Baby Maddox - 2 weeks old

Last week, I had the pleasure of photographing Baby Maddox.
He was just 2 weeks old but already full of personality!
He did not like being naked and much prefers being snuggled up
in mom or dad's arms!
At such a young age, he already knows what he wants
and know how to get it...
What a little Prince! Here are a few photos of him:

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The kids - Spring 2010

Kids change so quickly it is hard to keep up! Mine are growing so fast and changing everyday! So last week end, I decided to have a little photo session with each one. I normally prefer to shoot outdoors with available light but decided to try something new...

Nicholas is now thirteen years old (a teenager) and is very self conscious. He is no longer a kid but not an adult yet and he is slowly defining his personality. He likes to dress to "fit in" and wears skinny jeans and flat billed hats. He just got braces this month and is still getting use to them. His smile is akward still and when he tries to be serious, he looks angry! This was not an easy photo shoot... but I think I manage to capture the "real" Nicholas!

Anthony is 11 years old but almost as tall as his older brother. He is so tall that people often can't believe that he is only 11! He is a little bit of a "Goofball" and can be pretty clumsy at times. His style is the complete opposite of his brother; he couldn't care less about what he wears and what he looks like! He will still wear t-shirts backwards and miss-matched socks and he doesn't care! He is the creative one in the family and loves his music.

Christina... she is 8 years old and reminds me of myself a lot! She is sensitive, compassionate and loves animals! She has a very strong personality: she knows what she wants and is very persistent! She is also the baby of the family and the only girl so she demands a lot of attention! We like to call her our little "Drama Queen" since she likes to exagerate everything! But she was also my most tolerant model, willing to try anything for me!

I love my three kids and can't believe how quickly they are growing up... To see more photos from this session, visit my website at: www.nathalieseguinphotography.com

Holiday Traditions

The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem, acc. of traditio which means "handing over, passing on".
In our family, there are a lot of traditions that we observe during the holidays that come from either Allan's Danish roots or my French Canadian roots. But there are also traditions that we started ourselves and that we hope our children will continue to observe with their children.
Our Cookie Decorating Party is an example of this. Every year for the past 5 years, we have hosted a "get together" with our closest friends: the Moultons and the Scagliones. It always happens on the weekend after Thanksgiving and it involves baking and decorating cookies. Everyone love it and we all look forward to it every year.
This year was no exception: last Saturday, we had the whole gang over once again to roll the dough, cut it out with fun holiday themed cookie cutters, bake the cookies and finally decorate them. Of course, there was also a lot of tasting and eating involved in the process.
Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day:

It was a fun filled day and everyone left with a basket full of there own creations, and with more fun memories of a new family tradition!

Michelle - November 2009

Meet Michelle! Michelle is Mariah's little sister from Christina's soccer team. Last week, her mom asked me if I could take a few pictures of her while the older girls were warming up for their soccer game. Of course, I couldn't resist photographing such an adorable little one! So I took Michelle around and played with her; we played "Peek-a-boo", we sang songs, etc... All while I was clicking away! After a while she got tired and I returned her to her mom. So here are some of my favorite shots from this little impromptu photo shoot:

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Halloween 2009

Halloween is one of my favorite holiday; I love all the beautiful Fall colors, the pumpkin patch, carving and decorating pumpkins and I love to see all the wonderful and creative costumes! This year might have been Nicholas' last year... he will be a Freshman in High School next year and who knows what he'll do? So this was a particularly important Halloween for me! I wanted everything to be perfect so I could capture all those memories! Unfortunately, because of lack of time and lack of enthusiasm on the part of the kids, we didn't go to Lombardi Ranch, our local pumpkin patch. Instead, we picked up some pumpkins at one of the vendors on the side of the road (which charged us an arm and a leg for each pumpkin I might add!). Anyways, we did carve the pumpkins and all three kids created their own Jack-O-Lanterns. And Saturday, all of them graciously dress up early so I could take some photos of their costumes.

It was a fun Halloween and the kids came back from trick-o-treating with enough candies to last us until next year... but most of all, I was to get my pictures and save those memories for years to come!