happy Easter!

may you and your families have a very blessed Easter…with lots of bunnies and chocolate eggs.:)

my baby boy and his duckie…

i love the details…every little part of him.  he loves the bathtub…and, watching him play in the tub never gets old.  his face lights up…he loves to splash.  the wonder of it all.  and, seeing every part of his perfect baby skin covered with bubbles.  he is perfection. these are the moments i wish i could capture in a bottle, because they are too easy to forget.  this past year has gotten away from me…so hard to believe my myles will be one soon.  slooooowwwww down clock.  i love taking photos of these special times.  not necessarily the kind of photos that you would hang on your walls, but the innocence and sweetness of our children when they are tiny and discovering the world is so wonderful.  i have been thinking that i would like to offer clients little mini session “concept” shoots.  one like this.  they would be inexpensive.  and, they would be fun.  a bathtub or a sink with your baby in it.  playing in the mud, or in the cupboard with the pots and pans.  digging in some cookie dough…the little things your baby does that you want to remember.  what do you think?  let me know…

see you later little lover…:)

isn’t life grand…

my dear friend sara said it perfectly, “isn’t life grand. so crazy and yet so still.”  i really could not have worded a description of this photo any more perfect.  it was a crazy busy week and while i didn’t think my patience could go much further, i walk into a room and see this.  what a beautiful sight.  pure innocence.  one baby girl who cannot get enough of her little baby brother, reading quietly to him at 7:00 am.  this is a memory i will never forget…and, while we are living in a world of “busy” it is these sights that make us stop, take a deep breath and love the simple, precious moments that make “life so grand.”  have a wonderful week-end.

my sweet loves…

i vowed to myself this year i would be better about doing a few regular photography sessions with my own children.  a real photography session, where i plan a special little spot to go, dress up and capture a few memories we will cherish forever and always.  and, so this is the first of 2011…and, even though it was 100 degrees, we went, and played in a beautiful minnesota field.  this is my dream spot for photos…so pretty, full of color and texture. timeless simplicity.  i was worried the bugs might eat us alive, but it was even too hot for them to come out and play.  ha!

and, finally the best part of the evening…our reward of ice cream at the lake.  and, a little time in the lake too.


and, one final photo that i took recently of my little guys…