Daniel really is such a good boy!!

Enoch LOVES having a puppy best friend!!

He loves me the most though!!

Daniel is doing a great job adjusting to our life!!

Heather submitted her sister for my mini BEAUTIFUL contest over Christmas!!

I got there a little early and made a friend!

GORGEOUS!

Jessica! Thanks for meeting up with me for a quick session of you and your daughter!! I’ll see you later this year!

It’s been a LONG time since I took photos of my kids with my parents!!

BASEBALL in the backyard!!

I can’t deal with how GIANT this guy is! He’s only TEN and he’s THIS tall already!?

Hey Enoch – can you just make a normal face!? No!? Okay – weirdness will do too!

SNOWBALL!!

Time for a bigfoot hunt!!

I need to make sure to bring my camera with me on adventures more often!

SMOOSHES!!

NOSE SMOOSHES!!

Danielle & Clay – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me into your lives for the morning!! I LOVED getting to know you!!

I hope to see you again soon!!!

I LOVE that shot!!

She was still very standoffish!

I LOVE cozy kitchen sessions!!

I LOVE that shot of their cat in the doorway!!

SERIOUSLY – HER HAIR!!!

Danielle emailed me about photographing her family!

She let me know that she was hoping to get a few photos with their dog – their HUGE dog – and their cat – their standoffish cat.

When I walked in the door – I FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR DOG!!

I nearly forgot I was there to take pictures!! AND HIS NAME IS THORIN OAKENSHIELD!!

So then I had to show them my LOTR tattoo and my beet and STAR WARS and parks & rec – and so on!!

We became fast friends!

She was standoffish – but SO photogenic!!

Danielle has my DREAM hair!!! THOSE CURLS!!!

I will admit – it was hard getting only a FEW photos with their pup – because he stole the show!!

SERIOUSLY!! LOOK AT HIM!!!

ALSO – can we talk about Danielle’s GORGEOUS hair again!?

I took WAY TOO MANY (is there really such a thing) photos – so I’ve got LOTS more to show you!

Athena MAY have stolen the show!!

SERIOUSLY – STOLE THE SPOTLIGHT EVERY TIME!!

I LOVE THOSE SHOTS!!

Danielle & Cliff – thank you SO MUCH for spending the evening with me!!

It’s been a while since I photographed Danielle & Cliff!! This time they brought their fur-baby Athena!

I LOVE those!!

That one MIGHT be my favorite!!

Make sure to come back tomorrow to see more of Danielle & Cliff & Athena!!

My sister came to visit in July – so we all stayed at the farm together!!

I posted a blog recently where Enoch helped my mom make food for Ebony and feed her. Jack hadn’t been able to help yet – so Enoch had to step aside – which was HARD for him.

You know what else is hard!? Navigating boundaries and relationships with your siblings when you all have kids and parent differently!

My sister lives 3 hours away and my brother about 6 – we live about 45 minutes from my parents. We see them quite often.

And when we are all visiting together – I have a hard time. Because I want to see my family and I want my kids to experience their cousins. BUT I also want my niece and nephews to experience G & Pa without my kids there monopolizing ALL the time and attention!!

SO – Enoch had a little bit of a hard time handing it over to Jack – because we are a selfish race!

AND – he ended up doing really well with the sharing! After his initial whining of course.

Jack is 13 months younger than Enoch – but they’re about the same size – the Trout genes are strong!!

THOSE GUYS – Jack only calls him Enochguy and Enoch usually calls him Jackieboy!

I LOVE THAT SHOT!! Makes me laugh every single time!!

That’s Red and her gorgeous little guy – Brownie!!

I hope we have a few more years with Red!!

Jack with his little arm around G – I know that everyone loves their mom – but our mom is AMAZING!!!

THAT FACE!!! Like I said – EVERY CHILD should grow up on a farm!!

That guy – look at how GROWN UP he is looking!!

THAT SHOT – I see teenage Enoch in that face!!

ALSO – if you need a cat – if you want a cat – DO YOU WANT A CAT!? My parents might have a few you could take!!

Do you drop off your pregnant cats at farms – PLEASE don’t.

We are NOT bringing a kitten home – but if we did – it would be that one!!