Loved their coordinating Ruffle Butts from Pout!

Funny story about this session… I offered these two little sweet peas some Gerber Puffs so that they would sit still for a couple seconds, and mom cautiously mentioned that they had never had anything like those before. Their auntie was with for their session and I have photographed her little guy before and she responded… “That’s okay, the first time Cole had fruit snacks was at his session with Ria!” Note to self… ask parents before stuffing babies’ mouths with treats! BTW.. they totally loved the puffs!

I think this one is my FAV…

~Ria

These boys arrived as a pair! They were so much fun to work with because they slept so deeply throughout the session. They sure didn’t look like twins though… one little guy was smaller, had dark hair and was a bit more alert, and the other had a fuller face, blonde hair, and was very sleepy!

Having witnessed the “twin relationship” with my two boys, there really is nothing quite like the bond that these two will share.

~Ria

These twins filled the typical boy/girl newborn roles… The little girl was very curious and alert and just didn’t want to close her eyes. The little boy didn’t care what was going on, and we couldn’t get him to OPEN his eyes!

After some hard work, we finally got little sweet pea to settle into a deep sleep so we could try some fun twin poses!

Not sure why… but I just really love this shot!

Another one that I LOVE… he did NOT want her sitting next to him!

I think even HE would have to admit though… that it wasn’t ALL bad! See you at hockey camp this summer “H”!

And finally~~ I need to post images of this cute little man who was in for his 6-month-photos. He was an adorable little chunk of all boy… love the little spike-i-ness of his hair!

Leave it to me to break out the candy without asking mom first. When I commented on how much they seemed to be enjoying their suckers she replied, “that’s cause they’ve never had one before!” GULP. She assured me that it was okay… but I still felt really bad!

We tried to get a shot of them walking down the sidewalk together, but “E” always left “K” in the dust!

And check out the sneaky action in this series… so, so cute… and so glad I caught it! [In case you can't tell, "E" is stealing the yellow sucker right from "K's" mouth, tasting it and giving it back.]

And… the countdown is on! Only FIVE more days until I leave for Africa. I fly out on the 28th. If you are willing to donate items for me to bring to the children, they will need to dropped off (I could also pick them up from you!) by Monday. Thank you to those of you who have already donated! I can’t wait to see the faces of these children when they see what we have brought them. The three main things we are trying to collect are toothbrushes & toothpaste, kids’ underwear of all sizes, and pencils & plastic sharpeners. So far we have over 300 toothbrushes and over 1000 pencils… but would love to have many more to share!

The amazing woman who is leading this trip has a wonderful post on her blog about various prayer requests we will need during our journey. She has traveled to Africa before and has thought of so many things that would never have entered my mind. I can’t even tell you how helpful and encouraging she has been to me as I have been preparing for this adventure… usually freaking out asking her millions of questions.  Thank you Brandi for calmly walking me through this process. I can’t wait to meet you in person! [And thank-you for adding to the prayer requests "PEACE for those traveling alone"... I know that one is for ME!]

Love their outfits! They were sent over from their uncle and auntie in Norway.

For their sock monkey room….

The boys….

And these two… you’d never know they were twins since they look so different! Just a little fyi… one of them is going to be the next Bill Gates. I’ve never seen a six-year-old get so excited about Windows Vista in all my life. He even helped me download the photos from their session!

And my favorite…