Nathan, the Pirate Has Turned One - Los Angeles Event/Party Photographer

On this day, Nathan the Pirate turned one.  Exactly one year ago, he had the biblical cord around his neck and couldn't wait to come out.  So imagine how many people were happy to see that he's grown up (even for a little pirate). :-) The extended family gathered on this day.  I met an uncle, uh-hum, a grand-uncle that drove from afar.  And there's even people that flew in from Washington.  Needless to say, mommy and daddy were very excited.  Look what they've done to make this party "authentic":

With any party, especially that of a child, it's almost guaranteed that there will be many other kids.  But, let's dedicate this post to Nathan, the little pirate that reached this important milestone. Congratulations, Polly and Cody!  Happy birthday, Nathan!  I wish you a wonderful life ahead of you.  And, be good, even for a little pirate... P.S. For the CD with the pictures of this party, I designed and made a CD case for the family.  For details, please click here.

Chloe, more story on her ... - Los Angeles Children's Photographer

I know, I must feel like a slacker to you since I haven't posted for a while.  But, but, I had a reason (in your vocabulary, it may be an excuse; but I'm sticking to my own opinion).  The reason is that I took a trip to San Francisco and Napa and had many wonderful pictures from the trip.  So while I'm diligently processing these pictures, the story-teller in me thought that I'd keep you entertained with some more pictures of Chole that I've processed.

Something tells me that if I do things with a passion (in this case, telling a story), you would love it.  So, without further ado, here' the story.

Chloe is learning to walk and her parents bought her a little cart to walk with:

Chloe: "Yah, I can walk now!"

Chloe: "I am going places..."

Chloe: "Stepping on the gas.  The world is waiting for me to conquer..."

Chloe: " Wait, this thing is not going anywhere!  Must be a mechanical problem.  I can get it fixed in no time." (Chloe, has it occurred to you that grandma might have put a "manual break" to your "car"?)

Chloe: "Help!  Somebody?  Help!  Daddy?..."

Chloe: "I've decided that I'm upset.  These 'big people' only care about their 'big cars'.  No one's helping me.  Sigh..." Everybody, Chloe:

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Cassie, an "independent" 8-month old - Los Angeles Children's Photographer

As I meet children of all ages nowadays, I can't ignore the impression that they appear to be a lot smarter at a much earlier age.  Of course, since I used myself as a reference when I was little, the reference could be less representative of the generation that I belong to. :-)

Then I met Cassie, the girl that just came to this world 8 months ago.  She totally blew me out of water.

Here's this little one that seems to be in her own zone, not bothered by the people, kids (mind you, the drama and the noise), or the dogs.  From a "looking down" kind of perspective as an adult (but who am I here to judge if she was already much smarter than I was), it seems that she's got the little engine churning in her head to process information that's only relevant to her.  I mean, how impressive is that when all you see from her face is calmness, at an age of 8 months...

... until her mom leaves the room.  A kid finally looks like a kid!  Agh...  A big relief, for me.  I still have hope... :-)