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hannah.

...this is hannah, she'll be starting 1st grade.

she's my cousin alison's daughter (so i guess that makes hannah my second cousin?)

anyways...she came up to stay with us a few weeks ago, we went swimming, made some *lovelies*, made pizza & french fries for dinner, cupcakes for dessert, and had some waffles the next morning...yup that's right, we hosted  a sleepover (alison warned us there might be a few tears, but NONE were shed!).  she brought two teddy bears and a whole "disney princess" suitcase full of stuff...cute, huh?

we love hannah, and we're glad she loves hanging out with us.

i grabbed my 35mm for a few fun images.

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l.

 

funny fake mustaches & stuck out tongues.

i'm generally not a huge fan of april fools day (i'm really gullible and believe most everything, so i always feel silly when i've been "fooled")...however, i am a big fan of these girls and their family (4 sisters, laughing and being silly, really, what's NOT to love about them?!)

so in honor of april 1st being today...here are four images, that i hope, will make you smile.

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l.

 

 

 

zander.

this is zander.

zander is scott & carie's son.

zander is one of the cutest kids around.

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l.

another fun fact about mr. zander...he the BLUEST eyes.

 

cute just went to a whole new level.

and the cheeks on this kid...i think he's storing up food for winter.

 

 

proud parents in the background : )

 

 

see...blue eyes again.

 

might be my favorite from the session...nothing cuter than a dad and his son.

dinosaurs in the backyard.

i would like to preface this post by saying that in our opinion, no amount of weddings, engagement sessions, family sessions OR even kids sessions can totally prepare you for the the chaos that is...a three year olds birthday party...seriously!!  last weekend parker turned 3 and his super cool mom and dad invited us to document the BIG day...and this wasn't just any old 3rd birthday party, oh no, it was complete with a 12 foot tall dinosaur, an exploding volcano cake, a water balloon fight, a silly-string fight and an egg fight, and all the yummy food you could think of!!  it was GREAT to see kids running around, being silly, and having a blast...it was a good break from the "norm" for us...happy birthday parker!!

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l. & r.

and here he is...the birthday boy!!

 

how CUTE is he?!?!  grass on his face, soaking wet, right on the brink of tears...but doesn't it just make you smile?!?!  : )

see...i TOLD you there were dinosaurs in the backyard!!  HA!!

 

next, it was time for the SILLY STRING!!

they were all laughing SO hard, and when the cans were empty, all of them were completely covered from head to toe!!

 

then after the silly string, they did an egg race...yes, that's right an EGG RACE, it was hilarious!!

such a stud already, surrounded by two girls...he's THREE!!!

ready, set, GO!

please note that mr. parker has the spoon in one hand and the egg in the other...he's the birthday boy, and he played by his own rules. : )

these next two images are TOO funny...this little boy was so tiny and cute!!

 

 

isn't that how we all eat our cake though, i mean really?!?!

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this cutie made this face with NO prompting from us...what a little HAM!!

this one makes it look like we were at jurassic park.

personalities from 2007.

...in 2007 we had the chance to photograph some of the cutest, funniest, most adorable kids...we love running around chasing them through the playground, listening to them tell "knock-knock" jokes, being silly, and showing us their smiles with all of their missing teeth...we really do have the BEST jobs!!  we want to give a big giant "thank you!!" to all of their parents for allowing us into their lives and letting us do what we do!!  we hope that 2008 brings us the opportunity to photograph even MORE fun kids!!

we'll start up again in the early springtime with personality sessions, and anyone who is interested can drop an email to me at: lauren@openFieldphotography.com ALSO, i've had a few requests from moms in the philadelphia area who are wanting us to come out that way and do some sessions...we're TOTALLY up for that, anyone who is out that way and wants to set something up, let me know!!  we'll also more than likely set-up some time in the northern virginia area, we've had such a great time out there both this past summer & fall, we're thinking sometime in june, maybe the 1st week, i'll keep everyone updated as it gets a little closer!!  BUT, if anyone else is interested in having us come to where YOU live, just let me know...if we get enough people interested, we'll travel anywhere!! 

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l. & r.

so...without further ado here are some our littlest subjects with the biggest personalities from 2007.

 

 

 

 

felicity.

meet felicity...

...little miss felicity was another one of our virginia sessions from two weeks ago...from the moment her mom opened the front door and felicity walked out, wearing her little hooded sweater, skinny jeans (they make little skinny jeans for kids, how CUTE!) and her little ballet flats i knew this was going to be SO much fun!!  felicity is so full of life, she loves animals and has such a great little belly laugh!!  we had the best time chasing her around and meeting all of her animal friends...a BIG thank you to her mom, beth...thanks so much for inviting us to capture felicity's vibrant personality!!

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l.

she calls all of the horses, "nay"...her mom said she calls all of the animals by the sound they make, except for puppies, she calls those "buppies"...SO CUTE!

felicity and her new "buppy" gunther...

gunther wanted her to play with him : )

this one makes me smile : )

getting some grass & leaves out of her shoes...

are you kidding me with the level of cuteness?!?!?

nap time.

penelope francoise.

meet penelope francoise...she is the beautiful new baby girl of our friends, natalie & john...when we first met her she was only a tiny 12 days old : ) now, i say tiny but when she was born she was 9lbs.3oz. so she's by no means tiny...she is this little person, who even at the earliest stages of her life has her own little personality...one of the best things about her is she has this GREAT dark brown hair, which, all on it's own stands STRAIGHT UP on end!!!  she slept most of the time we were there, but she opened her eyes a few times...here are a few of our favorite images from the day...

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l. & r.

all wrapped up like a little baby burrito.

i LOVE this image of penelope & john.

she must've been dreaming about something good : )

love her little hands all folded up.

when i was little i thought that when a baby grabbed onto your finger like that it meant they loved you...to this day i still believe that to be true.

little baby lips and a perfect little baby nose : )

dylan & emma.

after my awesome morning session with miss emma, i had the chance to come back over their house and photograph emma & her big brother dylan...both kids were SO much fun to photograph!!  dylan has these great long eye lashes, the biggest most genuine smile i've ever seen, and he's SUCH a good big brother!!  dylan is also an EXCELLENT swimmer & diver and he was ALL about showing me some of his BIGGEST & BEST canon balls!!!  and then there is emma!!  emma had been given her white monogrammed dress as a gift from a family member, and her mom thought this was the perfect time for her to show it off...i thought she was as CUTE as she could be in it!!!  i could've chased these kids around with a camera ALL NIGHT, they're great!!!  another BIG thanks to their awesome mom whitney, you have such FUN kids!!!

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l.

there's those long eyelashes i was talking about : )

doesn't she look like a little bride?! when she sat down in the grass, her little dress just "poofed" right out!

such a good big brother

emma and her very own monogram.

they have this great koi fish pond in the backyard...there were TONS of them swimming around, i LUV the look on emma's face when dylan started to move the lilly pads around to see the fish! : )

the BLUEST eyes.

they have an AWESOME backyard, complete with a built-in pool, diving board & a HUGE blow up slide!!

this one makes me smile : )

trust me, the splash he made was HUGE!!

i think this is one of my most FAVORITE images of the whole summer!!!

miss emma rose.

meet my new little muse; miss emma rose.

while in virginia i had the chance to photograph one of the CUTEST kids i have ever met!! and not only is she cute, she was so much fun to photograph!!  i met up with her in the morning and her mom whitney picked out the cutest little two piece bathing suit i have ever seen!! in fact, i had such a great time, that later that day i went back over to their house and did some more fun images of emma and her big brother dylan...stay tuned for those images tomorrow!!  a BIG thank you to whitney for letting me come over and photograph her beautiful little girl, i can't wait to see you guys in the fall!!

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l.

here are a few of my TOP fav images from the morning session : )

TOO cute.

long eyelashes get me every time!

did i not say she was the CUTEST thing ever?!?!  i saw her doing this and i couldn't resist!!

brady.

...well, after we got rained out on monday, i met up with brady & his SUPER fun mom tiffany at the park wednesday morning to get some personality images!!  i must say, i had such a GREAT time with the two of them!!  little brady and his contagious smile & laughter...he had me chasing after him for over an hour!!!  and his mom tiffany, she's one of those people who you instantly want to be around, she's fun & really easy-going, and she's SUCH a great mom!! ( and i know good moms when i see them, my happens to be the BEST around!)  i knew it was going to be a fun session from the first 5 frames, i had my sunglasses on my head, holding my hair back and brady grabbed for them right away...the shot below is what i saw thru the lens : )  thanks again tiffany, you're gonna be in trouble when he gets older, he's gonna be such the little "ladies man"!!! 

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l.

starting things off "johnny knoxville" style : )

ok, is it just me, or is the fact that they make little cargo shorts AND little belts not the CUTEST THING ever?!?!

and this kid has STYLE! look at his tiny little new balance shoes.

FAV shot of the day  : )

chubby little brady cheeks.

the BEST smile.

i LUV how he's holding her hand...