Someone is turning th...th...thr...

Three years old!!  That's a difficult one to say!  Probably more so because he's our baby and he's growing up so fast!  With a January birthday, I never imagined that he would ever get an outdoor session for his birthday unless he was bundled from head to toe to beat the cold.  But this year, with temps in the 40's here in MN (unheard of for January), we headed outdoors and took some images that really captured his personality.  He loves being outside!  All summer he spent hours on the play set...climbing, swinging, sliding.  Even as it got cold, this little guy would bundle up just to get on that tire swing!  What a perfect week of warmer temperatures to celebrate his birthday and be able to enjoy the outdoors!  Happy Birthday!  We love you and are so happy you're part of our family! xoxoxo

    and a little sun flare on this warm January day!

A First Birthday!

Birthday's are fun...especially first birthdays!  And, this was extra fun for me as I was able to photograph this little guy's family last year during a maternity session when he was still in his mommy's tummy.  I then met him at his newborn session and again photographed him at six months!!  He's such a cutie and has gained his own little fan club amongst a few of you that follow my blog!  And, here he is....the birthday boy!!   Happy first birthday! 

Celebrating Four!

Four is such a fun age!  One of my favorite ages for kids.  I was lucky enough to be in AZ to celebrate a special fourth birthday!!  We had fun in the desert with magical gumballs and birthday balloons...even if we did lose one to the blue skys.  Here are a few of my favorites....happy birthday sweet girl!!  

and love this one of birthday girl with her daddy!

All Grown Up!

This little sweetie turns five in a few weeks and is so grown up!  I've been lucky enough to know her since the day she was born.  I've had photo sessions with her and her siblings in the past but today was just about the soon-to-be birthday girl!  And, she was a great little helper as she posed for a few "Valentine" images that I can use on my Valentine's samples that I will be posting in the next few days....watch my blog!  

Another Celebration in the House!

Well, we have another birthday in the house....they come so quickly around here.  This time my baby turns two!  I attempted a two year session with him.  I didn't set out to capture this image but as you know, it's nearly impossible to take photographs of your own children. It was getting close to nap time and he wanted his 'Bun-yay' (sounds almost French for Bunny) as it's referred to around our house.  My fourth baby has been my only one to suck his thumb.  It's soooo sweet (for now, ask me when he's 6yrs and cannot stop the habit!).  His ritual:  he takes the little tag on Bun-yay and rubs it against his nose and sucks his thumb as his comfort and makes his own little humming noise.  I know someday he will outgrow this....and these sweet days will be a memory for me.  Even though I was going for an image of his smiling face and big brown eyes, I was so happy to capture this moment as he was snuggled up with his Bun-yay and his thumb while getting some kisses from his big brother.  This is one of those images that truly captures a moment, a moment in time that I will treasure!  Happy Birthday baby boy!