Sylvan

Back in June my sister and nephew visited the family here on the east coast. (See this post.) I realized recently that I had promised more photos of my adorable nephew and didn't follow through. So on the premise of "better late than never" I bring you these two photos. I hope you enjoy them!

Jake is home!

I know this is now my fourth blog post on Jake (Jacob), but you have to admit he's adorable! 

Jake made quite an early arrival into this world, so he spent almost five weeks at the hospital getting bigger and preparing for the real world (whatever that means for a newborn!)  Jake was finally able to go home with his parents last Saturday. I visited on Monday and took some more photographs. He's a beautiful baby boy and his parents - though exhausted - were glowing.  

More Dylan

I took some more photos of one year old Dylan. He's such a cutie!  He was wearing his dad's hat in these first two pictures. (Click here to see the first set of photos.)

Mom Lindsay requested a hand photo.  They are only this tiny once!

Grandma came over and joined in the fun.

And I couldn't help but get a picture of their dog Georgia.  

More Jacob Photos

Here are a few more photos from my second and third trips to the hospital to visit Jacob.  (You can see the other posts by clicking here and here.)  He will be able to go home soon, but in the mean time his parents are spending lots of time with him at the hospital. He's gaining weight and doing great - and oh so cute!

Jake and Grandma

Here's another picture of Jake, my God brother's son.  His mom watches as he's being held by her mom.  I plan on getting more photos this weekend!

Jake

My God brother and his wife had a baby boy on Friday night!  I got to see him on Saturday and take a few photos.  He came into this world very early, and is really tiny.  But he's doing great and his parents were able to hold him today.  He's off the ventilator and CPAP.  I hope to get back to the hospital for some more photos tomorrow.

There is nothing cuter than baby toes!

Dylan

Dylan is such a cutie. He just turned one year old. He was an early walker, and was running all over with no problems at all. Dylan was not shy when i showed up. In fact, the "problem" (if you can call it that) was that he was too close to the camera, wanting to show me things and say hello!  This first photo was the actual first photo I took of Dylan.  

Here's Dylan showing off his wonderful mom and dad.  Doesn't he look proud?  Or maybe that's sneaky... I don't quite know.  But they are certainly proud and should be.  What a great kid!

Dylan and his mom.

Dylan in action.

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Cute Overload!

The Weavers are some of my very favorite friends.  I am so excited that I got to spend an extra special day with them recently - the day they got their new puppy.

Here is Taylor - she is going to be trouble in just a few more years...

Gena works for Ted's Montana Grill, and they got their puppy from Ted Turner himself.  He flew in on his private plane to deliver 6  of them!

Out on the tarmac, Gena and Taylor meet their newest family member.

I love that Gena's wearing her peace sign earrings, as the puppy's name is Hopi, which means "peaceful one."

I have a feeling this puppy is going to be carried around a lot.  It's hard to put such a cutie down!

Here's Cody on the car ride home.

Hopi in her new home.

In case anyone was wondering, I did bring Grayce Mae along to meet the new puppy.  Somehow I wasn't surprised when Grayce chose to root around in the dirt in a shady spot rather than playing in the sun.  That's my girl!  (She did meet and greet the Hopi first, but was ultimately more interested in just chilling out.)

Now, I give you cute overload...









Awwww.....

Sylvan - the ultimate distraction

I can't believe I let almost two weeks go by without posting!  I feel like I have a great excuse, though.  My sister and her son Sylvan came to visit for 10 days from their home on the other side of the country.  Since they live in Oregon, I don't get to see them nearly enough.  Also - if you've ever spent any time with a 21 month old you'll know, they don't like to let you sit at your computer and work!  Of course, as adorable as they are you don't want to either.  

Anyway, I'm going to be busy busy busy for the next week catching up, but will try to post some photos as I get them done.  For right now, I leave you with one photo from Heather and Sylvan's trip.  This is a self portrait taken by auto-timer with the camera on a tripod. (By the way, it is true that right before the click it is inevitable for at least one person to look away, close their eyes, talk, or do something else that creates the need for a do-over!)


From left: 

My mother Paula - aka Oma (grandmother in German)

Me - aka Cago (Sylvan's name for me, don't know why!)

My sister Heather - aka Mama

Sylvan - aka Baby (he calls himself baby)

My father Stephen - aka Saba (grandfather in Hebrew)

My aunt Bobby - aka Tia (aunt in Spanish)

*We hope that next year this photo will also include Heather's husband Ryan (aka Papa) as he was unable to get the time off work this year!!

Baby Preston

Baby Preston was just 3 weeks old at this photo shoot.  I went to his family's house and took these photos by the light of the window. 

I can't resist the finger photo, it's hard to believe how quickly they grow.  These photos are a great reminder of just how little babies are when they come into this world.

Preston fell asleep right away when we put him in the basket.  We didn't want to make him move, he looked so comfortable!

I'm currently running a special on newborn portrait sessions, so give me a call if you are expecting your own bundle of joy soon!  

Baby Che'

Deona and Joey are the proud new parents of Che', 12 days old at this photo shoot.  I take newborn photos at the family's home.  (Generally, it is best to get the portraits done in the first week.)  There is no time frame for a session - this one took almost 4 hours!  I am very patient and happy for parents to do whatever they are comfortable with to make the new baby happy.

Joey with Che'

Che' is sleeping peacefully.

Here he is in his papa's hands.

This blanket that Che' is sleeping on is a favorite of his parents.  They got it on a trip to The Dominican Republic.  I like to incorporate these special family belongings into my portrait sessions.

His hands will never be this tiny again!

Here is the new family of three.