Winter Day Photo Shoot with a Beautiful Girl!

Despite the 44 degree weather we had on this shoot, this girl was a trooper!  It is so much fun photographing people who love to be photographed!  Another natural in front of my camera.  She was so much fun and just so beautiful, I can't wait to do her senior pictures!

 And she looks like Taylor Swift!

Happy Halloween! | Redlands Photographer

Candy candy and more candy!  The sights and smell of the colorful packaged chocolates is what I love about Halloween.  Oh...and of course the pumpkins, and the costumes, the trick or treating and the Carnivals!  It's my favorite time of year because the weather is changing and Christmas is right around the corner.  Only 55 days until Christmas to be exact!  This year the kids wanted to try something different.  For some reason they didn't want to stay in our neighborhood so we took them to one of the busiest parts of Redlands.  They found out that when you go to the busy areas, you mostly get suckers and hard candies.  Dylan was bummed out that he wasn't getting chocolate.  So, after about an hour of crowded streets and suckers, we came back to the comforts of our own neighborhood.  The first house they went to, they came running down the long walkway with smiles.  Chocolate!  And 2 pieces each!  The next house...KING size candy bars!!  In all fairness, it was people we knew and they had "special" candy bars for kids they knew.  :)  Pretty much every house thereafter was all chocolate!  Needless to say, we will be staying in our own area next year.  :)

With every year that rolls by, of course the kids are getting older and the costumes are getting older, too.  Dyl, who I don't really have pictures of because he was eating dinner (for the second time) right up until the very last minute.  We finally left the house at 6:30!  Brookie, on the other hand, we spent about 30 -40 minutes getting her ready.  Then I took her outside for pictures.  She just looks so grown up to me.  I can't believe she is almost 9!  She still enjoys getting her picture taken, and hopefully always will!

This year she wanted to paint her pumpkin!  I loved the idea!  I think we've stumbled upon a new tradition!

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