Week 15 of 52 (Sept 28 - Oct 4) {Whatcom County Photographer}

I completely missed week 14 (oops!), and now I'm late posting Week 15, but it was taken Saturday, I promise! I've just been super busy lately.

Anyhow... My lovely sister, Bethany, is the manager at a local salon/spa and decided that Joey and I needed to come in and have our nails painted (honestly - I think she just wanted to show off Joey to all her coworkers, but needed a reason to get us in there, lol). So we went Saturday morning and since she wanted us to match, I let Joey pick our colors and designs. She had her finger and toes done, I just had them do my toes. It turned out pretty cute, but more than that, I really do treasure time I get with just Joey. I love my mom soooo much and really like spending time with her, and I want Joey to feel the same way about me now and in the future when she's an adult. We went to the salon, then to a coffee shop for muffins and italian sodas, then to a store we can't go in when the boys are with us (too much of it is easily breakable!). And at the end, she said to me "Mommy, I really like when it's just you and me. I had a lot of fun with you today". That girl melts my heart! =)

Elesea {Whatcom County Senior Photographer}

Such a pretty girl! I must say it was a little odd for me to do her senior photos, though, considering she was only 6 years old when I met her!

Can't wait for the outdoor session! :)

Aubrey {Whatcom County Senior Photographer}

Another gorgeous senior girl!

Kole {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

Oh gosh - what a cutie pie this little guy is! We had a great time running all over Hovander. I'm not sure that he stopped moving the entire session... definitely a 2 year old boy! =)

Week 13 of 52 (Sept. 14 - Sept. 20)

Saturday night was a "Joey and Mommy Night". It's something Matt and I do with the kids occasionally (each kid gets a day or night with one of us, and we alternate who gets to go), so they can spend time with us individually, and we all love it. She and I went to dinner together, and shopped for earrings, she played in the mall's play area, and then we spent time at Target doing one of her current favorite things - looking at all of the Halloween stuff. =) It was a great evening, and I really cherish these times that I get one-on-one with the kids.

In the car, before we went in:

Week 12 of 52 (Sept. 7 - Sept. 13) {Whatcom County Baby Photographer}

Well, it happened. :( My last baby is no longer a "baby". My little Rynosaur is now a One Year Old Toddler. {sniff, sniff} We had his party Friday night, but his actual birthday was Saturday. I honestly cannot believe that it's been a year already since my bitty one was born.

And because I'm his mom, and I'm feeling quite sentimental, here's my guy from birth to now:

The day I was induced:


Ryan was 8lbs 11oz and 21.75"






Less than 1 day old:


First "Official" photos at 10 days:


Check out the dark hair!


One month:


Three months:


First Haircut (4 months):




Six Months:




Nine Months:




July:


One Year:






And, yes, as always, I'm late posting. Maybe I should just change my weeks, lol. ;) In my (lame) defense, I wanted to wait for Ryan's birthday party Friday night to get the week's photo, and then we were running around like crazy all day Saturday, and then were gone till late Sunday night. So I really didn't have time.

Morgan and Taryn {Whatcom County Child Photographer}

How stinking cute are these sisters?? They were super sweet girls, with so much personality!

Week 11 of 52 (Aug. 31 - Sept. 6) {Whatcom County Baby Photographer}

Such a simple photo, right? It's just me, sitting on the couch with my bitty one while he drinks his bottle before bed. But this coming Saturday the 13th, that little guy in my arms will turn 1 and no longer be a baby, which means we'll be done with bottles. And he doesn't normally like being held while he drinks his bottles, so this was quite possibly the very last time I will ever hold one of my babies like that again.

I've been feeling quite sentimental and emotional this past week about my little Ryan's upcoming birthday, so I'm happy I got to capture and share one of his last "baby" moments like this.



{And feel free to laugh at my tan lines. I wore a short sleeve shirt to a shower and didn't expect to be in the sun at all, let alone nearly 2 hours. :) }