Finally, the lake has given us a decent amount of snow! And by decent, I mean 4” of pure fluff. I have been enjoying and relaxing this month, improving and preparing the business for another big year of growth, but my mind keeps wandering out past the shoreline, wondering when we’ll get enough snow to begin photographing winter sessions. I’ve been antsy to get back to photographing, and Winston’s excitement over the new snow had me stuffing my pajamas down my snow pants and grabbing my camera to go play in the snow globe snowfall.
We hopped the fence, rolled down the hill out back, and as I plunked down in the soft pillow of fluffy snow, the kids took off. Zooming left, then right, then left again! The snow flying behind their little nubby tails, clinging to their face from the warm breath exhaled from their cheesy grins. Their happiness was infectious and had my heart thumping joyously as I clicked away.
Amelia quickly located her soccer ball, herding it through the snow. It was forgotten about this fall, and with tattered and tired edges, it has been slowly deflating in the cold - which to Amelia’s delight, allows her the ability to pick it up and carry it when she can’t herd it fast enough away from Winston. She would play all day with her soccer ball if I let her, shoving it around with her nose and wrestling it with her short t-rex legs, all the while barking and growling sassily at it.
Winston likes to chase the soccer ball, but doesn’t care for playing much further with it then that, often leaving the ball where it stopped or annoyingly carrying it to the woods and dropping it, somehow always distracted by something else before he can bring it back to me. For as little as he cares about the soccer ball, he gets incredibly vocal and rather animated in his attempts to get you to kick the ball! I can’t help but smile at his facial expressions, going from prep boy polite, to demanding, to his alligator grin, to sticking his tongue out, to of course his derp face, and my favorite of all, his handsome smiles. I have to resist the urge to wrap him up in a big bear hug and instead kick the ball, watching in delight as both Winston and Amelia race frenetically after the dilapidated ball, spraying snow back up into the chilly air to drift and settle once again.
It’s always a delight to spend quality time photographing my two kiddos, but I am anxious to get back to creating stunning images of your horses and dogs. Despite the cold, I do offer sessions throughout the winter months, so do not hesitate to reach out and book your session before the beautiful snow fades and melts!
