The Location Scout - Sept 28

This week Chloe was lucky(or unlucky)enough to get to tag along with me to a few parks while I search for new and exciting locations for portrait sessions. While I'm not sure I really found what I was looking for, it was fun getting out on some adventures with Chloe and I'm sure she enjoyed being outside and getting to play. These are just some pics I grabbed..test shots if you will. =) Have a great weekend.

-B

I Can Do It All By Myself! - Sept 21

Over the last few weeks we have been told by Chloe repeatedly that she does not want nor need our help for a literal laundry list of activities. We are constantly being told "I CAN DO IT ALL BY MYSELF!" or my most recent favorite "DADDY'S NOOOOT GONNA HELP ME!!" LOL. On one hand it's good because she actually can put on her own underwear and shoes and she can use the potty and wash her hands by herself but she gets so upset if we try to help her complete any of these tasks the result is basically a full blown meltdown. It has gotten better the last few weeks but man, talk about a new phase in the adventures of having a 2 year old. =)

This week is just a few random pictures taken while playing in and around our house. We feel like she grew a few more inches in the last week or two..she keeps looking so different to me/us, it's nuts.
Have a great weekend!

-B

A Real Octopus! - Sept 14

Chloe's Grandma & Grandpa P got us some passes to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium a while back(thanks!) and we have been trying to plan a trip there ever since. The summer has been slipping by and weekends have been hard to come by so this week Heather took off a few days and we decided to make the trek. I think this actually worked out better because people for the most part are back in school and the aquarium wouldn't be packed like it might otherwise be. We had a great day and Chloe was actually great the whole time. We brought the stroller but she basically walked holding our hands the whole time and mostly stayed within range of us..something I'm sure that would have been a different experience had we gone sooner. She was obsessed with the gigantic octopus they had above everything else. It might be a toss up between that and the seahorses but overall I think it was a really neat experience for her. They have plenty of stuff for kids her age to touch and interact with. Realistically it's a bad place for taking pictures of anything because it's all very dark and you aren't really supposed to use a flash. I shot what I could and just enjoyed the time with the fam.

Have a great weekend!

B

Look At The Pretty Clouds! - Sept 7

Seriously, the Angry Birds shirt. Chloe loves it and while she really only gets to wear it once a week, it seems like that's the day I end up taking her picture. In fact, she asks me to take her picture in this shirt. We had a bit of strange weather this week which made for some interesting clouds and Chloe being the observant little bugger she is gave me an idea. She has finally gotten to the point where she will stand where I ask her and she will let me take her picture so when she pointed out how pretty the clouds were outside it gave me an idea to try something. Without boring you with technical details, I need to use a flash set up off the camera to get this "look" and it requires the subject to stay in one place(which is why until now I could not have attempted this). It's just something different. =)
Have a great weekend, folks.

-B