Earlier this week I had the pleasure of photographing the Lackey Family. It’s been three years since I first met Mike and Kim, when I photographed their wedding on New Year’s Eve. Makaela, Kim’s daughter was the flower girl and although a tad camera shy, she was adorable in her dress and was so sweet…Mike, Kim and Makaela became a family that evening and I was honored to be asked to capture some memories for them that day. At the park this week I met two new family members – Kaden, their nine month old son and Ziggy, Makaela’s new dog…they have grown into a very sweet family and it was wonderful to see them again.
After some fairly wet weather around here lately, we were a bit nervous about what the day we’d scheduled would bring. Much to our delight, we had a beautiful afternoon, a tad cool, but dry and even some sunshine…a perfect fall day! I must say that trying to get the attention of two dogs and a baby is certainly a challenge, but I’m always up for a good challenge and am happy if I can get at least one of them to look my way!! LOL Kaden was so much fun, a happy baby who adores his big sister, who can really get him smiling and laughing! Thank you, Makaela, for being a super assistant! And, she was also scouting locations for photos…and was not at all camera shy this time…you’ve got it, Makaela!! We got some great shots that day and I hope that Kim and Mike will enjoy these photos and that it will hold them over until the gallery is ready! Thank you for again, choosing me to photograph your family…I had a great time with all of you!
Saturday morning it was a tad cool and slight sprinkling, but not enough to hold up another session! This morning I was meeting the Joyce family…Jeremy, Jennifer and Joshua! They arrived at our planned location, ready to go and although Joshua, three, wasn’t sure he was going to like this and seemed to think he didn’t want to smile, I managed to get some pretty cute smiles from him! Of course, being “three” means you do what you want when you want…which is challenging for me, but as I’ve said before, I always love challenges! My husband is GREAT at entertaining the kids and today he didn’t let me downn(he never does). And although by the end of the session we were all a bit cold…it was great fun and I thoroughly enjoyed the family and hope they will like the shots I got!
