I had the pleasure of shooting cute little Russell's 1st year pictures this winter.  As I repeatedly told Katie, "I want to take your pictures this summer where we can be outside and have good lighting..."; well that we did! We had the hottest day so far, and YES a very bright sun! I'd have to say though, this family can take some pictures no matter their setting!!

I had so much fun getting to know this cute little family of 3! You can tell by their natural smiles that they are loving raising this little boy and well...flat out loving on him!!

Check out more photos on their GALLERY!!

YES Russell, you are too cute here!! LOVE LOVE this shot!

I didn't even tell Katie to put her hand on Dave's chest, but hey! ....pretty picture perfect!

I blurred out mommy and daddy on purpose; but if you could see their smiles, it would melt your heart!!
I loved watching their genuine look of love for this boy all shoot!

And last but not least, a little good time swinging with the boy!! He was loving it!!

Thank you Dave, Katie, and Russell for letting me shoot some hopefully life-long memories for you!! I think I smiled the entire shoot!!

Cute, Cute, & Cute!! Yes, these 3 are all such cuties!!

Libby, their mommy, has been one of my best friends since high school and loving her children just comes naturally! However, after this shoot....well...how do I & you NOT fall in love even more!  They were such natural little models; and I have to admit, I had a hard time coming up with a limited amount of 'favorites' to post here!

*To see more pictures that I'm loving from their shoot, check out their GALLERY!

Nothing sweeter than big brother 'reading' a book to his younger siblings!

A few individual shots to showcase their cuteness!

I just LOVE this picture of the three of them! Sorry, the FOUR of them (can't forget Chopper! He was crucial in getting Josey to stay and take this adorable shot)!!!

I hope these pictures make you smile as much as they did me!