All Grown Up!

Many years ago, I had one of the coolest cheer coaches in the entire world.  She was a varsity cheerleader, she loved NSYNC, and she could quote every line from the blockbuster movie, Titanic. 

Well this cheer coach has grown up, and she has little cheerleaders of her own now.  In fact, she has two amazing cheerleading daughters! 

So when I was asked to take their holiday photos last year, I jumped at the chance to photograph this fun, intelligent, and amazing family! 

He's here! He's here!

Remember this photo?

Well both of these lovely ladies had their babies, on the SAME DAY! 

That's right, two life long friends had their babies on the same day and shared their experiences!  God has a funny sense of humor, doesn't he? 

Well the little man in the belly on the right is here and I was blessed enough to shoot his newborn photography a few weeks ago.  I have to share this little bundle of amazing miracles with you so you can fall in love with him as I have! 

Little Man's First Day at School

You may recognize this pint-size perfection, he's made multiple appearances on my blog and you can bet your bloomers he'll make many more! 

Well, here are a few of my favorite moments as Mr. D went to school for the first time.  It was such a blessing and a great opportunity to be there! 

He was telling me to hurry up!  He wanted to get into his classroom and I was walking too slow! 

My "Oldest" Friend

Back in May, one of my oldest girlfriends told me that her youngest son was turning 2.  "Nope" I said, "It can't be possible because we're only 18, right?" 

Yah, then I snapped out of my amnesia and realized we were no longer in that decade of our lives. She has been married for 9 years now and I need to accept the fact that we're not teenagers anymore. 

So I grabbed my camera one Friday morning and met them at a local park for some photo fun!  Here's what followed:

First up was her youngest son, N.  This little boy is very active and such a happy little man!  His smile is infectious and he loves to climb and run and zig zag all over the place! 

Don't believe me?  Check this out!  I was asking Mr. N to walk accross the bridge towards me.  I ended up with him barrelling towards me in a full sprint! 

But that wasn't all!  Mr. N has an older brother, E! 

Mr. E is such a handsome young man and he is so affectionate.  To top it all off, he is very polite and has excellent verbal skills, so talking to him is sort of like talking to a little person instead of a child. 

So I followed these two lovely gentlemen around the park for a while and captured the brotherly play and horsing around.  It was such a joy!

And finally, a family picture!