The Sweet Life

This morning was our urban family session with one of the area’s most talented photographers. I am honored that Marquette asked me to photograph her family, even more so when she said that it was their first family session in five years.

Pressure?

Poor thing called more than once yesterday as she shopped for their clothing (can you imagine styling a family of five?), and commented this morning that she really understands how her clients feel as they prepare for a session. (the stress, the pressure, the agony of deciding what to wear…). I remember feeling the exact same way after our session, and only hoped I would be able to do her and her fabulous family justice.

Take a peek at this family, and their sweet pack of three, Madison, Jack and Luke (who, it must be said, is one fast little kid!).

Palmer and Nathaniel had their urban session this afternoon, and we rocked the house! We worked amid buses of touring bands, a few of the helpful homeless, and the gorgeous setting sun-very modern and cool, these boys!

Sweet Palmer was my Ben’s classmate last year, and it was wonderful to spend a little one-on-one time with this heartbreaker-in-training. He made sure that I took *excellent* care of his raisins (which, of course, I did…and am now finding stray ‘tortured grapes’ in my sweatshirt pocket). He and I speak the same language…that of the newly turned 3 year old boy (think tenuous, enigmatic, and “I can’t heaaaaaar you!“). Love this kid.

Big brother Nathaniel thinks being 8 is pretty. darn. cool.

And, as you can see from that top photo, Nathaniel’s number one fan just happens to live in the same house! Any guesses who that might be?

Say hello to sweet Chloe!

Baby girl is now almost 8 months old (big sigh here), and has, hands down, the bluest, biggest eyes that I have ever seen. And lashes to die for. She has that somber baby look down pat (the kind that always makes my heart go pitter-patter). These blue eyes are the first I’ve seen that can compete with my favorite Dallas Child cover kiddo (she was sick and didn’t make the cover, but isn’t she gorgeous as well?)

Anyway-where was I? Oh yeah… Miss Chloe.

She was a teeny tiny newborn, and is now a very alert 8 month old. See those eyes? Not once did she take them off my big camera. And the ‘ker-thunk’ noise of the shutter never sounded so frightening as it did today. Just ask Chloe. But she rallied, and put up with our numerous wardrobe changes as only a true diva-in-training would!

And those eyes…they take my breath away!