caroline and maggie

i knew going into this photo shoot that caroline, the oldest, was very comfortable in front of the camera, and would not have any issues with me photographing her.

i also knew that maggie, the youngest, would most likely not look at me at all - and if she did, she probably wouldn't be smiling... her parents let me know from the beginning that their expectations weren't set very high, simply because they know how shy their daughter can be. 

well, i do love a good challenge... so after a couple of verses of "jingle bells, batman smells", some blow-pops, and promising the cupcake mittens could be in all the pictures, we managed to get quite a few sweet little smiles (woohoo!).

here are just a few of my faves...