Christiana Childers Photography Blog

When you start a shoot, everyone is a little stiff and unsure with frozen smiles and a fear of getting their clothes dirty.  But once the kids realize that I’m just there to play, they often have a lot of fun.  “Hey, take a picture of this!” “Hey, watch me do this!”  Here’s what the boys wanted me to take a photo of in the last shoot “Hey, my brother wants you to take a picture of him jumping over me and then crop me out.” I think I like it better with the brother in, don’t you?

I did another extended family photo shoot Mother’s Day weekend.  So fun!!  Let me share some of my favorites~ Are you kidding me with those eyes!!

Time for funny faces!

I love all the little details that come with kids, or anybody for that matter, like jewelry, toys, shoes..

And I can never get enough of kids feet!

Don’t you just want a little nibble of those toes!!

Thank you all for such a fun session!!

I had the privilege of photographing a family who were all together in Seattle for a holiday. They were super fun! Here are some of my favorite shots from the day – Hello Bright Eyes!Isn’t that last one romantical (I know…not a real word.  But is should be!)?!  I think I also taught them a new English word – “Smootch”.  Thank you for such a fun photo shoot D family!!

Every time someone is coming from Ireland we ask them to bring us back some brown bread.  We instantly throw it in the freezer and slowly savor it.  Last time someone came, he brought me flour so I could make my own Irish Brown Bread.  Seeing these bags of flour on my counter gives me the same feeling as looking at a baby bunny or sweet little baby finger nails.  I don’t know why.  I’m strange I guess.  But then you already knew that.  But what makes it even greater is the patch job that our friend did because the bag ripped -

Does that not kill you?!  No?  Really?!  Ah well.  I think it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen….

Here’s my first loaf of THE brown bread.

It was absolutely delicious and we gobbled it up.  I’m so happy that I can now make it!  There is something so cool about making something that you know has been made and sustaining people for centuries.  Love it.

While we are on the topic of Ireland.  Our good friend from when we lived in Ireland wrote a song for a competition for the Irish Times for a new national anthem and won!  We are so proud him!  The song is quite catchy.  We’ve listened to it quite a bit in our house this week -

Here’s a photo of Kalle taken when we lived in Ireland during our many “sessions”.

Come on Ireland!