More Aidan...

And once again, it's Aidan!

I've been photographing Aidan since birth... well, actually before birth since I shot his mommy's maternity portraits (you've probably seen him on the blog before). At any rate, he always shows up with his uncanny eyelashes and his big brown eyes-- this time he showed up with a mouth fullllll of little baby teeth! Growing up so fast, this little guy.

We decided to go for something a little different than our usual studio portraits for Aidan this time, so we hit the Strand in Galveston. He's walking really well now, so it was fun to get out and let him explore.

Near the end of our session, Daddy stepped in as the entertainment and we caught some incredible little Aidan-smiles! I absolutely enjoy working with this family time and time again.

Heartfelt congratulations to Karey and Jason, who just found out that Aidan will become a big brother sometime next year! I can't wait to welcome baby #2 as we continue to watch Aidan grow into a little man. Happy and healthy nine months to you, Karey!

Kathy & Clint's Engagement Pics

So when I met Kathy and Clint in Galveston for their session, my first thought was, "Aww, Kathy looks so pretty! and my second thought, as my eyes moved to Clint, was "HOLY COW! You look like Dave Matthews!"

Yeah, evidently he gets that a lot. They even have that same little eyebrow-raise expression... uncanny! At any rate, Kathy also brought along a helpful friend and the fabulous young lady who will be her flowergirl. The flowergirl was crazy hilarious and I can't wait to see her again at the wedding-- she's very entertaining!

We walked around The Strand Historic District for a while, then made our way over to Kempner Park. Garten Verein and its lovely grounds fared well through Hurricane Ike (no surprise, the octagonal pavilion also survived the storm of 1900 and the entire twentieth century), and though some of the vegetation wasn't quite back up on its feet, it still made for lovely portraits. The Strand had changed a little (my favorite bright blue bookstore wall is now a really neat blue and yellow tile mosaic... and still makes for a rockin' portrait background), but mostly seemed to be cleaned up with many of the businesses up and running.

Kathy and Clint met at Molly's, so we strayed a little from my usual path and took some pictures in front of the pub (see the embracing-in-doorway pic, last one of the bunch). I think it's so cute to have a little place like that, my husband and I met at a burrito joint, which just doesn't really carry the same romanticism/nostalgia as a cute little pub. So now, for your viewing pleasure... heeeeere are Kathy and Clint!