Project 52 week 13

A very hard day for us. But it was also a day of celebration.

Yep, we love bathtime

This is an extension of my week 8 Project 52 post. There were just so many dramatic faces and splashes to pass up the opportunity.

Project 52 - Week 8: Bathtime

The most fun I have had on this project 52 adventure is when I have shot photography of something quick that just came out as a cool picture as opposed to a picture setup.

While weeks one and two were fun, weeks like this are even better.

Check back later this week to see the rest of the photos I took of this joyous occasion.You can see all of my photography on my Flickr page.

Week 7 of 52: Generations

This photo is inspired by my Grandfather's 79 birthday. He was taken out of school well before high school. He was raised extremely poor and spent his days picking cotton. When he was barely a teenager he followed my grandmother to South Texas when her family moved. They married at a very young age and they have been married for around 65 years. He ran a business for 35 years, has five daughters and a lot of grandkids and great grandkids. It's really an incredible story that I have dramatically shortened.

Dog Kisses

The dogs have grown very fond of licking Paxton.

What does Paxton think? Eh, not so much.

Sticker is working on his ups.

And we also found out that dogs and cats can coexist. Perhaps the centuries old battle is coming to an end.

Photos of the lake in the dead of winter

I had mentioned in my Week 3 post that I would post a few more pictures of our Lake Hefner excursion.











We all had a great time. It was about 55 and sunny. With the track that goes around the lake it makes for quite a crowd.







I spent so much time trying to get the lighthouse photo to work. So, I missed a lot of other opportunity for good pictures.








I was trying to use a density filter to get some long exposure shots in daylight however I'm pretty new to this filter so it wasn't working out that well.







You can see more on our trip from Caitlynne's blog.

9 months were here and gone

Another excuse to shoot some photos of Paxton.

Our backyard fence doesn't do practical things like keeping our dogs in the backyard, but it is great as a backdrop.

Paxton is getting less enthusiastic about having a camera in his face.

But all-in-all I think he had a good time.

Until he got bored and took off.

See all the photos on my Flickr page.

It's scary how fast he's growing

Paxton has survived his first Halloween. And for someone who will have no memory of it he sure was in costume and making lots of visits. It all started with some family pumpkin carving.

And as expected, Caitlynne took lots of pictures of him (let's hope that a study doesn't come out that announces health defects because of overexposure to being in front of a camera).

And of course we dressed him up for Halloween.

He was a pumpkin...

Actually that wasn't his costume. Since he rolls around and tries to chew on paper and eats whatever is put in front of him without question, what would be more appropriate?

He got to hang out with his friends where there was more exploitation of children in costumes.

Paxton, Dean and Grayson

We also do a work Halloween party where everyone's kids get to come up to the office.

I was Merlin.

Look at the future ad man.

Little late - 6 month pictures

This is coming in a bit late, but we finally got his 6 month pictures taken. Caitlynne and I took Paxton to Hafer Park in Edmond.

He wasn't in the best mood for it. The poor guy has some Miller sinuses going on. He's been stopped up and coughing all weekend. But despite being sick, he was smiling as usual.

And other times, not so much.

But for the most part, he was smiling. That's what happens when his Mom courageously sings "If you're hapy and you know it" in public.

And if her singing wasn't enough it may take a little dancing.

He even did some dramatic faces for us. Here is Paxton's "I have my whole life ahead of me" face.

Here is his "I need some alone time" face.

Here's his "I want to eat this grass" face

After all of his hard modeling work, it was time to just sit back and take it all in.

Here are the rest of the photos from this shoot. To see these, and more photos of Paxton (and other things believe it or not) visit my Flickr page.

Time for bed

As I continue to grow as a photographer I am finding that I enjoy candid portraits. In school I never got to the portrait classes. Of course, Paxton has been my subject a majority of the time.

Thumb in mouth - Bear in sight

We have found that Paxton doesn't always just go straight to sleep when he's put in his crib.

Foot in the mouth

He typically lays there, talks to his toys and rolls over to stare at his mobile.

Not going to be asleep any time soon

He adores his beautiful mom and handsome dad.

Hey, I know them

And when the lights go out it's not much different.

I am their sunshine. They can't get enough of me

And then he starts fighting sleep.

This actually isn't a long process. He usually is out withing 10 minutes of being put down.

To see more photos from Paxton's sleep schedule, see my Flickr page.