Baby Alana’s first session was in Novemeber 2007… when I photographed her birth. Since that time, we have hung out many many times… both on and off camera. Rich and Heather are amazing friends to Nathan and I, and Alana feels more like family than just like “my friends’ kid”… I was shocked when I realized how long it had been since we had done a session, and I did my best to remedy that as quickly as I could. Rich and Heather are actually expecting another baby… soon (in about 4 more months), Alana will become a big sister :) I’m so excited to have the opportunity to document their lives as they grow as a family!
Isn’t she amazing?
She has graduated onto a “big girl bed”… and she is SO excited about being able to JUMP! (Although, if I’m being completely honest, she would actually say “DUMP!” :) She hasn’t quite nailed the J in jump… and the result was hysterically adorable… to me, at least :))
Keeping barrettes in the fine hair of a toddler is a full-time job.
Tickling is an evil, evil thing.
I laughed out loud at this image… Alana is so excited to show me her new drawing table… she took off running down the hallway. Somehow, I managed to capture her with both of her feet off of the ground! She looks like a deer or a gazelle… bounding down the hallway. Love it.
At her fun new table.
Alana was a teeeeeeny bit on the hyper side during our session. After drawing for just a few minutes, she decided it would be much more fun to run around and around and around in circle… yelling “I’m flying like an airplane!!”
Silly girl.
Then Heather remembered something that would immediately calm Alana… Playing games with Rich on the iPad. Technology rocks :)
From the iPad we transitioned to reading books… and as always, some of my favorite images came from this time.
My fav of the day… I think.
Alana has started a new game… Someone pokes her in the belly, and she freefalls onto the bed. It’s hysterical to watch… and she’s more than happy to do it over and over and over again!
Aunt Pixie came by for a bit… I love all of the expressions in this image.
After we found some appropriate music, the girls busted out their best moves in a living room dance party.
Then… before I knew what was happening… the bribing began. Alana was in such an excited mood that day, that neither Rich nor Heather had really been able to get her to snuggle with them. She’s normally a super snuggly child, but this session was proving to be the exception. I noticed that Heather was telling Alana “secrets”…
Which was followed by a giant hug and loads of laughter…
And then… M&M’s. Hysterical.
Rich managed a giant hug as well… and his bribe was Reese’s Pieces.
Aunt Pixie didn’t have to bribe… and she’ll be rubbing that in her sister and brother-in-law’s faces forever, I’m thinking.
Seems a theme lately… but as my babies are growing up… they’re all potty training, too. Alana is no exception to that :) She got her potty seat out, all by herself, climbed on top of it, and then yelled.. TaDa!!! She’s awesome!
Such a fun session… I’m so thankful for Rich and Heather!
I hope you guys enjoy the slideshow…
much love
-amber
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