He is one lucky little guy, with parents who love and adore him and each other. Total love-fest.

Love make me really happy.

Not an easy feat, considering they had three kids under 2! But they take it all in stride. It was so much fun for me to watch how much they cherished these children.

I’m pretty sure if he had the verbal skills, he’d be saying: Mom… he’s touching me!

You know I love me a good slice-of-life shot that shows how things REALLY are:

Are these the yummiest-looking little piggies ever?

The pink princess:

I’m finally caught up on sleep after sleeping for nearly a whole weekend. I highly recommend returning from a big trip on a Friday morning so you can spend the rest of the weekend recovering before you’ve got to actually get back into your schedule. (and, if you’re lucky like me, you might want to sleep a bit on Monday and Tuesday and why not… Wednesday as well!)

Tonight Shelby and and I went to one of our favorite bookstores, Hicklebee’s to meet a favorite author, Suzanne Collins, author of the Hunger Games series. We’ve met some of the most amazing authors there… we feel like it’s such a treasure to have a real old-fashioned independent bookstore where every employee is absolutely passionate about children’s books. Anyway, we saw Sophia’s teacher from last year. She said she still checks my blog all the time, so I decided I better make sure that next time she looks, there should be something new! (Hi Mrs. H!)

So… in the spirit of international travel, here’s a session from an international family! They are currently living in Ethiopia… mom is a diplomat. SO cool, huh?

So… in some kind of record time for me between session and blogging it… here goes!

This sweet little missy was so happy and smiley, I really didn’t have to do anything to make her smile. I didn’t even have to work. Easy Peasy.

I really love this shot, how it shows that she’s in the adorable crawling stage, and how mom is cheering her on in the background.

This smile… we saw it a lot. So happy that smile takes up her whole face! Dad made her so happy, I loved their connection.

This shot… she’s actually on her dad’s back, upside down, and I’m shooting up at her. I think it’s funny that you can’t tell.

Dad is an avid gardener. I like that his human crop and his veggie crop are both represented in this shot.

In this shot, dad is holding her upside down and you can’t even tell. Oh, you can? Oh… yeah…

Happy happy family. Love it.

I still have a few spots available for next Saturday’s mini’s. Downtown Campbell is so much fun because of the variety of looks in such a small area.

I really love the variety of footwear in this family.

Anyway… We had lots of fun.

This cutie just makes me smile.

This shot… I just adore it. In the image right before this one, she was a little sad. But then she got the pacifier… look at the bliss!

Their kitchen is so warm and cozy and cute… I had to get a shot of them being together at the table.

It’s so much fun for me to capture all these little accomplishments. They change and grow and learn so much in one year, it’s amazing.

I love the sky and water in this…

I love this multi-generational shot with the maternal grandparents. You can just see how adored this boy is!

Dad’s face melts me here. Total contentment.

This shot… anyone who has a toddler, tell me you don’t do this about 20 times a day!

As hard as it is, their family has settled into the everyday. Heather has turned bandage changes into a science and can do it in a fraction of the time it used to take. Michael started preschool. The boy already knows all his letters and numbers and is starting to read, not sure what they can teach mr. mini-genius, but he’s making friends and loving it anyway! Heather got a part-time job. Ryan got a new job. It’s nice to see that besides the bandages, they are doing well! His third birthday was last fall… here are the images from his birthday session.

(some have been touched up a bit, so the focus is on his beautiful face rather than what blisters might have been on his face at the time)

The paper doll family was left over from his grandparents’ visit a couple days earlier. When Michael first saw it, he said it was a “a party!”

He’s a happy, delightful boy.

Headed out to his first day of preschool… a big moment!

Don’t they have the most amazing eyes?

This is their new best friend. Love the head tilt. Dogs are so funny.

The session was held at their beautiful home. Last year, we were mostly inside. This year, we played outside for the most part.

Love!