52 - week 51 - family - the finale!!!!

so project 52 was almost a full 52 posts. but i'm part of a new project 52 group for 2012 (which starts next week) so i had to make this my final post for the *2011* version. so here is my FINAL post to complete this cycle - "family."

caden will be turning TWO january 18th. can you believe it? me either. initially i had grand plans for his party. it would be in our *new* home, i would design adorable party invitations in my favorite graphics and have everyone over to celebrate. so we don't have a new home, and the one we have won't fit all the family and friends we are inviting, so i'm taking it elsewhere. it's going to be super fun for everyone and i'm pretty stoked i won't have to clean up afterwards. but i was still determined to do one killer photoshoot of my little man or God help me.....

so i purchased these fantastic mylar balloons online (thanks to an amazing photographer gretchen davis who introduced them to me). i set a date, had my photography assistant (nick) and we headed out for an afternoon of adventure! i got a few good shots - but i may have solidified the fact that the hubs and i will never work together (especially in the photography world). caden was a trooper and i ALMOST got him to look right at me (progress). and then when it was all over we stopped and got a slice of pizza and a very much promised cookie for the little man. all in all a successful couple of hours - and mostly b/c we were just all together as a family. EVEN the dogs who were being held hostage in the car while we did it (wish i would have snapped a pic of them barking at us).