Bryson, finally...

Starting in July, I began taking my kids out one at a time to take some pictures of them. I did Eryn first, then had a couple of crazy weeks before I could take Kaitlyn. After Kaitlyn's we had some more crazy weeks before I could take Hayden (and we took his when the other kids were in school) then MORE craziness - soccer, school, and my first wedding, for which I did engagements, bridals, and the wedding pictures all within a month. Like I said... CrAzY! Finally, it was Bryson's turn. He is my best model. He is my little photography buddy and budding photographer. He is the one who takes my dad's old Film SLR and says "okay, mom... stand here like this. Oh wait, let's find some better lighting... there! Perfect!" and pretend-snaps all kinds of fun pictures of me. He is the one who ALWAYS volunteers when I say "could one of you come outside and sit for me while I figure this new flash thing out?" when everyone else huffs, puffs, and quickly walks away... He's the one that says "Hey, mom... can you take a picture of me?" He is so great! So when I told him that I found a place that I wanted to try out for pictures, he was actually excited! He is funny. He loves to come up with his own poses, and "spots" to pose. Hayden came along, too, but of course was much more interested in picking up sticks and old pieces of cement. Anyway, here are Bryson's 6-yr-old (6 months late) fall portraits... finally! When I look at these, I can't believe how big my little buddy is getting. 1st graders are just so grown up! (And don't mind the good 'ol watermark... I already had them sized and stamped to put on my photography blog, so I just used the same ones. :) )

And, of course I have to post a few of Bryson's own, original poses. When your kid is saying "here, take a picture of me doing this..." how can you say no?