2nd Year Portraits, pt.1

Last year when Kat & Brody turned one we hired a photographer to take their one year portraits. So now that they are two I am trying them myself. This is something I want to do every year (as if I don't take enough pictures already). Today we took them to downtown Glendale to get some 'urban' looking shots. Before we left I did Kat's hair; wet it, blow dried it and styled it with mousse. Her hair has a mind of its own so I knew it was necessary. Unfortunately, she fell asleep in the car on the way there and when she woke up she had one big sweat tangle in her hair. Lovely. I tried my best to do the mom comb...lick fingers and restyle it. Next time I will remember to bring a comb. I think I got a few good shots of them, but what I really want is a great one of them together (where one doesn't look completely unhappy to be there).

Sunday we have tickets to the Desert Botanical Gardens to see the Chihuly exhibit. I'm looking forward to that because I really love his stuff. We got to see some of it when we were in the Bahamas with our friends the McCumbers and it's gorgeous in person. So I will take another attempt at a 2nd year photo shoot while we are there. 

Here is what I got today... oh, and I decided to look more legit with a watermark on the pictures. I figure as I learn and want to make a side business out photography then I should look a little like a professional.