sparkling | dallas child photographer

this little firecracker was so funny. i have a tendency to call kids "peanut" or "missy" or "peach"... you get the idea. well this funny little bug was having none of it, unless she was able to choose her own name. a girl who knows her own mind. LoVe that!

so allow me to introduce you to "miss sophia cow." a dazzling little person who sparkles when she smiles.

i heart faces {vroom} | dalls child photographer

you might recognize this cute bug from one of my recent sessions. gads, i just LoVe his face in this photo!

i havent entered one of these contests in awhile, but when i saw that this week's challenge had something to do with a vehicle - toy or real - i immediately thought of this kidlet. he was laughing so hard...which was a major coup considering everything he endured up to this point...that his face reflected utter happiness. he was trying to run me over with the plane which might explain the joy on his face :)

head on over to this site to check out all the fantastic entries!

schuch | dallas family photographer

i met this family at their home before our session. we talked about clothes, put together outfits and stole furniture from their back yard to take along. they were all so chatty and active and i just knew this would be a great session. but, i knew this group was fabulous when dad whipped out the iron - unsolicited {!!} - and "freshened up" one of the girl's dresses!! LOVED that :)

mom and dad were so much fun and the kids...well, how cute are they? check out little missy throwing me the "vogue pose!"

i LoVed that mom and dad were game for anything. i LoVed that the kids were so cool and polite and goofy. i LoVed that it was about 2 degrees cooler than miserable, i had a river running down my back {hot} and they look like they were frolicking at the beach...and...well...i LoVed that dad was every bit a part of this session as anyone. he ironed. unsolicited!! ...just sayin'

thanks guys! i cant wait to do it again...

my little squaw | dallas child photographer

my little bug was asking about her Cherokee heritage. her paternal great-grandmother was Cherokee. one day she comes out after digging around in the dress up drawer and asks me if she did a good job and would "they" let her into the tribe.

i think she did swimmingly. in fact, she looks so much like her grandmother, its scary. now whether she would be invited to the tribe would likely depend upon whether they could handle her mischevious side...you can just see it...

it was quite early, the sun wasnt even out yet and the light was so yellow. it was perfect! and, of course, my smallest bug had to get in on the action.

i just love their sweet faces!

the cutest sisters | dallas family photographer

it was cool to see how much these little people had changed since last fall, and, how much they were so very much the same. same personalities. same fire in their bellies. same sweet faces. they were all so cute and the interaction between them - the ever patient older sister and the sweet connection between the twins - was fun to watch.

this time around we decided to schedule our session just before the sun went down. with 3 active kids we werent sure how much we would catch before the light disappeared altogether - and, with the fire ant incident...well...we werent sure that we were going to accomplish much at all!

i have to say that i just LOVE the warm yellow light just before the sun sets. it makes me happy.

thanks guys for another fun session. i am already looking forward to next time :)

mr. t | dallas child photographer

i had the privilege of meeting this sweet face last year when we embraced the city streets for our session. this little guy was so quiet and complacent. sweet and reserved. his sisters were so much more chatty and willing to be in front of my camera that i found myself spending just a little more time with him...to draw him out. eventually, i did find that smile. ultimately though, it had nothing to do with me. it had everything to do with tootsie-roll.

this year, when mom called, i knew he was going to make me work for that awesome smile. so, when we trudged out into the field and the little guy parked on a fire ant pile, i knew it was over. his face was streaked with tears and he was ready to "hit the road jack, and dontcha come back no more, no more, no more no more..." i figured i might get a cute picture while he wasnt looking, but...

then he spied my little airplane. of course he could hold it, fly it, play with it. i started running backward, in a field, with potholes and twigs just waiting to snag my feet and send me toppling over while he flew the plane faster and faster. it was the least i could do! ant bites are ghastly and i hoped to catch "just one" cute picture.

well, mission accomplished!

this was, of course, a sibling photo session and i will definitely post more because his sisters are adorable. but i felt that this little guy endured quite a bit at the hands of mother nature, triumphed and was so brave that he deserved his moment of recognition!

what a face!!

eyes | dallas child photographer

this cutie-pie visited me to update her headshots. when she stepped out of the car all i could think was "holy sand cow!! look at those eyes!!!"



she is just stunning...