I went back up to Rhode Island this weekend for a few more advance sessions and my first was with the brothers C. and N. In what works out to be a really funny coincidence, these two are almost to the day, the same age apart that Nolan and Layne are 🙂 Although I was mainly there for pictures of N., I had a great time doing trains with C. AND capturing some adorable photos of the new little N.  It is so nice to see siblings, especially when the older one loves the little one as much as C. obviously does 🙂

It’s happening too quickly.  Layne is becoming a baby and not a newborn or an infant.  She’s growing too quickly.  The chub is appearing, the drooling is starting, the hands are reaching out, the head is being held high and steady.  Sigh.  Three and a half months have just flown past…  Of course the good part is that the pictures get better and better…

A lot of people ask how I get those shots where the kid looks right up at me and the camera.  Usually all it takes is getting really close over them while they are sitting down, or standing on something over them and then calling their name, or quacking like a duck, mooing like a cow, shining a light, etc.  But sometimes you need something more.  A trick up your sleeve…think of what almost every toddler and preschooler would look up for and follow with their eyes and head…

Of course, the trick is to snap the photo while they are looking at it BEFORE they try to reach for it 😉

My little wild child handsome, handsome boy.  But, then again, I’m a little biased 😉 Finally though, he wants his picture taken – a little too much sometimes (you have no idea how many cute shots I missed as he jumped in front of the camera!!)

Button down shirt – Gymboree#mce_temp_url#,   Batman Tee – H&M Kids,   Jeans – Children’s Place

Sweater Vest – Children’s Place, Tee – Osh Kosh, Pants – JCPenney

And some extras

Continued from yesterday’s post of the shoot with the beautiful S. and E. at Ridley Creek,…  Today is equally beautiful little G.  Tomorrow I’ll put up the four whole photos I got of my wild child running around along with some randoms 🙂

Pants and Jeans – Old Navy

Dress and leggings Daily Tea from Mod Mama

Dress by Rocket 10 at Mod Mama  

Can I say that I love this dress and am so happy it’s ALL MINE for when Layne is two or three.  Okay…so that’s two years away.  Whatever, I still love it!  (and hey it photographs really well – bonus for a photographer’s kid 😉 )