sneeze, cough, repeat. repeat. repeat.

I HATE BEING SICK. It does not work well with my schedule.

This session was so long ago now, that I’ll be seeing their lovely little faces again this week!! (considering I can quit sneezing for a minute)

I’m pretty sure they have both grown like weeds since they were here last. That’s what I heard anyway. I bet he’ll be walking so soon – yikes. And how many teeth will she be missing now??

I would give all the money in the world for this last image. I secretly wish I could photoshop myself & at least one of my kids (whoever wanted to cooperate) right in their places.

someday . . .

Families that have 2 daughters (or more even) have a special place in my heart. You just don’t understand the level of whining, giggling, crying, shrieking, pinching, and sassiness that goes on in a house with more than one girl unless you are in that situation. It gets dramatic, emotional, FUN and scary at the drop of a hat crayon. You just never know with girls;o) This session was full of all of those things! And I appreciated every second of it.

And, Parker’s dad looked at me like I was crazy a lot (who can blame him). And, Parker’s mom slapped Parker’s dad on the arm a lot & told him to quit it. And, I stood on the hood of my (white) car to get one of these shots & my boots made a black mark that my husband is still mad about. It will come off I keep telling him, I just haven’t had time to remove it. It will!

And, the best part . . .  they looked cute the whole time. And, I was just a sweaty mess when we were all done.

And, I really do start my sentences with ‘and’ a lot. And, I’m going to work on dropping that habit.

sooooo, I just had to get that out of my system.

I’m sorry . . . wait, no I’m not.

. . . but, I’ll never get tired of a dad throwing his little boy up into the air. It’s just always a good shot. Works every time (well, considering I can focus on the flying child). If you’re a parent, you know how much kids like to swing, be swung, be twirled and jump & be caught. The little one always looks back at their dad with this look of sheer trust, excitement and extreme (I mean extreme) unfiltered enjoyment. It’s just one of my favorite shots of little boys.

Aren’t they the happiest looking bunch?! They really are that way. I always leave their sessions a tad bit drained but very happy. They have a lot of energy And, that’s a good thing – they need it! I probably can’t quote this mom’s new tagline for dealing with her guys in public . . . but it’s hilarious & I’ll never forget it. You’ll just have to trust me. Ask me in person & I’ll probably tell you.

Their Christmas card was reeaally one of the cutest this year – but if feels really weird sharing Christmas cards now that it’s mid January – so I guess I’m over that trend.

This felt like a “festive” session to share today! Makes me smile.

Whatever you do tonight . . . don’t loose your keys. That would be bad.

Goodbye Two-thousand-eleven.

And, I love the simplicity of their Christmas card from this year!