A mini shoot with my daughter

I know, I know. She's ADORABLE. So is the pup. That is my little girl, Zoe's best friend, Sophie. When my son, Knox passed away we knew Zoe would need someone to be a sturdy little rock for her, and someone to run her ragged and keep her busy. I also needed a little baby to love on, and a puppy did the job. Sophie has become a big part of our family over the last year and is a great pup. Other than the occasional accident (dogs anyways!?) she is just like a member of the family. She's in napping with Zoe right now actually. :-) Those two are inseperable!

Family Shoot:: Dabbs Family

First off, I have to say: I had SOOOOO much fun with these guys! The kids are a hoot, and Jess & Jim are both such genuine and nice people.

I have known Jess just over a year or so, and when our babies were little (Knox and Viv) the joke was that they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Thats right, Knox was about 3 weeks and Viv had to have been 5 or 6 weeks... they were stuck together. Then it clicked. Brangelina (that's right, I said it.) have their twins, and they are Knox & Vivienne also. I didn't know Jess until after our babes were born, so it wasn't some sick joke either. Just luck.

They have an amazing house in a rural little town near me, and I've been dying to go up and see it, but haven't gotten a chance to. I pulled in and thought I was at a castle! Their place is just beautiful!

We did a few shots in the house, but the kids were just dying to go outside. When we did, they showed me their chickens! Mcnugget (the rooster) was sort of a jerk, but all the hens let the kids hold them, and just hung out!

Over the course of the year that I've known her, I've been lucky enough to meet the whole family. Her husband, Jim is a caring dad-- and it shows everytime I saw him with the kids. All four of the kids, Alec, Carter, Elle & Viv have diamond personalities, but are the biggest lovers.

We did the shoot at their house, so the kids could play and everyone was comfortable. Without any studio experience, but mom experience I can't imagine a toddler would be all that happy to 'sit down, shut up and smile.' right?

When we tried for a brief few minutes to do things 'our' way... this is the look that Viv gave us, and we continued our morning... going about her business, not ours.

All the kids were just great for me-- which made it easy to do such a fabulous shoot!

Towards the end of our session, I know that it was a little stressful because the kids were all just 'done' with photos and had bigger fish to fry (like talking mom and dad into going to see 'The Last Airbender' and catch bullfrogs.

Thank you so much Dabbs Family for letting me capture the day with your family! I had a blast with you guys!

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Enjoy!

Dawn