Awesome baby weekend...

I had an awesome weekend with some awesome babies this weekend. Jess had her awesome little boy last week. We couldn't wait for him to get here, and now that he's here sporting an awesome mohawk, I can't get enough of him. And Hayley turned 6 months old this weekend! Babies grow up so fast. I can't believe it. For Hayley's 6 month pictures we took a trip over to the Morris Arboretum, which is awesome. It's a gorgeous place that I hope to be taking a lot more pictures at in the future. We only spent about an hour there because little blue eyes was not loving the bright sky, and I can't blame her because I always have my sunglasses on when I need them. But here are some pics of the little buggers!

Memorial Day BBQ

I finally had a chance to really break in my new 50mm lens. Needless to say, I love it. My niece and nephew always give me something worthwhile to photograph. Here are some of my favorites from the day :)

My mom and Alyssa

Josh was having a good ol' time playing with the hose

Alyssa, always a poser

Alyssa teasing Uncle Jimmy

I bought the kids that old school bubble blowing thing, I don't even know what they call it, but I remember playing with it as a kid myself. It kept them occupied for a good while, and gave me some great shots.

Alyssa and Josh posing for a nice picture


And then Josh gets tired of it :)

One thing I noticed while editing my pics is that I have a tendency to shoot too bright. I'm shooting at like 4 clicks left of center, when probably I should be shooting no more than 2 clicks left of center. The only reason I can explain it is that when I shoot any less than 4 clicks left of center, they end up looking too dark when I review them on camera. Obviously I'm doing something wrong though so I'll have to experiment some more with that.

New lens...

I got a new lens and haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet since I got a new job finally. But I got these 2 pics of Daisy today. She's so funny, she makes us laugh all the time.

Easter

Easter this year was really low key - the best part was the Easter egg hunt for the kids...

Easter Pics

I had the pleasure of taking a few Easter photos for my friend Carrie, her husband Mark, and their super adorable daughter, Emma (who I describe as the perfect blend of Carrie and Mark). Here are just a few of my faves!

Thanks so much you guys for letting me do the honors!

Another fun photo outing

I want to thank Tammy and her two adorable boys for being guinea pigs for Jess and I! I had an awesome time and am thrilled with the photos. I hope you are too! Here are a few of my favorites...

Snow

We got some snow last night and are still getting some now. The weathermen really messed up this forecast. We went from expecting 10-16 inches to barely getting 4 inches here at my house.

Anyway, I threw Daisy in the snow and tried to get some pics of her - she's really difficult to photograph because she moves all over the place (unless you put her on a table like I did in previous pics). I ended up having to hook her up to the tie-out so she wouldn't run away on me.

Here's the best of the worst!

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