Taking Holiday Portraits is loads of fun! Kids and Christmas-two great joys of life!
Sweet big sis and little brother...
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Okay, these next two are not Christmas pictures, they are the baby's 3 month portraits...but he is sooooo adorable I had to include them...
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isn't she a cutie-patootie?
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here's the rest of the family...
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I was only supposed to choose one image, but there were so many great ones, I had to choose three, and I believe the first one is now my favorite...
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This little guy was witty and charming...
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One of the Cutest Kid Contest winners and his big sis...
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This cute little guy won Christmas pictures through his cat...there was a drawing at AHA when I did the pet portraits and his family won the prize package which included a Holiday portraits!
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Another Cutest Kid Contest winner, my spunky little buddy from St. Louis...
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These two are very familiar with my studio...they come for Easter pictures with Bob the Bunny, I have taken their family portraits and now Holiday pics...
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I have been taken this little girls pictures since she was about one year old. I think this was our best session to date. We ALWAYS manage to get GREAT pictures of her, she just likes to make it a bit challenging and keep her mom and myself on our toes! LOL
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I will try to make my blog posts closer together, as my phello photographer friend Leilani has told me that I should post once or twice a week, not a month! We'll see how that works out... :)
...and to all a good night!