Could this little sweetheart’s grin be any cuter? I was so happy to get big grins from her this time

And…the eyes on older sis are just to die for. She was a great little model for me, posing and doing anything I needed.

I loved this image of the four of them together. Not the typical everyone smiling and looking. Mom and dad smiling and talking, big sis posing and looking on while little sis is content to be in moms arms.

And the evening wouldn’t be complete without a good old leaf fight

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He and his dog are such good buddies, it’s fun to see them cuddle and to see how very patient Toby is with his best human buddy.

Look at the lashes…big beautiful eyes and lashes the girls would die for!

After our session was complete we headed to the table in the backyard so C could enjoy a snack…couldn’t resist getting a couple more shots. Thanks for another great session, C! Can’t wait to see you again!

I did have some icing…but no cookies. Saving myself for the boatloads of candy these three are going to bring in this weekend…

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Have a great Wednesday everyone…it’s short day here in Utah for the kids as it’s UEA weekend, which means no school til next Tuesday!

For today there is another What to Wear Wednesday for carrieowensphotography…This week’s example comes from the help of a photographer friend of mine Kelsey Anderson, who has created some great combinations to get your mind going in selecting your outfits for your session.

Although the EMP was built after I spent so much time at the Seattle Center as a kid (it was there when I was older, but I never have visited), it’s still pretty awesome to look at. Maybe someday I’ll get to go inside

We walked through the Center and saw some old sights and then headed towards the fountain. The kids all had a great time and got very wet, but there were lots of smiles to go around!

After we got the kids to dry off, we let them go on a few rides and of course Mr Smily just loved them…

I love this image of Claire…this is the park that I used to go to with my friend so often as a little girl as well as my dad on our Wednesday and Saturday visits…I promise those stone animals were much bigger when I was little…

After the park, we headed over for some lunch at a restaurant we’d all been to before although it was under a new name…and then a quick swimsuit change and a trip down to the beach. So fun to have our kids swim and play at the very same beach we played together as kids.

And no trip to Madison Park is complete without a trip to the Bakery…I didn’t get a maple bar, which is what I remember getting when we were little, but it was so cool to sit there with my best friend, her kids, my kids and both our moms as if we all just lived up the street again. Getting old and growing up is tough…keeping in touch with old friends is hard, and I miss her all the time. Finland is a long way from Utah…and Utah is a long way from Finland. But it’s amazing to see how we just slip back into close friends the second we see each other…

I have lots of photos to catch up with and wanted to share a few from our stay at my mom’s house in Tacoma…it was fun visiting home, but it just reaffirms that home is really Utah now, which is a great thing.