A week or so ago, the warm humidity caused Evey's hair to go a little curlier than usual. I've been thinking these curls probably aren't going to last, so I wanted to make sure I got some cute pics of my little Shirley Temple while I still could.
Pouty face and all...
And I also like this one...cute little pudgy hands. She just LOVES petting Cash...
Today I had a little mini-session with Mia. It had been some time since our last session, and she is so much bigger now! We had a lovely warm day...with A LOT of wind. We are lucky we didn't get blown away. :-)
Some of my favorite images from our time together...
It just doesn't get much cuter than this...
Oh wait. Maybe it does...
We tried to avoid the wind as much as possible, but it wasn't easy. And in the end, I really like some of the windy shots. There is definitely an interesting element of motion. Such as...
Beautiful...
A couple more windy shots that I enjoy...
Tough little chicka...
Mia brought with her a cute little umbrella. She was so anxious to play with it, and when we finally got it out, she was over it in less than a minute I think. haha But we still snagged a couple of cute shots with her pretty red umbrella.
I love this little sideways glance...
We added Mia's mom, Becca, for a few shots too. I'm a sucker for mother-daughter shots, what can I say? :-)
And finally, this past week the kids and I met my friend Christie and her little girl Niki for a fun lunch and romp around the zoo. Africa is closed at the moment so we keep seeing the same animals over and over again. So I'll try not to be too redundant and post more kid pics this time. :-)
Niki was anxious to show off her new lunch box right there by the entrance at the river otters...
So we grabbed a table and ate before heading off to see the sea lions.
Niki was sporting some adorable braids...
I can't wait until Evey is old enough for pony tails and braids. Although, she will have to become far more tolerant. I can't even keep a barette or bow in the child's hair. In fact, here you can see that I was definitely losing the bow battle at this point...
Evey refused the stroller most of the time. She was a girl on a mission. Unfortunately that mission involved taking off in random directions at all times...
Niki & Maddox were awfully cute waiting for the carousel with their moolah...
The last carousel ride, Evey wanted off almost immediately. So we tried a bench this time. She did a little better but still wasn't 100% sure about the ride.
Feeding the deer. Again.
Apparently our persistence with the zoo this month paid off because Evey was willing to feed the deer for the first time! Though she was sure to stretch that arm as far as she could to keep an adequate distance.
Deer tongue.
Resting in the snake...
Meerkat in a window...again.
Evey took a lemonade break while Maddox and Niki explored the tree.
Favorite shot of the day...that is Niki's silhouette.
The playground...again. This one reminds me of Munch's painting The Scream.
Looks like Christie enjoyed the mirrors as well. :-)
Niki & Maddox were more interested in all of these little round painted windows than they were in the animals while we were in Asia...
Little explorers...
He can't NOT make a face when he sees a camera pointed at him.
However, Maddox was not to be outdone by Niki's freakishly long tongue! haha
Can't wait to see this from Christie's perspective...
Add to the growing list of items I can't resist photographing...tattoos.
Evey's cracker disaster. This was moments before passing out in the stroller as we headed for the exit.