Solomon & Baby Delano

These boys are my favorite little guys in all of California! Their like my Californian Nephews. I was so excited to grab coffee with their Mama, my good friend Stephenny, and chat and catch up. You might remember seeing their family photos here when Steph was pregnant with baby Delano. Well, he's here! And just as adorable as his big brother Solomon. I hope Bluejay and I have boys someday so that our guys can all play together. Solomon is such a stylin' kiddo. I am in love with his cute hat and yellow sunglasses! And it's so cute that he calls Delano's hat an Elephant Hat because of the ear flaps! Too cute!

California Here I Come!

I'm leaving (on a jet plane... don't know when I'll be back again!) for over a week for Ca again! I'm excited for a much needed time of visiting family and equally as important, SUNSHINE and WARMTH!!! I'm putting snowy Mn behind me, and putting on my flip flops and sundresses. While Mn winters can look super lovely, the harsh reality is that they are frigid and last far too long. That being said, here are some fun photos I took during a recent snow storm while driving to a photo session location out in the "boonies". 

Yes! Those are two little deer hiding in the thicket. Wow, typing "thicket" made me really think of Bambi. I kinda want to cry...

This is what I'm looking forward to: flip-flops, sitting outside at a cafe, sunglasses, outdoor markets, sundresses, lightly sunburned shoulders, dipping my feet in the pool, laughing with my mom and sister, and big hugs from my dad. 

Unfortunately, Bluejay isn't coming with me. He'll be in Florida with the baseball team from the college we are ministering at. We'll be on opposite US coasts. Apart. For two weeks! *tear* He's my buddy and I'll miss him dearly. Love you, Bluejay!

Gavin {ducklings}

I guess those last six months really have flown by! Six months ago, I shot these photos of six month old Gavin. Now he is a one year old! I love repeat clients. Especially of kiddos because I get to see how much they've grown and changed. Gavin is now on the verge of walking, taking a few teetering steps at a time. He loves to climb stairs, play with his sock monkey and toy airplane, and eat cake. Lucky for him, we did ALL of that for his one year photo session. As much fun as we had planned, his little stubbornness came out a bit. He was determined not to smile or even acknowledge I was there with my big black camera. But we tricked him. All it took was some weird noises (from me), a couple games of peek-a-boo, and being tossed in the air by mom and dad. He may not have been his typical smiley self, but we still got some really cute photos. Mom, Dad, enjoy! I'm sure you had one tired little boy after all of this!

Gavin was a big fan of the sled. Who wouldn't be! This looks fun!

He thought it was awfully funny when mom would throw snow in front of him.

We were getting one sleepy kiddo. So we sped things up and gave him some birthday cake!

He wanted to share his cake with Mommy and Daddy!