Somber Dog

I thought I'd give Jake a little shout out on this blog since it's primarily taken over by Hailey. I rented a lens I hopefully will buy and was playing around with it. Jake was a good model. He got bored after a bit and I captured this as he slumped down with a sigh that really said "ok I am done, its nap time mom."

Photography Mom Syndrome

So I have my camera in Hailey's face so often, this is what she learned when she discovered what my lens cap is for....

Yes, this is her putting my lens cap back on as I was photographing her. She apparently wasn't in the mood to be photographed. (sorry its blurry but this is too funny not to post!!)

Diva in training

Hailey has started to become quite the girly girl. She LOVES to go through my make up bag and have me show her everything (I won't let her touch it). She knows what all my brushes are used for, which one are for the eyes and cheeks. This kid has a solid memory!!

Another girly thing she loves is jewelry. She loves having bracelets on and will show them to you as she twirls her wrist. She also loves these 3 necklaces and has to wear all three at once. One is an old old necklace she found in one of my drawers in the bathroom, another is a gold necklace that belongs to my friend Autum, and another is one of those mardi gras bead necklaces that my mom gave her (purple, of course!). I had my camera out so I had to get a picture of her wearing them. She insisted on keeping them on when we went to Grandma's house.

You'll have to excuse the fact that none of these consist of her looking at me. Hailey has definitely developed "photographer mom" syndrome. She hardly looks directly at my camera when its out. Although, she is starting to pose when I tell her "Say cheese," however, not on this particular day!

Mother's Day 2010

For Mother's Day, I got am amazing new camera! So we headed to the beach and of course I had to test it out! Here are a few, I will upload more soon

Hose

I think one of everyone's favorite chlildhood past times involved a hose or even sprinklers. The other day, while Randy was washing his quad & car, Hailey got her first taste of it.

She LOVED being squirt by the hose and would cry when he would stop. She was soaking wet by the time they were through. She kept telling me (with pure excitement) "et! et!" (wet). She was so excited!

The fun ended with some Jake love. Of course he steared clear of the hose.

Pigtails

Gotta love the pig tail sprays!! Lately Hailey has been asking for a ponytail and asking for a bow. I am so happy she finally has enough hair to do something with it!!

Here are a few shots I got of her. She's a bit serious in these but we were at a party and she was on the move!!

She REALLY wanted cake and was not happy when she was told she had to wait! Pouty face!!

Hailey's Bubblefest 2010

While at the Bubblefest, we couldn't leave without some sort of bubble toy (of course!). So I bought Hailey a Monkey bubble set. I thought it would be pretty easy for her to use herself (it has a fan to blow the bubbles for her). So with the help of Grannie, here is Hailey playing with her new bubble toy.

Gorgeous Baby Blues

I know I am partial, but Hailey certainly has stunning blue eyes!!
Being able to capture images like this makes this photography SO worth it!

Disadvantage of Photographing Your Own Child

The one problem with being the one to photograph your own child... is that you tend to get a lot of images that look like this...

Hailey 18 Months Old

I did a little photo shoot with Hailey in this adorable tu-tu outfit her Grannie M's friend gave her. I couldn't resist!