The other day I had a great time hanging out with two gorgeous little girls. Seriously, they are just stunning aren’t they? I just love their bright blue eyes with the dark hair.  I don’t know how I get so lucky to work with the most beautiful children, but I do.

Little S showed me her room, and we got to play together. She was so delightful and charming. Her cute little voice calling me to come play with her melted my heart.  Her sister is equally charming and lovely. Here you can see her smiling for her mommy. I’m a sucker for those looks babies give their mommies.

We also went in the backyard so she could show me how she climbs trees. I’m so impressed with her tree climbing skills at just 3.

The next series of photos are some of my most favorite. It’s my first official pillow fight during a photo session.

This gorgeous girl just turned one. When your baby turns one it is a big milestone. Her birthday was celebrated with a big party with lots of people who love her to pieces. We took these photos the day after, and although she was tired, she was as sweet as can be.  Happy first birthday cutie pie!

If you saw the pictures from my post about my daughter’s birthday you might recognize her outfit here.  You see I found this scene in my backyard and had to get my camera. Why wasn’t I invited?

My baby girl is 5. I am sad. Five means she’s going to school all day 5 days a week. Five means she’ll want to cuddle less, and leave home more. I know I shouldn’t be sad, but I am. It’s silly really because she doesn’t start Kindergarten for another 7 months, but  time flies by too fast.

She talks to me all day long. She tells me every single thing she’s thinking and then some. Her little squeaky voice is sweet and endearing, and of course exhausting when I’m craving quiet.

When she wants something she is relentless in pursuing it. Just last week she decided she wanted short hair. I tried to put her off, and tell her we could put it in a pony tail, or wait to decide. She wouldn’t have it. She wanted it done right away. I’m sure you’ll notice she has short hair now.

She may be small is stature at only 33 pounds at 5 years old, but she’s amazingly sweet, completely brilliant, and a gift from God.

Sadie came to my house last week. We had such a good time bonding just the two of us.  This little girl makes me laugh. She makes me laugh all the time just watching her explore the world around her. She’s so full of life, and has so much energy and spunk.  Sadie will always be special to me because I was so lucky to be there when she was born. It was one of the best experiences in my life.  She was also one of my first newborn models. She gave me a smile then, and I was hooked.  I love this little girl.

I think there’s a song that says it never rains in Southern California.  Never may be too strong of a word.  It hardly ever rains in southern California may be more accurate.  I think that’s why we love the rain.  It’s a change from our usual sunny days that can get boring.  My dad has always said we don’t need a weather man because it’s always the same here.  We laugh at the “Storm Watch” reports on the local news.  The reporters dig out their rain coats and go around town interviewing people about the rain.  Of course we don’t laugh about the huge increase in traffic accidents because people aren’t used to driving in any kind of weather, or the inevitable dog or person who falls in the LA river and needs rescuing.  At our house life goes on as usual, except that playing outside involves our huge umbrella, old hand me down rain boots, and jumping in the few puddles we can find.  Our winters are tough I tell you.

Mr. W has the cutest little chunky arms. He’s just too adorable for words.

W is a new addition to a family I’ve worked with before.  You may remember the picture below from my blog and website.  Little S is now a big girl who is almost 2 years old.

Their big sister is 3 now, and such a fun little model for me.  I could take her picture all day.

We don’t get many signs of the seasons changing, so when I saw these leaves on the ground next to a nearby park I was excited.  This is our teeny tiny little way of enjoying fall leaves.

There’s nothing like being at the beach at sunset.  It’s the most beautiful light, and my favorite time of day.  I was lucky enough to be there over Thanksgiving weekend with my family, my sisters, their kids, and my parents.  It was so very cold, but so beautiful.  Tim took these pictures while I was feeding the baby, and I love them.

Juliet was the sweetest dog. I was wandering through the trees at the park with T & C with Juliet not too far behind us. She stayed right with us, didn’t bark at other dogs, and even sat still for me to take her photo. Every time she heard the shutter she squinted her eyes like below. I like to think it’s her saying cheese on the inside. I wish I had a dog just like her.

I had such a great time with these two adorable children. My favorite moment was when C grabbed my hand and said, “This is a lot of fun taking pictures with you.” The girl knows how to butter me up that’s for sure.