Thursday, June 3, 2010

Katie & Colton

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I got to see my little buddy Colton and his mommy, Katie last month for a fun shoot in Everett. Katie and Colton were among my very first clients when I started my business almost five years ago. Little Colton was just 2 months old when we first met and this was our eighth photo shoot together! We had a grand time exploring Forest Park which  just happened to be hosting a children’s festival that day!  Four-and-a-half year old Colton has turned into quite the character in the time since we first met… complete with mad scootering/light sabering/bug squishing skills : )

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Like most four year olds, Colton knows all about Star Wars and that sticks make superb light sabers!

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Stuck in a hole… Mommy to the rescue!

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Counting pine cones

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Pretty Mommy!

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Colton is not fond of bugs.

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Loads of Mommy Love!

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Race to the top

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Still not fond of bugs : )

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Can I honk the horn? Please???

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Weeeeeeee!

My most favorite thing about my work is that I get to see how much “my kids” grow and change over the years. I thought it would be fun to share some photos from previous shoots with Katie & Colton…. until I pulled up the files from the archives, that is! I forgot how painful it is to see my earliest work. It made me very, VERY thankful that Katie has stuck with me while I grew and changed too : )

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Two months

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Ten Months

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Eighteen Months

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Three Years

To Katie & Colton… thank you, thank you, thank you for your endless support of my work. It has been an absolute joy to document your relationship from its beginning and I am so happy to know the two of you have rolled through your family changes with strength and grace. I love you both!

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