Boys, Babies, and True Love

Wow, what a week! Last weekend I was privileged to take two different sets of pictures -- one session of two adorable boys, and another of a wonderful couple who might honestly be the most sincerely affectionate people I have ever met! And, by the way, the doggies, Mia and Maggie (hope I got the spelling right) are their babies and are well loved babies at that!!

But first -- my two young friends -- rock boy and stick boy. Called that because they constantly had a stick or rock in hand and the same boy always had the same thing!! They gave me and their mom a run for our money, but we got some great shots like this one....

and this one...




Then, for Suzie and Mel. These two were introduced by a mutual friend and have been nearly inseparable ever since. They absolutely radiate happiness!


After the whirlwind sessions on Sunday, I was off to Canada Monday morning! It was a short business trip, and my first overnight since 2006 -- and yet my daughter chose this time to come down with H1N1. I found out that she was running a fever just before boarding the plane, and had to wait almost 5 hours until we landed in Canada for the test results. To be honest my first inclination was to rent a car and drive home. However, we were scheduled to leave at 1:00 Tuesday afternoon, and the idea of driving my rental car 20 hours straight through to beat my colleagues home wasn't too appealing. So, after talking with the doctor's office about their thoughts on her prognosis -- which was good as she appeared to have a mild case that we caught early, I continued with the business that had taken me to Canada, called home often, and worried a LOT!

When I arrived home Tuesday night, my husband had also fallen ill -- to the "regular" flu, and Erin was nearly recovered. Regardless, all of this has put me behind schedule so I had to beg the indulgence of rock boy and stick boy's mother today, as well as Suzie of the Suzie and Mel show. They were both very kind ;-)

For a final sneak peak -- one great family with this adorable little girl! Claire will likely be giving her mom and dad fits before long. She has a spunky gleam in her eye.... She is a daddy's girl and clearly has dad wrapped around her little finger. And, can you believe, her talented mom made that headband? Look for a lot more of these guys as I couldn't stop snapping and the lighting was awesome that day. I absolutely love fall!


I am loving fall so much! Such beautiful color...takes my breath away and makes me dread when this colorful show is over and winter is really here! Happy Halloween all!