Threes a....

Charm?

Crowd?

Company?

I'm not really sure. But I do know it's a whole lot of fun! I had a great time with the "G" family. All three boys were a delight and it was great to play with them for a while last week!

Happy Friday

I will be taking most of the weekend off to celebrate this little man's THIRD birthday. I can't believe it. Think of him as he hasn't been feeling 100%, and I'd realy like him all better for his big day. I'll be back with more sessions (along with his third year portraits) next week!

Baby P.

Sometimes I pick on my dad a little. He has a habit of walking up to anyone he sees with a baby to hand them my business card. I get very nervous that someone is going to think he's nuts! In this case though, I was very glad that my dad found baby "P" and his parents. I had a great time getting to know his mommy and her family yesterday. Hopefully I'll get to meet his dad next time! He had a little trouble falling asleep for me, but once he did he was a model student! He didn't even pee on anything the whole time!
With his turtle...

This one is my favorite. I love the way mom is looking at him.

Also, I am debuting something new in this post that you'll be seeing a lot more of soon. My new logo! My fantastic freind Jenny did it for me!

The rest of the family...

I am having such a hard time going through these and proofing. Cutting any out is tough! "N,H and H" were awesome little subjects, and I am just eating up the color in these. They had a wonderful time breaking my cardinal rule of "don't say cheese". Of course, that worked to my advantage this time because every time they said "cheese" they broke into delightful giggles and smiles and I got exactly what I wanted!

Enjoy your sneak peek Lisa, I will have the rest done soon. If I can ever choose which ones to proof!

Oh, and if little miss H ever goes missing, I did NOT steal her *wink wink* ;)

It's kind of hard to see this small, but the chalk shows "peace, love and happiness"

Just one

For now. I'll have more for you soon, L. Your "H" cracks me up and I had to share this one...

Baptism!

Just a few pics from Fin's Christening on Saturday. He was such a little smushy munchkin in his little outfit. The Priest commented on how full of wonder he was and decided he was meant to be a philosopher. And one of Big G. Had Spaghetti and blue cake all over his face...

Two posts in 2 days?

I know my friend Melissa may have just lost bladder control.

I walked into my room from getting laundry to find this. He was supposed to be doing "tummy time" but, as usual he decided he wasn't a fan. After momentarily freaking that he was asleep on his belly on a boppy (I am a SIDS-a-phobic). I decided he looked like he liked it and grabbed the camera...Yeah, I'd say he likes it. But I am still not leaving the room until he wakes up ;)

The faces of Fin

I am almost back for good, faithful blog stalkers! I had to really TRY to keep myself away while I was on maternity leave. I constantly reminded myself that being with my boys was what was most important for the past few months, and that you all would (hopefully) re-join me in July. We have a big weekend planned. Griffin's Christening is on Saturday and then Sunday is officially my first day back. I have a photo session with a photographer friend of mine from Indiana! I am so happy and honored to have her beautiful kids to work with for my first session back. They'll be spending the week in Disney (in July, bless their hearts) and are taking Sunday off to let me have my way with them -insert evil laugh-. Anyway, I am severely off track, but you know I am a long winded typer.

What I really came on to tell you about is my little one. He's 9 weeks old today and just the pudgiest little cutie ever. We had him weighed today and he's 11 lbs, 10 oz. That's the 50th percentile for those of you who have kids and know about "the curve". I don't think Grady has ever made it out of the 25th percentile, so I was shocked! I guess the mommy milk is good stuff ;).

Personality wise, I can't get over how opposite from Grady he is. Grady was a force to be reckoned with. When he was happy, he was gleeful. When he was not (which was most of the time) he was just a terror. I don't think I got more than 45 minutes of consecutive sleep for the first 9 months with him. Seriously, Fin is lucky he's here. And so are we. He is an absolute old soul in a tiny little man body. He doesn't smile a lot, I really have to work to get him to give me a grin, so each one is very special. He also doesn't cry a lot. He's just sort of content to sit and ponder life with a little knowing expression on his face. I love the fact that they are so different. What an amazing little experiment in nature vs. nurture.

Looks wise, I do have to admit I am a little disheartened. My baby came out with a beautiful olive complexion and black eyes. Chris asked for a paternity test, and had I not known with absolute certainty that the baby was his I probably would have demanded one too. However, as the days go by I find that he looks more and more like Grady. Don't get me wrong, that is in no way a bad thing, but I always wanted a little brown haired boy and I don't think I am going to get one this time either. His olive skin has gotten lighter and his hair almost has a strawberry blonde look to it. Only time will tell, I suppose! He's definately got some blue eyes like his brother though.

I know what you're thinking...why is she telling us what he looks like? Why doesn't she just post some pictures? Never fear. Here they are!

And some of "Thing one" as well. He's sportin' a new do. Anyone who had seen the ragamuffin he had become will now breathe a sigh of relief. Getting it like this involved me bear hugging him in the bathtub while Chris tried to maneuver the clippers without cutting either of us. Let's just say I am glad the neighbors did not call social services. The child hates to have his hair cut.

6 weeks old today.

I can't believe it. And anyone who says boys cannot be pretty has clearly not seen my boys...

Little G does have a bad case of baby acne, but thankfully it's not super evident here. No really, it's like a 14 year old...