Hudson+Family

This little cutie-patutie is Hudson Lee. I just love meeting babies that are close to my son's age b/c I'm always trying to plan out who he will be friends with when he gets older. haha Yes, I am that crazy mom! Hudson is one of the smilest babies I've ever met. He was such a delight to be around that I just didn't want to stop, even as the sun was beating down on us, and I was clearly drenched in sweat. He didn't cry once during our 1 hr shoot! If you've ever tried photographing your own kids, you know what a rare treat that is. Well, I definitely know where he gets his pleasant demeanor from. His parents, Jane + Brian, are one of the sweetest couples I've ever met. Talk about a motivated mom! Jane was helping me pull out weeds to prep the set, and holding up blankets to block out the sun. Hudson is most definitely in good hands. Thank you guys for withstanding the blazing sun to do this.

Family Time - Crisfield, MD

This weekend, we took a road trip to Crisfield, MD and in the middle of getting eaten alive by all the mosquitoes there, I managed to snap a few shots of my sister's beautiful family. Before I had a baby of my own, I wanted to adopt her two kids as my own b/c of the cuteness that oozes out of them. I actually thought that I may just like her kids more than my own. But of course, Hunter was born, and yes, there's no other child I love more than my own flesh and blood. It also helps that he is the perfect mix of BOTH my niece and nephew. You almost do a double take b/c he looks so much like them. Despite the beautiful marina view we woke up to every morning, I'm so glad to be back in NJ. I have plenty of bites on my body though to remind me of the trip. I'm still counting down the days till I'm back in CA. There's nothing like CA weather! Enjoy!

Cousins!!

The three of them started out sitting on the couch all nice and pretty. (above)
Then once Richie pulled out the NintendoDS, Hunter took a dive across their laps (below)
b/c apparently he likes anything electronic. I guess the obsession starts at a young age. ha!

Hudson's First Birthday - Dohl

I had photographed Hudson way back when he was 3 months old. I can't believe how much time has flown by, and I had the honor of photographing his First Birthday - Dohl in Korean. Everything was so beautiful, it was hard to put my camera down. I tried my best to not post every picture, so here are some of my favorites. Maybe when I have some more time later, I'll post the rest.

Hunter's First Cut

Hunter got his first hair cut. It was long overdue considering every stranger I ran into thought he was a girl. It was one of the longest 30 min. of my life. He was on my lap rolling and turning and crying his little heart out as if it were the end of the world. Well, now it's over and he's still my cute little man!

BEFORE

AFTER

Welcome Tove

This is Tove and her family. She was a little over two weeks when we took these photos. I had a grand plan of trying all different poses and ideas, but Tove had other plans. ;) And, well, she is the one with the final say so we managed to snap a few shots before she expressed that she'd rather not be doing this. She is a cutie pie and a great sport for putting up with all the "man-handling." Thanks Tove!!

Man's Best Friend

I wish I could take photos of Hunter more often. I feel like he's changing so fast, and I don't have a step-by-step account of it all. Especially b/c I don't want Dave to miss out on anything. But these impromptu shoots are always unplanned so I realized that he's always in his pj's or has stains all over his shirt or things don't match or his hair is a mess, etc. You get the picture. Anyways, this posting is no different. Again, he looks a little sloppy and then of course, I decided to just throw random hats on him. And then of course after it was over, I realized one of the hats was backwards the entire time. I guess it's more fun to look back at baby pictures and see them in the spur of the moment.
So as I was taking these photos, Zoe must've gotten jealous because she decided she wanted in on the action. or I think she's cuddling up to Hunter because she knows that the only way I"ll like her is if she's nice to Hunter. hahaha What a smart dog! Maybe I won't give her away after all.

This shot makes me laugh. It looks like they're having a man to man talk, and Zoe really seems to be interested in what Hunter is saying.

I know most people say that I should never trust a dog around a baby. But little do they know that it's not Zoe they should be afraid of. The entire time I was taking photos, Hunter was grabbing Zoe's mouth, pulling on her lip and her ear, pinching her skin, grabbing her fur, trying to eat her paw, and the whole time Zoe, like a big sister, just let him do whatever he wanted. But I thought I would only post the "Friendlier" shots. I don't want PETA after me. hahaha

And for all you germaphobes out there, with all the dog petting, yes I did give him a bath afterwards. Bubbletime!!