Sipping from a straw, part 2

Had to share our experience the other day. I gave Emily a juice box and she LOVED it. Of course, it was empty all too quickly, and that got her thinking... what else can a straw be used with?

Mmm! Blueberry Muffin!

Garden

Keith came up with the idea of planting a couple of things for Emily to watch grow. I couldn't find much at Lowe's that would work, but then stumbled upon these and thought they might be worth trying for only 97 cents each. It was only two or three days later that I noticed them actually growing, and quite a bit for that quickly. Emily doesn't seem terribly interested in it, but I am =)

Newborn Shoot

It's been a while since I've taken pictures of a newborn, and I was pretty nervous. This time I decided I need to be true to myself as a photographer and go more with the lifestyle-type shots. I really love how they turned out! I haven't edited them all, but here's a preview of this cute little family and their new baby boy.

Mom cuddles baby boy before we head out to do the shoot

The family

Big Brother

Love Dad's expression here!

Totally feel like those eyes are a window to his soul in this pic!

Daring Little Boy

Em and I went to the park with our neighbors. It was such a fun afternoon! This little friend of Em's is so cute and so daring! I've never seen a kid her age go down the slide head first like him before.

Cake

At the BBQ last night my sister-in-law assembled her carrot cake while the hot dogs were on the grill. I was a little mesmerized =) Now you can't tell me that looking at these pictures doesn't make your mouth water!

Twins

I went to my brother's house for a BBQ and saw some old family friends who now have twins. It was so much fun to take pictures of new faces.... I'm compulsive with my camera when I have such cute subjects!

This one I took without looking through the viewfinder!

Climbing

Em's definitely getting more confident! She has found a few new areas of the playground to explore...