Beautiful Girl

Just had to post one image from little Maggie's session. Isn't she adorable.

Nostalgia

So, I decided to borrow "The Wizard of Oz" dvd a couple weeks ago from the library. I wasn't sure if it would be ok for the kids being that they are only four and five but I gave it shot. I forgot how much I love that movie. It is truly a classic.

It was fun to watch it with the kids. They seemed to really enjoy it, especially the part with the Munchkins. They were a little freaked out during the flying monkey scene, but even I remember being scared of those monkeys.

The funniest thing though, was when the movie was over they started to reenact the part where Dorothy throws water on the wicked witch of the west and says, "I'm melting, I'm melting."

I also recently found an old Muppet Show skit that the kids absolutely love. It's hilarious to listen to my son's laugh when he watches the video.

I love sharing some of my childhood favorites with my children. I feel like it narrows the old generational gap and they actually get some of my random references now.

Good Times.

"Letters to Santa"

This week I've been thinking about the things my kids say and how excited they get about holidays like Halloween and Christmas. It's so entertaining to hear about things they've done at school or their interpretation of an event like an election. For instance, our four year-old son stated that he was "voting for John McCain". When we asked him why, he said "because he needs to brush his teeth because he has a cavity." Now, I have no idea how his little mind works, but I do know that we had to try really hard not to laugh.

Christmas time is great and the kids get so excited about Santa, especially the last year or two. It got me thinking about preserving some of those precious things they say and in response we've come up with our "Letters to Santa" sessions.

"Letters to Santa" sessions are mini sessions with the child drawing or thinking about what they would write to Santa. The sessions include one 8x10 portrait, like the example below, and includes the child's letter to Santa. I think these are a really cool way to remember what your child was into at this point in their life.