I often enjoy a simpler background when shooting my own children that allows me to focus on just my subject.? This location is a favorite.? :)? I went out there with my mother in law last week and took quite a few pictures of Tori – I’ll consider these her third birthday pics.? 🙂

She has so many cute expressions.? Three is a fun age.

This week? I caught Tori walking around our front room carrying some props and saying “This is not going to work for me”.? I laughed wondering if I say that when I am shooting.? In a subsequent shoot I realized I do indeed.? :)? She doesn’t miss a thing.

I snuck in a few of her brothers too…

Tanner made me giggle today.? I was reading about Pink River Dolphins (saw that on your site Missy) and told Tanner about it.? I explained that when they get excited you can see the blood through their skin so they look pink.? Tanner says “I think they look pink when they are underneath a rainbow.? That’s weird.”??? Hmmmm…I suppose he could be right.? His explanation is more creative I think.? 🙂

Got some with Grandma too.? 🙂

Why is she pulling Ty’s hair?? Is he like the sweet dog that just lets her do it and doesn’t bite back?

So the removal of her babies (pacifiers) has caused an unexpected problem.? She has become nocturnal.?? Because night time was her opportunity to have her pacys, I think she enjoyed going to bed.? Now, she doesn’t know how to get herself to sleep so she plays.?? We hear her tearing her closet apart nightly.? Last night I kept catching her out of bed.? First she needed a drink.? Then she needed to brush her teeth (already had done that).? Then she “needed to say goodnight – so good night”.? Then she was dashing across the hall from the playroom with a guitar and a microphone.? I asked her what she thought she was doing and she said that she needed to sing a song.??? She isn’t sleeping during naptime much either so I am getting a grumpy baby on my hands by early evening.? Ohhhh….what to do?? Hopefully she will adjust….eventually.

Grandma went back to the car so she started getting mad at me.