After a week of setbacks and sickness, it's been nice to stay in and hang with the kids. T-man decided that we didn't have enough to keep track of in this house and introduced two new frogs/toads (there is debate) to our zoo. Logs has been practicing for his upcoming recital and I'm so proud of him for finding something that's *all his* for a change. The littlest Anderson has decided that she enjoys cooking and has become a huge help (not really) in the kitchen. And yes, those are mealworms next to the wine on the counter. Welcome to my home.

1. I've worked hard to incorporate true lifestyle (well, as close to true lifestyle as is possible) photography in my family photo sessions simply because when I look through my own personal pictures, those are the images that I'm drawn to most.
2. We didn't know it at the time, but that sweet baby girl was battling some kind of awful sickness that landed her in the hospital for a bit. She's all recovered now, but poor thing...I can't believe she put up with the session in spite of her not feeling well. I look forward to getting to work with her again when she's her normal, happy self.
3. Her mommy has the.best.hair.ever. She's better than a Breck girl.

Three things about this newborn session:
1. Seriously the most smiley baby I have ever met. Ever. No matter what we did, he just seemed to feel the need to smile and I dig that about him.
2. Have I told you how much I enjoy working with this family? Well, just in case I haven't, I'll tell you again.
3. In the pics below, you'll see little man snuggled in a basket. I can't even begin to describe what we went through to get that shot, but let us take a moment to pause and appreciate our efforts.

More pics:

1) Dogs + babies scare me. Badly. Buuuuuuut I could have worked with those angels all day.
2) The bowl he's in? I believe that is a bread bowl that belonged to her (great?) grandfather. This is why I love doing newborn sessions in my clients' homes and why I don't like to bring my own props...isn't it so much more meaningful when your images have YOUR stuff in them?
3) Looking forward to hanging with him again in just a few months. Anxious to see how he's grown!