Well, I’ve done it.  I’ve blurred the line between photographer and mommy.  I had the location, the dress, the props, and the model.  Only the model wasn’t feeling too hot.  Actually, she was feeling too hot, as in sick with a fever.  But, since she was my daughter, and she convinced me (7 yr olds can be quite convincing, you know) that she felt FINE.  Until the camera came out…then it was 13 minutes of pure torture.  The sky was too bright, the bike was too big, and the sidewalk had bugs all over it.  The nerve.   I didn’t get the dream shots I envisioned…but that’s what I get for letting  my sick (she was SO not herself) kid tell me everything would be fine.

Lesson learned.  I’m a bit bummed that I probably won’t be able to reshoot these…seeing as I took them up north, and my husband had to take apart the bicycle so the whole family could fit in the van!  Nice.

*special thanks to the guys who own this building (it’s an antique store/bicycle rental shop/ice cream parlor in Hackensack, MN.  When we showed up, the ‘bicycle rental’ sign was missing   I ran into the store and asked what happened…he said he’d put it back up no problem!  Within minutes, I had my sign-thanks guys!!

Let’s begin with the FIRST AND ONLY SMILE OF THE DAY!!!

Do you see the pain and suffering on that little face?? 

creepy little smirk…

This is the shot with the bugs on the sidewalk…it was pretty much over by that point

Well, it’s official, I’ve lost my mind.  2 months ago I bought my hubby a father’s day gift (which is shocking, because I’m the type of gal who buys christmas presents on the 23rd)…so this weekend rolls around, and I remember that I better get that present wrapped.  Just as soon as I find where I hid it.  Yup, just as soooon as I locate it, I will definitely put a ribbon around it.  It’s now Tuesday afternoon…and still nothing.  I even had my husband help me look for his own dang gift.  Now I’m doubting that I ever actually bought anything…maybe I just thought I did?

Well, speaking of lost ‘treasure’…(how about that for a segue?) I was finishing up this little cutie’s gallery, and I came across this picture…turned it into black and white-eek, I love it!

Last week I met this lovely little family…and get this, they’re my neighbors!!  Okay, I use that term loosely…but they’re only about 2 or 3 miles from my house-definitely the closest customers I’ve ever had!  A large majority of my clients come from the twin cities area, so it was really cool to meet some yocal locals!  Hey-I don’t even have to ship this order

Check out the stud in the orange plaid tie (thank goodness for www.etsy.com for such cuteness!).

I love the little ‘rain’ outfit that mom brought for her-she was totally ‘working’ the boot/umbrella combo!

Then we went outside…it happened to be about 90 degrees that afternoon…and I’m pretty sure the kiddo’s had run out of smiles about 5 minutes before we headed out!

Dad goes, “so on a scale of 1 to 10…how bad are we doing at this picture thing?”!!  Well, you’ve got a baby and a 2 yr old…it doesn’t get much better than this!