It turned out to be a hot day for this session and little Mr. J was not digging it too much. He was pretty serious about it actually. It took some work but we managed to get some smiles out of him anyway. If your going to do the serious thing though it’s a good idea to have such a great serious face.

This was an extra fun session for me because this family is not only friends of ours but our neighbor. Great neighbors at that too! They can never move, unless we do first that is. In which case I guess I allow them to move . . . if they move next door to us again.

Doesn’t she do an awesome serious face.

The responsible party.

This little man is hilarious. It’s going to be fun to see how all that personality develops.

My little 3 year old likes to say things are magical. That’s what I think of when I see this shot.

Every time I look at these pictures I feel so thankful for families like this one! Mom deployed a couple days after we took these. When she comes back shortly thereafter Dad leaves. All I can say is THANK YOU! Thank you for your sacrifices for our country and freedoms! Meeting families like this refreshes my hope in the future. Thanks for allowing me to capture this precious time in your lives and for a fantastic session!

I LOVE this series!

Proof that indeed the desire to open ones mouth when wanting another to open their mouth is instinctive. I catch myself doing that when I’m feeding my baby rice cereal. At least I know I’m normal now. Ha!

I’ve loved watching this little man grow. He’s such a happy guy and so interested in everything around him. Ahhh, kids are the best! I loved hearing his parents talk about how after a bath you can do some cool things with his “hair” now. Only as a parent of bald children would you really understand this but I totally related. I’m often still surprised when I see pictures of my oldest as a 1-2 year old because I was sure he wasn’t quite that bald. Ha-ha! One thing is for sure, bald is beautiful! Thanks for a great evening guys!

There were a lot of special events going on while we were on our little adventure but we managed to work around it and get some great stuff. Thanks for being such troopers! Enjoy your peek!

I love this one.

Sometimes you just feel like chocolate.

Toss in one black and white for good measure.

I’m still working on these but I had to share a couple favorites I’ve run into so far. Such cute kids!

A little different processing on this but I think it fits this picture and I love it!

I can’t get enough of gorgeous blue eyes. I love how she would stick out her little tongue when she smiled too. What a doll!

I was having fun processing these. I love my job!

What little boy is not mesmerized by a train.

A little puppy love.

Boy does this little guy have gorgeous eyes. He is such a doll and was quite the little trooper even though it was a bit chilly for an Arizona baby. I think these next three would make such a cute storyboard. Love his little expressions.

If you were wondering, yes, rocks are SUPER interesting.