and we spent the first few hot days running through the sprinklers, digging in dirt, building sand castles are getting reeeeeal dirty. and the dirtiest of all… my little B. B is for brandon. gracie mostly just calls him “B” as he responds to that over “brandon” any day. i realized i had taken a lots of photos recently of my gracie girl, but her little brother hadn’t made an appearance in a while (well, he is the second child AND won’t sit still for longer than half a second). so, in the middle of the weekend fun, i broke out the camera to document my little man. his personality as of late is that he is HAPPY (really happy… almost all the time!), he loves to talk to pretty ladies, he is in heaven singing/yelling songs into his make believe microphone, he has fantastic groovy dance moves, he can never resist a cookie and he is quite a sweet little cuddle bug. 
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i had to end these photos with these of brandon trying to grab my camera with all his might. when i picked up my camera this morning for a shoot, my canon strap was still very damp. love that boy. :)
13 comments
Kristen Hardy - Joy, your children are so incredibly blessed to have you as a mommy. What beautiful moments you have captured and are able to hand them when they are older. Thanks for always sharing your art.
Carol Shrader - Found your blog this weekend and have enjoyed seeing your amazing work and your adorable kids! We especially loved the UP-themed engagement shoot! Wonderful! I play with my camera — love taking pictures of my children — but I have a son in a wheelchair and am just wondering if you have creative ideas for how to shoot family shots.
Piper - Absolutely gorgeous! You really have such an amazing gift! I especially love the ones of them hugging
Victoria / Justice Pirate - Love these!!
MIchelle - You are so utterly fabulous!
Leeanne - wow so adorable! your kids are the cutest!!
molly - oh what lucky kids to have a mommy that lets them get messy in the mud. these are adorable. and you have the best yard.
Tracy Wallace - yay for mud pies and messes.
Sarah - I have a new obsession…it’s your photography! You are a true artist and I am in need of some tips. I am about to get a camera and start some photography. I would love to know what kind of camera you use, as well as the editing software. If there are any GREAT tips you can give me…I wouldn’t mind those either!
Thanks in advance!!!
Rachel Clarke - These are absolutely precious!! And I MUSTTTT have that Mr Happy shirt. Please tell me where you got that! lol
Anneliese - Such a beautiful collection of photos! Your family is so lucky to have you documenting their lives! I love your color…and composition…and styling.. Remarkably talented. Came across your young love picnic photos via The City Cradle design blog, which picked it up from GreenWeddingShoes–so happy I found you!
Angela Waterberg - Too cute!! I’m pretty sure I had that same Mr. Happy shirt when I was younger <3
Marie Murray - I’ll never get over how talented you are. I’ve never seen anything like it. We are so blessed to have you in our “family”.