Today was my first portrait session of 2012, and it was great because I got to visit with Daniel and his family again! He’s grown so much in the past six months. He’s such a cute, smiley guy. And those cheeks!! I just wanted to munch on them.

This one cracked me up. Love the look on his face!

We had so much fun that we wore him right out. (Told you he has munchable cheeks. )

Thanks for playing with me today, Daniel! See you in six months!

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.

I haven’t done a senior session in a few weeks – I was starting to go through withdrawal! Thank you, Denesha, for reminding me how much fun seniors can be! And thank you, Mother Nature, for keeping the rain away until we were done!

Take a peek at Denesha’s Senior Quiz answers while you look at these pics from this afternoon…

My name is: Denesha Howard
I go to school at: Oswego High School
My favorite class is/was: Chemistry

An item I can’t live without: My contacts
The three most-played songs on my iPod are: 3AM, Black and White, Super Bass
If I could live in any other country for a year, I would choose: Italy

My favorite word or expression is: “Hakuna Matata!”
My dream job is: elementary school teacher
My favorite person in the world is: my mom

My favorite website is: Photobucket
If I could only eat one meal for the rest of my life, it would be: mac & cheese
In seven years I see myself: teaching

If you ask my friends what their favorite thing about me is, they will say: my outgoing personality
I have never: gone bungee jumping
If I had $10,000.00 I would: put it away for college

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!

And of course there was The Quiz…

My name is: Taylor Pastore
I go to school at: Baker High School
My favorite class is/was: any math class
My dream job is: designer

An item I can’t live without is: Chapstick
If I could live in any other country for a year, I would choose: Italy
I spend most of my money on: food
If you ask my friends what their favorite thing about me is, they will say: I call it like I see it

My favorite word or expression is: “Is that some kind of sick joke?”
If I could only eat one meal for the rest of my life, it would be: cheeseburgers
I have never: been out of the country
If I had $10,000.00 I would: pay for some of my college tuition