And now, before this next batch of pics, that possibly filled my heart with joy and made me wish for a better camera and mad skills to use it, a little anecdote. Long, long (long long long long long long) ago when I was a teenager, full of winsome vigor and zest for life, I was out shopping with my mom and aunt in Michigan. I don't remember what store we were in, but I came across this line of kid's clothes called "Rachel's Kids." It was even spelled right, with no "a" added. So I thought, in all my youthful, winsome, vigor, how sweet would it be to buy something and save it for the day that I might have my own small fry that could wear it? Then her tag would say "Rachel's Kids" and it would be true, except there would only be one and not 2. But I digress. So, reaching back into the farthest recesses of my memory, I recall picking out something I thought was cute, bought it, bagged it, and stashed it away in my hope chest. I'm sure you can tell where this is going, so without further ado - today's photo shoot.
We went back to the aforementioned park. Wait, latter mentioned park. It's be gorgeous here for over a week - very warm and sunny every day with beautiful fall leaves. Natural light is SO wonderful! Way better than trying to take pics inside where they're either too dark, or glowing white from the flash. And you don't have to use red eye reduction and all that. And being outside with more distractions was nice because she didn't just pound on her chest the whole time meaning she wants the camera.
Her hat stood up in funny ways and looked like misplaced rabbit ears or something. but hey, you'd be a little bent out of shape too if you spent the last 20 years in storage
I was surprised she left her hat on a lot of the time.
The larger, not resized pics look better, but oh well. I was pretty happy to get some good outdoor shots. And after not seeing fall leaves for years, wow, this place is just gorgeous right now! I'm just loving it.
9 comments:
These are so good, Rachel!! Darling little dress too. Can't wait to come see you next weekend! Oh, and you've done an awesome job of getting pics of Aleah with the older generations in your family - very cool.
Great pics of a cute kiddie! So... what would have happened with this dress if you had a boy instead? :)
How funny I almost went to Ogden Gardens today...it is close to my house. We also went to County Line Orchard Saturday! Nice to read your thoughts here.
great pictures!
-Sabrina
Oh my goodness. So cute. some of those should be framed - like the one on the bench! You can skip the professional photos this time around!
And very cute outfit. :-)
all I can say is "so stinking cute"
Twila
it's all been said. great pictures and great choice of outfit...i was prepared for something that wasn't quite so timeless, if you will. ha. :)
Did you plan your pregnancy so that she would fit the dress in the fall to match the leaves? just wondering.
Adorable! Great pictures and photographer!
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