Sunday, October 16, 2011

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.







Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Meet Boston Pugsley

He's a 6 week old Bugg (Pug and Boston Terrier) and the newest member of the Miller family. As you can see, he's named after his heritage. He is also known as BP which is ironic because he has some black mixed in his fur which makes him look like he was pulled out of an oil spill.







That's right. The second addition to the Miller family in 6 months. Are we crazy? Yes. Probably so.
There are two reasons we got this dog.
1. Caitlynne's sister, Bevynne, is getting a new puppy. Caitlynne going to the pound is a dangerous combination.

2. Scarlett, our 4 year Puggle (Pug and Beagle mix) has put on the pounds over the last few months. Call it sympathy weight from Caitlynne being pregnant. But, every time I look in the backyard she's just sitting there. She may look lean, but it's a flattering angle.


Plus, she needs a friend. Since the arrival of Paxton, she receives considerably less attention from us. So, now she has a friend to keep her entertained. And after some initial sniffing, the playing began.


This lasted for about 3 minutes. Then Scarlett was too good for it.







It was then time for him to meet Sticker. Which is a cat that thinks it's a dog. Or Scarlett thinks she's a cat. It's hard to tell, but they are too good of friends to be a rival species.


Their first meeting was uneventful. But, don't be fooled by Sticker's hospitality. He had his claws out the entire time. Luckily he didn't feel that he needed to use them.



Sticker and Boston Pugsley actually have a lot in common. They both like to keep clean and they think licking their legs is enough to get the job done.


There was some more playing (mostly solo as his siblings feel they are too good for him).







And after all of the playing, introducing and exploring he was pretty worn out.


Monday, September 26, 2011

He's 6 months old now - sort of a miracle

We celebrated Paxton's 6 month birthday last week. This was kind of a big deal because Caitlynne and I have no idea what we are doing in this parenting thing.

Why are my eyes closed?
It was good to have both of our families over for dinner.

Caitlynne's Mom and Caitlynne with Pax. He wants the bling

My Dad and Granny Pat

Even the aunts and uncles made it.

Bevynne and Teighynne

Great Granny, my Mom and Caitlynne

My Papaw, Granny , my Mom and myself

My Step dad Gordon, my Mom and Paxton

So, as you can imagine, there was no shortage of attention for Paxton.


And of course, there was no shortage of gifts. Completely ridiculous because it was only a half birthday. It's time to toughen him up a bit.






Sunday, September 11, 2011

The Holy City - Part I

We were in Tulsa a few weeks ago. I love the old historic churches that can be found in Downtown. I hope you enjoy.











More to come. I ran out of time to edit photos this week. See more of my photography on my Flickr page.