Alright, so this isn’t Jack.

BUT. . . he was nimble, and was he ever quick!

And CUTE!

And FUN!

Thanks, B! Because it was LOTS of fun!

Really, try not to grin when you look at these.

You just can’t do it.

See?

Thanks, Miss I! Hope you have the best time being three years old!!!

November 19!

I’ve finally found my way back to the blog, and as a result of such a lengthy absence, I have a lot of catching up to do. I’ll start with these two handsome little guys. They were so well-behaved, polite, and a complete delight to photograph. Their mom was great to give me an idea of what she was wanting, so we started with some family shots around their home.

We did some inside as well.

We then headed back out to let the boys play.
Read a little from The Dangerous Book for Boys

Played a little Peek-A-Boo.

And ended the session all worn out!

Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime gal. . .

The Looney Tunes cartoon with Michigan J Frog (the singing and dancing frog) is one of Mike’s favorites. This is how Andrew and I wasted a little (a lot of) time this afternoon.

And just another critter Andrew needed to pose with.

Back to reality now.

I love doing preschool sessions. That’s not something I thought I would ever say. I do like them though. They are, however, e x t r e m e l y tiring. But that’s okay. Just look at the fun shots I get! These are only a handful (a preschooler’s handful), but I wanted to share some random ones from this week’s session. Parents, as soon as I have all of the pictures ready I will let your director know and will get your links and forms to you.

Today Laura turns 8! Well, as she says, not until 10:00 tonight. So I guess I have a 7-year-old for a little while longer Questions come to mind when I try to describe Laura. FULL OF QUESTIONS! That's a good and bad thing. She’s funny, energetic, and keeps all her brothers in line. Later today we'll celebrate her turning eight with a party, but really, our little girl gives us good reason to celebrate every day. Here are a few of my latest pictures of her doing her most favorite thing.

She has to tumble everywhere!

Happy Birthday, Laura! We love you and are so proud of you!

This is the question we hear soooo many times a day from our two-year-old wonder. We usually have a limited number of answers to her one question, such as, “In her bed”, “In her swing”, “On the couch”, or “Right here in my lap, Crazy Mae”. So I thought I’d answer here as well. Today she’s on the blog (again). Almost four months old now!

I do believe that turning one will work out well for little L. Umm, did I say “little” L? There is not much that is little about these lovely baby legs!

Don’t you just want to pinch all those rolls? I can’t think of much that’s any cuter than baby rolls.

We began our session inside, and for a short while she was content with the situation. See?

I said a short while. See?

So we happily went out and about. Luckily, she had brought along her grandmother’s antique stroller. Extremely cute.

All in all she had a pretty good time playing.

And looking cute.

Hope you enjoy being a new one-year-old, L!

We had three extra kids in our house for a couple days last week. Not that we even noticed with all the other kids really, we just threw them into the mix, but we were excited to have them. They’re my niece and nephews. We don’t get to see them just a whole lot, but when we do, they and our kids just pick up where they left off last. The older boys managed to come inside to eat and sleep. The girls pilfered through clothes that I didn’t even know we still had. And the little ones giggled and ran laps around the kitchen in between their spats over the one toy that was the “must have” at that moment. Everyone had fun. Anyway, here they are!

And one of the whole bunch. Yeah, it was fun