Picture Party!

Over the weekend we had a very impromptu "Picture Party". And I had the pleasure of snapping away at my dear friends and their kids. Some of whom shall remain nameless.

This is Zoe. She's my Sadie's best friend. And I certainly hope this isn't a problem later in life when Zoe is attracting the attention of EVERYONE and poor Sadie feels inferior. Because even though my Sadie has blue eyes - they aren't anything like these.


Or these. On Cooper. Who is a very mischievious 5 year old these days. Something totally new for him. Usually shy and reserved he's very playful right now. I have pictures of him sticking out his tongue and wagging his bum at me but I decided to show his less silly side.

This is Tucker. Oh yes, he's got big blue eyes too. He's the oldest, about to be 7. And is very much the big brother. And knows a lot about sports. And sports teams. And the rules of the sports. An impressive amount really, it's easy to forget he's only 7 when you get him going about football and first downs.
Here we have Molly & Bill. you can see where the kids get the eyes can't you? They are dear friends who we'd be lost without. We've braved many a long winter together filled with "rescue me!" play dates.


On to our next family, TMJ. This is J with T. Interestingly enough the playful ones in this family are Mom & Dad. T was perfectly cooperative but M & J had a hard time sitting still and doing the work of modeling for the camera. That's OK, we all had more fun as a result. And I got some truly hilarious pictures. These aren't those. I worried those were more "you had to be there". So I added the sweet ones. That's more my thing anyway, don't ya think?


This is M & T. Oh sure, all smiles here. This was before the ear biting......

Another gorgeous kid with incredible eyes. We're so lucky to have the friends we do. Not just because of their excellent features. But also because of their wit and charm and Northwestern Smartypantsness. And they are "good people" as we like to say. We totally dig them all.

George Johnston Hall

Some firsts are unforgettable, George is no exception. My very first newborn shoot. And oh was he a dream! It doesn't hurt that his gorgeous Mom is a lover of all things photographic and is a natural beauty and model. Plus his two charming sisters are so fun to photograph. There's so much more we got from the shoot. But I had to send up a little sneak peek......


George is good natured, flexible, curious, studious. Such an inquisitive and gentle spirit.



Big sister Lucy was so helpful and extremely well behaved. It doesn't hurt that she's a bit smitten with her baby brother.

The shoot could not have happened without Mark's patience and excellent management of the girls while we focused all our attention on George. Poor guy, the shoot was not at all about Dad which is why I'm glad we have this sweet shot.

Alice at 1+ did what she does best. Walk, run, squirm, get into things, and in general move constantly. Which is why I'm amazed we got these cute shots of her.



It was George's day however, so the majority of our pictures are of him. Here's a few of my favorites. Hopefully one will work for an announcement. But I almost hope we didn't get it so I can shoot him some more!