These are my cousins. Aren’t they all terrific?

I’ve always thought it is much harder to take pictures of kids you know as opposed to kids you are a stranger too. Seeing kids once a year, or even once every few months isn’t a big deal. Seeing kids on a daily basis and then trying to get them to do what you want it definitely more complicated in my eyes. Meet the Monks. They are my second family. I have been their nanny for nearly two years and spend twice a week with their kids. They don’t listen to me on a normal basis, let alone when I’m trying to actually get them to cooperate (I’m mostly kidding, they are good, well-behaved kids!). It was a challenging session for me though, but we had fun and came away with some cute shots. And the kids had a blast climbing on every rock they could find and giving me their cheesiest smiles ever. And to boot, we even found a frog!

I had the pleasure of meeting The L Family Saturday afternoon. We managed to get in a great session just before the rain hit, and had such a fun time at Meridian Park. I love doing sessions with pets – they always liven things up and provide plenty of laughs. Enjoy!

Little Miss K, and Little Mr. Z came back to visit me again on Saturday. They both have such fun personalities. Mr. Z is a bit of a daredevil – we couldn’t keep him away from the water, or the Altoids. Miss K starts out so shy, but by the end of session, we walked back to the car holding hands the entire way. Enjoy their sweet smiles – I sure did!

I was fortunate enough to get to take part of Mom’s Like Me’s 1st anniversary party last weekend. I was really excited about meeting some great families and getting some great shots. We had a perfect day at the park, and the kids had so much fun. I got over 100 awesome shots – but here’s a few of my favs:

View the rest here.

Meet T-Man! I’ve known T-Man since he was a baby as his Mom works with my husband. I was lucky enough to be able to take his 2-year pictures. He was probably the most well behaved, cooperative two-year old I’ve seen. The shoot was tons of fun, and I love the shots we got out of it.

Another family coming back to see me was The P Family! I just LOVE seeing old clients again. Little Miss A and Little Miss K were just as cute as ever in their adorable holiday dresses, and this time, they brought along a new family member, Zero the Rottie puppy! Zero reminded me of my Rottie growing up, Gypsy. Little Miss A was a perfect angel, but Little Miss K had ideas that involved not getting her picture taken! Luckily, we were able to trick her into some great shots. I even had a hard time choosing shots of her because she is SO expressive. What a beautiful family.