How appropriate the post title is for this little youngster.  He was so full of energy & life that it just made the session as fun as ever!  His smile could light up the whole park & with no effort at all!  His mama has definitely done hime right because he certainly loves anything & everything.  I could have played with him forever.  My most favorite time of all was when we ended up in an area with water & he found a stick and role played like he was fishing in a pond.  Before I knew it he’d spotted goldfish which made his make-shift fishing pole oh-so-appropriate!  While I was taking these photographs it reminded me of why I do this, anyway.  Because these moments don’t last forever…

Here are a couple of my favorites.  Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving to All!

I am so wanting to update my photo borders with my blog posts, but each one I look at are so contemporary and I can’t find one that fits my style.  So, I added the typical classic one to my last post, but, it still doesn’t work.   Now you know what’s going on just in case next time you stop in on my blog and the photos are all crazy and such:)

I begin this post thinking of how incredibly HOT it is in Columbia, SC right now.  If you live in these parts, you know we have practically no breeze, like our coastal sisters…yet equal to or greater than heat indexes:)  Now’s the time for you to mention that there’s no excuse for me to be 20 lbs overweight.  Especially since I live in such a sweat-induced climate.  Maybe I need to start exercising in it to see if that helps:) 

Amidst the heat, I had the pleasure of working with Little M and his Mommy.  Our first session started around 9 am one morning and the heat started on us really, really fast.  Little M got sleepy and we all kept trying, but I knew that he just wanted to crash (bless his little heart).  We ended up rescheduling for the next day and then the monsoons started for a weekend like Columbia, nor I, have seen in quite some time.  When I say it rained, I mean it rained and poured from morning til night.  And, before you ask..YES, the children of Columbia town were going stir crazy. 

One week later and magic!  Great weather.  Happy Little M.  And, Little M session complete.  Can’t wait for his Mommy to see them all.  Here’s a few to look over.

This little boy is so special because his mommy is like a sister to me…and I love them both so much.  That’s all I can say without crying…:)

Little J is about as cute as they come.  He is always so much fun everytime we meet and I can say that he is all boy:)  It’s so much fun watching them at this age taking everything in…they’re so in tune with everything in nature, and nothing gets passed them. 

All I have to say to this precious mom is that I hope his lil’ Pedipeds held up after falling in the water:)  Thank you for letting me work with your family once again.  Enjoy!

The day started out really windy for this session.  So much so that the family, i.e. parents chose to stay in the car while the K Kid Family and I enjoyed ourselves along the trails in the woods.  I have to say that photographing a 3 year old, 6 year old and 12 year old is quite the ideal situation.  Having that extra mommy hand (from the 12 year old) and another mommy hand (from the 6 year old, who thinks she is the oldest of all, lol) was absolutely perfect for our session.  The 6 year old girl was smitten as soon as she held the bunny.  He was so small and cuddly and I don’t think she reliquished care of him until her older sister told her to get the bunny out of the photo, HA HA!  I have to say that the youngest has quite the personality.  You know the kind, right?  The kind of kid you don’t have to tell to smile.  The kind that instinctively knows that he’s the center of attention:)  And, he definitely was…with his two sisters…AND the camera lady.

Is it just me that’s craving sunshine?  Do I need to start a march against the rain on the Carolinas this season…? Perhaps that’s a little extreme, but I was so excited to see the sunshine for this session. 

The weather was perfect for this brother duo. The oldest of them was a little shy at first, but warmed up pretty quickly after we started playing games together.  He had the best manners and was such a handsome little man.  Everytime we wanted the youngest to play with us, all we had to do was incorporate the oldest into the mix.  All he had to do was smile at his little brother and everything as then “A OK”.   

The weekend started out so fun with this Family of Three.  Dad had places in mind where he wanted to take pictures and we all were ‘game’ for a little scavenger hunt for the best place to photograph.  We went down dirt roads, beach -front property and  much more.  Some of my favorites were along the streets off the beaten path….But, I have to say that any of the places would’ve been awesome!  I can’t wait until our next family session because my mind has so many more ideas in mind for next time. 

Little C is so fun to work with.  He lights up in front of the camera and has such a sweet personality.  Those blue eyes melt my heart every time:)

xoxo, Amy