Swanson Family Portraits

Today I got to shoot portraits of some close friends. Scott & Julie have been friends of mine for over 10 years and I joke about moving in with them because I hang out at their house so much. They have 3 boys -- Hayden is 6, Sammy is 3 and Colton just turned 1. Julie is so brave to try to get photos of the whole family with three boys at these ages. It's a miracle if we ever get everyone looking in the same direction let alone smiling simultaneously. It was crazy! And she works so hard to get them ready and looking their best. She got Sammy all put together and then he showed us this:

One of the main reasons for this photo shoot was to get Dotey's one year portraits. "Dotey" is what Sammy first called Colton and it has stuck. Everyone calls him "Dotey" or "Doten" and when he finally goes to school and the teacher calls his actual name, I don't think he'll respond. He has no idea that "Colton" is his name. Boy is he a cutie:


Here's the whole family in the backyard:

And a miraculous shot of all the boys looking at the camera at the same time. Gotta love the matching shirts:


After everyone was all posed-out, we finished off the shoot with some fun rides: