Brynn Family Photo Shoot

Katie and her sister, Emily, asked me to take some photos of their family last weekend. I jumped at the chance to practice my photography skills (and mind you, I have A LOT of practicing to do)... here are a few results from the Brynn Family Photo Shoot! :)

Little Finn Murray

Cute Ellis
The Murray's the entire Brynn Family Katie, Emily and their families Sawyer Ellis and her cute little teeth (which I am envious of)... where are Kennedy's? Kate and Finn sibling snuggle :) the cousins...

St. Joseph Hospital Dinner & Auction

Sean and I attended the St. Joe's annual ball (dinner and auction). The money raised this year went to the program that my mom is the director of (the NeuroScience/Stroke program). It was really fun to get dressed up, enjoy a great dinner and support a good cause!

Nine Months Old

Kennedy had her nine month check up today and she received the H1N1 vaccine which I am SUPER relieved about. She weighs 16 lbs, 2 oz (10th percentile) and is 26.5 inches in length (25th percentile). She is a petite little squirt as she dropped from the 25th% to the 10th% in weight.

Milestones this month:

*** As you can see above, she is quite the little helper particularly when it comes to laundry:)

*** Kennedy is officially CRAWLING!!!! Her new nickname is "the little menace" as she is into EVERYTHING! She is also pulling herself up and walking around things... I am guessing she will be somewhat of an early walker (poor us).

*** Saying "ma-ma" and "da-da" all the time. Sometimes I do think she is actually associating it with us (particularly me, sorry Sean) but then other times I am not so sure.

*** STILL NO TEETH! (Man, I hope they are in there)

*** I would love to write that she is sleeping consistently through the night but she most definitley is NOT. What have I done wrong? Despite the lack of sleep- we LOVE OUR GIRL!

Scott + Erin

Our great friends, Scott and Erin, were married this past Friday! Sean was honored to be a witness and I was honored that Erin and Scott asked me to take photos of their special day! These two really make a beautiful couple and we were so happy to share in this wonderful celebration! They were married at the Seattle courthouse and we had a lovely dinner at Seraphina following the ceremony with their close friends and family. It was an intimate, meaningful evening. The best part was when the singer at the restaurant sang "At Last" by Etta James and Scott and Erin danced right in the middle of the restaurant! So cool! Here are a few of my favorite photos...

Kennedy and Roderick

These two cuties crack me up! Kennedy is just about 9 months and Roderick is 3 months. I really love the third picture... they look like an old, grumpy married couple. :)

Too Cute to Spook

Our little ladybug had a great Halloween! Well, as great as it can be when you are 8 months old. The truth is... she spent about an hour in her costume... we visited great-grandma LeeAnn and then came home and she was ready for bed! Ahh... the joys of Halloween before you can trick or treat and eat candy. No doubt next Halloween will be a bit more exciting for her but we got a kick out her adorable costume and took about a thousand pictures. :)

Kennedy and great-grandma LeeAnn

(in her crazy witch costume)

Sean and I went to a costume party later in the night.

Auntie Amy, Uncle Harv and Roderick were nice enough to come babysit Kennedy for us.

Here is the Rodster in his dinosaur costume... so cute!

And, the pirate and his deck hand...

My Favorite Season

Fall is, hands down, my favorite time of year. I know so many people who are sad to see summer end and miss the warm weather... not me!

I love crisp, sunny fall days. I love the change in colors. I love wearing warm, cozy sweaters. I love harvest and Halloween decorations. I love seeing pumpkins everywhere and I especially love seeing the sign outside of Starbucks that says: "Pumpkin Spice lattes are here!" This year, I am really loving fall because it gave me an excuse to photograph Kennedy with some beautiful fall leaves and a couple of pumpkins. And, it was pretty fun buying her first Halloween costume (a ladybug) and putting her bib on that says "My First Thanksgiving."

It seems that everything is more special when there is a baby involved...

This photo is clearly not related to my "fall post" but it was so stinkin' cute, I had to include it!

Stay tuned for Halloween photos this weekend!!! :)