Sebastian, Isa and Daniel Shaver at the Tulsa Aquarium for Sebastian’s birthday. They touched starfish, saw jellyfish and sharks.

They were supposed to be in bed. I was with Eli and Sebastian said he was going to get water for Isa and himself. When I checked on them they were in their closet sipping water from wine glasses.

Maggie: “He asked for a Faux”

Occasionally, if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a small boy named Sebastian sitting in a small chair, with a small guitar, singing a small song about big things.

The guitar only has four strings and is constantly out of tune. Still, he finds words to put against the ‘chords’ coming out.

I love this photo. It kinda captures all the excitement and wonder running through a little boys head. The striped shirt is pretty sharp lookin’ too. don’t ya think?

October 21, 2008… another beautiful fall afternoon. Isabella is now a whopping 8 months old. We thought it would be appropriate to go down to the local pumpkin patch to celebrate by posing her and her brother amongst the variety of hay and seasonal gourds.

The princess of the pumpkin patch. (seriously, the cutest baby there, fer reals)

We did everything except paint them orange…

And then there was the horse ride. Sebastian was an old hat at this from the previous year. He showed Isabella how it’s done (nvermind that he got a little anxious at first.) Hola Caballo.

Yeah, a little cowboy, don’t ya think? Then, it was time for Isabella to ride.

Here’s the collage, like the mosaic from the previous year. Horses, pumpkins, little Sebastian and little Isabella.

mmm, mmm, mmm. manzana (apple). That’s the trick for this sick little boy. Clingy as the dickens and walking around on his tip-toes because his feet hurt, but the couch (or mama’s arms) were just right.

Sunday night, Isabella is ready for bed. Sebastian is up looking at books (he knows what time it is), being cute and decides holding his baby sister Isabella will get him a few more minutos. The shot, the instance… before he’s trying to lift her up over his head.

Does it get any cuter??

Two whole years have flown by with Sebastian manning the helm of ‘rowdy little boy’. He’s been an absolute joy of course and only misbehaves when a nap and a snack have been missed… shee-yeah.

He had quinoa and black beans for dinner… he didn’t eat them.
He had cake and whip cream that Maggie made from scratch… he didn’t eat them.
Instead, he decided to have Maggie keep relighting the candle so he could blow them out.

“Is hot”… “Mas”… “pooooof”…. “bye, bye hot.” – Happy Birthday Sebastian.

This has got to be the most gentle looking shot of a baby boy. Sebastian loves his blanket and likes to just hang out and lounge in the mornings.

We needed a flash for better indoor shots with the D40 and went with the SB-400. It’s incredible. No diffuser needed, no adjust lighting.