charlotte -- baby model

It was a good mail day.  

This newborn session was super awesome - and free.  I couldn't believe it.  She normally charges $600 for a newborn session, but she was teaching two other photographers how to do newborn shoots so she just puts a call out on facebook for babies a week old or newer.  And she picked us!  Obviously because I have a beautiful baby.  ;) 

It took about four hours - the photographer would spend 20 minutes just getting her into the perfect pose.  It was intense.  And HOT -- she had the room at 90 degrees with a space heater.  Charlotte loved it though - she slept almost the entire time.  

So in love with these pictures. 

sister pictures

I wanted a few picutres of my girls together, so on Charlotte's three week birthday my neighbor (and photographer) took a few.  I had planned for the baby to be super sleepy - I kept her up, fed her right before...but she had other ideas.  And actually - they turned out super cute.  

Elise was happy to pose for a couple test shots.  

 We mostly got awkward fake smiles out of Elise.  

And Charlotte - well, this is as wide awake as she gets.  

Oh my heart.  Look at those sweet girls!

She was not too sure about this. 
 I was two feet away and making sure Charlotte wasn't dropped on her head.  

Hello fake four year old smile.  Oy.  

I think I got the perfect one though.  

Charlotte was lucky enough to be picked for a free (!!!) newborn session from a local photographer who was teaching newborn photography when she was a week old -- but I'm still waiting on those pictures.  And I don't want to be too pushy because, well, they're free.  So we're still waiting.  Hopefully we get them soon!  I can't wait to see them all.  

boulder ridge

Yesterday after we picked up Elise from preschool we headed to Boulder Ridge Zoo!  It's this cutest little zoo with a bunch of awesome african animals.  And they're all close together so you don't have to walk ten miles to see them all. 

Lauren met us there and brought us lunch. 

Elise wasn't too sure about all these birds landing on her.  

So Lauren took one for the team. 

Bunnies!

You can feed almost all the animals here.  They have a stand where you can buy bird seed, carrots, alligator biscuits (yep), and crackers.  

Baby bunny!

Charlotte came too.   Except she mostly slept in the stroller and I didn't take a picture.  Poor second child.  

it's that time again...

It's FALL.  It's beautiful here this week. 

On Saturday G&G Goote took Elise to Post Family Farms.

It will definitely not be the last visit this fall.  

While they were at the farm, Nick stayed with Charlotte and I went to visit baby Brian.   They were changing his bedding right when I got there - Lauren is holding him and the nurse is switching out the blanket.  He's so little! 

Nothing better than freshly bathed girlies. 

This one was having a hard time staying awake.  

She looks so comfy...

big hands - little hands

My girls.  Elise set up this chair with pillows and asked to hold her baby sister.  

Of course, sweetheart.  

Tiny Charlotte makes Elise look so big.  

I think it's true what they say about pictures of the second child - I have hardly gotten my camera out.  Good thing my phone takes pretty good ones.  A few from instagram this past week.  

At Charlotte's two week check-up she weighed in at a hefty 7lbs, 5oz.  

Oh my sweetness.