With the end of daylight savings, there’s no doubt fall is in full swing on towards winter. This fun summer session makes me smile with its glowy sunshine, playfulness, and warm mother/daughter moments. I love that they chose to begin the session in the library. It makes me think of how much I enjoyed reading with my mom when I was little and how she would read me the same book over and over and over at my request no matter that she could probably recite it by heart. :)

What could be more fun than a late summer afternoon at Alki Beach blowing bubbles with the ones you love the most?! These kids know how to rock it and we had a blast. I love the cozy quilt spread out on the grass and the giggles that erupted when bubbles landed on the girls. It’s so much fun to set the stage with something the kids love to do, let the moments happen as they will, and watch how their personalities shine.

This is Lucas. He was so excited to show me his tree climbing skills- isn’t he great?!

The last time I climbed a tree (it was more of a large shrub really- apparently I wasn’t very adventurous back then), I was rewarded with seeing three tiny eggshell blue robin’s eggs perched in the most perfect little nest. It was amazing, especially in the eyes of an eight year old. I still love the first sight of a robin at the beginning of spring!

When’s the last time you climbed a tree?

With the unusual abundance of that bright orange ball in the sky in the recent past, Amanda and her kids and I set out for the park to get some fun-in-the-winter-sun shots. I’m such a wimp now when it comes to the cold but we stayed plenty warm running around and by the time the cold finally did soak in, we trooped on over to the warmth of a nearby coffee shop. Check out the cuties!