Baptism Shoot

We went to Temple Square as a family last Wednesday to take baptism photos of our cousin, Victoria.

As you can see, Joseph was running around in the background, foreground, and sidegrounds (I can make that up) the whole time.

He especially liked following his cousin Jacob around all the time. He was Jacob's shadow for most of the shoot. When we tried to get Joseph to drink his juice he wouldn't do it, but then I had Jacob give the sippy to him. Then it was the coolest idea!

Jen told Jacob that having a little shadow is what it is like to have a little brother. Jacob responded "like how I follow Michael around all the time." Yes, Jacob, now you know how Michael feels -- if only for an hour.

Joseph's Turn!!!

Joseph wanted his turn at being the center of attention. He has this new way of smiling where he curls his bottom lip under his upper teeth.

This is one of the photos where the lip wasn't noticably under the teeth. It was also one of the few photos where his head wasn't flopping from one side to another. He likes to have his head almost touching his shoulder when he is thinking hard.

So Mommy says "Joseph, keep your head up!" He replies "Shhhh!"

Another time when Joseph likes to "Shhhhh!" us: When Daddy is sinnging!

He actually likes us to sing when he is at the piano "playing," but if we decide to sing or whistle on our own, he lets us know that it is not the right time for it.

We couldn't let Aaron get away without any photos, so we tried to get the boys together. This was one of the more successful attempts.

We love how much Joseph loves his brother. Every day he is trying to give Aaron luvs and kisses.

He is always asking if he can hold him as well, and he does a pretty good job, but we are always there to catch Aaron if needed.

Aaron also got his photo alone. Here he is sitting up all by himself!!

Okay, so maybe Jen's arm was holdin him up and she magically disappeared thanks to that Photoshop thingy. Go ahead, I dare you to click on the photo and look at the large version and find any "stitch marks." Then again, it was a really quick job, so maybe you will.

(In fact, I think I see one clipped flower right above his head on our left side (his right). I'll have to fix that before I print it.

We are so blessed to have our boys, they bring such light and life to our family!

Well, that is all for now. TTFN!