Ahoy Matey

Everyone has a little pirate in them. Especially boys during Halloween.











Want to know how to make this Jake and the Neverland Pirates costume? Check out acoupleofcraftaddicts.blogspot.com Sept 26th.

Rainy Day

New Mexico in the Park

Smith Family at The Farm

These boys are too cute for words and super photogenic. I love taking pictures of them because they love each other so much. Shannon is such a sweet person too and a great mom. It really shows by how much those boys love her.

This was however an adventure and I have to tell you all about it. We decided to take the pictures at The Farm at South Mountain. It is a yummy little restaurant with an amazing atmosphere very country meets chic. Anyways, so I am walking up to meet Shannon and I guy in a van tells me I have to get permission to take pictures there. I totally blew him off, lol, seriously how is he going to find me taking pictures of two little boys in the middle of a large space. However he tracked me down and let me tell you THEY WERE WATCHING US. He told us that we needed to get permission because photographers come and use the ground but don't even buy lunch. Shannon assured him that she was going to buy lunch after wards, which was her plan, and he allowed us to use the ground. Let me just say we smiled our ways into that one. Then we got out the balloons for Boston's 1 year pictures. BIG NO NO. Soon he was back over telling us no balloons allowed. But we talked him into letting us take a few pictures with the balloons as long as we put them back as soon as we were done. Well it never fails. Of course we let the 2 year old carry the balloons and of course he let them go and of course they got stuck in a tree. So here he comes to yell at us and we were thinking we are done. Fortunately he was super nice and we laid on the charm. He got the balloons down with an extremely high ladder (that I held for him) and a very long branch. After that he put a branch on the end of the balloons to keep them grounded. Then another worker came over and informed us that balloons are not allowed and we decided that was enough of the balloons. After all the hassle and all the screw ups the boys were very understanding and took some amazing pictures. They were so patient and I am really happy with the way they turned out.

Family Photo Shoot x2

We definitely had better luck today. We shot at an old abandoned farm with tractors, great wood fences, and even a big red barn. It was the perfect day and the kids had a blast.

Lizzy's dress was another personal design.

Family Photo Shoot

I take pictures of my kids all the time. The problem is they are mostly candid and in weird situations like when they have chocolate all over their faces or in the bathtub. Every once in awhile I get them ready and we do an actual photo shoot. This is easier said than done which is why I don't do it often. Jackson is almost 3 and resists smiling for the camera as much as possible. Elizabeth loves the camera but she also likes to run from the camera and from mom. In other words I need help with I shoot them. Thanks to my sister we actually managed to get some decent shots.

This was also a great opportunity for me to show off my fashion design skills as I made Elizabeth's dress myself.