In August, Shannon Hunt, one of my friends from high school, got in touch with me about being "guinea pigs" for a new type of photography session that she's beginning to offer. Sessions that are relaxed, casual, unstaged and capture a real moment in your everyday life.
I said sure, and although I was a little bit nervous about having her show up to my house at 7:30 a.m with specific instructions to "just wake up and be" (i.e.sans make-up and hair in a messy bun) and to not coordinate our pjs or anything like that - I couldn't be more pleased with the moments she captured.
They uploaded all out of order, but I'm just going to go with it. Sorry if it's confusing :)
Shannon stayed until after 10:00, but Dave had to head in to work before she left - so here we all are giving Daddy kisses before he heads off for the day...
This isn't a super flattering picture of me (to say the least), but it is TOTALLY Luke right now! He loves to wrestle and is constantly wanting to rough house.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROEoXrUmIt5mMv6ykddEl3LldeYbB7COuM9TJBUjgtu3MtYE2jZ33CID_x3LwHl-F2AnhFQtBexCVavxR2WDrVPAR4-kPqtb90SF-VK9VI4dL_7vIYzi74HL2OFC863KEfucNv6RKYlw/s640/Shannon05.jpg)
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I'm super excited that Shannon got the picture of Mason walking on his knees - since the next week is when he started walking full-time. So glad to have a picture of this super quirky stage.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyOelvb9akLxGO6Owso0-mH3zk6VPz_FYEOvZySNLrYnVO6cwO6YmVpDkNyjKRzGET3PvzO6TbrKaA2E5qacBrORjLlLPS4bXWU61iq3jUj8exdgsaxMzaWUZlJ3K4c8o746OHXpvXVY/s640/Shannon10.jpg)
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Mason picked up a plum out of the fruit basket before we started taking pictures and he WOULD NOT let it go during the entire shoot :)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEB1vSQ_3hC2tTw2MBXgfppVCIt5MyJyfJYM2DTE19v8GfxDYyQcAcOcAp7C4cESQsk9Ovb8WUwFnCsLAuZ-KhzHbTokwkhUfbjJWPZJ8mNzUWrWBepRnWeMHpmJJLRCdPi_-F7O7Xizw/s640/Shannon18.jpg)
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Luke built this train track all by himself and he was sooooooooooo excited and proud to show it to Miss Shannon:![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5Y4famjZGWTxi0Tfd5BEFuEPWGl4krxJ_7rbmB0_MlxuwXgMasfqLPWgmfdpM9AcME1XmHXUbwVujAx5dITUJhbnjcNN2bK95G9pMxDfqzJBrpDxlfauq3wP6RxV6_85tdHNBlCXCkU/s640/Shannon22.jpg)
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I always LOVE having our family pictures done for Christmas cards and all that, but these are something totally different that I will treasure FOREVER! We typically have our pictures done twice a year (Fall for Christmas cards and Spring for birthdays), but I'm really thinking about having this type of session once a year as well. Shannon was FABULOUS and so easy to work with.
I just love these!! What a cute idea! You guys are adorable! Love! Love! Love!
ReplyDeleteI think the plum is Mason's way of including Popcorn :)
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