Adorable A

I met A’s mom, Jessica, a while ago at a book club get-together. I instantly liked her – smart, funny, interesting – and very very proud of being a mommy. She spoke about portraits with me a bit – I definitely was hearing that she was more a fan of “get out and play” shots than posed studio shots (always better for a young active kid anyway, right?) but I gave her a card and figured she’d call when she thought about it.

I ran into Jessica a few times out in town and around my neighborhood (she lives nearby) and we both had crazy schedules, but she still had in mind that she wanted pictures of A. Well I got an email from her not long before my trip in April, and told her that we could hook up in May for the shoot. Perfect! The weather had been SO iffy around that time, and the evening of our shoot turned out to be perfect, it was like someone just wanted it to happen for us! I present my latest boyfriend, A.

A’s dad had left for a deployment only a couple of weeks before, and I think seeing his little man here might just make him happy. Trevr, he’s just delightful…I’m sure you miss him, I hope you love these too.

From the moment they arrived, it was GO GO GO. A learned to walk/RUN and I think he hasn’t stopped since besides to sleep. The good news is, my camera and I – we’re quick! And a game of peek-a-boo chasing never hurts either.

I love a one-on-one with a child for a shoot – and as I mentioned, Jessica was the perfect mama – she backed off and let me play with him but was always close enough to give him what he needed…like his monkey, “Bla Bla”….

…or have a hand close by to stop him from falling. (definite FAVORITE!!)

Could you just eat him? Love the faux-hawk…and this outfit. Fantastic, Jess!

He stopped at the square his mama painted for him on the sea wall for his first birthday with a knowing smile. This is so cute!

Lastly – I had to share these. Jessica brought a lime with her to show me one of her son’s favorite snacks. Also the snack that results in some very interesting facial expressions. I think a series like this belongs on their wall… don’t you??

Thanks for being YOU, Jess, that was so much fun. A was a delight – and I hope you got a great night’s sleep that evening. And thank you for being patient, I’ll be done soon!

More to come, everyone. And though I had to push it back a bit due to shoot rescheduling (uh yeah – RAIN much lately?), GAMU classes will definitely return this summer. Information about that too very soon.