But we’re getting a bit off track. Saturday morning I spent with one of my favorite families. Duncan and Quinn just keep doing that growing thing, and it amazes me every time I see them! I love Duncan with his shy smile, and Quinn with her strong opinions. I had a great time, even if it was a little bit colder than I would have liked. I can’t wait to see these guys again!

I met up with this wonderful couple at Beaver Lake two weekends ago, on a gorgeous autumn day. The trees were just past the peak of their color display, but it was still quite lovely. We took a walk down the Bog Trail (my personal favorite) and I had a chance to catch up a bit with my high school English teacher. Mrs. B. got me through AP English with a pretty good grade – this was a miracle, considering how much I dislike writing. Let’s see, how many years ago was that now? Five? Ten? Yeah, something like that.

One of the first pictures of the day, and also one of my favorites. Reminds me of my hubby and me – he’s always making me laugh.

Mother Nature might not have been cooperative yesterday morning, with her wind and cold and rain, but we were not deterred! After a quick stop at Bullhead Point (we had to have Hannah and Jake in a tree, it’s tradition), we headed back to the house to get warm and dry. But we made one last trip outside, this time to have some fun in the rain with our umbrellas!

And look at her being all posed for the camera! She wasn’t too fond of my peacock tutu, but we did manage to get some good pics.

And – miracle of miracles – it actually stopped raining long enough for us to go outside for a few minutes! Olivia likes to ride her tractor.

Olivia, thanks for playing with me! Hope I get to see you and your mom and dad again soon!

First up is Landry, the oldest at 10 1/2 years old. He seems like the mature, responsible older brother. Then there is Griffin, who just turned 9. Of course I love his name, and he has a mischievous side that reminds me of a certain other Griffin in my life.

And now we have Madyn, who is a complete diva at the age of 6. She knows how to work a camera like a professional! And her mom made her pretty dress. (Check out her Etsy shop for more cute things.)

And finally we have Gable, the baby of the family. He’s three years old, and he’s quite a character! I don’t think I’ve laughed that much in a while!

And now back to these cute kids. First up is Owen, who is three and is a fabulous big brother. He loves tractors and trucks and playing in his sandbox. And I love his sandy hands!

Then we have the twins, Carter and Caitlyn, who just turned 10 months old the day of our shoot. I have my clients fill out an information form before their session, just so I can get an idea of the personalities of the kids. The twins’ mom could not have described her little ones more perfectly. She said that Carter “has a great smile and is a very strong boy!” Take a look at that grin! Could he get any cuter? And of Caitlyn she said, “she’s sweet & beautiful!!” Yup, that about sums it up!

Kids, I hope you had as much fun playing with me as I had playing with you. I can’t wait to see you again. And Mom & Dad, thanks for waiting so patiently for your sneak peek!

It’s been six months since I last saw these cuties (Carmen is one of my Baby’s First Year graduates), and they are still some of my favorite kids!

But never fear! I knew I wouldn’t stop searching until I found some sunflowers! And I did find them. Exactly where the maze would have been, if there was one. The flowers were a little on the short side this year, but there were plenty of them for pictures. So I contacted the clients who had been interested, including Darby and Connor’s family. Then came the next part of our challenge – the weather! The forecast was not all that great, but I was going to be going out of town over the weekend and we wanted to try and get them done. So I headed out last Wednesday afternoon, hoping that the rain in Fulton would disappear by the time I got to Camillus. It didn’t. It only got worse. I thought for sure that we were going to have to reschedule. But Mother Nature was just playing with me. I drove up the road to the sunflower patch in an absolute downpour, but as soon as I parked my car in the parking lot the rain stopped. And the sun came out! It was unbelievable!

So we did get some pictures in the sunflowers, but of course as kids, Darby and Connor were much more interested in the big puddles left by all the rain. So we had fun splashing in them!

I will be out in the sunflower patch again this Friday afternoon, so if you would like to schedule a mini sunflower session, just contact me!