dakota at 3

We thought about doing this session outside but it was just a touch too cold and wasn't very green out. Dakota wore his cowboy boots for me though and showed me exactly how loud he could stomp his feet. :) We also got a chance to talk about "Mater" (from the movie Cars for those of you who don't have a 2-6 year old boy). He kept me entertained. :)

Some of my favorites of the session were from when we had his sister, Jordyn, join him. They both had the giggles and we got some true sibling interaction shots. :)

miss rylie

I had a blast shooting this session with Rylie. She recently turned three and is a BALL full of energy. :) Towards the end of the session she cracked me up by very carefully going toe by toe to make sure there wasn't any toe-jam between her toes. What's even funnier, I have pictures of her from her 2 year session doing almost the exact same thing. :) I think I'll tuck those away in a safe spot for when she graduates.

Thanks for coming Rylie and Tessa!

miss gretta

Miss Gretta lives next door to us. My children have been in love with her parents (especially her dad) for a while now. Before Gretta, they enjoyed mornings where they actually got to sleep past 8 a.m. ... all while my house was already out in the backyard and swimming in the pool. Ryan and I liked to give them a hard time about how their life would change once they had kids.

Enter Gretta. She's just over 6 months now and it's obvious that she has changed their lives. But really, who would have a hard time getting up if you were waking up to smiles and hair like this? :)