FYI…

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Bon Voyage!

Olivia deLisle, newborn model.

This baby girl may not have slept but 10 minutes of our 2.5 hour session but she did not cry or squeal once. She was an absolute cherub! Very awake and alert at 15 days but a complete joy. Parents, Dr. Jason and Dr. Marisa were on hand for our get together and were the best cheering squad a 2 weeker could ever ask for.

The best thing about this honey girl? Her skin! I did not have to retouch her lovely roses and cream skin AT ALL. No joke, no hyperbole, no exagerration. I took care of a little milk mouth but that was it. Her downy blond hair was a close second favorite and big blue eyes a not-far-behind third. The session summed up in one word? A pleasure. Undoubtedly. Enjoy her sneak peek!

A special request… Dad is Canadian and a former rugby player.

The groom is wearing pink underwear!

My assistant, the lovely Dawn, screeched at me over the walky-talkies.

I love a bridal party with a sense of humor. Last Saturday I was at was a Tazer Valley Farm (BEAUTIFUL location, highest recommendation) and it was a treat being that the bridal party was up for anything and full of sass. They did just about anything I asked including jumping, a cheerleader pyramid and runway walking.

As for the ceremony, it was full of emotion, tears and one heck of a smoochfest at the end. The reception was full of barbecue, a candy buffet and some heartfelt toasts. All in all, I would have to say that the day was  a success (complete with a lovely sunset). The entire experience is nicely rounded out with their lovely photos. Enjoy!

A field, a family, and some photos in June. And rain.

Always with the rain! I have to keep reminding myself that it is indeed NOT April while I pull on my socks and long pants. I thought we were going to get lucky last night and have a wonderful, rain free photo shoot.

Nope.

But the Orsillos, Rick, Gail, Brendan and Aidan, and I, made the best of it and had a somewhat soggy picnic complete with picnic basket and glass bottled soda. I wouldn’t have changed it for the world, we had so much fun! Jumping, light saber fights, some Star Wars masks, comic books and angry skipping rounded out our evening.

I mean, just LOOK at the fun we had:

Reiken…. HEY! Reiken. Want another treeeeeeeeeat? Mia, Abbey, Jacob…. want more Smarties? SMILE!

Ahhh… the sounds of photographers and their children.

Where the children tire of treats long before you stop offering and the mothers’ pants have more grass stains and mud than any toddler boy. Dana, from the fabulous Urban Utopia Photography, and Kara, from the equally fabulous Kara Rue Photography, and I, met up just yesterday at Discovery Park in Seattle for a shoot around. We also brought 6 of our 7 kids, 5 of which are 4 and under.

Needless to say, after over two hours of running around, bribery and jumping, the kids were exhausted and our memory cards were full. It was great fun and I look forward to getting together with these ladies, and possibly a few more, next month. And now, for your viewing pleasure, some of the fruits of our labor! Enjoy!!

What a photo shoot with toddlers looks like behind the scenes…

When I said ‘jumping’, I really meant it.