All you ladies out there who keep calling me with baby news, BACK OFF, will ya!  What exactly are you trying to do to me anyway?

I mean, really, just look at this little guy (as if I need another boy around this house).  Parker belongs to a boy (now a man) I taught back in the 6th grade.  Now, Parker’s daddy is all grown up and I get to be the lucky photographer taking his son’s photos.  Wow!  I guess that means I’m old, but it’s totally worth it.  Who else gets to snuggle with these little beings on a regular basis….

I got to spend a couple of hours with Parker and really didn’t want to leave.  Luckily, I get to look at all these cute shots of him for as long as I want.  Here are my favorites from our day together.

I’m so glad I was able to make it work, too, because I had SO much fun getting to know them all.  Talk about a family with lots of little boys.  I felt right at home!  I even suggested ending the session with Icy Pops all around!  Perfect.

Here are my picks!

I told you there was a bunch of them!  Happy Thursday!

AND, don’t forget his big sis who’s pretty excited about his arrival, too.  This time around I met up with the gang at a local park for some hot, sticky, but fun shots to help tide us over until the little man gets here.  As usual, I had a great time hanging out with the Precure family.  I go home with sore cheeks every time I see them.  I can’t imagine how big I’ll be grinning next time.

For now, here are my favorites!  Amy, you look beautiful in EVERY shot!

Meet Carter.

I met up with Carter and Finley at their house in Edmond.  Little Carter, who I hear loves to sleep, decided to stay awake for nearly our ENTIRE session.  In fact, I got to hang out with his family for nearly three hours in hopes of catching some sleepy baby shots.  This was the closest we got.  You almost can’t tell he’s awake, can you?  HA!

Either way, he’s a complete doll!  Just ask Finley!

Speaking of Finley, she’s pretty adorable herself.  She ran from one end of their house to the other giggling the entire time.  The best part was she spent some of that time running straight to me for BIG hugs!

I love me some HUGS!  I can’t wait to visit again.  Maybe I can talk her out of some more…

AND, of course, I had to end the session with a family shot in the backyard.  Thanks for a great time, you guys!

Michael is my nephew.  He lives all the way over in Iowa, which seems like across the entire country from me.  I don’t get to see his sweet face very often.  This time around I was lucky enough to get to snap lots and lots of photos of his gorgeous mug!  He wasn’t really THAT excited, but I was giddy enough for both of us.  HA!

In case you haven’t noticed, he looks a bit like Taylor Lautner.  Don’t ya think?  Well, I do.

AND, since I’m smitten with the new movie and Taylor (He’s the HOT Werewolf in the Twilight series for those of you living under a rock), it was extra fun to get to shoot multiple photos of my dear, sweet, Taylor Lautner look-a-like, nephew.

[Yes, I do know that Taylor is about a million years younger than me.  It doesn't make him any less hot.]

Okay, so back to my dear, sweet nephew, Michael.  He’s completely and totally adorable in a quiet, shy kinda way.  He’s very subdued, but it’s really nice to see that these days when everyone else is going bonkers with piercings and tattoos and who knows what else (yes, even I have a tattoo – so no judgment there).  I like him just the way God made him.

I know he’s going to do awesome this coming year and will make a rather H-O-T senior.  So, watch out girls.  He’s looking good.  He’s the complete package!  We love you, Michael!

Here are my favorites!

This gang made my job so easy.  The kiddos were perfect and full of grins.  Even the dads were great sports, which we all know isn’t always the case.  I figured for a group this big, we’d want a pretty large park.  Our spot was perfect.  There was plenty of room to stretch out and enjoy ourselves.  The sunshine was awesome and we didn’t sweat too much since we were shooting after 7pm in the evening.  HA! 

Here are my favorites!

This little guy is usually the picture of pure happiness and giggles, but this time he was not havin’ it with the whole “picture-taking” experience.  I’m pretty sure a day spent at White Water (our local water park) completely wore him out.  He was even falling asleep during cake time.  HA! 

Still, he offered up a few smiles for me.  AND…

he’s darn cute even when he’s unhappy!

Here are my favorites!

Since the last time I saw her, she has totally blossomed into the cutest, most adorable, chubby legged baby on the planet.  AND, she’s the spittin’ image of her daddy.  Crazy, isn’t it? 

I met up with her family of three in Harrah for a quick park session in the 100 degree heat.  McKenlyn smiled and smiled…

then she decided it was too hot to smile.  HA!  None of us blamed her, though, since we all agreed.

We were able to snap a whole bunch of happy shots before the sweat started dripping down our backs.  I guess if we were going to suffer in the HOT sun, it might as well be because we were hanging with this little gal.  She had us all smiling and laughing.  I can’t wait to hang out with her again sometime soon.

Until then, here are some more of my favorites.

That’s what Ty said when I told him I was out taking pictures of his favorite (& only) pediatrician.  She’s known him since he was only a day or so old.  In fact, we met at the hospital when Ty was born.  She just happened to be one of the docs on call and came by to check on our new baby boy.  We’ve loved her ever since.

So, it’s extra AWESOME that I get to snap photos of her and her crew.  The great part is they are ALL super cool and laid back.

I realized just how special this family was when I totally misunderstood an email from them last week.  I, after reading the email, thought we were rescheduling our session (due to Oklahoma wind) and drove away from our planned location (I’d just finished up an earlier session).  Once I’d gotten all the way home, I realized she’d emailed again explaining they were actually THERE.

It was a complete and total goof up on my part!  They’d driven around an hour to be there and I had simply left.  Sheesh!

The neat part was how completely awesome they were about the whole thing.  They had dinner and checked out the town.  We rescheduled and here they are in all their awesomness.    Thanks for being so understanding, you guys!

We decided to try a completely new location to make things a little easier on them.  I really didn’t want them to drive an hour ONCE AGAIN.  I’m so glad we did, too.  I’ll be shooting here again VERY SOON.  I loved it!

There were so many great shots from our session, I had a seriously hard time even narrowing them down for this post.  Therefore, you get a TON of sneak peek shots!  BUT, this next one is probably my favorite from the WHOLE session.

I love how spontaneous this shot was…

total goofball grin, messy hair and all.  It’s perfect!

Thanks for a spectacularly fun time, Dean family.  I can’t wait for you to see the rest!

The Hilgenfelds are one of my favorite repeat clients.  They just keep hanging around wanting more pictures of their crazy bunch of rugrats!  I love them all!

Usually, they meet up with me in Oklahoma City somewhere for our session.  This time around we wanted to meet a little closer to their hometown of Chandler to get some fun shots.  Luckily, one of my favorite spots is about halfway between us both.  It worked out perfectly.

It was a great time for them to schedule a session since the smallest member of their family is turning ONE and her big brother just had a birthday, too.  I’ll be seeing the “middle child” again soon for her four year pics, I’m sure. 

Here are my favorites!

As usual, I had an awesome time with you all.  I can’t wait to see you again!