Aidan...The Anti-Model

Yesterday I thought it might be nice to get some good pics of Aidan. I've been wanting to go to one of the marinas to take pictures anyway. The problem is, Aidan seriously hates when I try to take his picture! My biggest challenge is just getting him to look at me! Here I am begging him, singing to him, being silly....I almost resorted to telling him some inappropriate jokes just to get him to crack a grin! Kidding of course.
OK, I think this one is actually kind of cute!
This one is actually a mistake, but I just love his expression and pose.
Ahhh..... my one nice shot! He's such a good looking little guy! Seriously, how can I not take pictures of him!

Carnival

Yesterday the whole family walked down to the Carnival at St Joan. It was nice to get out as a family, because it is something we rarely get to do. Of course it was all about Aidan, and he had a blast!


He is too cool for us, he insisted on wearing his sunglasses the whole time!














He's such a goof ball, he sat like this the whole time! Nothing like a relaxing train ride. The kids behind him were pretty cute too!














He saw these Spiderman prizes on the midway and he had to have one. Forget the rides, it was all he wanted! I wish I was able to get a better shot, but the kid was too quick! I finally got a shot when he told the vendor "I did it, give me Spiderman!". Yeah, that's my boy...insert eye roll here!

Showing off the coveted loot...

Addie and Logan sitting in a tree....

I'm late to upload these, but they are so cute! Last week we had another play date at Rachel's house. Addie and Logan look so cute together...I think they make a cute couple! OK, so maybe I'm rushing it, but how cute are they?

And I'm in love with this picture of Logan. This kid seriously has the most beautiful eyes! So I added both the B&W and the color because they are just so pretty!

Zoe

I thought I'd introduce a member of our family that I haven't really photographed before. This is our dog, Zoe (AKA my third kid). She's a lab/Shepherd mix...or mutt if you will. She's a great dog, but very hard to photograph! Her coat is shiny and very reflective. In this pic it looks like she's looking at me out of the corner of her eye, but she's really looking straight ahead. Her left eye is discolored...it's half brown and half white with the tiniest bit of blue. I thought that maybe she was blind in that eye, but apparently she sees perfectly well!

swinging

I pulled the swing out of the garage. I think Addie actually enjoyed it! I love the look of concentration on her face in this first pic!

Aidan got a little jealous of his sister in the swing. After all, it was his first! Unfortunately, he's gotten just a leeetle bit big for it! He still has fun with it though!

Practice, practice, practice...

I'm a little late to post this, but still thought I'd share. On a warm evening a couple weeks ago, I took the camera out into the backyard to practice with focus. One of the many things I need to work on is Depth of Field. After many, many shots, these are my favorites. The wrought iron is from our back patio. I like the distressed look.

A playdate

Victor
Logan

Last weekend I got the kids together with my good friend Rachel and her family. I wish I was able to get pictures of all the kids together, but unfortunately it's tricky to take pictures and watch over two little ones! I settled for a couple individual pictures.

Oh well, better luck next time!