Zoey

Almost every photo I've shot in the last 2 months was for a paid photo shoot, so I couldn't share them here, but at last I broke out my camera on a regular old day.

I took Zoey to a farm park nearby to get some surprise photos of her as part of her parents' Christmas gift. The part of the park we went to was not exactly kid friendly -- small, steep paths through the woods, lots of rocks to maneuver around -- we both came back covered in mud. It was awesome. :)

Looks comfy, right?

Back in the car for location #2.

Day #2. You can see I put a lot of effort into her hair. Not.

Last bits of summer (never mind it's the end of September)

We're closing the pool this week. Pardon me while I go off in a corner and bawl.

Mom's preferred way of cooling off. :)

Futbol!

Playing with Julia to get her ready for her new soccer team. She's good! 

I did not get any pictures of when my parents joined in our impromptu game and my mom promptly began shoving me and Julia. She justified it with: "This will happen in her games -- I'm just preparing her!" Right. I'm pretty sure Jen got that debacle on video. 

Idlewild: The quiet moments

"...a light in dark places, when all other lights go out."

Sparkler fun on the 4th of July. I can't even begin to convey how difficult it was to take these photos. I need major work on my dim lighting shoots.

Posing

She was such a willing model. Must have been all that swimming. :)

 

Dance in Silhouette

One of these things is not like the others . . .

When one parent's influence is blatantly obvious (these are just a portion of the baby's pink toys, btw).

Hiking in flip flops. Green ones, to be exact

All taken in a state park near Liz and Zack's where Zack did his duathlon.