Sleep well...

I think we wore this little one out today...he should sleep well tonight :) And his mom should go to sleep too :) with this little image to dream about...

Little Boy Blue

That's all I could think of when I was processing the images on this blue fabric. His name is not "blue" its Bridger - but that's all I'm going to say...I can't be spoiling all the information on his baby announcements :)

I think babies with tons of hair get put in the "special" category. It's like my little red-head neice...you can't help but gasp or give a little shout of joy when you see it. (I remember Matt slicking back our 6 week old daughters hair and hairspraying it-in an attempt to get it to lay down...only to have it poof back up in about 5 minutes!)

This was my second favorite from the session...proof that they have a loving mother :)Darn cheesecloth...never cooperates.

Can't WEIGHT...

to post some more!
(so funny...past my bedtime)

Senior "B"

I love having a senior guy in front of my camera...of course they're only there because of their mama's! But that's okay...we shot in my favorite little alley...which I can now say I survived a Whiskey Row brawl in!

Be Mine.

Now.
He wins for the Valentine's card this year.
(Every year I forget that this holidy wipes a mother of school age children out...and that 2 year-olds just dump the sprinkles on the floor and then lick them up.)
Laina insisted on the black back drop-it was a little formal for me...but then again...that's our Laina.

I love the toothless grin here...he swallowed another tooth at lunch today...I told him he probably needs to write the tooth fairy and let her know.

Year of Mother: Part 2

So I find myself "saving" up really good mother moments...and if I've already done one for the month, the thought does enter my mind, "well I could just save it for next month"....Hmm...didn't say this would be easy.
We took the opportunity to transform our "snow day" into an afternoon of sledding. We drove up the street (10 seconds from our house) and let the kids loose on some short little hills. Please disregard the huge metal tubes and fences in the background...I'm happy to say that no one got hurt. We didn't have one crying incident from an injury...now little McLaren screamed his head off the entire ride down with his mother, but that does not apply ;) I really should have titled this "wipeout" 'cause those are the best images! (but then I wouldn't get my "Year of Mother" credit for this month).

To be a young kid again...(and not a fat pregnant person :)

This is the glam train...true fashionistas while sledding! Now you might be wondering why I didn't jump out of the way and save them...

"and miss this shot!!!!!@!#$"? (don't worry...the fence was really forgiving)

He wanted to be "The flying tomato...but with blonde hair...we call him the flying potato".

This next image was taken right after he shoved an unsuspecting sledder down the hill...he was much happier on top of the hill, he would NOT get on a sled.

Wow the hill looks really really steep...didn't seem that way!

Some teeny-boppers walked across the street...and showed us how to really sled...

And catch air...

Or wipeout!

Proof that some people can ALWAYS look good in a shot no matter what, where, when...

Further proof that some will always struggle in a shot (Macky looks great...but couldn't someone have pushed my high hat down? and told me to suck in my cheeks?)

And the winning image from our wonderful afternoon goes to Maggie...the best sport of all!

If it wasn't for her...Laina would never have gotten on a sled!

Just a "little" dusting.

Yesterday morning we woke up to this:And perhaps one of my favorite images ever...
Now you might be thinking..."My goodness..it sure looks early for those kids to be up!" Well...there seems to be this strange phenomenon that happens in this home whenever it is a Saturday, Holiday, or Snow Day. Everyone wakes up and gets out of bed on their own, and very early. If only we could transfer that to the school days when no one wants to get out of bed before 7:45am...and there's crying and wailing and gnashing of teeth! Remarkable...truly remarkable. Take today for instance...Indy is already dressed, has eaten breakfast, and is outside playing and it is 7:50am...it's a 2-hr. delay for school :)We started the day early...and by 9am I had already thrown 2 sets of clothes in the dryer...comforted McLaren through 3 meltdowns (pun intended) and helped his older brother...

We finally had to set up a "crying-comforting station" in front of the fireplace. Note the red hands and nose...I tried to be sympathetic...but this was probably the 4th time in 2 hours that someone had come back in the house dripping wet and sobbing. Snow isn't all that its cracked up to be when it only comes once a year and you're ill-equipped.

His younger brother understood the pain and had ceased going out anymore.Now Laina...waited until it was a bit warmer. Got all dressed up...and went outside and had a ball. (Note: the younger brother and photographer liked staying indoors to watch the fun.)
We also went sledding later in the afternoon...but I think that deserves a "year of the mother part: 2" post...definitely.

The kids ended the day by unanimously agreeing that "Hot Snow" is the way to go. That way (according to Laina) you could wear a bathing suit and play in the snow and not get cold. I think we'll visit the sand dunes next month.