were able to snap some pics of his big brother. He was so funny!
If you’re a local blog follower I wanted to mention a benefit that is coming up this Saturday. I know we’ll be there and I hope you’ll think about attending, too. There will be food, games, entertainment, etc….
Date: April 10, 2010 starts at noon
Location: “Billy Griffin’s Hall” 4070 Wells Dr
(between Bailey and Keis) Pearland, TX 77584
Goal: To celebrate his life and raise money for medical bills.
Seth Mitchell was 4 years old when he was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). He has endured countless lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirations, blood transfusions, and hospital stays.
At the age of 6 his cancer relapsed, and on Janurary 22, 2010 he found out that the cancer invaded his central nervous system. His single mother was told he was facing 52 intense weeks of chemotherapy, but on February 10, 2010 Seth came down with CSV, a viral infection that lowered the amount of oxygen his lungs could process, requiring Seth to be on constant oxygen.
On March 1, 2010 the doctors told Seth his CSV turned into pneumonia.
March 5, 2010 Seth left this earth to be with our maker. May the good Lord bless his beautiful soul. Please continue to pray for his family. “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (Matt. 5:4)
In honor of his memory, the benefit is still on. We will celebrate his life as we raise money for his family.
COME ONE COME ALL
*Carnival Games
*Barbeque Plates
*Live Band and Other Entertainment
*Silent Auction
*Raffle
*Vendors
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
*Donate business items and/or services for silent auction and raffle drawings
(Company names will be listed in newspaper ad for benefit and on flyers)
*Vendors to set up at benefit
($75 fee. All profits are yours to keep)
*Volunteer your time at the benefit
Contact Kristen at 832.276.3088 or reese@everybodyloveskids.com
Love his big brother hug!
The age of digital cameras. You can take a look at your picture (and show your animal buddy) instantly:)
We gave this poor little guy a workout. He is probably still having bad dreams about me and my camera. He was another smiler and luckily we captured a few.
WARNING: This is a picture overload…but to my defense we have done 2 sessions. We did one at 10 days old and then another at 15 and normally I would say that the sooner the better with newborns but she did a little better on the 15-day session.
I think she is absolutely precious and I don’t know if she is helping me to get a baby fix or waking the uterus up:) She was a little early and on the smaller side but that has not stopped her from knowing exactly what she does and doesn’t like. She is definitely the boss! We only got her into a deep sleep for a little while. Otherwise, she wants her hands in her mouth and she squirms and squirms and squirms! We think that she may have a little attitude, too. During her first pictures that the hospital took she was “shooting” the finger and in some of mine she looks like she’s saying “peace”. She loves to smile but of course will only do that when the camera is not in my hands. Such a little stinker! But I love her and can’t wait to see her this evening!
Now, looking at these pictures she looks like she was asleep the whole time but let me tell you that these pictures are deceiving:)
Don’t ask me why but for some reason her daddy is a Colts fan. Hello! You live in Houston!!
Another super sweet and easy newborn boy. I’ve had so many good babies lately that I know there is one out there (or soon to be out of the womb) that is going to give me a run for the money! Each time another one comes I wonder “Will this be the one?” and so far it hasn’t happened:)
in a sea of newborn boys. She was 6 weeks so I was a little nervous but she was a little angel:)
