]]> http://www.merephoto.com/blog/personal/made-you-smile/feed/ 1 http://www.merephoto.com/blog/kids/cowboy-up-springville-portrait-photographer/ http://www.merephoto.com/blog/kids/cowboy-up-springville-portrait-photographer/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:16:11 +0000 admin http://www.merephoto.com/blog/?p=1467 My nephew Easton recently turned two, so obviously photos were in order to celebrate. Now, I know I’m a little biased here, but I seriously think I have the most adorable nephews and nieces. Seriously. Easton is such a handsome and cool little guy! So much personality and spunk (reminds me of his daddy). I wasn’t sure how this session would go, since you never know what you’re going get with 2 yr. olds (that, and the fact he wasn’t too keen on my camera back in October when we did some family photos), but he was a gem! We just walked around and played and he hammed it up at all the right moments. Couldn’t ask for better. Okay, now you tell me: am I being biased? He’s so stinkin’ cute, right?

Watchin’ the ants

Check out my gun!

Even cowboys cry sometimes

Where’s my holster?

Phew! Being a cowboy is hard work!

Surveyin’ the land

Don’t you just love those big brown eyes?

Isn’t he handsome?

Love this girl’s reaction to Cosmo. She knows what’s up.

Bones with Cosmo (*sidenote* I totally loved this little guy. Mainly because when Jake was a little boy he had a hat just like this and would wear it. His parents have a video to prove it, and it’s hilarious)

The Flash Fox stole my camera and took this totally awesome shot. Yeah, I’m a dork. Are you just figuring this out?

Aren’t these little onesies darling?

These kids were too cute!

Would you like to know what pure joy looks like? Here it is:

And I couldn’t resist putting my own cutie up here with these others! (teehee. don’t those teeth make you laugh?)

If you’d like to see all the photos from the day, you can watch the slideshow HERE

Audrey wasn’t particularly thrilled with the whole hat idea…

She managed to give me (okay Jake–she’ll ALWAYS smile for Jake) a smile

Off with the hat!

She kept looking at us like, “Is this really for me? Can I touch it?”

She was nervous at first…

But then she tasted it.

And she liked it…A LOT! (name that movie)

Hey Mom, what’s this?

Mmmm…tastes hard

But this cake is SOOO yummy!

Did I drop any?

I’m going to miss these legs. They are already slimming out, and it makes me sad.

Aren’t these bloomers cute? Thanks again Aly!

Part I.

My sister Alyson is a crafty genius/seamstress. Check out her blog: polkanuts.blogspot.com. I had been telling Aly that I was looking for a cute dress to take Audrey’s 1 year photos in. So what does she do? She MAKES Audrey an adorable one-of-a-kind dress. With a matching hairpiece. Isn’t she fabulous? Just look how cute it is! I think these are some of my most favorite photos I’ve taken of Audrey to date. They are just SO her.

Oh this face! I want to eat it.

I’m getting this one printed big for her room

Part II.

Now for the party photos! A big shout-out to my fabulous sister-in-law/assistant extraordinaire Kayti for all her help with this party!

We made this little banner. I love how it turned out!

My cousin Mindy makes the most adorable little cakes! She made this one for the party, and another for a cake smash session coming up in Part III (yes, there’ll be a third part to this post…) Let me know if you want her info!

Some yummy homemade cupcakes. I should have made the frosting a little thicker, but they still turned out!

Oh the excitement! Look how lucky this girl is…and she knows it

Always smiling! She loved everyone singing to her.

This photo makes me laugh. She wasn’t actually blowing. I think she was trying to mimic Jake blowing, but couldn’t actually do it. It looks like it though, doesn’t it?

Audrey was pretty dainty about the cake eating. Just sticking a finger in here and there, and they trying to give pieces to her daddy. Maybe it was the fondant? She’s not so dainty in Part III when the cake has buttercream frosting

Once again, check out my sister’s craftiness. She whipped up this adorable “1″ hat and cupcake bloomers for the birthday girl! These will also debut in Part III.

My favorite part was watching Audrey open gifts. She absolutely loved every one! Her reactions of excitement and joy when she opened every gift was so cute! (And I think it made all the gift-givers feel good too–THANK YOU EVERYONE!!)

Her present from Jake and I was this green car. And let me tell you, it’s the best thing I ever bought. She is SO in love with this car. Every morning she crawls to it and tries to climb in. Once we put her in, she puts one hand on the wheel and the other on the arm rest and just leans back like she’s cruising down the boulevard. Every now and then she’ll honk the horn. She loves having her bottle or sippy in the cupholder, and LOVES taking her doll on rides with her. She could ride in this for hours.

Happy Birthday Audrey! Mom and Dad love you! (And obviously a lot of other people do too)

Little bit of a crazy hair day…

don’t you love this green? thanks to my friend lindsay

you better believe I nibble on this chub for most of the day….

And if any of you are in need of a chiropractor, look no further. My brother-in-law Scott is a fantastic one. He works with Dr. EJ Raven at Freedom Chiropractic and they have offices in Park City and Heber. Check out his website if you’re interested.

Aren’t they such a cute family? And they are fantastic to boot. Told you we were lucky.

Oh mercy. Those eyes. Love them.

And when did this little guy get so big?

Love this. You can just tell how much they love their little boy.

Isn’t he the cutest?

Love his expression in this one

Thanks guys! I had a blast with you