Saturday, July 24, 2010

He's 3 and full of smiles! | Wilmington, NC Children's Photographer

Well, he's almost 3 - just a couple more days! My dear friend, Heather, from way back in days of Richlands Elementary, came to the beach, again (2 years ago I photographed her family - and John was just barely walking!) Well, he's full of energy - laughing, smiling, making faces. Basically - a typical 3 yr old. And what a trooper he was because man was it HOT! Portrait session in July are tough for everyone involved - but I couldn't have asked for a more willing subject.

Since they had beach portraits 2 years - we decided to meet at the Arboretum this time. It's such a great place for kids.
By the end of the session - we were all sweating - but John wasn't too hot for some bubbles. I had planned on having him catch the bubbles - but he had much more fun trying to blow bubbles.
I love it when kids play with their parents - I love, love, love this series of portraits. I can feel the love between them all.
Oh, and if a birthday isn't enough to celebrate - we also had a couple other things to celebrate. The day of our session, Friday, was Heather and Chris' 5th wedding anniversary, AND.......
guess what John's pointing to? Congratulations you guys! Can't wait to meet the new little one!

25 comments:

Laurie Sachs Photography said...

Awe, these are wonderful as always Dana! Congratulations to the happy family.

Angela Chandler said...

Wonderful job, Dana! I love the colors you brought out in the garden and the texture in the last one!

Heather said...

Thanks for working with us on such a hot day and making our anniversary so memorable! Love the shot of John pointing to the baby :)

Alisha said...

Great pictures! John pointing to the baby will always be memorable.

Anonymous said...

Great pictures - you really captured the wonderful and special young man that John is!!!! Can't wait to see you guys - Hunna Bean

Kaylyn said...

AHHH! These are amazing!!!!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on everything.

Tonya Graef said...

Beautiful pictures! Congratulations you guys!

The Tucks said...

Ok... LOVE the pictures of "Cake" and think that the family shots are fabulous! Hats off to a very, very wonderful reveal of even better news. :) :) :) SUPER excited to hear a # 2 is on the way!!!

Anonymous said...

Love the photos Dana, and love the subjects even more. Thanks for helping to share the great news!
"Grandmommy"

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pictures of John. Congradulations on the baby.

Rich Ellis said...

Congratulations to the big man. Also to the little to-be-determined. Agree with photographer the B&W shots are great.

Anonymous said...

The pictures are great and the subjects are beautiful! Happy Birthday, John; Happy Anniversary Heather and Chris; Congratulations to all. Thanks for sharing. Judy B.

Unknown said...

That's my boy! Granddaddy loves the pics. Great job Dana!

Jayne said...

SO Great!

Anonymous said...

Fantistic photos of a wonderful famiy. Great way to share the happy news. Great job, Dana.
"MeMa"

Joyce said...

The photos are great ! John is so cute. Congratulations on everything.

Julia Wade said...

so much love in these photos dana!! beautiful work

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures! You definitely caught the many facets of John David! "Aunt Carole"

Anonymous said...

WoW! Those are awsome pics! She really captured some of the great spirit he has! Congrats on the new little one on the way!!

Anonymous said...

Amazing pics....and we are VERY excited for you all - John will be a BIG brother! :) Lisa H.

Anonymous said...

Great pictures!!

Janice said...

Love these! His expressions are priceless! I lvoe the interactions you captured and what a wonderful shot to tell the world his baby brother or sister is on the way! So sweet!

Cherron said...

These are sooo fun. I love him trying to blow the bubbles. And I love him pointing to the baby!

Anonymous said...

Photos are sooooo good! Love the colors.


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