Spring... In Pictures

You know it's spring when a certain number of things happen all at once to let you know that winter is finally coming to a close. 2 weeks ago, we had 2 FEET of snow...you could look out on the deck and not see the bottom layer of the lighted Christmas trees - heck, you almost couldn't see the second layer! And then one day...we saw the SUN. We asked, "what in God's name is that?!" It had been so long since we had seen it last. And then it happened again...and again! A week straight, and that snow was melting fast...

I walked outside one morning to let Cody out...and I heard birds. Whoa. And a lot of them - almost like our yard had been transformed into an aviary - so many different tweets and chirps and caws all fighting to be the loudest. I looked around in amazement and realized...spring was suddenly...here.

So, I did what any sane budding (get it?) photographer would do - I ran in to get my camera to document the sudden change in our climate... of course! Here's my morning out, before the kiddos woke up that day.

Here are all those important signs that spring is indeed here.... kind of like a visual documentation diary thingy.

The firewood pile is almost gone... :(


The windows are ready to be cleaned...


The yard debris has revealed itself from under the massive piles of snow...


The sky has been THIS blue for about a straight week now...impossible...


The buds are just peeking out....


This new sun and still barren tree combination make for really cool shadows on the soggy ground....


The MOSS is sprouting....!!!... yes, I have an obsession for moss (and also ferns fyi, in case you see the fiddle heads on here soon)...but I had no idea it sprouted this time of year and looked so. freaking. cool.



Just Awesome.


And then I saw this little patch of one of spring's loudest heralders...the snowdrops. These guys are usually peeking through the snow...but here they are, revealed in all their glory for all to see...and photograph.

I saw this patch above, but it was so visually cluttered with leaves and pine needles and such that I knew I had to crawl under this dangerous, prickly forsythia bush to lay down for a closer look on their level, to isolate them better.... I just had to. Ok, so maybe not dangerous, but certainly uncomfortable! lol


And I saw them in a whole different light from this angle....












And then, one of my favorites from the morning...the variegated grass seed heads, a leftover from last fall, highlighted in the sun - the difference in the two photos is interesting to note - how different a picture can be, just by moving your camera the tiniest bit...


Welcome Spring! I hope you decide to stay for a while and not let winter back in anymore - you are so beautiful. :) Happy Spring everyone! Hope you get a chance to see the little things today.

Aunt Erin

You've seen her on here before! She is now a two-timer on Fetching, since she is one of the triplets' faaaavorite aunts. Aunt Erin is one of the people I am most thankful for in my life, and the kids just adore her.

And I think Alex just adores her even more than the boys do...which is a LOT. :)

So, back in the fall - during our mega-shoot - Erin asked if I would take pictures of her with the kids. I did, and it was actually sunny in the morning! Ha! The rest of the day turned out to be poo. But, I think I took about 85 pictures...do you think I could get ONE where the kids are all looking and smiling at me? Umm...ok, one. But we ended up with a few more cute ones - and this is the first time Erin is seeing them too! Sorry, Erin... :)

I do hope you know how much we love you...and couldn't do without you. :)

The one pic we did get! Erin's poor abs! :)

The funny outtake, all three doing their own thing, Erin trying to make it work!


A sweet eskimo kiss, adorable.

Alex in the leaves, with snot coming out of her nose...typical fall day.

And my absolute favorite...the triple hug.

Love you, Erin!!!

♥

Coming next - spring is here...some maternity pics and still some fall/winter favorites. Stay tuned! Oh, and I can't forget to tell you about all the commercial goodness. Have a happy day!

Hunter Scarecrow-Last But Not Least

Last post of the so-cute-he's-almost-edible Scarecrow Hunter! More with his cute hat on, then I have to go feed the kids more breakfast - they are SO crabby today! Food fixes everything (let's hope...) :) There are a few duplicates here in different finishes - see if you can spot them! Too cute to pick, so they both go up... :)

A few different posts for a while (like, whoa, my pics in a COMMERCIAL!! Woot! Woot!... and some miscellaneous personal shots), then I will get back to a few cute shots of the whole family together. Enjoy your day everyone!

Hunter Scarecrow - Part 2

Hat On! Well, there is one I forgot to add in yesterday...but too cute not to include, even if it doesn't categorically fit... :)

This costume was just too adorable, and combined with those killer blue eyes and sweet dimples... I must have taken 400 just of him as a scarecrow. Again, can you blame me? So, while it may seem that I am including every.single.shot of him, rest assured that these segments were very well edited - probably what took me the longest was deciding which ones to blog about! One more post after this one, and then we are on to the whole family, cute separate, but much cuter together. :) Enjoy this little scary scarecrow!













I loved the little details on his costume, especially by his little feet!










Again, more scarecrow-dimple-blue-eyed goodness tomorrow!

Scarecrow Hunter - Part 1

Wow. It's just amazing how fast a month goes by around here! Things are just as crazy as ever - I am still trying to sort through all the old stuff - which the oldest is now officially a year ago tomorrow. Ugh!! With only a few minutes a day to edit, sort, etc... it's taking really long - and then I have added a few shoots into the mix as well. My sis-in-law's head shots, a few birthday parties, a few personal... it adds up. :) It's why I always say I am not going to take on any more until I am officially done with the backlog...but then I always do. I love to shoot, what can I say?! Someday I'll be done.... someday. :)

Here's the first part of Hunter the Scarecrow - first up, hat off - saving the best of the little cutie till tomorrow!











And then a teaser of him and his adorable hat...



More tomorrow....