Carson is one!!!

Carson turned one a few weeks ago and what a birthday he had!  Family came from far and wide to celebrate the big occassion.  And boy, this little birthday boy didn't disappoint in the cute department.  He smiled and showed off his personality with all the different ideas his mom and I had for a fun photo shoot.  The take-away from this event was a very sweet comment made by Carson's dad, Derek about his wife, Melissa.  Derek is always so very willing to do whatever it takes to get the photo shoot his wife was dreaming of.  And with the effort of all the family there for the big shoot I think we got some really cute ones!   To see the rest of the photo shoot, take a look at their slideshow:  https://vimeo.com/78724161

 

The Methot Family

I spent such a lovely morning with this adorable family at Freedom Park.  Freedom Park offers such a fun variety of spots to shoot in.  I really loved hanging out with this little one that is just learning to talk.  She sees a world where the prickle balls on the trees represent little toy balls to play with on the ground and the geese in the pond thrill her.  Little ones are just so precious!  To see the rest of their family's time at the park check out the vimeo clip:  https://vimeo.com/77168141

Methot Family . . .Sneak Peek

I spent a perfectly lovely day exploring Freedom Park last week with this super sweet family.  Here's a few sneak peek pictures from our session.  More to follow soon...

A giggly girlie

This oh-so-sweet toddler gave me the cutest smiles today.  It doesn't take much to get this little wonder to grin and show off her charms.  Enjoy this adorable beauty!

Oh what a tangled web...

My husband and I set off this morning in search of spider webs.  Here are a few of the cool ones that show the handy-work of the amazing arachnids in our neighborhood...

 

 

On this last one I added a bit of fun color for a Halloween feel : )

Russell....Six months old

Russell is growing like crazy.  Here are some super cute shots from his six month shoot.  The rumor was that Russell could put himself into a sitting position and had done it only once before.  Amazingly, while we were doing the shoot this little cutie performed on command.  He not only put himself into a full sitting position, but was able to sit for quite a while before he toppled over.  This very persistent little smiley guy is super strong and sure knows how to turn on the charm when my camera comes out.  Love it!
To see the rest of the shoot from this little sweetie, please check out his slideshow at:  www.vimeo.com/lisaodonnell

This next picture shows Russell's quizzical look : )

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar visited my yard today...

“On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon...

That night he had a stomach ache.” 
--Eric Carle, The Very Huntry Caterpillar