Christmas Portraits

Ryan had his first 2 professional photography sessions this past week. On Monday we went to Target to have his Christmas picture taken, and on Wednesday to a local photographer for what I originally intended to be his 12-month pictures. This photographer I chose was booked during October and the first half of November, and then I had to postpone the late November appointment we had with him after Ryan fell against the corner of a cupboard door over Thanksgiving weekend and had a scab on the bridge of his nose (it healed fine). We finally made it last Wednesday and got some nice shots (which Rob keeps pointedly referring to as Ryan’s “14-month one-year pictures,” as if it’s a crime of motherhood that I failed to have my son photographed at exactly 12 months). But the day we finally went was the day after our referral anniversary, so if an official “occasion” is required to have a portrait done, that should do! Hopefully we will have those proofs back next week so that I can scan and post them. In the meantime, we received the electronic copies we ordered of the Target photos, and have posted our favorite shots below (plus the sepia one above). Ryan managed to dunk his head into the dog’s water dish about 10 minutes before we left the house for the appointment Monday morning, but fortunately his hair falls right into place as it dries so there was no evidence of the incident in his pictures!












Ryan wouldn't smile at either of the sittings -– if it can even be called a “sitting” when he spent 99% of the time walking around exploring the studios and getting into everything. I don’t know why he became so serious in front of the camera (at home, he LOVES to pose for pictures), but at least he wasn’t crying or afraid. He also loves looking at pictures of people lately, especially of himself, and he always laughs when he sees a picture he particularly likes. Since he is also into prolonged lap-sitting lately, I can keep him amused him for long stretches of time by holding him on my lap and scrolling through the photos on our computer. He cracks up every time he sees the pictures of himself in his Halloween costume, and he also seems to like his Christmas pictures (the Target ones much more than the ones with Santa!)

We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!